Ominous Velour

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? 100% a red panda. Red-headed, solitary, fluffy, sleeps all day, and spends all night snacking and chilling? This is the epitome of Jayjay.

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. If I am cursed enough to still be alive at 100, I will still be too busy reading gay smut to waste time with a letter from past Jayjay.

Where would you go on a shopping spree? Please direct me to the nearest manga-squishmallows-and-starbucks-tumblers emporium. Honestly, I don’t know. I enjoy shopping but 90% of the kinds of stuff I like to buy are found primarily online and rarely in the same place (except Amazon, and Jeff Bezos is not getting any more of…

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? Lynn or Lynne is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It comes from Welsh, meaning “lake.” See also: On the Topic of Being Jennifer

What is the last thing you learned? I accidentally expressed a passing interest in tidying up our work sharepoint’s menu system and have since been unanimously voluntold as the sharepoint guru and put in charge of not only reorganizing the menu, but also implementing enterprise keywords, weeding through ~500 word docs to remove whatever is…

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I’m extremely shy. I’m also introverted. I have ADHD and autism. I literally forget people exist for weeks or months, and then I feel so bad about it that I’m too ashamed to contact them. My brain is convinced that people find me boring or…

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Per a prior post asking what the name of my autobiography would be: “It was the worst of times, it was the even worster of times.”

What are three objects you couldn’t live without? 1. My Kindle. I LIVE in my Kindle. The only time I am awake and not reading on my Kindle is when Alexa is reading me my book instead because I have to work. 2. My noise-cancelling headphones. Again, I live in them just about 24/7. Music…

Do you believe in fate/destiny? I do not. “If it’s meant to be, it’ll be” just seems like a convenient way to excuse yourself from the responsibility of having to work for what you want, and steals the sense of accomplishment for actually earning what you have. If fate or destiny does exist, I have…