I totally agree with you regarding all of Spira's characters. It's such a rich world, too, with its long history and complex cultures. There's so very much to write about. I think it might keep me busy for a long time!

Not counting regular babysitting gigs (among other things, I used to do the childcare for my parents' church choir practice in exchange for voice lessons from the director), my first job was at a movie theater. I started behind the snack bar but moved fairly quickly to working in the ticket booth most of the time. I was 17 (started the summer before my senior year of HS), and I worked there through the end of the next summer, when I went to college. Not a great job, not a terrible one. The free movie passes were a great perk.

Have you ever had a pet?