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April 15, 2016
Day 15: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
15. Three pet peeves.
Paul: Only three? Okay. One, I’m peeved that they expect me to only name three. Two, I’m peeved that I’m wasting my pet peeves on peeving about peeving. And three, I’m upset that peeves aren’t like wishes, where on your third wish, you can wish for more wishes. I want to peeve for more peeves.
Andrew: …
Paul: Too much?
Andrew: A tad.
Paul: Fine, then. You tell me your pet peeves.
Andrew: One, I have a pet peeve about bossy men. I don’t like them telling me what to do outside the bedroom. Actually, scratch that. I like to be in charge in the bedroom as well. And you can stop coughing over there, Paul. I know exactly how you respond to being bossed about in the bedroom, and I would say we both like the outcome.
Two, I have a pet peeve about people judging without knowing, especially when it comes to fathers raising their kids. Being a father is the most important thing in my life. Yes, I make mistakes, but doesn’t every parent? I’m doing the best I can and with all the love I have. Butt out!
And third, I have a pet peeve… actually. I don’t have any other pet peeves. I’m pretty chill. And you can stop choking again, Paul. Isn’t that the cool lingo to use? “Pretty chill”?
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15. Three pet peeves.
Paul: Only three? Okay. One, I’m peeved that they expect me to only name three. Two, I’m peeved that I’m wasting my pet peeves on peeving about peeving. And three, I’m upset that peeves aren’t like wishes, where on your third wish, you can wish for more wishes. I want to peeve for more peeves.
Andrew: …
Paul: Too much?
Andrew: A tad.
Paul: Fine, then. You tell me your pet peeves.
Andrew: One, I have a pet peeve about bossy men. I don’t like them telling me what to do outside the bedroom. Actually, scratch that. I like to be in charge in the bedroom as well. And you can stop coughing over there, Paul. I know exactly how you respond to being bossed about in the bedroom, and I would say we both like the outcome.
Two, I have a pet peeve about people judging without knowing, especially when it comes to fathers raising their kids. Being a father is the most important thing in my life. Yes, I make mistakes, but doesn’t every parent? I’m doing the best I can and with all the love I have. Butt out!
And third, I have a pet peeve… actually. I don’t have any other pet peeves. I’m pretty chill. And you can stop choking again, Paul. Isn’t that the cool lingo to use? “Pretty chill”?
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April 14, 2016
Day 14: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
14. Your life in 7 years.
Andrew: In seven years? I hope to be doing more of the same. I like the area we live in, so I have no plans to move. The house is a solid investment, and so we should still be there. I have some long term goals about buying several businesses and running them, but of course it depends on the market. I’m already planning for the Chinese market to fall, and with it will go the resources market. So I need to be on top of that. Diversification is the key. I’m sure in seven years all will be fine.
Paul: I think you’re forgetting one major thing.
Andrew: What’s that?
Paul: In seven years your daughter will be eleven, nearly twelve.
Andrew: Yes. So?
Paul: What happens to girls’ bodies around this time?
Andrew: What do you…? Oh, no. No, no. I’m not talking to her about anything to do with that. You can do that job. You’re a nurse.
Paul: Shall I give you a little hint? On the ward I’m outnumbered twenty-to-one. There are usually so many female nurses around that I rarely have to deal with the female stuff.
Andrew: Shit. Her mother is just going to have to explain it all to her then.
Paul: Start saving your money for the phone bills then.
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14. Your life in 7 years.
Andrew: In seven years? I hope to be doing more of the same. I like the area we live in, so I have no plans to move. The house is a solid investment, and so we should still be there. I have some long term goals about buying several businesses and running them, but of course it depends on the market. I’m already planning for the Chinese market to fall, and with it will go the resources market. So I need to be on top of that. Diversification is the key. I’m sure in seven years all will be fine.
Paul: I think you’re forgetting one major thing.
Andrew: What’s that?
Paul: In seven years your daughter will be eleven, nearly twelve.
Andrew: Yes. So?
Paul: What happens to girls’ bodies around this time?
Andrew: What do you…? Oh, no. No, no. I’m not talking to her about anything to do with that. You can do that job. You’re a nurse.
Paul: Shall I give you a little hint? On the ward I’m outnumbered twenty-to-one. There are usually so many female nurses around that I rarely have to deal with the female stuff.
Andrew: Shit. Her mother is just going to have to explain it all to her then.
Paul: Start saving your money for the phone bills then.
