This is the first in (hopefully!) a long series of interviews. The questions were randomly selected from a list of more than sixty questions using Random.org’s number generator. If you’re interested in participating, please leave a comment on this entry. This week’s interviewee is Vera. One more thing, this entry is the 100th post published on this site!

1.How do you feel about paid blogging?

I blog because I like to do it. I’m incredibly picky about the subject as well as the overall tone of a blog entry. Lots of times I’ll just edit a draft 10 times before I delete it. With paid blogging there’d be deadlines, and requirements… I positive that if I were payed I could not maintain a satisfactory standard for my blog entries.

2.What is one little thing that makes you happy?

A “thank you”.

3.When you type ‘lol’ are you really laughing?

Unless I mean it as sarcasm, yeah.

4.How do you feel about the use of copyrighted images on websites?

I feel they lower the “value” of a website. I know how much work goes into creating a website, and thus I greatly admire anyone who does his/her best to use his/her own resources (as much as possible).

5.Do you ever feel that you have to censor yourself on your blog?

Yes, when I blog about people I know offline. It’s not fair to expose others, who might not wish to be exposed.

6.What do you do when you can’t fall asleep?

Depends… sometimes I’ll put my earphone on and listen to my mp3 player. Other times I’ll go and surf the web.

7.Which charities, if any, do you support?

None. I haven’t really been interested in any.

8.Why do you blog?

It’s a great way to vent, and I seem to be able to entertain my readers.

9. Which of your entries best represents your skills as a writer?

Difficult to say… possibly http://lianko.com/2008/01/20/self-defense-basics/

10. Please list three blogs you enjoy reading and why you like them.

• Jemjabella.co.uk - I love all her tech related posts and I’m secretly plotting to steal her cats… erm well… maybe not so secretly, now
• Dooce.com - I tried to stay away… I truly did. I don’t like mommy blogs… but Heather is so funny and her writing style is so easy to follow.
• Impish.ca - I truly wish I’ll manage to make the ordinary so interesting as Rose does.