[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by tsa

1. Do you often have difficulties coming up with questions for this thread?

2. How do you usually come up with questions?

3. Do you only answer questions you like in this thread, or do you answer questions when you feel like it?

1. It's nothing I think about. If I'm reading the posts and I happen to think up of questions I put them in.

2. A good number of them stem from current situations, states of mind, moods, and I usually try to keep them relevant to our world today, pragmatic, and open ended.

3. When I know I have something to contribute I'll do so, but if I know I'm not experienced or knowledgeable I let the next person at it. Why answer something one knows nothing about? I'd rather learn by asking a question, then.

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1. If you have, where have you traveled where you learned something new that turned out to be very important for you?

2. Do you live creatively or pragmatically or idealistically?

3. If you see something happening - a situation, an idea being spread, a mistreatment, etc. - that you know is gravely ethically wrong, do you go out of your way to address it and possibly risk causing more trouble or do your do something else like compromise or maybe investigate a bit further?

[lumi]

1. I don't have any real life-changing moments, but spending time in Tokyo I found a new sort of pace and style to life. It was very nice experiencing something like that, because I've spent so much time in one place.

2. A little of each. Depends on my mood and what I'm doing.

3. I never really speak up about those things. I know others will, which I'm glad for, because I've got other things to think about right now.

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1. Do you get haircuts to your ideal length or a little shorter.

2. How would you feel if a good friend (of whatever sex you're into) announced a romantic interest in you?

3. Do you prefer dating people you've gotten to know or someone you've just met?

[tsa]

Originally Posted by lumi

1. Do you get haircuts to your ideal length or a little shorter.

2. How would you feel if a good friend (of whatever sex you're into) announced a romantic interest in you?

3. Do you prefer dating people you've gotten to know or someone you've just met?

1. Shorter. I hate the hairdresser's.

2. How about 'of whatever sex'? I would be flattered but wether I would feel the same way depends on who it is.

3. I like to know someone better before I date.

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I'll pass on lumi's questions for now.

[Hammerite]

1. Always tends to be around my ideal length.
2. I'd probably be happy, since if I have a female friend I tend to somehow become in some (however small it may be) way attracted to them for some reason.
3. I'd rather know someone first, and be comfortable talking to them.
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1. How would you feel if someone you didn't know at all announced a romantic interest in you?
2. How would you feel if someone you knew over the internet announced a romantic interest in you?
3. How would you feel if a series of strange incidences connected by abstract symbols suggested that some unknown entity or force from somewhere beyond Earth had a romantic interest in you?

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by Hammsie

1. How would you feel if someone you didn't know at all announced a romantic interest in you?
2. How would you feel if someone you knew over the internet announced a romantic interest in you?
3. How would you feel if a series of strange incidences connected by abstract symbols suggested that some unknown entity or force from somewhere beyond Earth had a romantic interest in you?

1. They would have to know at least a few things about me to fall in love with me, even though I had nothing to do with it ultimately (I was simply being). In which case the situation is completely lopsided and, depending on the person's sex, my circumstance, and the position of celestial bodies which I ultimately don't give a flying shit about, I may or may not be intrigued enough to allow events to unfold.

2. This has actually happened to me at least three times (not counting one that became a history). A portion of my answer to question number 1 applies. Also, it depends on geographic proximity. One of the swains happened to reside across the Atlantic ocean. It was not meant to be. Another resided on the Atlantic coast. Not gonna happen, either, mostly because he was WAAAAY too f00king young. Ultimately I don't do internet love. Love must, has, and should always be, experienced IN PERSON. That and I will NEVER, EVER move for anyone again.

3. Two words and one abbrevation. Bull. Shit. LOL.

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1. What was the last incredibly profound experience you had?

2. Intuitive or analytical?

3. Describe that someone your life who you feel you can always run to for sound advice (internet friends don't apply)?

[beat!the!champ!]

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

1. What was the last incredibly profound experience you had?

2. Intuitive or analytical?

3. Describe that someone your life who you feel you can always run to for sound advice (internet friends don't apply)?

1. Skinny-dipping in a really cold lake on a really hot night. With good visibility of stars.

2. I don't think about my manner of thinking, but I'm only analytical when I have the time for it.

3. Someone that provides of a multitude of perspectives I haven't considered. 5'6" 108 lbs. Hoodie and sunglasses. Conspicuous.