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April 13, 2016
Day 13: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
13. Your commute to and from school/work/etc.
Andrew: Actually, my commute these days is usually to work via the school. I’m usually saying, “Did you pick up your lunch box? Did you brush your teeth?” Once the kids are dropped off I usually ring my PA and we discuss work things as I’m driving. It’s about a twenty minute drive from my house into the city where our offices are. That’s twenty minutes of work I can get in extra.
Paul: I drive too. My drive is about forty minutes, and I like to chill out with something on the radio. Anything to take my mind off things as a drive. I’m a nurse, and I need to be focused at work, so I use the drive to push aside other things in my life so I can concentrate on my patients. I usually caffeinate and eat while I’m driving, because I don’t know when the next time I’ll get a break will be. A lot of the time I drive straight from work to the gym for my workout. It’s a good way to get rid of the stresses.
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13. Your commute to and from school/work/etc.
Andrew: Actually, my commute these days is usually to work via the school. I’m usually saying, “Did you pick up your lunch box? Did you brush your teeth?” Once the kids are dropped off I usually ring my PA and we discuss work things as I’m driving. It’s about a twenty minute drive from my house into the city where our offices are. That’s twenty minutes of work I can get in extra.
Paul: I drive too. My drive is about forty minutes, and I like to chill out with something on the radio. Anything to take my mind off things as a drive. I’m a nurse, and I need to be focused at work, so I use the drive to push aside other things in my life so I can concentrate on my patients. I usually caffeinate and eat while I’m driving, because I don’t know when the next time I’ll get a break will be. A lot of the time I drive straight from work to the gym for my workout. It’s a good way to get rid of the stresses.
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April 12, 2016
Day 12: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.12. Two words/phrases that make you laugh.
Andrew: Pony up.
Paul: **blushes** You can’t tell them that!
Andrew: They’ll find out when they read the book anyway. So, come on. Two words that make you laugh?
Paul: It’s actually three words. “Dad and Paul.” Gosh, I laugh every time one of them says that.
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April 11, 2016
Day 11: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
11. Your current relationship; if single, discuss that too.
Paul: Taken. Very firmly, very happily taken.
Andrew: Amen.
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11. Your current relationship; if single, discuss that too.
Paul: Taken. Very firmly, very happily taken.
Andrew: Amen.
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April 10, 2016
Day 10: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
10. A fruit you dislike and why
Paul: Kiwi fruit. I just can’t do them. They’re green for a start. I’m a nurse. Nothing I deal with that is green is good. And then there’s these little seeds that get caught in your teeth. Oh, and the worst bit? It’s slimy. Just nope.
Andrew: Bananas.
Paul: Why?
Andrew: I don’t know. I just don’t like them. I used to eat them when I was young, and then one day… I don’t know. The taste just made me gag.
Paul: One day? One day like when you were about sixteen and first started to realise those feelings you had inside you were gay. One day when you realised how phallic shaped a banana was? Was that the day?
Andrew: So you’re a psychiatrist as well as a nurse?
Paul: Then tell me I’m wrong?
Andrew: …
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10. A fruit you dislike and why
Paul: Kiwi fruit. I just can’t do them. They’re green for a start. I’m a nurse. Nothing I deal with that is green is good. And then there’s these little seeds that get caught in your teeth. Oh, and the worst bit? It’s slimy. Just nope.
Andrew: Bananas.
Paul: Why?
Andrew: I don’t know. I just don’t like them. I used to eat them when I was young, and then one day… I don’t know. The taste just made me gag.
Paul: One day? One day like when you were about sixteen and first started to realise those feelings you had inside you were gay. One day when you realised how phallic shaped a banana was? Was that the day?
Andrew: So you’re a psychiatrist as well as a nurse?
Paul: Then tell me I’m wrong?
Andrew: …
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April 9, 2016
Day 9: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
9. Your feelings on ageism
Paul: When you’re older than other people, the younger generation treat you like you’re an idiot. I’m only thirty-three, yet the young guys in the club treat me like I’m fifty-five and ready for retirement. The new nurses coming out of the university courses think that you know nothing, and all my experience accounts for little. I think an older head and experience count for a lot.
Andrew: Really? When you’re the youngest CEO in your field, the older generation treat you like you’re an idiot. They think experience is the only thing that counts, and new ideas and new practices are all going to fail because it wasn’t done that way back in the eighties. They have little appreciation for anyone who is younger than them.
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9. Your feelings on ageism
Paul: When you’re older than other people, the younger generation treat you like you’re an idiot. I’m only thirty-three, yet the young guys in the club treat me like I’m fifty-five and ready for retirement. The new nurses coming out of the university courses think that you know nothing, and all my experience accounts for little. I think an older head and experience count for a lot.
