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[redbrunja]

asked by aj :

1. What's your dream job, and why?

Part-time novelist. I say 'part-time' because having a job where I basically spend all my time, alone, on the computer sounds very isolating, plus I'd want to have some sort of steady paycheck coming in, even if that wasn't how all my money was made.

2. When you travel, are you more of a historical-sites person, a museum person, or a town-wandering person?

All three. I'm a sucker for historical relevancy, so I like to go places with history, and once you're in a place with history, I want to know more about it, so I'll head for the museums, but museums can't give you a feel for the place, so you have to wander around just randomly.

3. What's one piece of writing that's affected you deeply in some way?

Tamora Pierce's Alanna series is the most influential series I've ever read.

4. What's your least favorite way to spend time?

I am not a fan of scrubbing the tub.

5. Do you have siblings?

Nope, I'm an only child. (And glad of it.)

Comments

[mistaria.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree with your number 2. And w00t for Pierce and being an only child!

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you don't do at least a bit of all three, you're really missing out.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

2 is so true! When in France I used to spend my weekends just wandering through the medieval section of town. And my first night in Paris my friend and I spent six hours at the Louvre. (We pretty much obliterated the Greek and Roman statuary, and hit large sections of the Renaissance, but we ran through the Egyptian and didn't even touch the royal apartments. Le sigh.)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I was really lucky in that I went to France as a study abroad, and thus had a student card which got me into the Louvre for free. I ended up spending like, two days in that museum.

[qualapec.livejournal.com]

I agree with 2. That's one of the main reasons I hate doing tours. While they can help you see a lot of different things, they always seemed aimed at keeping the tour group separate from the general population, which always seemed to defeat the purpose.

And Alanna for the win.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

That's one of the main reasons I hate doing tours. While they can help you see a lot of different things, they always seemed aimed at keeping the tour group separate from the general population, which always seemed to defeat the purpose.

Yeah, plus I hate having NO control over how long you stay somewhere. I am still bitter about the fact that I had to leave one of the places where I had the most fun in france after only about an hour and a half because I was on a tour.