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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:40:23 -0500

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Dana Jewell

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:00:06 -0400

Name?
-Dana Jewell

location?
-Olympia, WA

What is your “day job”?
-grocery store

your art medium?
-music, label stuff

website(s) featuring work?
www.wakrecs.com

http://www.thefamilystoned.blogspot.com

myspace.com/pleasurebeauties

http://underwaterpeoples.com/2011/07/04/dana-jewell/

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?
- I don’t chose to. I chose not to live with my parents. A day-job is needed to fulfill that choice.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
- I do find that when I have more than two days off a week I run out of creative steam. Working 30-40 hours a week forces me to make use of what time I have outside of the work place to get done what I wanna’ get done. I wouldn’t say the action of working the job makes me any more or less creative.

what was your last meal?
-Oatmeal

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?
-I’d like to be my dad for a day just to make sure he doesn’t have any regrets, and if he does I’d fix that for him.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
- Living off the label or one of the bands I’m in.

do you like answering random questions?
- sure

Jaime Patterson

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:39:00 -0400

Name?
~Jaime Patterson

location?
~Richmond Va

What is your “day job”?
~secretary, or as I call it “Gal Friday”

your art medium?
~photography

website(s) featuring work?
~http://hiddenexposurephotography.com/

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?
~i actually was doing secretarial and administrative work way before i accepted that i was an artist. i actually ignored that part of me all the way through college and did the safe route. about 6 years ago i picked up a camera and everything changed. i am working my menial job now to make sure i keep the lights on and the fridge especially during the colder months here in va.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
~ it effects in when the day is absolutely perfect outside and i would much rather be out doing shoots or at a coffee shop working on edits. :) in all seriousness though having the “day job” does make it possible for me to afford gear and the bigger trips to weddings and portrait shoots up and down the state.

what was your last meal?
~the last meal i will count was homemade shrimp and grits.. actually that sounds like an excellent meal for tonight too… hmmm :)

two artists that you look up to?
~ the cliche answer which is also the truth but most of the people in my life i look up to. i have been insanely blessed with some talented creative types who make me step my game up often in my photography and my writing. since the beginning though diane arbus and sally mann have inspired me in many many ways, the way they document life and tell stories with ordinary folks speaks to the reason why i got into photography the ability to tell someone’s story with an image.. or a billion :)

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?

~i think this is the hardest question to answer. i would love to trade places with annie lebowitz because of how she sees her subject and her craft. there is the whole she got a chance to travel and meet all these bands but she was able to strike this level of intimacy with them that is hard to come by in the medium these days. i would love the chance to brush elbows with so many incredibly talented musicians and celebrities would be pretty awesome as well.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
~ my dream life would consist of having a home in a city center and living fully off my work. i would have a place where various artists could come and create (dark room, studio(both art and photography), recording studio) and share life and inspiration with one another. i would also travel with with my family and share as many people’s stories as i could.

do you like answering random questions?
~sure! why not! :)

Ryan Thomas

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:10:05 -0400

name: Sand, Ryan Thomas

location: Denver, Colorado

what is your “day job”? Landscape Design Entrepreneur & finding a job to pay for my other-other job

art medium: pencil, paper, ink, paint, computer

landscape architecture

http://www.wix.com/rtsand/designincite

sketchbook:

http://www.wix.com/rtsand/sketchbooks

why would you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?

I am seeking another to pull me out of my normal train of thought, and a little more fun money till I can

learn how to plan communities not only through site functions but also civic organization

does your “day job” effect your creativity?

My own business demands unique self-control and direction (especially in off season where there are less clients)

two artists that you look up to?

Dr. Seuss and Frank Lloyd Wright

What would your “dream” life consist of? A life of community and family, inviting and encouraging others to join in the joy of expression

do you like answering random questions? Would you be content with an evasive rebuttal?

Zachary Sullivan

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:21:00 -0400

Name?-Zachary Paul Sullivan (Zachary Paul Photography)

location?-Nashville TN.

