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memesheep questions from liv
Jun. 28th, 2011 09:15 pm 1. I think of you as something of a Cambridge fixture, but where did you actually come from before you became a Cambridge person?
Chelmsford, Essex. Born and bred (my parents still live in the house they lived in when I was born). I was sent to a Catholic primary school and then moved to a private one when the headmaster didn't support the 11+; I 'passed' the 11+ and went on to the local girl's grammar school, which was very nice.
2. What is the most common wrong assumption for people to make about you?
I expect a lot of people I kinda know assume I'm straight, which I'm not but not very visibly so these days. Amongst people I know I think the most common wrong assumption is that I'm fine with $bad-thing when I'm not, I guess I have somewhat less of a tendency than many to throw a public tantrums (whilst sober).
3. Would you rather pay for luxury treatment and exceptional service, or for someone to save you from having to do unpleasant chores?
I don't really mind chores, and I think it's very unfair of people who CAN do chores (some people of course can not, I am not one of those people) to offload all the unpleasant chores onto a small group of people when we all create the mess that causes the chores to need doing. I think I'd much rather pay for occasional luxury; especially the kind I can't provide for myself (such as massages, and gourmet meals). Besides variety is nice.
4. If there were a heaven and a hell for the internet, what would qualify sites for one or the other?
Well, trolls can all go to internet-hell, along with spammers, scammers, and assorted other dodgy types who steal all your money. Internet-heaven should be for sites that provide a truly useful service, especially if it's a service for people who desperately need it. The rest of us can go live in internet-limbo I guess.
5. What do you most wish you'd known ten years ago?
That I'm not as smart as I thought I was ten years ago.
Chelmsford, Essex. Born and bred (my parents still live in the house they lived in when I was born). I was sent to a Catholic primary school and then moved to a private one when the headmaster didn't support the 11+; I 'passed' the 11+ and went on to the local girl's grammar school, which was very nice.
2. What is the most common wrong assumption for people to make about you?
I expect a lot of people I kinda know assume I'm straight, which I'm not but not very visibly so these days. Amongst people I know I think the most common wrong assumption is that I'm fine with $bad-thing when I'm not, I guess I have somewhat less of a tendency than many to throw a public tantrums (whilst sober).
3. Would you rather pay for luxury treatment and exceptional service, or for someone to save you from having to do unpleasant chores?
I don't really mind chores, and I think it's very unfair of people who CAN do chores (some people of course can not, I am not one of those people) to offload all the unpleasant chores onto a small group of people when we all create the mess that causes the chores to need doing. I think I'd much rather pay for occasional luxury; especially the kind I can't provide for myself (such as massages, and gourmet meals). Besides variety is nice.
4. If there were a heaven and a hell for the internet, what would qualify sites for one or the other?
Well, trolls can all go to internet-hell, along with spammers, scammers, and assorted other dodgy types who steal all your money. Internet-heaven should be for sites that provide a truly useful service, especially if it's a service for people who desperately need it. The rest of us can go live in internet-limbo I guess.
5. What do you most wish you'd known ten years ago?
That I'm not as smart as I thought I was ten years ago.