Friday five
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glacier_kitty1. Do you mostly drink tap, filtered, or bottled water? Bottled water, tap if that's my only option..I think it tastes gross (unless I put Emergen-C in it)
2. Is it safe/recommended to drink tap water where you live? If not, why? I just Googled it, and apparently it contains PFAs, chemicals made by humans, like Bromodichloromethane, which can cause cancer..yeah, definitely avoiding that as much as possible O_o
3. What does the tap water taste/smell like where you live? I don't know how to describe it..not fresh, maybe? Probably all those chemicals that are in it D:
4. Do you collect rainwater? If so, what do you use it for? No
5. Do you/have you ever had restrictions on water use where you live? What did you have to change about your lifestyle? When my family lived in the hills, we had a cistern for water, and we either had to pay to get water delivered or fill a tank ourselves at a water station. We had to be careful, like not taking a long shower (and not showering every day), the washing machine was one that used less water, things like that. To this day, I feel guilty if I feel like I'm taking a longer shower than usual :P
I'm..not quite sure about what's happening with LJ, except that only people with certain conditions (a professional/permanent account, for one) will be able to post?? I was confused trying to read everything about it, and the panicked/conflicting comments. I have most things backed up here on Dreamwidth, but LJ is definitely my home, I've used it since 2004! I'm glad there's another blog site to use, but I'll be on LJ until the end, if there is one..
Happy birthday, Cherry! Sarah Airriess, who is making the graphic novels of The Worst Journey in the World, posted about Cherry's voice today on Patreon. Like me, she's always been curious about what his voice sounded like..no recording of his voice has been found (I like to hope a video of him exists in someone's attic somewhere, and one day someone will discover it lol). There's not really a description of his voice by expedition members (for one), except that one of his nicknames was "Chewwy," and another expedition member offered to name a "little pawasite" after him, so maybe he had a speech impediment?? I wonder if his nephew Hugh remembers his voice? I'll have to ask him sometime..
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that on New Year's Eve, Dictionary.com's word of the day was "threshold," and yesterday's word was "first-foot: the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day." Nice, I see what you did there :D
It would be cool to travel somewhere new..last summer all I did was that flightseeing tour, so I have itchy feet!
1. Describe three moments from the holidays that you wish to remember
2. What's one thing that you hope to achieve or accomplish this year?
3. What is your family's Christmas story (your traditions, rituals, etc)?
4. Describe your bedtime ritual
5. What are three things that bring you joy in life?
6. What was the last movie you watched, and did you like it?
7. Is there any hurt or pain lingering in your heart right now?
8. What song(s) or tune(s) do you find yourself singing unconsciously?
9. What do you miss the most about being young(er)?
10. What's a good book that you have read recently?
11. Describe a moment from today that you want to remember always
12. Who was the last person to make you laugh? What did they do or say?
13. Describe one recent dream that you've had
14. Have you ever felt trapped or suffocated?
15. What is your favorite meal to cook, and why?
16. When does your family usually take down holiday decorations? Who does it?
17. What happened today at 10am?
18. Where were you born? Have you been back there since?
19. Write down five things about your mother that you are most grateful for
20. What's your relationship like with your siblings?
21. How do you feel about the dark?
22. When you were little, where was your favorite place to hide?
23. What is your current go-to outfit, and why?
24. Describe what dinnertimes were like when you were little
25. Is there something that you'd like to change about your life right now?
26. How do you usually respond to conflict and confrontation?
27. Who are the people you spend the most time with these days?
28. How are you feeling today?
29. What are three things from this past month that have been hard?
30. What are three things from this past month that you've been happy about?
31. What is your favorite thing about weekends right now?
2. Is it safe/recommended to drink tap water where you live? If not, why? I just Googled it, and apparently it contains PFAs, chemicals made by humans, like Bromodichloromethane, which can cause cancer..yeah, definitely avoiding that as much as possible O_o
3. What does the tap water taste/smell like where you live? I don't know how to describe it..not fresh, maybe? Probably all those chemicals that are in it D:
4. Do you collect rainwater? If so, what do you use it for? No
5. Do you/have you ever had restrictions on water use where you live? What did you have to change about your lifestyle? When my family lived in the hills, we had a cistern for water, and we either had to pay to get water delivered or fill a tank ourselves at a water station. We had to be careful, like not taking a long shower (and not showering every day), the washing machine was one that used less water, things like that. To this day, I feel guilty if I feel like I'm taking a longer shower than usual :P
I'm..not quite sure about what's happening with LJ, except that only people with certain conditions (a professional/permanent account, for one) will be able to post?? I was confused trying to read everything about it, and the panicked/conflicting comments. I have most things backed up here on Dreamwidth, but LJ is definitely my home, I've used it since 2004! I'm glad there's another blog site to use, but I'll be on LJ until the end, if there is one..
Happy birthday, Cherry! Sarah Airriess, who is making the graphic novels of The Worst Journey in the World, posted about Cherry's voice today on Patreon. Like me, she's always been curious about what his voice sounded like..no recording of his voice has been found (I like to hope a video of him exists in someone's attic somewhere, and one day someone will discover it lol). There's not really a description of his voice by expedition members (for one), except that one of his nicknames was "Chewwy," and another expedition member offered to name a "little pawasite" after him, so maybe he had a speech impediment?? I wonder if his nephew Hugh remembers his voice? I'll have to ask him sometime..
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that on New Year's Eve, Dictionary.com's word of the day was "threshold," and yesterday's word was "first-foot: the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day." Nice, I see what you did there :D
It would be cool to travel somewhere new..last summer all I did was that flightseeing tour, so I have itchy feet!
2. What's one thing that you hope to achieve or accomplish this year?
3. What is your family's Christmas story (your traditions, rituals, etc)?
4. Describe your bedtime ritual
5. What are three things that bring you joy in life?
6. What was the last movie you watched, and did you like it?
7. Is there any hurt or pain lingering in your heart right now?
8. What song(s) or tune(s) do you find yourself singing unconsciously?
9. What do you miss the most about being young(er)?
10. What's a good book that you have read recently?
11. Describe a moment from today that you want to remember always
12. Who was the last person to make you laugh? What did they do or say?
13. Describe one recent dream that you've had
14. Have you ever felt trapped or suffocated?
15. What is your favorite meal to cook, and why?
16. When does your family usually take down holiday decorations? Who does it?
17. What happened today at 10am?
18. Where were you born? Have you been back there since?
19. Write down five things about your mother that you are most grateful for
20. What's your relationship like with your siblings?
21. How do you feel about the dark?
22. When you were little, where was your favorite place to hide?
23. What is your current go-to outfit, and why?
24. Describe what dinnertimes were like when you were little
25. Is there something that you'd like to change about your life right now?
26. How do you usually respond to conflict and confrontation?
27. Who are the people you spend the most time with these days?
28. How are you feeling today?
29. What are three things from this past month that have been hard?
30. What are three things from this past month that you've been happy about?
31. What is your favorite thing about weekends right now?