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1. Name a movie which, surprising to -very- many people, you haven't yet seen.
2. This should count for two: Make three outrageous statements about yourself. Two of them may be false (cuz I know some folks don't like to lie about themselves), but at least one statement must be true.

[RLacey]

1. The Sound of Music.
2. a) My taste in music is considered an outrage by some.
2. b) I strike people with disgust or revulsion, and thus am myself an outrage.
2. c) I buy an outrageous number of video games.
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1. Name a television programme that you think I should watch. Why do you think so?
2. Name a film that you think I should watch. Why do you think so?
3. Name a book that you think I should read. Why do you think so?

[lumi]

Originally Posted by RLacey

1. Name a television programme that you think I should watch. Why do you think so?
2. Name a film that you think I should watch. Why do you think so?
3. Name a book that you think I should read. Why do you think so?

1. No Reservations. It's about a chef traveling the world and eating local food. It's an entertaining and relaxing show, and it'll show you lots of good looking food.
2. Aguirre: The Wrath of God. You should check it out because it's haunting and mesmerizing, and you won't confuse it with anything else.
3. Heat, by Bill Buford. This book is all about making good food. It recounts the author's experiences in the restaurant industry and old-fashioned Italian shops.

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1. What part of your body do you move to music when you're sitting down?
2. What's the best jam flavor?
3. Would you sing karaoke in front of people you don't necessarily know well?

[tsa]

Originally Posted by lumi

1. What part of your body do you move to music when you're sitting down?
2. What's the best jam flavor?
3. Would you sing karaoke in front of people you don't necessarily know well?

1. My nose.

2. Strawberry, closely followed by apricot.

3. I wouldn't sing karaoke at all if I could help it, but wether I know ow don't know the people I'd sing to doesn't make much difference to me.

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1. How do you usually keep in touch with your friends?

2. How many friends have you lost in your life?

3. Were you ever in a big fight with one of your friends?

[Trumgottist]

Originally Posted by lumi

What's the best jam flavor?

World music.

[Lady Kestrel]

1. How do you usually keep in touch with your friends?
Email, cards, phone, letters, and visits in varying degrees depending on where the friend lives and how close a relationship we have.

2. How many friends have you lost in your life?
My best friend in second grade moved away, which broke my heart, but some of my school friends just drifted away to do other things with their lives and we lost touch. I've also been through a divorce, which was a big loss at the time. Two of my closest friend from college are hanging in there, despite major medical problems, so I cherish our times together.

3. Were you ever in a big fight with one of your friends?
Aside from heated some discussions with my ex, I can't say that I have.

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1. What was one thing new you learned today?
2. Do you wear slippers around the house or do you prefer bare feet?
3. If you had to eat the same food for a week, what would it be?

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

I'm going to reply to two

Originally Posted by tsa

1. How do you usually keep in touch with your friends?

2. How many friends have you lost in your life?

3. Were you ever in a big fight with one of your friends?

1. Email, local or not.
2. Most of them, and I regret about 1/2 of that. The other 1/2 needed to go away--cutting the tether to codependency is easier than you may think.
3. Yes, one I regretted deeply. The next time I saw him a few weeks later, I tried to apologize and he just said "that's the past man". That's love. (Sadly, I no longer know where he is.)

Originally Posted by Lady Kestrel

1. What was one thing new you learned today?
2. Do you wear slippers around the house or do you prefer bare feet?
3. If you had to eat the same food for a week, what would it be?

1. The documentation manager that I've been pushing back on all of these years actually respects me for my position, and doesn't hate me as I had feared. We're now on the same page.
2. Slippers all year round, though I shed socks in summer when going to bed.
3. Fruit. I must have fruit!

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1. Do you have a "friend" that you would like to shed?
2. Do you have a close friend that you love, but believe needs fixing?
3. What have you been procrastinating on most lately?

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by Specksie

1. Do you have a "friend" that you would like to shed?
2. Do you have a close friend that you love, but believe needs fixing?
3. What have you been procrastinating on most lately?

1. I have NO friends at this phase of my life (internet friends don't count this way because they're always available, just not physically so), so I don't even have the luxury of getting to shed any. All my close friends are either in northern California or Chicago and I have the utmost intent to keep them.

2. We all have at least one of those kinds of friends. All you can do is wait for them get their ass in trouble again so you can be there for them to cry on.

