In which I’m doing a lovely meme.

Vuboq did a meme and now I’m doing it too because I follow Vuboq everywhere. (Yes, dad, even off cliffs.)

Here are the questions Vuboq wrote just especially for me:

1. Why are you still in Iowa?

Because it’s easy to live here. It’s cheap. It’s safe. It’s uncomplicated. I have good friends here.

Moving cross country with a pet is stressful and expensive. People often move in with family when relocating; no one in my family lives anywhere I want to live.

To move, I’d have to really want to be somewhere in particular; leaving simply to leave isn’t my style and I am not currently drawn to any place in particular (other than NYC. I might move there for a stint at some point).

2. If you could ask any famous person (living or dead) one question, what would it be and why?

I’m not particularly curious in this way. There are people I’d like to converse with, sure, but one question?

I guess if I only got a single question I’d ask Harlan Ellison, “Why are you such a sanctimonious prick?”

3. How do you define yourself?

Uh…

I am lazy, under-motivated, selfish, and distant.
I am enthusiastic, selfless, motivating, and talented.

I am a complete waste of resources and am contributing nothing of value.
I am intelligent, thoughtful, and interesting.

I am left-handed.
I am a voracious reader.
I am not interested.
I am a creature who prefers her mental life to the real world more than is probably normal.
I am cute.

4. Who was your best friend in 1st grade? Tell us about him/her.

I don’t remember. I think I remember what the playground looked like, and I think I remember that my first grade teacher was named Miss Dingle? I can’t remember any friends at all, though. (It was, after all, 33 years ago.)

5. How cute is VUBOQ?

On a scale of 1 to 10, Vuboq is one million cute.

Ah, hell. I have to run to the post office and buy stamps for the office. Ciao! Oh, and if you want to do the meme, leave a comment and I’ll email you your own five questions!

My participants:
Lady Wyvern, Only Me