What is your “day job”? -My day job is working in a used textbook warehouse.

your art medium? -My medium and passion is Photography

website(s) featuring work? -www.zacharypaulphotography.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? -I work a day job at the moment to stay busy when I don’t have super consistent Photo Work or Assisting Work. I think its good to work 5-6 days of the week. So as long as I don’t have enough photo work to go full time, I will keep another job.

what was your last meal? -My last meal was a Philly Cheesesteaktwo artists that you look up to? - 2 Artist I look up to is probably Caleb Kuhl and Erwin Olaf

What would your “dream” life consist of? -Dream life would to run and own a photo studio, Have steady work in the areas I like most shooting in. And have the opportunity to help other photographers coming into the field.

Rebecca Roubion

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:05:06 -0400

Name? Rebecca Anne Roubion

location? Nashville, TN

What is your “day job”? Anthropologie (Sales Associate), part-time nanny :)
your art medium? Folk/ Indie/ Piano Music

website(s) featuring work? www.myspace.com/rebeccaroubionmusic

http://noisetrade.com/southernhorizonsc

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebecca-Roubion/148764040944

http://twitter.com/#!/rebeccaroubion

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? Oh, it’s a conscious choice. Kind of like being a super hero(heroine?)…I am part-time-sales-associate/nanny by day……….singer-songwriter extraordinaire by night. Plus, I kind of need money. Hate it, but need it.

does your “day job” effect your creativity? It really does. For a retail job, Anthro really does stimulate and inspire creativity. Everything you see or hear (awesome soundtracks) in that store is by definition art. Their visual displays are incredible! Also, the fashion is high-end, and the employee discount doesn’t hurt my artist image….As for nannying, well, the family I babysit has a piano in their home, so occasionally I’ll sit down and write/practice. But really, the kids I’m with bring me so much joy (and many, MANY hilarious stories), so that’s a great outlet for me.

what was your last meal? Ru San’s fried rice and miso soup - I’ve really been into tofu lately.

two artists that you look up to? Eva Cassidy and Joan Baez

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? Easy. The Australian Snares Island Penguin. I’d KILL for those eyebrows. Cool accent wouldn’t hurt either.

What would your “dream” life consist of? Touring around the world doing this for a living - all I want is to bring joy to people through music. And have a family one day.

do you like answering random questions? I rather do, yes!

Scott Fernandez

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:10:05 -0400

Name:

Scott Fernandez

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee

What is your “day job”?

I am a Developmental Specialist for First Steps under the Tennessee Early Intervention Systems program. I work with varying degrees of a variety of developmental delays in children under 3 years of age. That incredibly long title and explanation just to say I’m a teacher and I get to play with babies all day.

What is your art medium?

I am a music composer. I am an extended range bass artist and I play (not solely) a 12 String Bass.

What website(s) feature your work?

http://soundcloud.com/scott-fernandez

http://www.youtube.com/user/ShinigamiKusajika

https://www.facebook.com/scottlorenzofernandez

Why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?

Every job that I have ever had has been a choice. The minute it becomes a real chore or the pros outweigh the cons is the minute I quit. I have always treated my “day jobs” like that. I choose to work this job and continue to excel in the field because babies are a trip and they make me laugh.

Does your “day job” affect your creativity?

In a sense it does. I have a very free form schedule that I get to make so I can schedule my days around shows and such but there is a lot of validity to the concept that a teachers’ day never ends. I still spend a minimum of 3 hours a day with my instrument in my hands so I really only tend to sacrifice my romantic relationships and my social life.

What was your last meal?

Donuts….

Who are two artists that you look up to?

I look up to all artists and appreciate them greatly for what their abilities to create. I am always amazed by true artistry. Other artists, regardless of their means, inspire me to improve and move past my current limitations.

