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"Maph omph awawyana lonna Sharon numphim awloon ya know?"Awesomest Candy: Cadbury Eggs Inspiration: Music Nickname: Niff Sexiest Disney Character: I was actually visiting the animation studio at Walt Disney World when they were working on the sketches for Tarzan, and the guide told us that, for some reason, the female staffers had been putting in a lot of overtime lately. Most Noble Pet: The pit bull. No? Okay, you go tell him. Ideal Vacation Spot: Litchfield, South Carolina Turn-Ons: A guy with a sense of humor Turn-Offs: When the humor consists of lines like "Workin' hard or hardly workin'?" Slippers or Socks: bare feet Mayonaise or Mustard: Ranch dressing Morning Dove or Night Owl: I'm a morning person, judging by the number of people who want to kill me. Most Memorable Event: conception Five Things on a Deserted Island: N'Sync - if I'm gonna die of starvation and exposure, I'm taking those morons down with me. I couldn't live without my: Computer. Sad, isn't it? How did you get started in the business? Actually, I'm still wedging my foot in the door. I'm a writer who hasn't let go of her day job. But it's slowly happening. I finally started taking my writing seriously about three years ago, and I started my own web site and started posting my humor columns. Then I got invited to join The NetWits, then other humor sites started asking to reprint my work, and then I branched out into other kinds of writing. Now I'm actually starting to get paid freelance work. Baby steps.Why do you do what you do? This sounds pretentious, but it's not a choice. I'm a writer. If I stop writing, then I just don't feel happy or connected to anything.What's your inspiration? I find the funniest things are the events/people that are supposed to be serious. I got a couple of columns out of the Catholic Masses I used to attend. I'm going to hell for it, but at least it was funny.What are your "forbidden" topics? I try not to write about my immediate family anymore, now that they're all on the internet and read my stuff. But Grandma's still fair game since they put her in the nursing home.Where do you see yourself in five years? Every time I think I know the answer to that question, I wind up somewhere else. Ideally, I'd like to be brave enough someday to let go of the day job and make a living out of writing.Words of Advice...
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