I caught an episode of a local tech show yesterday afternoon and was lucky enough to watch an interview with Sasha Cagen of quirkyalone fame. I’ve had her book of the same topic on my Amazon wishlist for some time, but seeing her explain it in depth really got me going. What a relief it is to know that there are people out there who don’t ‘couple’ just to avoid being alone, or just so they can split the cost of rent. And it’s even better to know that there’s someone out there to advocate for that kind of independent, strong-willed thinking.
Send someone a QA Day card…
I checked out the website for QA (www.quirkyalone.net) discovered a whole network of like-minded people. I registered for the boards and was super-pleased to find out that in place of Valentine’s Day, QA is going to celebrate International quirkyalone Day. Wow! I am genuinely psyched!
On a slightly related but ironic note, the common abbreviation of quirkyalone, ‘QA,’ was my last title at my last job (for ‘quality assurance,’ but often shortened by my co-workers and I to ‘QA’)… I laugh and wince just a little when I refer to myself or others as ‘QAs:’ for me, it’s now taken on a completely different feel.
