Martin Brooks's Questionnaire

i live in edmonton, it's a bit above calgary, my family was raised here and i saw no point to leaving it really, calgary is nice but it's too high-rise for me, makes me feel like i'm on some cheesy cop show walking through there.

for six years i did CSIS work in quebec, montreal is similar to edmonton but more french, and drab, it's more lively than edmonton though, alberta is definitely more melancholic than quebec is, when i had to do work work in the prairies region it frightened me, since i had to move back to edmonton i saw some friends and family, and so after 2 years of it i quit.

it's more out of convenience i guess, i don't have enough disposable income to live in iqaluit or yellowknife so i live here, and the rent isn't too bad.

i saved a lot of my money working for CSIS, so i'm covered for a month or so, i didn't really spend it on anything nor did i buy anything for myself, i'm very frugal with what money i have.

and the rest of my money i'm saving for a charity, or if i see some kids college fund on a website, i think if i had more confidence in myself i would buy some more necklaces with crosses on them, i'm not as much of a catholic as i used to be but i think the cross looks cool, and part superstition, i never really grew out of thinking zombies are real.

in an ideal world no one would look at you funny, or crack jokes at your expense, and i'd like to get as close to that as i can, it's already bad to be struggling but to be pointed and laughed at for it is the worst feeling a person can have.

i would go as far as i could without doing any form of hard to my person, i'd get as far as i could, but i don't go through with many things, they often require me to go face to face with an issue of mine, or someone tries to get to know me, or i start having responsibility and i freeze up, i cannot let anyone in, not even for a second.