The artists that I really look admire and respect, outside of my natural appreciation, are Chic Corea for his influence and abilities in the world of music and Dave Chappelle for his devotion to the craft that he loves over all of the other trappings of the world.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?

I would trade places with the legendary giant squid. I am curious as to what they do all day. Also, cephalopods have the largest brains of any invertebrate and I am curious to see exactly how they would use it in a form that is not as adaptive, since the majority of the brain function is used to adapt to their environments for survival purposes.

What would your “dream” life consist of?

I will play to eat. I have no interest in getting famous or moving to Hollywood or winning a Grammy or dating models; I just want to make enough money to eat as much food as I want or need. Simple.

Do you like answering random questions?

Do YOU like answering random questions? Stay out of my business… ( I don’t mind in the slightest.)

Amanda Winterhalter

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:05 -0400

Name? Amanda Sue Winterhalter

location? an upper room, Olympia, WA

What is your “day job”? High School Literature Teacher

your art medium? Musician and Writer

website(s) featuring work? lowerlightsburning.bandcamp.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? Yes, I choose to pay my bills… a little.

does your “day job” effect your creativity? Yes. For the better, it forces me to trudge through challenge and face the feelings of that challenge. It also gives me perspective outside of myself. I see into people and their challenges every day. For the worse, it demands most of my time and energy.

what was your last meal? nutella

two artists that you look up to? Sufjan Stevens and C.S. Lewis. I admire their versatility and the integrity of their work and persons.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? I’d probably want to be someone foreign for a day so I could speak a different language, function in a different culture, and learn a different paradigm.

What would your “dream” life consist of? Writing in window nook in a house on a sea cliff, performing on a wooden stage in the middle of a city. Every day, every night.

do you like answering random questions? I’ve been waiting all my life for this question.

Neta Harris

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:05:05 -0400

Name? Neta Harris

location? Nashville, TN

What is your “day job”? barista, student

your art medium? writing (flash fiction)

website(s) featuring work? cavewritings.tumblr.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? It’s only somewhat of a choice. I have to work a job to pay my rent and bills. I choose to work where I do instead of somewhere more terrible.

does your “day job” effect your creativity? Probably, but not necessarily in a negative way. I often get ideas for writing while I’m work; and I always keep a notebook near me so I can write when I get an idea.

what was your last meal? strawberry and bleu cheese summer salad and a buffalo chicken sandwich.

two artists that you look up to? DH Lawrence. Amy Lowell.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? I feel like it’s pretty predictable for me to say Tina Fey, so… Bob Saget. Or an Eagle Shark.

What would your “dream” life consist of? leisure. perpetual fall time. drinking whiskey/beer on a porch. writing and writing and writing.

do you like answering random questions? hells yeah.

Erin Rae

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 -0400

Name?
Erin Rae McKaskle

location?
Nashville, TN

What is your “day job”?
I’m a receptionist at a drug and alcohol treatment center. I answer phones ten hours a day, 3 days a week. also.. i babysit a lot. and house sit. i do a lot of sitting.

your art medium?
music. I play guitar and sing melancholy folk music… and then for extra fun i take pictures with an old film camera someone gave me.

website(s) featuring work?
myspace.com/erinraemusic

Youtube.com/erinraemusic

Airplaneportraits.tumblr.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?
I guess it is a choice.. i can easily feel stuck at times.. but i took this job because its money i can count on, and hours that are the same every week that i can schedule around. and I enjoy the people i work with, and it gives me a little accountability. Also, Its paying for the production of my first EP! So I can’t complain. They’ve also been really flexible when i need to be out of town, cause a lot of the folks that work here are or have been working musicians at one time or another.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
You know, I hate that i have to sit here bored all day. That being said I’ve been able to bring my guitar to work with me, so when its slow and no one’s really around i can practice. That’s helped me get so much better. and, I get really neat opportunities to play here, like for the spiritual service on sunday mornings, or Sing and Share for the women’s program, or trading songs with a youth patient that plays music. There’s really not a negative aspect to this job, now that you made me list all these good things! haha
what was your last meal? lunch- veggie burger and fries. The food at work is WONDERFUL.

two artists that you look up to?
So many. I mean SO many. but this week I’m thinking and listening to a lot of
Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season- they made me realize that it was possible to do this whole music thing if i wanted to.
and Leslie Feist. have you seen. that lady. play the guitar. I’m equal parts jealous and inspired.
also- Patty Griffin, Kathy Mattea

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?
Oprah.

