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October 2024 Prompts - Part 1
Dec. 31st, 2024 10:05 am1. What Rites of Passage Have You Participated In? The only thing that really came to mind was various graduations.
2. Will Humans Live on Mars In Our Lifetime? I doubt it.
3. Do/Did You Ever Hang Out at the Mall? We went to the mall primarily to shop for clothes.
4. Do You Unknowingly Submit to Peer Pressure? If it was unknowingly, I wouldn’t know, would I?
5. Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day? In general, I feel like I need to have something for breakfast, but it could be just coffee and a muffin or a cup of yogurt or some cereal. I really like Asian breakfasts, though. A bowl of pho for a dollar sitting at a plastic table on the street in Hanoi is amazing.
6. What Public Behavior Annoys You Most? People using their cellphones without earbuds.
7. What Superpower Do You Wish You Had? I’d like the ability to instantly understand any language.
8. What’s Special About Your Hometown? Island Park had this amazing nightclub called the Action House. I was too young to officially go there, but we used to go stand by the side door after school and listen to bands rehearse.
9. How Materialistic Are You? Not very. I prefer spending money on experiences, rather than things.
10. Should the Private Lives of Famous People Be Off Limits? Yes.
11. What Are Your Opinions on Cosmetic Surgery? I don’t have any particular objections to it. If somebody feels that it will improve their life and they can afford it, they should make an educated decision about whether or not it is worth it.
12. What Habits Do You Have, and Have You Ever Tried to Change Them? Everyone has habits. Some of them are good and some aren’t. My worst habit is putting things in “staging areas,” rather than putting them away right away. I haven’t really tried to do anything about that one.
13. Does Keeping a Messy Desk Make People More Creative? I have always believed that if a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, an empty desk must be a sign of an empty mind. But I don’t think the clutter actually makes me more creative.
14. Does Reading a Book Count More Than Listening to One? No. I prefer reading, but it is perfectly find if someone prefers listening.
15. Are You a Novelty-Seeker? For the most part, I am. I enjoy having new experiences and seeing places that I haven’t been to before.
16. How Strong Is Your Sense of Smell? Fairly strong. This can be annoying, since I am sensitive to a lot of fragrances.
17. Are There Topics That Should Be Off Limits to Comedy? I think this depends on intent. It is fair to make jokes about a group you belong to and (often) offensive to make jokes about groups you don’t belong to.
18. What Animal Are You Most Like? I’m cuddly like a cat.
19. What Magazines Do You Read, and How Do You Read Them? The only magazine I read regularly is Technology Review and, frankly, that is mostly because my subscription is free. I have read The Atlantic off and on. I read magazines primarily on paper.
20. Would You Like to Live in Another Country? I would, but not necessarily permanently. I have contemplated Israel, despite the dangers. I also think I could be very happy in Uruguay.
21. What’s the Coolest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in a Museum? The Great Animal Orchestra exhibition (which I saw at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts) was amazing. In short, Bernie Krause (who created it) recorded sounds in various natural settings, primarily to document the impact of climate change. I should also give an honorable mention to Artechouse, which I’ve been to a couple of times.
22. Are You a Good Listener? I think so.
23. Do We Still Need Libraries? We definitely do. Aside from the ability to borrow books, most libraries have numerous other programs. They also provide a place for people who may not have access to technology to take advantage of computers and other devices for digitizing media. And many libraries provide access to websites that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive, e.g. a lot of people use them to view genealogy websites like Ancestry.
24. How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday? Sometimes I travel somewhere interesting. Sometimes I just go out to dinner and/or the theatre or a concert.
25. When Have You Failed? What Did You Learn From It? My attempts to organize my life have been a massive failure. But I keep trying and sometimes make slow progress.
26. What Activities Make You Feel Most Alive? Travel, of course. Also, going to various sorts of performances.
27. Where, and How, Do You Watch Movies? I prefer watching movies in theatres. Specifically, I like my local indie movie theatre, Cinema Arts in Fairfax, Virginia. However, the majority of movies I watch, I see on airplanes.
28. What Is Your Favorite Street? Almost any of the major streets in New York City would qualify. Things are always changing and I inevitably see something I’ve never seen before.
29. When Do You Remember Learning a New Word? I can’t remember something specific, but I do look up unfamiliar words I see in books.
