ironymaiden's questions
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
butterflydreaming1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, your favorite kind of sandwich, or maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not. (scarlettina's codicil: You may not ask me directly. Be creative about the comment you leave here.)
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.
5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions. [eventually]
> 1. what do you think of uni? (or if you haven't had it yet, why not?)
>
As of writing this, I have not. My mom thinks it's awful, and reiterates at any opportunity that sea urchin is unsuitable for eating. That, and the cost & availability kept me away from it. OTOH, both my brother Dave and my Daiv love uni. I haven't seen my brother in a long while (he lives in SoCal), so he hasn't had a chance to take me to his favorite sushi chef, nor have I been able to have sushi with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
coffeedaiv yet, at his favorite place in Santa Cruz.
Holding out for the right occasion is kind of a game. It would have stolen the fun out of it, if I'd partaken of the uni we had on our last sushi night. Anyway, it was funny to seesamildanach work to maintain his expression.
> 2. what is your favorite bath bomb, and why?
Lime is my favorite scent in a bath bomb. Lost Mountain Lavender farms make one that feels great and has a lovely scent, but does have the drawback of leaving oil in the tub. I love citrus. Lemon might be too zesty for a bath, and orange is overused in cleaners, but lime brings to mind margaritas and warm beaches, as well as childhood memories of my mom's fruit trees. I like a bath bomb that subtly alters the feel of the water, dissolves completely, isn't greasy, and doesn't leave a lot of scent on me after I get out.
> 3. was there a defining moment that told you D was worth a life change, or
> was it gradual?
I think that I already knew, before the first time that we met in person. I held back a lot, from myself, from thinking about it, until we did meet. In the middle of our weekend, I still wasn't sure what to do about us, but I knew that I wanted us to have a future. We were sitting on the couch, I was leaning back in his arms, and like much of the time we spent together, we were talking. (Really. Actually. We both can multi-task.) I let myself admit that I was at a complete loss about what to do, and I let myself cry. At that point, I was exactly in the middle of my feelings, at the fulcrum of choice.
Absolutely knowing that I had to be with him, no matter how much it shakes things up, has come on gradually. It's been a building intensity, a solidification of certainty. I have been testing the question, and repeatedly, the answer comes up as a definitive yes.
> 4. if you had the money and the space, would you have a grinder and espresso
> machine at home, and why or why not?
>
Yes. If could have a small commercial machine, I would make excellent use of it. There is more power in the commercial units than in the home machines; it's all about steam, for me. Steamed hot chocolate and chai are sexier than stove top heated.
Right now, I drink French press at home, black. It's a small press, but even sharing, I usually have 8 to 12 oz. of coffee at a time. I would prefer to make an Americano, or a short latte, and consume less caffeine.
Having a machine (and grinder) at home would not be about saving the money spent out. It would be about doing it my way, about boozy drinks, and about entertaining/serving friends.
> 5. if time/money/inclination colluded, what would you want to study if you
> went back to school?
I honestly don't know. That is, actually, the reason why I haven't gone for a traditional degree. If I knew, I could make the time and money thing happen. The idea of being able to be a scholar of anything ,with no money worries, is delicious. No matter what it were, I would need to put the diligence, attention, and interest into it.
Materials science is one thing that comes to mind. I think this is the direction one would need to go to understand the properties and behavior of fire, so that covers attention and interest. I also think that things like aerogel are amazingly cool.
Diligence, though. I'm disgustingly lazy. It took me over a week to finish answering these questions, for example.
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.
5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions. [eventually]
> 1. what do you think of uni? (or if you haven't had it yet, why not?)
>
As of writing this, I have not. My mom thinks it's awful, and reiterates at any opportunity that sea urchin is unsuitable for eating. That, and the cost & availability kept me away from it. OTOH, both my brother Dave and my Daiv love uni. I haven't seen my brother in a long while (he lives in SoCal), so he hasn't had a chance to take me to his favorite sushi chef, nor have I been able to have sushi with
coffeedaiv yet, at his favorite place in Santa Cruz.Holding out for the right occasion is kind of a game. It would have stolen the fun out of it, if I'd partaken of the uni we had on our last sushi night. Anyway, it was funny to see
samildanach work to maintain his expression.> 2. what is your favorite bath bomb, and why?
Lime is my favorite scent in a bath bomb. Lost Mountain Lavender farms make one that feels great and has a lovely scent, but does have the drawback of leaving oil in the tub. I love citrus. Lemon might be too zesty for a bath, and orange is overused in cleaners, but lime brings to mind margaritas and warm beaches, as well as childhood memories of my mom's fruit trees. I like a bath bomb that subtly alters the feel of the water, dissolves completely, isn't greasy, and doesn't leave a lot of scent on me after I get out.
> 3. was there a defining moment that told you D was worth a life change, or
> was it gradual?
I think that I already knew, before the first time that we met in person. I held back a lot, from myself, from thinking about it, until we did meet. In the middle of our weekend, I still wasn't sure what to do about us, but I knew that I wanted us to have a future. We were sitting on the couch, I was leaning back in his arms, and like much of the time we spent together, we were talking. (Really. Actually. We both can multi-task.) I let myself admit that I was at a complete loss about what to do, and I let myself cry. At that point, I was exactly in the middle of my feelings, at the fulcrum of choice.
Absolutely knowing that I had to be with him, no matter how much it shakes things up, has come on gradually. It's been a building intensity, a solidification of certainty. I have been testing the question, and repeatedly, the answer comes up as a definitive yes.
> 4. if you had the money and the space, would you have a grinder and espresso
> machine at home, and why or why not?
>
Yes. If could have a small commercial machine, I would make excellent use of it. There is more power in the commercial units than in the home machines; it's all about steam, for me. Steamed hot chocolate and chai are sexier than stove top heated.
Right now, I drink French press at home, black. It's a small press, but even sharing, I usually have 8 to 12 oz. of coffee at a time. I would prefer to make an Americano, or a short latte, and consume less caffeine.
Having a machine (and grinder) at home would not be about saving the money spent out. It would be about doing it my way, about boozy drinks, and about entertaining/serving friends.
> 5. if time/money/inclination colluded, what would you want to study if you
> went back to school?
I honestly don't know. That is, actually, the reason why I haven't gone for a traditional degree. If I knew, I could make the time and money thing happen. The idea of being able to be a scholar of anything ,with no money worries, is delicious. No matter what it were, I would need to put the diligence, attention, and interest into it.
Materials science is one thing that comes to mind. I think this is the direction one would need to go to understand the properties and behavior of fire, so that covers attention and interest. I also think that things like aerogel are amazingly cool.
Diligence, though. I'm disgustingly lazy. It took me over a week to finish answering these questions, for example.