Just kiddin.

I would be Patty Griffin. or be myself and be best friends with her.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
Traveling, Playing music, and continuing to meet more and more amazing people like I am now. Have a little house somewhere with wood floors and big windows and a porch, My life is so rich because of this music i get to make and the music those around me make. When you meet someone else who plays music or creates in anyway, there’s this instant platform for connection with that person. It is such a gift. Oh, and just once I want to play the Ryman. preferably with emmy lou harris, Patty Griffin, and Kathy Mattea.. but by myself for an empty room would be okay too.

do you like answering random questions?
Sure. That was random. =]

Jesse Kevon

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:12:00 -0400

Name ?
Jesse Kevon

location ?
Seattle, WA

What is your “day job”?
Trader Joes

your art medium?
Owner of Vagabond Vinyl mobile record store. I write and record music under the band name Scroll. I work on pen and ink drawings and occasionally I dabble in photography.

website(s) featuring work? Facebook.com/scrollsofaltair. Online store for vagabond vinyl coming soon.

why do you choose to work a menial job?
Is it a choice?
It is a choice. Sometimes you have to live in a trailer and work in grocery to make your dreams more of a close reality.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
No. I work with and come in contact with very interesting and creative people on a daily basis. These people have been an encouragement overall. The only negative effect my “day job” has on me is the time it takes from working on Vagabond Vinyl and Scroll.

what was your last meal?
Buffalo wings and a cold beer.

two artists that you look up to?
John Baizley and Aaron Turner.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? My dog Botch. I could use a day of sleeping on the couch.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
I’m living my dream life right now. The goal is to work for myself, doing something I love with the one I love.

do you like answering random questions? Not typically. But this was cool.

Graydon Holden

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:14:00 -0400

Name?
Graydon Holden

location?
Shelton, Wa.

What is your “day job”?
Construction worker/Carpenter

your art medium?
Music/songwriter

website(s) featuring work?
www.lowerlightsburning.com

why do you choose to work a menial job?
finances and for pressure and structure i wouldn’t keep with out being accountable to a boss.

Is it a choice?
mostly

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
yes. it forces me into a situation that demands things of me that i probably wouldn’t work up in myself otherwise.

what was your last meal?
lunch. half a sandwich and an orange

two artists that you look up to?
C.S. Lewis
sigur ros

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?
an eagle. i want to fly around.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
writing, recording and touring. with some time off in between to spend in a small town

do you like answering random questions?
nope. that’s why this took me so long.

Alicia Waters

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:02:00 -0400

Name?
Alicia Waters

location?
Nashville TN

What is your “day job”?
My full time day job is a Designer for Mobile Smartphone Applications

your art medium?
Pen & Ink & a Computer

website(s) featuring work?
My Portfolio: http://cargocollective.com/12ozsteak/
My Work: in Progress: http://12ozsteakworks.tumblr.com/
Monkey Ink Design: monkeyinkdesign.com (new site set to launch before Christmas!)

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?
Besides a full time paycheck & health benefits, I enjoy creating and my day job lets me create - most of the time. It also lets me into a world that I normally wouldn’t have found interesting, but I am slowly realizing that technology can be my friend. Also, it’s pretty cool to be on the forefront of the market and contributing to some of the first legit designs on mobile apps in the market.

