21 Questions: LIR tries to stay sane, but doesn't always succeed

Inspired by NYMag, of course.

Name: Lady In Red (okay, not really)
Age: 33. For an itty bitty little while more.
Neighborhood: LES
Occupation: Don’t feel like saying.

Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
It’s a tie between James Baldwin and Joan Didion.

What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?
Sushi at Nobu.

In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
I try to stay sane and I don’t always succeed.

Would you live here on a $35,000 salary?
Yes. But I hope I won’t have to.

What's the last thing you saw on Broadway?
Race.

Do you give money to panhandlers?
More often than not, I don’t.

What's your drink?
I drink water the most and like whisky the best. No ice in either.

How often do you prepare your own meals?
About every other day I make lunch or dinner. Consideringing the weight gain of my man's I guess I should do it more often.

What's your favorite medication?
Yoga. Plus allergy meds during the pollen season.

What's hanging above your sofa?
Bookshelves.

How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
I get mine so cheap I am embarrassed to answer.

When's bedtime?
Some time after midnight. But I often go to bed more than once during an evening.

Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
I avoided the old one, I avoid the new one. But if I had to choose, I’d go for a porn movie house rather than the M&M store.

What do you think of Donald Trump?
I don’t.

What do you hate most about living in New York?
Rents & rats.

Who is your mortal enemy?
Stagnation is death.

When's the last time you drove a car?
Can’t remember, that’s how long ago it is. I am the worst driver. Too whimsical.

How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
Indirectly, the way it’s affected the whole city.

Times, Post, or Daily News?
Times. But Page Six is a guilty pleasure I regularly give in to.

Where do you go to be alone?
The bathroom.

What makes someone a New Yorker?
Lots of stuff. I made a "ten signs" list earlier today, when commenting at NYMag. Come to think of it, you should be able to check at least half of them:
*You can immediately tell who else are and aren't, most often, before they've said a word.
*You have a minimum of five favorite restaurants within a five minute walk from your home.
*Most of the places you used to go to as a kid no longer exist.
*You walk fast and you talk fast.
*You've got a strong opinion on which neighborhoods count and which doesn't. (And you don't willingly live in Midtown.)
*You don't need a map below Houston nor in the Village.
*Whenever someone pronounces Houston wrong, you give them false directions.
*Silence scares you, sirens don't.
*You always get a cab when you need it.
*You don't need to be born here, but you can't see yourself dying anywhere else.