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shadowkatI'm far behind on the June Question a Day Meme...so this is me, catching up:
7. When was the last time you thoroughly dusted and polished your furniture?
My furniture isn't really dust-able? It's cushioned. But I did dust the shelves, tv stand etc, last weekend.
8. Have you ever been fishing?
Yes. The appeal is completely lost on me. I feel sorry for the fish. I really don't like looking my food in the eye or seeing it caught. I'm more gatherer than hunter. Also, I'm not a fan of most fish, so there's that.
Did it once with my brother and father - in the lake in front of the Grand Tetons. My brother finally caught a fish, but had to throw it back, after it had been half-suffocated to death, because it wasn't the type of fish we could eat. I forget the name. And I remember thinking - that poor fish. I'd rather learn to paddle board (I don't paddle board).
9. Is there something that someone close to you does which really irritates you, but you’ve never said anything to them about it?
If it really irritates me - then I will tell them. Rarely does any good, so not entirely sure why I bother? Half the time, I just hand-wave it - because it rarely does any good. Some things folks can't help doing, they aren't aware of it and it is just them? Pointing it out doesn't help or change it, and it just hurts them to do so. Also we all have ticks and irritable behaviors that others must endure.
There are other things - that people can choose not to do and stop doing, or at the very least while others are around, which I've noticed pointing out to them - helps. Such as my mother played a very noisy video game version of Mahjon when I visited her last year, and she switched to Sudoku which was quieter, when I visited her in the Spring of this year.
10. Have you ever made mayonnaise from scratch?
Yes. I'm not really a fan of mayonnaise though. And don't use it at all on anything. But I have done it.
11. Do you wear a watch?
Yes. Smartwatch. I live alone. If I fall or my heart rate goes too low or I stop breathing - it will call 911 and my emergency contact, if I don't respond. That's the main reason I wear it. Also, it tracks my sleep, my activity during the day (basically it's a pedometer), tells me the temperature outside, the day of the week, the date, the time, the weather, if a train is in the station, if there are any delays, has a built in GPS and Compass, along with a timer, and I can take phone calls on it. (It's very Star Trek, without the ability for teleportation, of course. No, beam me up, Scotty.)
12. Do you have some table items you only bring out when you entertain guests for dinner?
Kind of? I rarely if ever entertain. I don't like entertaining. I'd prefer to go out to eat - then feed people here. And I don't have the space or set up for it. Or a dining table to speak of.
13. Do you own a corkscrew?
Yes. Although rarely use it - since I no longer drink alcohol.
14. When was the last time you sorted through the clothes in your wardrobe/closet? Are there items you really should get rid of?
About three or five weeks ago. Did the annual switch out of clothes - winter/spring for spring/summer.
And yes, there are a lot of items I need to get rid of. I'm procrastinating, mainly because I don't know how to - I don't have a way of transporting them somewhere other than the apartment complex's basement. Although the basement is a viable option - considering when I put anything in it - it disappears. I do think they want us to keep from depositing more books down there - since they are now giving them away in the foyer to the building. (The basement has it's own extensive library. I think we may have one too many college kids in this building.)
15. It’s Nature Photography Day – have you recently taken a photo of anything from nature?
Yes. See below?
16. Do you own a travel adapter socket, a travel hair dryer or a portable mini iron?
I do have a travel adapter socket somewhere, no clue where. I don't bring hair dryers with me any longer - most hotels and places have them, so it's a pointless carryon and takes up space. Same with irons - I have one. I never use it, and I'm not sure where it is. My clothes don't require ironing.
17. Have you ever had a massage?
Yes. Multiple types. I'm not a huge fan? It's always Russian Roulette? It either is great or I'm in massive pain for at least three-six weeks afterwards. Let's just say, me and naked oil massage are unmixy things and leave it at that? Clothed and stretch massages on the other hand - are lovely.
18. Do you like mangos?
Yes. But they are too sweet, and send my blood sugar sky-rocketing, so cannot have.
19. After the battle of Waterloo in 1815, scavengers looted corpses for their teeth so that dentists could make false teeth for the living. How are your teeth – do you have any fillings, crowns, caps or dentures?
I've never had a cavity in my life. No fillings, no caps, no crowns, or dentures. The one thing in my body that seems to be fine is my teeth.
I do grind them, but that's just resulted in sensitivity at times, and difficulty chewing some meats.
I can't abide having food stuck on or in my teeth - so I brush twice sometimes three times a day, and floss, also have a water pik.
20. When did you last take time just for yourself? What did you do?
I live alone, I do it daily. Paint, write, draw, read, watch television, take walks, go to bookstores - to browse, take photos...even went to the theater this year.
Adding a question which is not part of the meme:
What is your current comfort television series or book series, which you've seen multiple times, or read multiple times, but continue to engage with?
[Note - not a new discovery, but something you've seen more than once, and go back to watch every few years? Or a book series, which you've read multiple times, listened to on audiobook or even graphic audio - more than once?]
Television Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Why? It's a series about how tough life is, but you can't give up, and it's worth it to keep trying no matter what. Also about fighting your own demons. And done with metaphors. I think metaphorically - so this works for me. And it has a very strong female protagonist who is the central point of view. It shows how people's relationships evolve and change with time, friendships change and don't necessarily always last, and loved ones die or change and move away. And it's important to help each other and others no matter how scary it might be. Helps that I love all the characters, and adore urban fantasy as a genre.
Book Series: Kate Daniels Magic Series by Illona Andrews (a writing couple)
Why? It's also a series about how tough life is, but you can't give up...and features a bad ass female protagonist. It's among the few that shows how relationships evolve and change, friendships don't always last for various reasons, and how it is important to help others, no matter how scary it might be. [See above.]
Do you have anything that you return to over and over again for comfort? Be it a book series, a television series, movie, or song or album?