Also, having this job frees me up to turn down smaller freelance work and lets me focus on doing great work on my own. I’ve been able to start and complete so many cool projects with other companies or for myself, it’s liberating to not have to surrender to a crummy project for only $200 when I don’t have to. Since working at my full time job I’ve been able to create projects with my company Monkey Ink Design & with another local company, Rabbit Hole Creative - and the results of these projects have been fully rewarding & fruitful.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
Sure. I get tired and a little defeated like anyone, but I have so many good things going on that I can usually motivate myself again once I’m off work.

what was your last meal?
I made some salmon last night but I was working too, so I didn’t have time to make any sides.
Dessert was a spoonful of peanut butter :)

two artists that you look up to?
Swoon
& I totally look up to our local poster buddy, Andy Vastagh

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be?
Currently, I would say Tina Fey.
1. So I could know what it’s like to live in NYC as a rich person
2. So I could know what it feels like to be anawesome woman in charge of insanely creative people
3. So I could realize that even famous people have to live crazy hectic lives to balance their family, friends, health & passions - even though I know this, it’s hard to remember without a first hand experience. Kind of one of those things that when I’m older, I know I’ll pull a “wish I knew what I know now when I was younger” kinda thing.
4. Also, So I could know what it’s like to be that funny

What would your “dream” life consist of?
Dream life…. Some awesome building or old house turned into studio & shop for MID & Grand Palace, featuring shop space, inventory/shipping space, computer crazy land space, & STORE FRONT!! and maybe even a little area for ceramics & firing :) I would also live walking or biking distance from the shop & other neighborhood places like a park, coffee shop, restaurant, etc. I would also travel for work and leisure, finally.

I know that I could dream a lot bigger than this - but this is my reality dream… the one I’m actually working towards, i’m pumped.

do you like answering random questions?
Yep. it makes me remember that I’m doing things I enjoy or makes me think differently. Random questions usually are best for gaining some new thoughts & perspective. I dig it.

Ian Lincoln

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:56:00 -0400

Name? Ian Lincoln.

location? Nashville, TN.

What is your “day job”? Landscaper by day, waiter by night.

your art medium? I create music with a project called Beards, and document other people’s art with a project called Hot Lullaby.

website(s) featuring work? www.soundcloud.com/hot-lullaby

www.hotlullaby.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? I work my jobs to pay bills and to support my creative habits.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?
Only in that it uses a lot of my time and energy. Landscaping, though, gives me lots of alone time to sort out my brain.

two artists that you look up to?
Sherlock Holmes & Stephen Crane.

What would your “dream” life consist of?
The ability to live a simple life with a family, where my art is my main source of income. Also, being a jedi.

do you like answering random questions?

“Oh, many a shaft at random sent

Finds mark the archer little meant!

And many a word at random spoken

May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken!”

-Sir Walter Scott

Craig Moan

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:52:00 -0400

Name? - Craig Daniel Moan

location? - Nashville, TN

What is your “day job”? - Barista

your art medium? - primarily print but also some web, photo, and acrylic on wood…. I also like building things. I’m starting to do a wall installment in my house..testing out a giant paper airplane bike rack, as well.

website(s) featuring work? - www.youngwhale.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice? - It helps pay the bills and is more consistent than a freelance job. It also takes the pressure off of constantly having to shell out good work for clients and just to make them happy and get by. I find more joy in creating things that I want to create and selling them as my own work rather than making an advertisement for some company. The fact that coffee shops have a special place in my heart helps and I hope to open one, someday. So I guess in some ways it’s not a choice and in some ways it is.

does your “day job” effect your creativity? The only time it really effects my creativity is when I am amped up to design something and I have to quit and go into work. It could also happen while I’m at work and I am itching to get home to start something. However, I tend to try to get some design work done while it’s slow at work. The perks of working solo…My laptop is always near me.

what was your last meal? My last meal fell on my girlfriend and I’s 6 month anniversary, so we went to a local restaurant in Nashville called Burger Up. It’s the classiest (and probably most expensive) “burger joint” out there. I ordered the Bison Burger with an oatmeal stout to drink. It was probably the best burger I’ve ever had. That place is fantastic.

