5 QUESTIONS FROM 39,000 FEET!

It's currently 12:02 PM Pacific on Friday, October 7th and Toby ($Ayame-Kenoshi), Dan ($Dan14Lev), and I are headed from Los Angeles to Brooklyn for the Dr Pepper Photo Op.  In fact, we're in the air right now, traveling at 536 mph around 39,000 feet, somewhere near Cleveland.  Toby and I are sitting side-by-side, she's at the window and I'm on the aisle, and we decided to have a quick Q&A session with each other.  The following are my answers to Toby's questions.  To find Toby's answers to my questions, go here.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest), how annoying is the guy sniffling next to you?
Oh, it's highly annoying.  I'll say 9.  He could achieve a perfect 10 by finding a crying baby to hold.  I'm not trying to be mean, we've all had the sniffles, but tissues or handkerchiefs do work wonders.  

What is a day in the life of Heidi like?  Please use the phrase, "It's rough" as many times as possible.
Like many Internet start-ups, the early days of deviantART were pretty bare bones.  We didn't have a much in terms of manpower and for a while it was just Angelo (+spyed) and me working out of our Hollywood "office" (aka his bedroom).  We worked typical Internet start-up hours -- all the time -- and there would be many days when the two of us would only interact with/speak to each other -- about the same things/issues, over and over.  Angelo and I have always gotten along well, but I'd be lying if I said there weren't days when I wished for new people to talk with.  

Cut to over ten years later and deviantART is now comprised of about (give or take) 100 people, 35 of which work from a real Hollywood office.  Now, instead of being concerned with wanting new people to connect with, I worry about things like when Dan  came to me in the middle of the day and said his stomach hurt (it was appendicitis) or when Meg ($Dollwithagun) and Matt ($eStunt) need to schedule time off to have knees and shoulders operated on.  Building the deviantART family has been an amazing experience, but now I just want to bubble wrap everyone.  It's rough.  

Other reasons a day in the life of Heidi is rough... my office is as cold as the arctic, there are never enough Cherry Pop-Tarts, and Lauren ($laurenkitsune) is constantly trying to belittle my self esteem.  Life is hard.

Approximately where is Nebraska on the map of the United States?  
Nothing that I say within 30 seconds of waking up on an airplane can be used against me in a court of law.  This is fact.  If I'm talking to you with only one eye open and half my hair covering my face, I cannot be held accountable if I think that Nebraska is closer to Ohio than it is to South Dakota.  At least I knew the capital -- as I know all my states' capitals.  Go ahead and quiz me.  

What kind of food do you wish was offered on the plane?
Considering that this plane is out of all food except nuts (which I'm allergic to), my initial response is anything.  If you're looking for something more specific, a fruit, cracker, and cheese plate would be delightful.  Or, a nice sliced apple with caramel sauce for dipping.  

Bonus question: The Internet is on fire and you can only save three pieces of fan fiction. Which do you keep?
Nice try!  Nothing to see here.  Move along...

The end.

~$Heidi

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