Monday Mission 2.33
1. Many children have blankets, or a favorite nubby stuffed animal that they like to keep near them for security. Do you recall what you had for your “security blanket” as a child? When did you finally give it up? What brought that about?
I had a stuffed tiger named “tiger”. Currently, he is sitting on top of our towel shelf with a chinese “emporer” hat on. He’s still in pretty damned good shape. He is the only stuffed animal I ever owned as a kid.
2. Now that you are a big kid, what do you have to give you that same sense of security?
Having money left over is a good feeling. :) It’s good to know where the money’s coming from.
3. With a little over four months left in 2002, have you accomplished everything you wanted to for the year? Is there anything that you would like to accomplish before the year is over?
Not everything, although there’s stuff I have done that I didn’t expect to do this year, so there you are. Before the end of the year, I’d like to get some ‘stuff’ submitted to writing markets.
4. I don’t know about you, but it seems to me children have it pretty good these days. Game systems, computers in the home, microwaves, cable TV, the internet, cell phones and pagers, they certainly have a wider variety of technology than most of us did as children. What modern convenience, if any, do you think it would be good for children today to do without? What would they gain?
Justin really can’t function when the Playstation is a viable option for ‘something to do’, so it’s been unplugged for a number of months. Take that for what you will.
Honestly, as far as cell phones go, there are times I wish he had one, but since we’re usually all going someplace together, it’s not really necessary.
5. Many of us have one thing in which we believe we excel. What do you do better than most?
I’ve seen the stuff in Baen’s slush pile. Based solely off that, I think I write pretty well, compared to most.
6. In the United States, and possibly other countries, teenagers in High School usually wind up falling into several social circles or “cliques.” Stoners, Rich Kids, Jocks, Cheerleaders, Band, Drama, Goths, and so on (though the names are probably different today). What High School “clique” did you find yourself in? Was it by choice or did it just happen? Did you look down on other groups? (Aw it’s ok, it was/is High School, we all did dumb stuff)
Well, I went to a small High School with lost of extra curricular activities; very few people did only one. I was 1st chair sax in band, jazz band, and marching band, Varsity Football, Oration lead, and part of the state one-act play competition every year but freshmen (and we won lost of trophies).
I was a honor student taking the ‘smart kid’ classes, national honor society, national merit society. I think I even played for the golf team a couple years.
I partied, wrote for the school paper and the yearbook, and played role-playing games all the time.
When I wasn’t doing any of that, I read. Constantly.
Don’t know if there’s a clique for that.
Now, in college, I was completely into my English/Theatre double major, which I think put me in the ‘art fag’ category. Still lots of RPG’s and parties, though.
7. (it begins) I have great news! I won the contest and we now have plane tickets to anywhere in the world. The bad news is we have to pick a place now and leave in the morning. I can’t decide where to go, so you get to pick. Where should we go, and what is the first thing we should do when we get there?
At this time of year, I’d say the Bahama’s… get in and out before the hurricanes get serious.
BONUS: Must I beg you?
You’d better, buddy.