two artists that you look up to? JT Daly is and will always be an inspiration to me. He is the lead singer of a Nashville band called Paper Route. He is a well rounded, hard working creator. If I had his brain and talent…man, oh man. I wish I could give you a link to his site with his design work but he recently took it down, for some reason. The other artist duo that I am inspired by is Aesthetic Apparatus. I had the privilege of seeing them at a conference and their story and creative drive is what freelance designers should be.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? If it’s just for one day, I guess it would have to be someone who lives every day like a crazy adventure. Someone who climbs Mt. Everest or jumps out of helicopters or swims to the depths of the ocean. If it’s just for one day…I would want it to be a day I would never forget. If it was for a lifetime…somebody who does something to effect the world in a positive way. (cliche’, right?)

What would your “dream” life consist of? A mid-sized, old and creaky house. I hate large, new houses…they seem so hollow and sterile. I want a house that has been lived in; Where every room has a purpose and that purpose is used regularly. A wife that I love and a dog..maybe a few kids here and there. But as far as what I would do with my life… I would like to be a musician and tour a few times a year. I would love to own a coffee shop that is full of people who love anything artistic and would come here to sit and create. I would like to still design and oddly enough still have the struggles that I do when it comes to creating; at least a little. Struggle and opposition make the outcome so much more beautiful. Anyway, I would like to design things, print, web, clothing, furniture. It would be wonderful to having a clothing line that is successful, build things…a huge barn full of all types of saws and tools with an endless supply of lumber. I would like to invent one thing that keeps me financially stable for life so I can just spend the rest of my days learning and creating and exploring as much as possible. It would be awesome to be able to just give away things that I create to people who would truly love to make it a part of their life but wouldn’t have the money to purchase it. So I guess to some it up in one word, my dream life would be: creating. I don’t ever want to stop having a passion to create.

do you like answering random questions? sure.

Richard Harper

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:48:00 -0400

Name?: Richard P. Harper Jr.

location??: Nashville, TN

What is your “day job”?: Farm hand/Barback at a cocktail bar

your art medium?: Wordsmith/Beat-Keeper/Thinker/Liver

website(s) featuring work?: flygoldeneagle.tumblr.com & blacktoothrecords.com

why do you choose to work a menial job? Is it a choice?: I have (college) bills to pay and as of now, my artisitic choices don’t pay my bills. Mainly because I/we choose not to suck and suck up for a quick buck. So it is a choice to work a “menial” job, but I don’t know if those even exist. No, I don’t like my job (except farm hand. love that), but to deny that aspect of my life my full potential while I’m there - or to think that it’s irrelevant to my existence - is silly and arrogant and anyone who thinks otherwise deserves a good spanking.

does your “day job” effect your creativity?: Farming, yes; in a huge way. Those seem to be obvious for most. Getting to nature is an unmatched stimulant, the only rival being hanging around people. Working in a bar sometimes gets a routine to it that isn’t necessarily pursuant toward a healthy creative space (3pm-3am can be grueling).

what was your last meal? Eggs, garlic, onions, and broccoli cooked in sesame oil with a tortilla wrappd around it.

two artists that you look up to? I could answer this forever. The poet Frank Bidart (all works included, however, see specifically his collection, “Star Dust”) and musically…Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson ‘pon de flying cymbal slash Pete Seeger in general.

If you could trade places with one living human/ animal for a day who and why would it be? A member of the !Kung tribe so I could do drugs and practice primitive living and share everything with people and not have my puritanical guilt kick in.

What would your “dream” life consist of? Living on the same land and working way hard with all my friends to provide what we need and playing music around and about and writting, writting, writting. That requires I live until I’m at least 43, though.

do you like answering random questions? hell no.

change my last answer to: very sincerely, yes.
i love you.