Andrew: Really? When you’re the youngest CEO in your field, the older generation treat you like you’re an idiot. They think experience is the only thing that counts, and new ideas and new practices are all going to fail because it wasn’t done that way back in the eighties. They have little appreciation for anyone who is younger than them.
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April 8, 2016
Day 8: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
8. A book you love and one you didn’t
Paul: “The Power of One.” I really enjoyed that one. I’m not much of a reader, but something about the cover called to me when I saw it in the hospital’s paperback exchange shelves. I read it all the way through which is rare for me. I usually get bored and give up. One I didn’t was “Fifty Shades of Grey.” What was with that? One of my patients told me she loved it and I had to read it. So I read a chapter then came back and asked her if it was a comedy. No one could be that naïve could they? I had to read a chapter a night until my patient was discharged and I could lie to her and say I would finish it.
Andrew: I haven’t read a novel since high school. Apart from parts of the bible. I guess you could say I love and hate that book.
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8. A book you love and one you didn’t
Paul: “The Power of One.” I really enjoyed that one. I’m not much of a reader, but something about the cover called to me when I saw it in the hospital’s paperback exchange shelves. I read it all the way through which is rare for me. I usually get bored and give up. One I didn’t was “Fifty Shades of Grey.” What was with that? One of my patients told me she loved it and I had to read it. So I read a chapter then came back and asked her if it was a comedy. No one could be that naïve could they? I had to read a chapter a night until my patient was discharged and I could lie to her and say I would finish it.
Andrew: I haven’t read a novel since high school. Apart from parts of the bible. I guess you could say I love and hate that book.
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April 7, 2016
Day 7: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.
7. What tattoos do you have and do they have meaning
Paul: I admit to being selfish. I regularly give blood. I also regularly lie on the form so that I can give blood. In Australia there’s a rule that you can’t give blood if you’ve had male-male anal sex within the prior 12 months – even if you were using a condom. It’s a crappy rule. I am regularly tested for all STDs – not only as a sexually active gay man, but as a nurse who is at high risk of being infected by others. I know I’m clean, so I always lie on that question when I give blood. There is a second question on the quiz that relates to no donations if you’ve had a tattoo in the last six months. One question I can lie on, two I’m kinda uncomfortable with. So I don’t tattoo in order to save lives.
Andrew: Do you know I’ve never considered it? I don’t think there has ever been something I needed to display on my skin.
Paul: You really are a closet case, aren’t you? You’re hiding so much inside you.
Andrew: True. I’m trying to change that though.
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7. What tattoos do you have and do they have meaning
Paul: I admit to being selfish. I regularly give blood. I also regularly lie on the form so that I can give blood. In Australia there’s a rule that you can’t give blood if you’ve had male-male anal sex within the prior 12 months – even if you were using a condom. It’s a crappy rule. I am regularly tested for all STDs – not only as a sexually active gay man, but as a nurse who is at high risk of being infected by others. I know I’m clean, so I always lie on that question when I give blood. There is a second question on the quiz that relates to no donations if you’ve had a tattoo in the last six months. One question I can lie on, two I’m kinda uncomfortable with. So I don’t tattoo in order to save lives.
Andrew: Do you know I’ve never considered it? I don’t think there has ever been something I needed to display on my skin.
Paul: You really are a closet case, aren’t you? You’re hiding so much inside you.
Andrew: True. I’m trying to change that though.
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April 6, 2016
Day 6: Renae interviews Paul & Andrew
Safe in His Heart will be released on the 2nd of May, 2016. In an attempt to get to know Paul and Andrew, I thought that they could take the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Let’s see their answers. I will be posting their responses on the blog daily, so scroll back if you missed some.6. Someone who fascinates you and why
(Renae’s rule is that it can’t be each other)
Paul: Casey. He’s my best friend’s boyfriend. He’s young, and he’s gone through a lot in his life, which means that he’s a mixture of immature and so goddamn wise. He’s fascinating to hang out with, and also a lot of fun. The nurse in me wants to help him, but I don’t think he needs my type of help. He’s so strong and resilient to go through what he has, yet he can be so needy on the simplest of tasks.
Andrew: My daughter, Lilah. She’s four, going on sixteen. She is so observant about the world, and will often ask me the strangest questions, but I appreciate her honesty is telling me that she doesn’t understand this facet of human life, and I adore her trust in me that I can explain it to her. She picks up on everything. She’s a sponge and will retain so much information. She feels deeply, and yet can multiply it back to her loved ones. Yes. Fascinating.
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