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lunadelcorvo1. You have 50 dollars in your pocket, what do you do with it?
Assuming a windfall of some sort, I'd probably either take the fam out to eat, or books.
2. What's the worst movie you've ever seen?
I don't tend to see movies in theaters, so if a movie sucks, I DON'T watch it. I've see the first 20 minutes or so of some real dogs on Netflix, but I (thankfully) don't have to sit through them, so really remember them. Last one I remember hating all through was Blair Witch.
3. Have you ever seen someone die?
Yes.
4. Describe a favorite memory.
Any of dozens of moments of my kid; otherwise likely holidays when I was a kid. (I guess I"m lucky - I have an awful lot of good memories to pick from!)
5. If you could choose one place on earth to live, where would that be?
Tough call - Europe, for sure, but hard to say where. Maybe southern France, northern Italy? Part of the culture/landscape and part for the history. Amsterdam is also appealing.
6. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
This changes almost daily (I'm ridonkulously susceptible to brain bugs!) Right now, it seems to be Into Darkness by Mumford. Because my entire summer had a Mumford soundtrack, pretty much.
7. Did you have braces?
Yes, for most of high school.
8. What is the last book you bought?
Machiavelli: A Biography (Miles Unger) and Lust for Liberty: The Politics of Social Revolt in Medieval Europe (Samuel Cohn). Both from City Lights books in San Fran!
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy recently?
Not really personally. I do continue to despair over the political idiocy that seems to rule my nation….
10. What do you want most in life?
Honestly, pretty much what I have: a wonderful family, a great kid, the chance to keep learning always, a way to reach out to others and open some eyes in hopes of helping to bring changes….
11. Are you in love?
Always.
12. Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
Both, for sure! I love a good novel (and I've actually been making a pony to read more fiction lately) but I read so much within my academic interests, which I also love!
13. What does your Livejournal name mean?
Oh, dear. Well, it harks back to a time when I was looking for something sort of spooky, magicky and mysterious. (Ah, youth!) By the time I got to thinking it was time to move on, it was kind of entrenched. And of course my DW name is my LJ name in Italian.
14. What kind of person do you think you are?
Wow. Let's see: arrogant and insecure by turns, creative, quirky, sometimes moody, embarrassingly liberal in most of my views, but quite old fashioned in a few others, to say nothing of aesthetically. Drawn to things that are unusual, odd, bizarre in wonderful ways, and sometimes either not affordable or not good for me. A hopeless romantic who is also a cynic. An herbivore who can't type, and an atheists who adores Dante and cathedrals. And, I suppose, something of a study in contrasts!
15. Do you believe there is nothing higher than human kind?
Not God, if that's what you mean. But I don't really privilege humans as being "higher" than other beings, so "higher than" is sort of an irrelevant concept for me. I do think that the greater good outweighs our often selfish human interests, and that the whole sum of life has far greater value than only that of humanity. And I suppose, if pressed, I subscribe to a sort of cautious and certainly non-sentient version of the Gaia idea - that the earth exists as a larger organism of which we are all a part, much like the millions of organisms that coexist with each of us. Maybe not what the question is looking for, but it's what I've got.
16. Which fictional character could you most see yourself marrying?
How long do you have? Top choice has to be Casavir (NWN2). After that - wow, too many to count, and no way to tell if they are wishful thinking or totally impractical (aside, of course, from that whole fictional thing….)
17. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
No idea….
18. Name an obvious quality you have.
Known for my long curly red hair, and I love it!
19. Do you have an all time favorite song?
Also subject to change, but currently, White Blank Page (Mumford & Sons) - oh, the feels……
20. What type of friends do you like?
The kind that I can go months (if not years) without seeing/conversing with, and when we do finally meet up/talk, it's like no time has past at all. (This was the previous person's answer, but it says it better than I would have, I think, so I'm keeping it!)
In other news, the kitchen is almost done, classes are off to a pretty good start, and I finally have a Dante course for Spring! W00T!
