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December Prompts
Dec. 31st, 2021 10:44 pm1. How old were you when you got your first car? I think it was just after my 27th birthday, when I moved to Los Angeles. Up until then, I’d lived places where it didn’t make sense to have a car.
2. What is a topic you are uncomfortable with discussing with most people? My sexual preferences.
3. What was the longest you stayed in your own home for? I am not sure what this question means. I have gone over a week without actually leaving the building I live in, generally associated with medical reasons.
4. What is the best positive change you’ve made recently?I managed to get through one box of papers and get rid of much of its contents.
5. Have you ever inherited something? I inherited some money from my great-aunt Bernice. And I inherited half my mother’s estate.
6. If you have a partner, have you ever had to sleep in separate beds? I was in a long-distance relationship for many years and a couple of times one or the other of us had a cold while visiting, leading to sleeping apart.
7. What is something you are skeptical about? Extraterrestrials. I think life is such an unlikely, low-probability event that we probably are alone.
8. What is an unusual item you or somebody you know owns? Hmm, maybe my drag queen paper dolls?
9. Does it bother you if someone practically bathes in perfume? Yes.
10. Have you ever won a trophy for something? I got some sort of silly medals for various academic achievements in high school. I also got a keychain for being on a winning newcombe team in 4th grade or so.
11. What is your favorite yogurt topping? Berries of almost any sort.
12. Have you ever done a craft project you saw on Pinterest? I don’t really look at Pinterest. I have done projects from Revelry, however.
13. What color were your bedroom walls painted when you were a teenager? A pale orange. My parents were reasonably indulgent and let me paint the back of my bedroom door black and decorate it with a design of brightly colored tape.
14. What is your favorite past time for each of the four seasons? I think that my favorite activity year round is being snarky about people who don’t know the correct term is “pastime.”
15. Were you voted for a superlative in high school? I claim that I was elected “most likely to move to California.”
16. A reality show idea that you would most definitely watch on television? The Amazing Race is a good enough concept for me.
17. Which parent was more strict when you were growing up? I think my father was.
18. Do you ever get gut-feelings about things? Do you follow them? In general, I trust my instincts.
19. There’s an app for everything. What apps consume the most of your time? email, Facebook, Bejeweled Blitz
20. Have you ever had a bedroom with a specific theme? Not that I can think of.
21. Do you have memories from preschool? Preschool was not really a thing back in my day. I have vague memories of exploring our neighborhood and playing at a playground a few blocks from our house.
22. Is there anything about technology that scares you? I find CRISPR (gene editing) somewhat scary.
23. What’s a word/phrase that’s commonly heard in your region, but not anywhere else? Hmm, maybe the use of the word “run” for what people outside of Virginia call a “creek.”
24. Do you bite on straws, lollipop handles, or ice cream sticks? I do bite on ice cream sticks, but not the others.
25. Do your parents still live in the same house they raised you in? Both of my parents are deceased, but they lived in the same house until their deaths.
26. What’s your favorite flavor of soda, pop or whatever else you call it? I like bitter lemon, though it is hard to find in the U.S. I also like the stronger, more gingery sorts of ginger beer. And chinotto. Basically, I like bitter drinks.
27. What time do you usually have dinner? Ideally, about 7:30 p.m.
28. Do you keep the cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom organized? Pretty much. The countertops, not so much.
29. What do you wish you’d spent more time doing five years ago? My life would be better now if I’d done more decluttering then.
30. How often do you light candles? I used to light candles every Friday night, but don’t quite manage that these days.
31. What are you looking forward to in the next year? Hopefully, being able to travel more.
2. What is a topic you are uncomfortable with discussing with most people? My sexual preferences.
3. What was the longest you stayed in your own home for? I am not sure what this question means. I have gone over a week without actually leaving the building I live in, generally associated with medical reasons.
4. What is the best positive change you’ve made recently?I managed to get through one box of papers and get rid of much of its contents.
5. Have you ever inherited something? I inherited some money from my great-aunt Bernice. And I inherited half my mother’s estate.
6. If you have a partner, have you ever had to sleep in separate beds? I was in a long-distance relationship for many years and a couple of times one or the other of us had a cold while visiting, leading to sleeping apart.
7. What is something you are skeptical about? Extraterrestrials. I think life is such an unlikely, low-probability event that we probably are alone.
8. What is an unusual item you or somebody you know owns? Hmm, maybe my drag queen paper dolls?
9. Does it bother you if someone practically bathes in perfume? Yes.
10. Have you ever won a trophy for something? I got some sort of silly medals for various academic achievements in high school. I also got a keychain for being on a winning newcombe team in 4th grade or so.
11. What is your favorite yogurt topping? Berries of almost any sort.
12. Have you ever done a craft project you saw on Pinterest? I don’t really look at Pinterest. I have done projects from Revelry, however.
13. What color were your bedroom walls painted when you were a teenager? A pale orange. My parents were reasonably indulgent and let me paint the back of my bedroom door black and decorate it with a design of brightly colored tape.
14. What is your favorite past time for each of the four seasons? I think that my favorite activity year round is being snarky about people who don’t know the correct term is “pastime.”
15. Were you voted for a superlative in high school? I claim that I was elected “most likely to move to California.”
16. A reality show idea that you would most definitely watch on television? The Amazing Race is a good enough concept for me.
17. Which parent was more strict when you were growing up? I think my father was.
18. Do you ever get gut-feelings about things? Do you follow them? In general, I trust my instincts.
19. There’s an app for everything. What apps consume the most of your time? email, Facebook, Bejeweled Blitz
20. Have you ever had a bedroom with a specific theme? Not that I can think of.
21. Do you have memories from preschool? Preschool was not really a thing back in my day. I have vague memories of exploring our neighborhood and playing at a playground a few blocks from our house.
22. Is there anything about technology that scares you? I find CRISPR (gene editing) somewhat scary.
23. What’s a word/phrase that’s commonly heard in your region, but not anywhere else? Hmm, maybe the use of the word “run” for what people outside of Virginia call a “creek.”
24. Do you bite on straws, lollipop handles, or ice cream sticks? I do bite on ice cream sticks, but not the others.
25. Do your parents still live in the same house they raised you in? Both of my parents are deceased, but they lived in the same house until their deaths.
26. What’s your favorite flavor of soda, pop or whatever else you call it? I like bitter lemon, though it is hard to find in the U.S. I also like the stronger, more gingery sorts of ginger beer. And chinotto. Basically, I like bitter drinks.
27. What time do you usually have dinner? Ideally, about 7:30 p.m.
28. Do you keep the cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom organized? Pretty much. The countertops, not so much.
29. What do you wish you’d spent more time doing five years ago? My life would be better now if I’d done more decluttering then.
30. How often do you light candles? I used to light candles every Friday night, but don’t quite manage that these days.
31. What are you looking forward to in the next year? Hopefully, being able to travel more.