30. Is Amazon Becoming Too Powerful? Becoming? it already dominates American retail.
31. Will You Be Wearing a Halloween Costume This Year? We’re past Halloween, but I did not.
2. Will Humans Live on Mars In Our Lifetime? I doubt it.
3. Do/Did You Ever Hang Out at the Mall? We went to the mall primarily to shop for clothes.
4. Do You Unknowingly Submit to Peer Pressure? If it was unknowingly, I wouldn’t know, would I?
5. Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day? In general, I feel like I need to have something for breakfast, but it could be just coffee and a muffin or a cup of yogurt or some cereal. I really like Asian breakfasts, though. A bowl of pho for a dollar sitting at a plastic table on the street in Hanoi is amazing.
6. What Public Behavior Annoys You Most? People using their cellphones without earbuds.
7. What Superpower Do You Wish You Had? I’d like the ability to instantly understand any language.
8. What’s Special About Your Hometown? Island Park had this amazing nightclub called the Action House. I was too young to officially go there, but we used to go stand by the side door after school and listen to bands rehearse.
9. How Materialistic Are You? Not very. I prefer spending money on experiences, rather than things.
10. Should the Private Lives of Famous People Be Off Limits? Yes.
11. What Are Your Opinions on Cosmetic Surgery? I don’t have any particular objections to it. If somebody feels that it will improve their life and they can afford it, they should make an educated decision about whether or not it is worth it.
12. What Habits Do You Have, and Have You Ever Tried to Change Them? Everyone has habits. Some of them are good and some aren’t. My worst habit is putting things in “staging areas,” rather than putting them away right away. I haven’t really tried to do anything about that one.
13. Does Keeping a Messy Desk Make People More Creative? I have always believed that if a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, an empty desk must be a sign of an empty mind. But I don’t think the clutter actually makes me more creative.
14. Does Reading a Book Count More Than Listening to One? No. I prefer reading, but it is perfectly find if someone prefers listening.
15. Are You a Novelty-Seeker? For the most part, I am. I enjoy having new experiences and seeing places that I haven’t been to before.
16. How Strong Is Your Sense of Smell? Fairly strong. This can be annoying, since I am sensitive to a lot of fragrances.
17. Are There Topics That Should Be Off Limits to Comedy? I think this depends on intent. It is fair to make jokes about a group you belong to and (often) offensive to make jokes about groups you don’t belong to.
18. What Animal Are You Most Like? I’m cuddly like a cat.
19. What Magazines Do You Read, and How Do You Read Them? The only magazine I read regularly is Technology Review and, frankly, that is mostly because my subscription is free. I have read The Atlantic off and on. I read magazines primarily on paper.
20. Would You Like to Live in Another Country? I would, but not necessarily permanently. I have contemplated Israel, despite the dangers. I also think I could be very happy in Uruguay.
21. What’s the Coolest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in a Museum? The Great Animal Orchestra exhibition (which I saw at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts) was amazing. In short, Bernie Krause (who created it) recorded sounds in various natural settings, primarily to document the impact of climate change. I should also give an honorable mention to Artechouse, which I’ve been to a couple of times.
22. Are You a Good Listener? I think so.
23. Do We Still Need Libraries? We definitely do. Aside from the ability to borrow books, most libraries have numerous other programs. They also provide a place for people who may not have access to technology to take advantage of computers and other devices for digitizing media. And many libraries provide access to websites that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive, e.g. a lot of people use them to view genealogy websites like Ancestry.
24. How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday? Sometimes I travel somewhere interesting. Sometimes I just go out to dinner and/or the theatre or a concert.
25. When Have You Failed? What Did You Learn From It? My attempts to organize my life have been a massive failure. But I keep trying and sometimes make slow progress.
26. What Activities Make You Feel Most Alive? Travel, of course. Also, going to various sorts of performances.
27. Where, and How, Do You Watch Movies? I prefer watching movies in theatres. Specifically, I like my local indie movie theatre, Cinema Arts in Fairfax, Virginia. However, the majority of movies I watch, I see on airplanes.
28. What Is Your Favorite Street? Almost any of the major streets in New York City would qualify. Things are always changing and I inevitably see something I’ve never seen before.
29. When Do You Remember Learning a New Word? I can’t remember something specific, but I do look up unfamiliar words I see in books.
30. Is Amazon Becoming Too Powerful? Becoming? it already dominates American retail.
31. Will You Be Wearing a Halloween Costume This Year? We’re past Halloween, but I did not.
