May Question a Day Memage...
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shadowkatI got behind. Sorry about that. So you are getting 19 questions as opposed to four or five.
Brief whine? Sigh, FB at times pummels me with stupid opinions. Also it wants me to save the world? I cannot save the world. No one can save the world. It's not possible. Been there, done that, have the battle scars. I learned long ago, the only person you can save in this life is yourself and even that can be dicey, because let's face it the world is determined to kill us. Kind of hard to save something that is trying to kill you.
Oh, forgot, the Buffy Reboot has cast its Buffy - it's the female lead from The Skeleton Crew. (And yes, I thought she was a bit young for the role too. I've mixed feelings about this. But I'm also not the target audience?)
May Memage
1. The first of May – it’s Labour Day, also known as International Worker’s Day. If you’ve retired, how long (in years) did you work for before you stopped? If you are still working, how long will it be, before you retire?
Interestingly enough, it's not in the US, for various reasons they moved that to September. (I think it's because we have Mother's Day and Memorial Day in May, and that's one too many holidays? I don't know.)
With any luck it will be four and a half years. I plan on retiring at 62.
But we shall see.
2. Do you own a toolbox? What does it have in it?
I do. It's not a tool box though - it's a plastic container with various tools. And I can't find it - it's hidden in my closet. Handy - I'm not. That's my brother. The domestic, handy-man, gardening, and nurturing genes leaped over me and landed on him. He cleans, he makes maple syrup, he installs shelves and windows (even builds them) along with a loft space, he rewires his kitchen, he puts together his stove, he creates a huge five acre vegetable garden complete with a mini orchard, he takes care of his cats, his daughter, he outfits her car with a sink...the man is insanely talented. I'm lucky if I can assembly a table or a peddler that comes in the mail.
3. How old is the home you live in?
It's pre-war, so 1920s? Possibly earlier. It comes complete with a fall-out shelter.
4. Do you often wear shorts?
No, I prefer capris or pants that come down just below the knee, or long shorts.
5. Today, in 1864, Nellie Bly was born (the pen name of Elizabeth Cochrane, an American journalist). An American journalist, she is widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg. Have you read ‘Around The World in 80 Days’ or seen a film adaptation?
Yes, I've seen the television series (with Pierce Bronsan and the one with David Tennant, the one with Tennant is better), along with the film adaptation with David Niven. If you want to see one? See the one with David Tennant, Bronsan and Niven aren't as entertaining. I may have read it - but can't remember.
6. Do you sit at a dining table when you eat a meal at home?
I don't have one, so no. Did that when I visited mother. At home? I sit and eat at my coffee table with a dinner tray.
7. Are you usually early or late to meetings/appointments?
Early. I hate to keep people waiting on me. I'd rather wait on them? Also, I have a fear of missing something or missing the appointment.
8. Do you know how to find the North Star (Polaris in the Northern Hemisphere) or the Southern Pole Star (Sigma Octantis in the Southern Hemisphere) in the night sky?
No. I used to, but forgot.
9. What was the first fandom you were ever involved in?
Buffy.
[I have to go to bed, so stopping there tonight. You'll have to wait to see the rest, I guess. Here's a picture from my walk at lunchtime today:
Brief whine? Sigh, FB at times pummels me with stupid opinions. Also it wants me to save the world? I cannot save the world. No one can save the world. It's not possible. Been there, done that, have the battle scars. I learned long ago, the only person you can save in this life is yourself and even that can be dicey, because let's face it the world is determined to kill us. Kind of hard to save something that is trying to kill you.
Oh, forgot, the Buffy Reboot has cast its Buffy - it's the female lead from The Skeleton Crew. (And yes, I thought she was a bit young for the role too. I've mixed feelings about this. But I'm also not the target audience?)
May Memage
1. The first of May – it’s Labour Day, also known as International Worker’s Day. If you’ve retired, how long (in years) did you work for before you stopped? If you are still working, how long will it be, before you retire?
Interestingly enough, it's not in the US, for various reasons they moved that to September. (I think it's because we have Mother's Day and Memorial Day in May, and that's one too many holidays? I don't know.)
With any luck it will be four and a half years. I plan on retiring at 62.
But we shall see.
2. Do you own a toolbox? What does it have in it?
I do. It's not a tool box though - it's a plastic container with various tools. And I can't find it - it's hidden in my closet. Handy - I'm not. That's my brother. The domestic, handy-man, gardening, and nurturing genes leaped over me and landed on him. He cleans, he makes maple syrup, he installs shelves and windows (even builds them) along with a loft space, he rewires his kitchen, he puts together his stove, he creates a huge five acre vegetable garden complete with a mini orchard, he takes care of his cats, his daughter, he outfits her car with a sink...the man is insanely talented. I'm lucky if I can assembly a table or a peddler that comes in the mail.
3. How old is the home you live in?
It's pre-war, so 1920s? Possibly earlier. It comes complete with a fall-out shelter.
4. Do you often wear shorts?
No, I prefer capris or pants that come down just below the knee, or long shorts.
5. Today, in 1864, Nellie Bly was born (the pen name of Elizabeth Cochrane, an American journalist). An American journalist, she is widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg. Have you read ‘Around The World in 80 Days’ or seen a film adaptation?
Yes, I've seen the television series (with Pierce Bronsan and the one with David Tennant, the one with Tennant is better), along with the film adaptation with David Niven. If you want to see one? See the one with David Tennant, Bronsan and Niven aren't as entertaining. I may have read it - but can't remember.
6. Do you sit at a dining table when you eat a meal at home?
I don't have one, so no. Did that when I visited mother. At home? I sit and eat at my coffee table with a dinner tray.
7. Are you usually early or late to meetings/appointments?
Early. I hate to keep people waiting on me. I'd rather wait on them? Also, I have a fear of missing something or missing the appointment.
8. Do you know how to find the North Star (Polaris in the Northern Hemisphere) or the Southern Pole Star (Sigma Octantis in the Southern Hemisphere) in the night sky?
No. I used to, but forgot.
9. What was the first fandom you were ever involved in?
Buffy.
[I have to go to bed, so stopping there tonight. You'll have to wait to see the rest, I guess. Here's a picture from my walk at lunchtime today:
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Date: 2025-05-20 09:10 am (UTC)one thing to remind You how to find a pollar star:
Find the Ursa major (it looks like a ladle or spoon in the sky).
Look at the two stars at the edge of the "bowl", like a cornor side of a bowl.
Imagine a line going up from those two stars — about five times the distance between them.
You’ll see a bright star — that’s the North Star. And that is the biginning or other Ursa major.
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Date: 2025-05-20 11:12 pm (UTC)Thanks for the information on finding the North Star - that's useful for multiple reasons. I can use that in dialogue in a story.
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Date: 2025-05-21 05:50 am (UTC)It’s a very beautiful story — and a very beautiful actress, too (an American dream!). :)
About the stars, i think Sirius is the brightnes one in post twiglish time)
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Date: 2025-05-20 11:11 pm (UTC)Although, I sincerely doubt Buffy would have lasted seven seasons let alone two without it. Even Stranger Things had some of it.
Actually, they could still have some of it - the romance part, and the implication of sex, without going quite as far as Whedon did with it. Gellar won't permit it.
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Date: 2025-05-21 12:30 am (UTC)