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Aw, man. (I will never be able to watch the Toy Soldiers vid again, now. Ow.)

So the interview meme is making the rounds again, and I'm never one to pass up a chance to talk about myself, so.

From rawumber:

1. Design yourself as a comic book super-hero or villian.

Heh. I'm tempted to point at Tank Girl and leave it at that, but let's see. I suppose I should start with a superpower, so I'd like the ability to set people on fire with my mind. Which, given my general crankiness and the average idiocy of people at large, would pretty much force me into a life of supervillainry from the start.

So, supervillain, but on the bright side, I get to take over the world and fulfil my ambition to become a benevolent dictator, put people against the wall, and be adressed by a legion of underlings as Glorious Leader. And I'd get to wear a cool uniform, something involving lots of black and leather that looks imposing yet sexy.

2. What is the one story you are afraid to write?

I ... don't know that there is one, to be honest. Huh. There's some fandoms I'm kind of intimidated by (Firefly) because of the strong canon and/or the brilliant fanfic writers, but that hasn't actually stopped me yet, and it's not really fear, either. Some of my (especially non-fanfic) stories I dread writing, because I know I'm going to get way too emotionally invloved and whatnot, or because I'm going to have to draw freakin' diagram to keep plot point straight, but again, doesn't stop me from actually writing it, and it's not quite fear.

I ... really can't think of anything. Well, crap. Sorry?

3. I know you're sending out your resume, you have just found the PERFECT want ad. What does it say?

"Small, family-owned business/shop seeks competent person to handle admin duties and general office management. Casual dress code, free coffee, no contact with customers, competetive salary." Yes, I really am that easy to please. Sigh.

4. Design your next tat! What is it and where does it go?

I've actually had the next one planned for a while: a slightly stylised line art version of this, on the back of my neck, just below where the neckline of a t-shirt would be.

I'm also idly tossing about the idea of getting something on my ankle--something with the Belgian flag and the Scottish thistle, perphaps, but it'd have to be something I can have stuff added to at a later date, if and when I move to other places. Another drawback is that it'd pretty much have to be coloured, that one, and I prefer my tats in all-black.

5. Are you staying in England Scotland [Ahem. -ed.] or going back?

Heh. I blithered on about that a few days ago, I think, but. Short answer: probably neither.

Long answer: I'm probably here for another three years or so, but I'm not likely to go back to Belgium, at least not forever. Ideally, I'd like to move to New York City then, but if that's not an option, I'll probably either stay here for a while longer, or see if there's anywhere else I want to live for a while.

From telesilla:

1. How many languages do you speak?

Two fluently, one conversationally. Dutch, obviously, is my mother tongue (well, Flemish, but let's not complicate things), and at this point, English is ... if not my primary language, then at least pretty close. I know I dream in English at least part of the time now, and I think in English pretty much all the time.

My French is ... kind of wobbly, much to my shame. I'm fine with understanding spoken or written French, but my spoken French is pretty much limited to ordering food, ordering drinks, and ordering people around. :/

2. What's the best thing about having non-standard hair?

Well, for one thing, it only takes me thirty seconds to get ready in the morning. All I have to do is stick my head under the faucet, putsome wax in there, and point a comb in the general direction of my fringe, and I'm good to go.

Also, chicks dig it, and will ask to rub my head, which is never a bad thing. :D (Actually, you know who really digs this haircut? Gay blokes. No, really. I went to a Pride party last year and three sperate blokes came up to me to compliment me on the hair. Go figure.)

3. Do you think it's all been downhill over on fandom_wank since CrystalWank?

Sort of--I actually think it'd started going downhill before that, and the really big downswing didn't hit until about a year ago, say, but yeah, I do think it used to be more fun. Part and parcel of the population explosion, really. :/

4. What one place of all the places you've never visited do you want to visit most?

Do I have to pick one place? Because what I really want to do at some point in my life is go to Africa and visit the places my uncle visited, but if I have to pick one specific place ... *ponders* Probably Moscow, for no apparent reason.

5. Have you ever actually lost it and yelled at a customer who was giving you shit?

Not really. I'm actually quite good at handing the angry ones, because nine times out of ten, they just need to blow off some steam and vent, and then I can jump in with "Oh dear, that's not right, let's see how I can fix that, then," and they'll be perfectly fine by the end of the call.

It's the whingy ones who get to me, the ones who are either actually five years old, or trying to annoy me until I give them free stuff (which isn't ever going to work, with anyone, btw). Like the bloke who'd bought a bottle of shampoo and then complained that the hinge on the top broke, so he had to toss the whole bottle, and he wanted his money back. I ... didn't lose it, not quite, but I did point out in what was probably more of an incredulous tone than I should've, that a) shampoo doesn't go off, and b) you can use the cap even without the hinge, you know. Not really professional of me, but the closest I've ever got to losing it.

Okay, you know the drill, leave me a comment and I'll interview you, then you post the answers in your LJ and do the same for others. :D

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