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1. What type of mood are you generally in on a rainy day?

I don't let the weather affect my mood. I'm happy when it's raining, because that gives an excuse to stay inside with a cup of tea and a book. (And I'm happy when it's warm and sunny, because that gives me an excuse to walk to the park and sit outside with a book!)

2. What are your favorite things to do when the weather is gloomy?

🌦 Watch a movie
🌦 Read a book
🌦 Do a puzzle
🌦 Play a video game
🌦 Play jenga with the person I love most: myself

3. Have you ever been kissed in the rain?

None of your fucking business. 😡

4. After the rain stops, do you continue what you were doing, or do you run outside to do something else?

That's adorable... and unrealistic for life in Vancouver. The rain never stops. It just takes coffee breaks. I don't let it decide what I do or don't do unless we're in a monsoon vortex and the streets are flooding. This happens roughly every six weeks.

5. What is your favorite drink/food to have when it's raining outside?

A grilled cheese sandwich. Maybe I'll make one tonight.





And now, for some talk of North American geopolitics. Again. Sorry!

( ughhhhhakdshjdhfjf )

1) Do you like your birth-name? Why?

My birth name is Jessica. It's fine! I'm not particularly attached to it based on its strength as a name, although I like how common and unexciting it is. Unsurprisingly if you know my father, but my parents had a boy's name all picked out (the thought of having a girl never occurred to them, but that's a different subject)—they were going to name me Gregory Kirk, and have me go by Kirk. After Captain Kirk. Jessica was a last minute decision when I had the unbelievable nerve to pop out with a vag.

2) If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?

Realistically, I would be more likely to change my last name to match my maternal grandparents. I'm not going to, because I'm lazy and the process is onerous; but if it was seamless, I probably would.

I wouldn't want to change my first name. I've been alive too long to adjust to a new one.

3) What names would you consider giving your children?

Girl: Gwen, Hannah, Mia, Rory, Harper, Avery, Victoria, Melanie.
Boy: Cale, Theodore, Benjamin, Owen, Matthew, Logan, Wyatt, Emmett.

I'm not planning on having kids but if it came down to it, I would probably prioritise gender neutral names. Just in case.

4) If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?

Out The Airlock. 🎸!!!!

5) Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?

Not really! I think hating a name is a bit weird. It's a name. It's a completely neutral social necessity and can't hurt me. There's no malice involved to incite hatred. But I find tragedeigh-style names to be concerning and a social trend that needs to be nipped in the bud. Like, don't name your kid Raefarty, Khaleesi, Aireyola, or Tyffane. Give them a fighting chance to make it to adulthood unscathed! Countries that have naming laws have the right idea.




I started to feel a bit rough earlier in the week and somehow dragged myself to the office only to shuffle around like a zombie and need a five minute nap roughly every hour. Also, I had to sit a midterm exam yesterday and didn't want to have my tissue box on my desk, so... it was a snottery affair. You're welcome! tldr; I'm sick, ugh.