#WritingWonders 4.20 — What is your idea of a perfect day? [Culled interview question.]
Now I had a genuine smile—and Cliftown cringed. Was I really that bad an interview guest? I almost asked that as a retort, but kept my cool.
I said, "I wake up, take a morning run, and after breakfast I go to the library."
"The library? Really?"
"The World Magic Wing of the Home University Library has a rare books collection thorough enough to have the books referred to in any book you might read. Like this one, mine, that's 500 years old. They don't let you check them out—though probably I could do that now with my status change. The room is climate controlled with lights that follow and hover around you, comfy chairs, and good tables. I can easily spend the day there, though I will admit I've had a library assistant wake me up when I've fallen asleep."
"You fall asleep in a library?"
"A good book can have the same calming effect as good music. Don't worry, they take the book you're reading away so you never drool on it..."
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