Topic #1: What was the coolest birthday cake you've ever had as a kid?

Y'know, I don't really remember! I do know, however, that I had this really great lemon pudding cake for my birthday last year. I mean, I'd had it before, but god, I love it so much.

Topic #2: What is your best childhood memory of being spoiled and loved by your grandparents? (If you've never known your grandparents, you can choose another family member!)

I really don't recall any fond memories of my grandparents on my mom's side, since they've always been rather absent from my life. I mean, I see them for Christmas and the occasional birthday, but eh. On my dad's side... my grandpa was killed in an accident three months before I was born. My grandma remarried a while later, and I always considered that man to be my grandfather on that side. They used to take me to museums and stuff, which is great, because I love museums. Then he died in 2004, and my grandma's become even more of a nervous, paranoid, often bitter old lady than she used to be. It's sad to think about.

Topic #3: What was your favorite book as a child?

Typical childhood books, I suppose. Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby series, Charlotte's Web, Harry Potter, and so on.

Topic #4: What was your first pet and what was its name?

We had a dog named Candy when I was born. However, she died when I was 2 or so, so I don't really remember her. When I was 5 or so we got a half-malamute half-husky that I named Jasmine (Aladdin was my favorite movie back then). I guess I'd call her my first pet. Then we had to give her away just a couple years later. Much like pretty much all of my later pets.

Topic #5: Did you believe in anything like trolls under your bed or closet monsters as a kid? If so, which one scared you the most?

Nothing like that, I don't think. My parents did say, however, that I had a deranged half-brother living in the attic when I was little. I believed them, too. ーへー