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re: christyotwisty - 5 questions (june 2021)
June 03rd, 2021
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I'm so, so happy right now. I was just wondering if there was
anything new in the phlogosphere and struck pure gold. Christy
posted a new set of questions[0] for the month. These started out
on gopher but lately she's moved them to gemini where, sadly,
I have a tendency to miss them. Not this month, though! Huzzah!
[0] christyotwisty - 5 questions
So, let's see here...
1. Whom would you like to be for one day?
Oooh, good one. If I were Bezos for a day how much money could
I redistribute and how much is just tied up in stocks? I guess my
choices here are "who is using their life stupidly and me popping
in for a day could fix it?" or "who has a really interesting life
I want to experience for a day?" or "what would be totally silly?"
I'd like to be a woman for a day, I think. That would be
interesting from an experiential stand-point. Or maybe someone who
is super physically fit so I could use the body-machine to do
things I'm not normally able to do. Maybe a combo? A female rock
climber, perhaps?
2. What did you yearn for in your childhood that your parent(s) never gave you?
I think this would have been easier to answer when I was younger.
The further the distance grows the less of that sort of thing
I remember. I wanted a Sega Genesis when they bought me an NES.
I'm not upset with that, though. The NES was better for me in the
long run and I got so much joy from it. Maybe there's something
beyond the material I wanted but never got? I remember plenty of
arguments and yelling, but I can't think of anything now that has
lingered with me. Good job, parents!
3. How do you know when it's time to ask for help?
Oof, that's a hard one and I'm not great at it. Professionally
it's easier. I weigh whether it's more likely to hurt me to ask or
fail and then act. In those cases a conversation feels easy. But
there's a heavier burden when it's a private thing. I'll deal with
it for much longer than is necessary because it feels like I'm
putting a burden on others to ask for help. There's probably an
aspect of pride inside saying I should be able to do this myself,
also. I like that feeling of independence.
I guess the simple answer is, once something is going to affect
someone else I break down and ask for help. For instance a couple
months ago when I threw out my back, at first I tried to deal with
it and stretch things and shuffle around, but I quickly realized
I was a mess and couldn't function. It was inevitable that I was
going to need my wife, so I spoke up. I probably should have
raised a flag earlier when I felt things being not quite right,
though.
4. Recommend, and provide a recipe if you have one, a refreshing summer beverag…
Um, I don't have a name for it, but make an Arnold Palmer and then
add a dash of grenadine and a slice of lime. Better yet, make
sweet tea, southern style, then add in the lemonade, THEN the
grenadine. It's ridiculously sweet and probably will give you
diabetes with a single glass, but there you go.
5. Which childhood things do you still enjoy?
I still draw. I still play video games. I like puzzles. I play
pretend (tabletop role playing games). I like to cuddle up and
watch shows. I like to explore by hiking off-trails and looking at
interesting things. I love to find a good rock. I like to sneak
away with a friend and share secrets. :)
Thank you, Christy. This was a joy.
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