5 questions
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dirtylibrarian5 questions jillbertini asked me 5 questions. Here are my answers.
1 - how did you pick teen librarianship for your area?
I was exposed to really great teen services when I was a teen. I assumed all libraries had such services, and was very surprised to find how rare they were at the time. I considered other avenues, but I noticed when I talked about teens stuff, that is when I got really passionate and fired up about things.
2 - what is the furthest you've traveled from WA state?
I believe that would be Budapest. I was there in 1993 for a few days in July and really loved it. It was incredibly cheap and filled with movie theaters. You could stay in a youth hostel for about $6 a night and eat great food for nearly nothing. I met one British fellow who lived with his mom back in England and had a somewhat pathetic life, but once a year he went there and lived like a king for a few weeks. He took me and my friend on a carriage ride. One of my favorite memories of that city was watching Singles on the 4th of July when I was feeling particularly homesick.
3 - what is your favorite yoga pose?
Savasana! I know that is super goofy, but I love love love it. After all that work and stretching and concentration, it feels so good to finally just lay there and rest. And I appreciate it so much more for the work I've just done. If I was ever asked to pose for a yoga calendar, that is the pose I would choose :)
4 - other than WA and Illinois, have you lived in any other states, and for how long if so?
I lived in Oregon for a year, between college and grad school. I temped the whole time and lived in a crazy group house, and wouldn't want to do that again, but I really like Portland and would totally move there if the right job opened up.
5 - what is your favorite thing about living in Seattle?
I love how wet it is. Every time I visit Eastern WA I feel parched and out of my element. Back in Seattle I breath easier. Admittedly the long gray wet winters wear me down, but warm spring rains rejuvenate me like nothing else. I just wish we had more thunderstorms in the summer.
Let me know if you want me to ask you 5 questions, or if you have 5 questions you would like to ask me.
1 - how did you pick teen librarianship for your area?
I was exposed to really great teen services when I was a teen. I assumed all libraries had such services, and was very surprised to find how rare they were at the time. I considered other avenues, but I noticed when I talked about teens stuff, that is when I got really passionate and fired up about things.
2 - what is the furthest you've traveled from WA state?
I believe that would be Budapest. I was there in 1993 for a few days in July and really loved it. It was incredibly cheap and filled with movie theaters. You could stay in a youth hostel for about $6 a night and eat great food for nearly nothing. I met one British fellow who lived with his mom back in England and had a somewhat pathetic life, but once a year he went there and lived like a king for a few weeks. He took me and my friend on a carriage ride. One of my favorite memories of that city was watching Singles on the 4th of July when I was feeling particularly homesick.
3 - what is your favorite yoga pose?
Savasana! I know that is super goofy, but I love love love it. After all that work and stretching and concentration, it feels so good to finally just lay there and rest. And I appreciate it so much more for the work I've just done. If I was ever asked to pose for a yoga calendar, that is the pose I would choose :)
4 - other than WA and Illinois, have you lived in any other states, and for how long if so?
I lived in Oregon for a year, between college and grad school. I temped the whole time and lived in a crazy group house, and wouldn't want to do that again, but I really like Portland and would totally move there if the right job opened up.
5 - what is your favorite thing about living in Seattle?
I love how wet it is. Every time I visit Eastern WA I feel parched and out of my element. Back in Seattle I breath easier. Admittedly the long gray wet winters wear me down, but warm spring rains rejuvenate me like nothing else. I just wish we had more thunderstorms in the summer.
Let me know if you want me to ask you 5 questions, or if you have 5 questions you would like to ask me.
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Date: 2009-12-28 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-29 04:31 am (UTC)1. What piece of clothing to you most regret not buying?
2. What would you have named Thekla if she had been a boy?
3. What excites you most thinking about 2010?
4. What was the best vacation you ever took?
5. How do you picture your life in 15 years?
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Date: 2009-12-29 07:08 pm (UTC)2. What would you have named Thekla if she had been a boy? Henry Michael
3. What excites you most thinking about 2010? Sadly? Right now? Filing my taxes.
4. What was the best vacation you ever took? For the excitement factor, my first trip to New York.. I got to see the Algonquin Hotel, the Grey Gardens house, and the ocean at Montauk. But emotionally my trip to Chicago with Bryan was the best.
5. How do you picture your life in 15 years? Hmm. I'll be 50, with teenager/s.. Im my dreams Bryan and I are still happily married, grossing out our kid/s with how schmoopy we still are. I hope to make that happen.