Another low-effort blog by Claudia. Quality not guaranteed.

1. How has your life most benefited from the Internet? Whether it’s meeting people, cutting business overhead, finding rare collectibles, or simply sharing funny cat pictures, share how the web has made life easier.
There’s less direct (face-to-face) interaction with people. I’m all about that.

2. How do you deal with negative comments on your blog?
I don’t think I’ve ever had a negative comment on my blog. It’s not popular enough, haha.

3. There’s never enough time, is there? What would you do with an extra three hours today?
Today? Just dink around. Maybe work on my story. On a typical non off-day, though? Walk or run.

4. The getaway car is waiting outside – where is it taking you?
NYC!

5. Who was your “arch enemy” in high school? Do you have any enemies today?
I didn’t really have an arch enemy in high school. I had groups that I didn’t get along with, but we mostly stayed away from each other. I had enemies in elementary school, though…
I don’t think I have any enemies currently.

6. You’re giving the keynote address to the graduating seniors of a high school today. What’s your advice to them?
Don’t have kids. Seriously. These seniors are going to have a miserable go at it due to all the damage we’ve already done to the planet. Can you imagine what their kids would have to go through? Adopt instead.

7. Thinking of words of wisdom: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever received?
I can’t think of any recent bad advice, but I remember when I was a kid/teen that any time I’d get upset around my dad, he’d just say “don’t cry.” Like…as if that was some advice he was giving me. Gee thanks, dad, I feel better now! Haha.

8. Tell us about the best summer vacation you EVER had.
I don’t know if I have a single one that stands out as the best, but I used to attend Linda’s Art Camp when I was a kid/early teen. We’d do all sorts of art (clay, acrylic, watercolor, sculpture, batik, plaster, oil painting, etc.) from noon until 5 every day for two weeks. It was absolutely glorious and was something I ALWAYS looked forward to. Hell, I’d go now if she still offered it. I wouldn’t care that I’d be the oldest one there by like two decades.

9. What do you have to have with you when you travel? Why?
Apart from the practical things, I always want at least one of my backups with me. That is, one of my external hard drives or flash drives. Just in case.

10. Would you accept $1,000,000 tax free, if it meant you had to leave the country and never come back?
Could I take my family with me?

11. Do you believe the world will be a better, or worse, place 100 years from now?
It’s going to be so much worse. Or maybe better if humans are gone by then. But I bet they’ll still be hanging on.

12. Do you expect to buy a new winter coat this year?
Nope! Did that last year.

13. If you could spend one year in perfect happiness but afterward would remember nothing of the experience, would you do so?
Nope.