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What would you do if you won the lottery?

Buy a house. Not some kind of mansion, probably a 2 or 3 bed house with a decent garden so that when we get a dog we'll have space for it to run around. I'd want to donate to trans people's surgery fundraisers, and I'd probably give my parents some money so that they'll have a degree of financial security as they age because they have not been sensible with money so far. My best friend has a dream to live on a boat, so I'd want to help her with that if she would let me. I'd keep a fair amount aside because I'm young and disabled and I'd like to be able to have financial security without needing to work full time.

Maybe I was supposed to take this a bit less seriously.

What era do you wish you had lived in?

To be honest, although right now is a hellscape, I'm not really convinced that any other era would have been better overall. I don't really want to trade the climate crisis for dysentery, or Brexit chaos for not being able/permitted to work. I like the idea of living in Tudor England, but only because that time period is one of my slightly obsessive interests.

I really do take these questions too seriously, don't I?

What kind of robot would you want?

One that would do the housework, no question. Executive dysfunction + chronic fatigue + laziness means that my housework is never done to a great standard, if it is done at all. I'd love to live in a clean house.

What would you outsource if you could?

Housework, as above. I can't get it done, and I really want it to be done.

What superpower do you wish you had?

Superspeed, because I'm often late to things!

What was your favorite childhood vacation?

Probably a Christmas holiday in Thailand. I loved every moment of it and we got to meet a young elephant, which was pretty special.

What is your dream vacation?

I want to go to Iceland in winter and look for the Northern Lights. Obviously there are other things to do in Iceland, but that's the thing that really sticks out to me.

If you could take a trip around the world, what locations would you be sure to include?

I'd want to go to Paphos, because I've really enjoyed holidays there. I'd like to see more of Cyprus generally, including North Cyprus which I've never been to. I'd want to go back to Hong Kong. I'd want to go to Hokkaido again. I think basically my ideal trip around the world just involves going back to places I've already been! I'd love to go to the Hobbiton set in New Zealand though, that would be new. Also probably more of New Zealand, it looks beautiful.

Do you prefer vacations to new destinations, to familiar destinations, or a mix?

My last answer might have given this away a bit! I like things that are familiar. I can get overwhelmingly anxious about new experiences, which really detracts from any eventual enjoyment.

What activities would you plan for a two week staycation?

...people plan activities when they get to spend two weeks at home? Absolutely not. I might go to the Lake District, but that's closeish to where I'm living and in all probability I would think about going to the Lakes, tell myself I'd do it tomorrow, and then do the same thing for the whole two weeks. Frankly, I like my bed, I like my sofa, I love my books, I love my games. Nature is beautiful, but fibro is a painful thing and honestly I'm going to need two weeks of doing very little to recover from what I'm doing at the moment work-wise. Why would I pass up the opportunity to get some actual rest?