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questions of other days
Sep. 23rd, 2020 06:46 pmStill trying to catch up on the question-a-day meme, skipping the ones I'm not super interested in.
August 31: Do you swear a lot?
All the fucking time. When I was young I didn't swear much, but then in my early twenties I had a relationship with a man known to all as "[Firstname] Fucking [Lastname]" and my vocabulary changed forever.
September 1:What Hogwarts house would you be sorted into? Which Fear would try to claim you as an avatar?
Definitely the Lonely. I identify to an uncomfortable degree with Peter Lukas and his lifelong desire to make other people leave him alone. (But I have a Martin-y side as well, that is drawn to the Lonely but also afraid of it and longing for connection.)
September 2: What is the first historical event you clearly remember?
Nixon's resignation, though it depends a bit on how you define "clearly." I was four years old; I remember a boring man on television talking and talking, and everyone shushing me when I tried to get their attention.
For a more adult value of clearly, maybe Reagan's election? I was eleven then, and aware enough to know that I did not care for him or his values.
September 4: If you could eliminate one thing that you did every day, what would it be?
I'm going to assume this means everyday chores and not, like, paid work (which is absolutely what I'd eliminate if I could). So, washing dishes. It never ends, and the number of dishes to be washed always seems disproportionate to the amount of food prepared.
September 7: Have you ever called in sick to work when you weren't actually ill but didn't want to give the real reason?
Sort of? I've taken mental health days disguised as physical health days.
September 10: Would you sign up to be a colonist on another planet if it meant you would never be able to return to earth?
Depends. What are the conditions like on this other planet? Can you live a fairly normal life there, or would you, say, have to live in a dome where all the resources are controlled by a terraforming corporation? And what sort of colonist would I be? Are there intelligent indigenous beings on this planet?
On the whole I would lean towards no, unless conditions on earth were very, very bad.
August 31: Do you swear a lot?
All the fucking time. When I was young I didn't swear much, but then in my early twenties I had a relationship with a man known to all as "[Firstname] Fucking [Lastname]" and my vocabulary changed forever.
September 1:
Definitely the Lonely. I identify to an uncomfortable degree with Peter Lukas and his lifelong desire to make other people leave him alone. (But I have a Martin-y side as well, that is drawn to the Lonely but also afraid of it and longing for connection.)
September 2: What is the first historical event you clearly remember?
Nixon's resignation, though it depends a bit on how you define "clearly." I was four years old; I remember a boring man on television talking and talking, and everyone shushing me when I tried to get their attention.
For a more adult value of clearly, maybe Reagan's election? I was eleven then, and aware enough to know that I did not care for him or his values.
September 4: If you could eliminate one thing that you did every day, what would it be?
I'm going to assume this means everyday chores and not, like, paid work (which is absolutely what I'd eliminate if I could). So, washing dishes. It never ends, and the number of dishes to be washed always seems disproportionate to the amount of food prepared.
September 7: Have you ever called in sick to work when you weren't actually ill but didn't want to give the real reason?
Sort of? I've taken mental health days disguised as physical health days.
September 10: Would you sign up to be a colonist on another planet if it meant you would never be able to return to earth?
Depends. What are the conditions like on this other planet? Can you live a fairly normal life there, or would you, say, have to live in a dome where all the resources are controlled by a terraforming corporation? And what sort of colonist would I be? Are there intelligent indigenous beings on this planet?
On the whole I would lean towards no, unless conditions on earth were very, very bad.