7. When was the last time you thoroughly dusted and polished your furniture?
My furniture isn't really dust-able? It's cushioned. But I did dust the shelves, tv stand etc, last weekend.
8. Have you ever been fishing?
Yes. The appeal is completely lost on me. I feel sorry for the fish. I really don't like looking my food in the eye or seeing it caught. I'm more gatherer than hunter. Also, I'm not a fan of most fish, so there's that.
Did it once with my brother and father - in the lake in front of the Grand Tetons. My brother finally caught a fish, but had to throw it back, after it had been half-suffocated to death, because it wasn't the type of fish we could eat. I forget the name. And I remember thinking - that poor fish. I'd rather learn to paddle board (I don't paddle board).
9. Is there something that someone close to you does which really irritates you, but you’ve never said anything to them about it?
If it really irritates me - then I will tell them. Rarely does any good, so not entirely sure why I bother? Half the time, I just hand-wave it - because it rarely does any good. Some things folks can't help doing, they aren't aware of it and it is just them? Pointing it out doesn't help or change it, and it just hurts them to do so. Also we all have ticks and irritable behaviors that others must endure.
There are other things - that people can choose not to do and stop doing, or at the very least while others are around, which I've noticed pointing out to them - helps. Such as my mother played a very noisy video game version of Mahjon when I visited her last year, and she switched to Sudoku which was quieter, when I visited her in the Spring of this year.
10. Have you ever made mayonnaise from scratch?
Yes. I'm not really a fan of mayonnaise though. And don't use it at all on anything. But I have done it.
11. Do you wear a watch?
Yes. Smartwatch. I live alone. If I fall or my heart rate goes too low or I stop breathing - it will call 911 and my emergency contact, if I don't respond. That's the main reason I wear it. Also, it tracks my sleep, my activity during the day (basically it's a pedometer), tells me the temperature outside, the day of the week, the date, the time, the weather, if a train is in the station, if there are any delays, has a built in GPS and Compass, along with a timer, and I can take phone calls on it. (It's very Star Trek, without the ability for teleportation, of course. No, beam me up, Scotty.)
12. Do you have some table items you only bring out when you entertain guests for dinner?
Kind of? I rarely if ever entertain. I don't like entertaining. I'd prefer to go out to eat - then feed people here. And I don't have the space or set up for it. Or a dining table to speak of.
13. Do you own a corkscrew?
Yes. Although rarely use it - since I no longer drink alcohol.
14. When was the last time you sorted through the clothes in your wardrobe/closet? Are there items you really should get rid of?
About three or five weeks ago. Did the annual switch out of clothes - winter/spring for spring/summer.
And yes, there are a lot of items I need to get rid of. I'm procrastinating, mainly because I don't know how to - I don't have a way of transporting them somewhere other than the apartment complex's basement. Although the basement is a viable option - considering when I put anything in it - it disappears. I do think they want us to keep from depositing more books down there - since they are now giving them away in the foyer to the building. (The basement has it's own extensive library. I think we may have one too many college kids in this building.)
15. It’s Nature Photography Day – have you recently taken a photo of anything from nature?
Yes. See below?
16. Do you own a travel adapter socket, a travel hair dryer or a portable mini iron?
I do have a travel adapter socket somewhere, no clue where. I don't bring hair dryers with me any longer - most hotels and places have them, so it's a pointless carryon and takes up space. Same with irons - I have one. I never use it, and I'm not sure where it is. My clothes don't require ironing.
17. Have you ever had a massage?
Yes. Multiple types. I'm not a huge fan? It's always Russian Roulette? It either is great or I'm in massive pain for at least three-six weeks afterwards. Let's just say, me and naked oil massage are unmixy things and leave it at that? Clothed and stretch massages on the other hand - are lovely.
18. Do you like mangos?
Yes. But they are too sweet, and send my blood sugar sky-rocketing, so cannot have.
19. After the battle of Waterloo in 1815, scavengers looted corpses for their teeth so that dentists could make false teeth for the living. How are your teeth – do you have any fillings, crowns, caps or dentures?
I've never had a cavity in my life. No fillings, no caps, no crowns, or dentures. The one thing in my body that seems to be fine is my teeth.
I do grind them, but that's just resulted in sensitivity at times, and difficulty chewing some meats.
I can't abide having food stuck on or in my teeth - so I brush twice sometimes three times a day, and floss, also have a water pik.
20. When did you last take time just for yourself? What did you do?
I live alone, I do it daily. Paint, write, draw, read, watch television, take walks, go to bookstores - to browse, take photos...even went to the theater this year.
Adding a question which is not part of the meme:
What is your current comfort television series or book series, which you've seen multiple times, or read multiple times, but continue to engage with?
[Note - not a new discovery, but something you've seen more than once, and go back to watch every few years? Or a book series, which you've read multiple times, listened to on audiobook or even graphic audio - more than once?]
Television Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Why? It's a series about how tough life is, but you can't give up, and it's worth it to keep trying no matter what. Also about fighting your own demons. And done with metaphors. I think metaphorically - so this works for me. And it has a very strong female protagonist who is the central point of view. It shows how people's relationships evolve and change with time, friendships change and don't necessarily always last, and loved ones die or change and move away. And it's important to help each other and others no matter how scary it might be. Helps that I love all the characters, and adore urban fantasy as a genre.
Book Series: Kate Daniels Magic Series by Illona Andrews (a writing couple)
Why? It's also a series about how tough life is, but you can't give up...and features a bad ass female protagonist. It's among the few that shows how relationships evolve and change, friendships don't always last for various reasons, and how it is important to help others, no matter how scary it might be. [See above.]
Do you have anything that you return to over and over again for comfort? Be it a book series, a television series, movie, or song or album?
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