10 Questions (October, 2014)
It’s time for another 10 questions post. But before we get to that, a couple of things:
First, life post-my-partner’s-retirement is going well. It turns out that planning for a major life change in advance actually works, and she’s doing much better than I expected she’d be doing at this point. She’ll feel even better when she doesn’t have to drive to work through our first major snow storm.
Second, a Rymellan box set is now available. It contains Rymellan 1, Rymellan 2, and Rymellan 3 at a deeply discounted price (less than 50% of what you’d pay for the books separately). This is especially true at Google Play, which has discounted the box set to $9.99. I don’t mind, because Google, unlike Amazon, will pay me according to the price I set, not the discounted price. When Amazon discounts, it makes the publisher/author eat the difference.
Speaking of Amazon, the box set isn’t available there at this time. I might put it into the Kindle Store at some point, but since Amazon will halve my royalty on a sale because the set costs more than $9.99, I’ve decided to wait and see how the box set does on the other platforms. Right now, it’s available at Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Google Play, kobo, and from me directly. If you have a Kindle device and you want the box set, you can buy the MOBI file from me.
Okay, ten questions for October. If you’d like to answer them as well by leaving a comment, please do.
What is your favourite season?
There are things I like about all the seasons. It’s easier for me to say which season I like the least, and this could be surprising: summer. I suffer from sinus problems. The hot, muggy, humid summers we have in Southern Ontario can be a killer for me. In fact, we’ve discussed moving to a better climate for me. We’ve also considered being reverse snowbirds, meaning we’d live here for the winters and go somewhere else for the summers.
Is it more important to love or be loved?
They’re equally important. I believe that you can’t truly love unless you are (or have been) loved.
Do you feel like you’ve lived this day 100 times before?
No. (Well, that was short and sweet!)
What type of phone do you have?
Landline: A Panasonic phone with several handsets, because we only have two working phone jacks in the house. Cell: a regular old flip phone. I don’t have a smartphone. I don’t need one. I’ll get one when there’s something I must do that I can only do on a smartphone. That hasn’t happened yet.
How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
Um, because everyone is different (duh).
Would you rather work really hard at an interesting job or slack off at a boring job?
Please tell me nobody ever answers, “slack off at a boring job.”
Do you prefer short or long hair on a guy/girl woman?
Short.
What do you think about when you lie awake in bed?
I’m usually reading. 
What’s the difference between settling for things and accepting the way things are?
I think people are settling when they can change their less than desirable situation or circumstances, but they don’t. I think people accept the way things are when they can’t change their less than desirable situation or circumstances.
Would you rather be stuck in a house with someone you hate or be stuck in a house alone?
Stuck in a house alone. I’m not that desperate for company.
How did I do? How would you answer?
10 Questions (October, 2014) is a post from: Sarah Ettritch