Assuming a windfall of some sort, I'd probably either take the fam out to eat, or books.
2. What's the worst movie you've ever seen?
I don't tend to see movies in theaters, so if a movie sucks, I DON'T watch it. I've see the first 20 minutes or so of some real dogs on Netflix, but I (thankfully) don't have to sit through them, so really remember them. Last one I remember hating all through was Blair Witch.
3. Have you ever seen someone die?
Yes.
4. Describe a favorite memory.
Any of dozens of moments of my kid; otherwise likely holidays when I was a kid. (I guess I"m lucky - I have an awful lot of good memories to pick from!)
5. If you could choose one place on earth to live, where would that be?
Tough call - Europe, for sure, but hard to say where. Maybe southern France, northern Italy? Part of the culture/landscape and part for the history. Amsterdam is also appealing.
6. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
This changes almost daily (I'm ridonkulously susceptible to brain bugs!) Right now, it seems to be Into Darkness by Mumford. Because my entire summer had a Mumford soundtrack, pretty much.
7. Did you have braces?
Yes, for most of high school.
8. What is the last book you bought?
Machiavelli: A Biography (Miles Unger) and Lust for Liberty: The Politics of Social Revolt in Medieval Europe (Samuel Cohn). Both from City Lights books in San Fran!
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy recently?
Not really personally. I do continue to despair over the political idiocy that seems to rule my nation….
10. What do you want most in life?
Honestly, pretty much what I have: a wonderful family, a great kid, the chance to keep learning always, a way to reach out to others and open some eyes in hopes of helping to bring changes….
11. Are you in love?
Always.
12. Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
Both, for sure! I love a good novel (and I've actually been making a pony to read more fiction lately) but I read so much within my academic interests, which I also love!
13. What does your Livejournal name mean?
Oh, dear. Well, it harks back to a time when I was looking for something sort of spooky, magicky and mysterious. (Ah, youth!) By the time I got to thinking it was time to move on, it was kind of entrenched. And of course my DW name is my LJ name in Italian.
14. What kind of person do you think you are?
Wow. Let's see: arrogant and insecure by turns, creative, quirky, sometimes moody, embarrassingly liberal in most of my views, but quite old fashioned in a few others, to say nothing of aesthetically. Drawn to things that are unusual, odd, bizarre in wonderful ways, and sometimes either not affordable or not good for me. A hopeless romantic who is also a cynic. An herbivore who can't type, and an atheists who adores Dante and cathedrals. And, I suppose, something of a study in contrasts!
15. Do you believe there is nothing higher than human kind?
Not God, if that's what you mean. But I don't really privilege humans as being "higher" than other beings, so "higher than" is sort of an irrelevant concept for me. I do think that the greater good outweighs our often selfish human interests, and that the whole sum of life has far greater value than only that of humanity. And I suppose, if pressed, I subscribe to a sort of cautious and certainly non-sentient version of the Gaia idea - that the earth exists as a larger organism of which we are all a part, much like the millions of organisms that coexist with each of us. Maybe not what the question is looking for, but it's what I've got.
16. Which fictional character could you most see yourself marrying?
How long do you have? Top choice has to be Casavir (NWN2). After that - wow, too many to count, and no way to tell if they are wishful thinking or totally impractical (aside, of course, from that whole fictional thing….)
17. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
No idea….
18. Name an obvious quality you have.
Known for my long curly red hair, and I love it!
19. Do you have an all time favorite song?
Also subject to change, but currently, White Blank Page (Mumford & Sons) - oh, the feels……
20. What type of friends do you like?
The kind that I can go months (if not years) without seeing/conversing with, and when we do finally meet up/talk, it's like no time has past at all. (This was the previous person's answer, but it says it better than I would have, I think, so I'm keeping it!)
In other news, the kitchen is almost done, classes are off to a pretty good start, and I finally have a Dante course for Spring! W00T!
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Date: September 2nd, 2013 07:38 am (UTC)I'll be vanishing for a couple of weeks from Tuesday evening- bella Italia beckons! :o)