Another go at a questions list
14 Jan 2024 03:09 pmThis list looks good, being a UK one by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kazzy_cee, and the only words capitalised are ones that need to be. I will have a go at doing the ones that interest me and see how long I last this time, but I'm cautiously optimistic (which is more than I can say about the year.)
1. New Year's Day is the first day of January in the Gregorian Calendar. Samuel Pepys began his diary on 1 January 1660 - have you ever kept a handwritten diary?
I did, when I lived in Israel. I wrote in an exercise book because I wanted to remember what I did there. I have no ide where it is though, after several moves.
2. Today is Science Fiction Day, Are you a fan, and if so, what is your favourite book, film or TV series?
Oh, yes, I'm definitely a fan! I'm not good at favourites, but: Babylon 5, Farscape, Blake's 7, all the old Star Treks and the original Star Wars trilogy, and The Mandalorian and most of the Star Wars TV series. Books are too hard for me to do because I read so many of them.
7. National Old Rock Day celebrates the history of the Earth. Back in the day, you could buy tumblers to polish your own rocks or stones. Have you ever done that?
No, but I knew a rock hound (as they called them here) when I was a kid, and once watched her polish her stones that way. There's a group in town but I have no idea if they use rock tumblers or some other more modern method.
12. It's National Pharmacist Day. Agatha Christie trained as a dispenser during the First World War. Have you ever read any Christie novels?
Ah, so that's how she knew so much about poisons! And yes, I think I've read all of them over my lifetime. I've just reread the first Tommy and Tuppence book because I remembered loving their banter when I was a teenager. It was still witty and very good, though somewhat right-wing.
13. Make Your Dreams Come True Day - if money, time and location were no option, what would be your dream?
To live in a house by Lake Garda - or any other lake in northern Italy. I live on the arse-end of the planet and have no rights to live in the EU, so that's not going to happen, but we did buy a little bach (which is what we call a small holiday house in NZ Aotearoa) beside a lagoon an hour south of here, late last year. It's peaceful and lovely with the ocean beach within hearing and walking distance. It's the closest I'll get, and that's good enough for me.
Though I do so envy those of you who can just nip off somewhere exotic for a weekend or so.
kazzy_cee, and the only words capitalised are ones that need to be. I will have a go at doing the ones that interest me and see how long I last this time, but I'm cautiously optimistic (which is more than I can say about the year.)1. New Year's Day is the first day of January in the Gregorian Calendar. Samuel Pepys began his diary on 1 January 1660 - have you ever kept a handwritten diary?
I did, when I lived in Israel. I wrote in an exercise book because I wanted to remember what I did there. I have no ide where it is though, after several moves.
2. Today is Science Fiction Day, Are you a fan, and if so, what is your favourite book, film or TV series?
Oh, yes, I'm definitely a fan! I'm not good at favourites, but: Babylon 5, Farscape, Blake's 7, all the old Star Treks and the original Star Wars trilogy, and The Mandalorian and most of the Star Wars TV series. Books are too hard for me to do because I read so many of them.
7. National Old Rock Day celebrates the history of the Earth. Back in the day, you could buy tumblers to polish your own rocks or stones. Have you ever done that?
No, but I knew a rock hound (as they called them here) when I was a kid, and once watched her polish her stones that way. There's a group in town but I have no idea if they use rock tumblers or some other more modern method.
12. It's National Pharmacist Day. Agatha Christie trained as a dispenser during the First World War. Have you ever read any Christie novels?
Ah, so that's how she knew so much about poisons! And yes, I think I've read all of them over my lifetime. I've just reread the first Tommy and Tuppence book because I remembered loving their banter when I was a teenager. It was still witty and very good, though somewhat right-wing.
13. Make Your Dreams Come True Day - if money, time and location were no option, what would be your dream?
To live in a house by Lake Garda - or any other lake in northern Italy. I live on the arse-end of the planet and have no rights to live in the EU, so that's not going to happen, but we did buy a little bach (which is what we call a small holiday house in NZ Aotearoa) beside a lagoon an hour south of here, late last year. It's peaceful and lovely with the ocean beach within hearing and walking distance. It's the closest I'll get, and that's good enough for me.
Though I do so envy those of you who can just nip off somewhere exotic for a weekend or so.