3. Realizing some kind of success in my life. My work friends are now trying to nudge me back into working in fashion, this time as my own boss for my own company. My writing is also suffering a bit. But I'm proud to say that my career in cultural institutions is slowly but surely progressing. My problem is that I'm really good at too many things (this is what all my friends and co-workers have told me) and focusing on one thing and being successful at it would be at the expense of the other things I like to do and am good at. I need to concentrate on them one at a time. I think that's what I'm now doing with a career in culture and art education; writing and design can come later.

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Someone else can ask the next set of questions.

[tsa]

Originally Posted by Not A Speck Of Cereal

1. Do you have a "friend" that you would like to shed?
2. Do you have a close friend that you love, but believe needs fixing?
3. What have you been procrastinating on most lately?

1. Not at the moment but I know the feeling.

2. Nope, they're all in good shape at the moment.

3. I haven't been procrastinating at all lately. I'm so busy I never get to do the things I intend to do anyway, in my private life as well as in my work. No need for procrastination!

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1. Do you know people who you'd like to have as a friend?

2. How does making friends work?

3. Are you insecure about your physical appearance?

[lumi]

Originally Posted by tsa

1. Do you know people who you'd like to have as a friend?

2. How does making friends work?

3. Are you insecure about your physical appearance?

1. Not at the moment.
2. If you have fun conversations and like doing the same things, than that's good grounds for friendship.
3. There are a few things that I wish would be different, but I'm learning to accept them.

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1. How easy is it for a number to end up in your cell phone contacts?
2. Do you enable the key lock when your cell phone is on?
3. How many products do you use in the shower?

[JKR]

Originally Posted by lumi

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1. How easy is it for a number to end up in your cell phone contacts?
2. Do you enable the key lock when your cell phone is on?
3. How many products do you use in the shower?

1. You mean because I put it there? Or how many clicks it takes within the options? It's easy to do, but I don't do it often. I guess I don't meet so many new people to put in my phone.
2. No, because I have a flip phone. I once had a non-flip phone and I swore that would be the last non-flip phone I'd ever have. *shudder* I wasted so many minutes on people talking to my pocket...
3. Just one. Well, sometimes two... Depends on if I'm awake enough to remember soap is different than shampoo.

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1. Do you like my Ukrainian Eggs?
2. Have you ever counted calories for a diet?
3. Do you think black and white has more style than full color?

[Lady Kestrel]

Originally Posted by JKR

1. Do you like my Ukrainian Eggs?
2. Have you ever counted calories for a diet?
3. Do you think black and white has more style than full color?

1. Yes, they are eggceptionally eggcellent!
2. Yes, and they always came out too high.
3. Not necessarily. Although I've seen some stunning rooms done in black and white, I still prefer color myself.

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1. What colors do you use most when decorating?
2. What is your favorite leisuretime activity aside from sleeping.
3. What is your favorite way to communicate?

[tsa]

Originally Posted by Lady Kestrel

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1. What colors do you use most when decorating?
2. What is your favorite leisuretime activity aside from sleeping.
3. What is your favorite way to communicate?

1._Red,_yellow_and_blue

2._Writing

3._Skype_and_e-mail

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1._Do_you_like_to_travel?

2._Do_you_like_TV_programs_about_travelling?

3._How_often_a_year_do_you_take_a_vacation?

[lumi]

Originally Posted by tsa

1._Do_you_like_to_travel?

2._Do_you_like_TV_programs_about_travelling?

3._How_often_a_year_do_you_take_a_vacation?

1. Do I ever. It's fun experiencing new places.
2. There are a lot of bad ones. They tend to be aimed at rich tourists, which doesn't show you the true location. That's why I like No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.
3. Rarely right now. The last vacation I took was two years ago.

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1. Do you like to throw trash into bins like a basketball into a hoop?
2. Do you need an alcoholic drink after work?
3. How do you turn down hanging out with someone you don't want to be friends with?

[Squinky]

1. I do this all the fricking time. A leftover habit from about ten years ago when I thought I could actually play basketball.
2. There's a famous pi mnemonic that goes "How I need a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics." That said, my answer to your question is no.
3. By passive-aggressively ignoring them, FTW!

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1. What does the acronym "PC" make you think of first: personal computers, or political correctness?
2. How much do you pay attention to a review's score, as opposed to the content of the review itself?
3. To what extent should a game's selling price be proportional to its total playing time, bearing in mind that it costs the same to see a 1.5-hour movie as it does to see a 3-hour one?