Answers for Rachel

1. If the full moon turned you into one of our Cubees (the little singing animal boxes), which one would you become? The choices, in case you don't remember, are cow, pig, duck, chick, dog and cat.

The cat, of course. Because it's a cat. And I like cats. And because it's cute. I don't actually remember what it sings, but that doesn't matter so much. Though it would be completely bizarre to be turned into a Cubee during the full moon.
Would the rest of you be my backup singers?


2. Oh no! A giant pumpkin has broken loose of its vine and is rolling down the street! In its path is a bookcrossing tome you have been looking for, and you are eager to read it, but the weight of the pumpkin will surely tear it up beyond repair! Do you risk life and limb to dash out and save it?

I think...that if it was a book I really wanted, for example the Sandman series, that I would go for it. I have faith in my sprinting abilities. I can usually catch the kids when they run out of the classroom ;).

3. If you had to give up one holiday that you celebrate in some way (i.e., not President's Day, or something), which one would it be? If you had to start celebrating a holiday you usually don't, what would it be?

If I had to give up a holiday...it would probably be New Year's, since it's about the one holiday we don't have any set traditions for, and I have fun more for being with my friends than for doing anything holiday-specific, like counting down. If I had to start celebrating a holiday I usually don't...*grins* I think I would pick St. Lucia's day, because I really thought it was cool when I first read about it in the American Girl Kirsten books, and then I got to be St. Lucia last year at Camphill and wear the wreath of candles on my head and hand out buns to all the sleeping and waking up kids. It was really cute. Though it was a pain washing all the wax drips out of my hair afterward.


4. Assuming you had to make some kind of reply, would you rather receive one letter a day, or one letter a month?

If I didn't have to make a detailed reply, but just something like a text, "Hey, I got your letter," I would pick one a day, because I like having mail. But if I actually have to really reply to the content of the letter, I would go with one a month, because it takes me a long time to actually write return letters, and I don't want to lose two hours of every day just replying to letters.


5. If you had to choose one character from a book, story or play who you like a lot right now that you would be forced to suddenly change your opinion about, who would you pick?

Do you mean, that I wouldn't like anymore? Hmm...given the general downhill trend in quality in Mercedes Lackey's books, I suppose I wouldn't mind if Eric or Kory from Bedlam's Bard and the subsequent series turned out to be...I don't know, other than they are presented. I'm not sure under what circumstances I would have to change my opinion about this character, so I'm sort of confused. Maybe you're just angling for me to like Voldemort from the Goblet of Fire movie. ;)