What was your favouritest job ever, and why? Well, I love my job as a massage therapist, but my other favorite job was working as a barista in a Barnie’s Coffee & Tea store.
Which three albums would you take to your apocalypse bolt hole and how would you power the generator? They Might Be Giants – Flood; The Doors – Strange Days; Miyavi – Gagaku. Millions of gerbils and wheels.
What GC scent have you been putting off getting since it'll "always be there"? TKO, Snake Oil, and the Chakras, but I got an imp pack of those since they’re now discontinued. Do wish I could have gotten a full bottle set.
Are you interested in things like home remedies for ailments, cleaning solutions, etc.? Sure thing. The more natural I can make my home, the better off we’ll be, right?
Super power? I would love the ability to fly.
If I send you whole spices or coffee beans, would you be able to grind them or would you prefer them preground for your convenience? Well, since I don’t have a grinder.. (or you could be super-nice and get the whole shebang..)
For the tea and coffee drinkers: Opinion on tea- and/or coffee-related accessories/etc? (Teaware, sugar crystals, infusers, tea chests, etc)How do you take your coffee (or tea)? Black or with cream and/or sugar? Uhm, I have enough tea/coffee accessories for the moment. As to how I take coffee/tea? Coffee with brown/raw sugar, tea with honey.
Restaurants you'd like a gift certificate to on Restaurant.com? Eeeh, I don’t eat out often.
In your perfect world it is chocolate and...? smooth, thick caramel, or a truffle, or fruit and nuts.
How do you scent your home: tarts, reed diffusers, BPAL, candles? BPTP room sprays or through the massage oils (heavy scent).
What's your favorite dessert treat? Ice cream? Cake? Pie? Fudge brownie cake with pie flavored ice cream on top? I’ll have to say ice cream. DQ is a weekly treat during the summer.
Do you believe we control our destiny, or does our destiny control us? Both.
What one thing that is missing from your life would you like to have above all else? My husband in the same country for longer than a month.
What are everyone's favorite Halloween-y/Autumn-y/spooky movies? Are there any you don't own but would like to? I’m not exactly a movie kind of person. (I have.. about 6 movies on my shelf I have yet to watch, including Pan’s Labyrinth. ) Although, I will have to say Goonies rocks. (and I don’t think I or my husband have it, either.)
Are roasted pumpkin seeds and home made chex mix the best fall snack foods, or what? I would probably make all-natural trail mix with papayas and coconut and mangoes, along with the usual raw pumpkin seeds, cashews, almonds, and sunflower kernels.
Whats your favorite pie, my dear SW's? Apple, then a tie between blueberry and cherry. NO PUMPKIN.
What kinda socks ar you wearing tonight? It’s too freaking hot for socks.
Do you like socks? Blankets? Wrist warmers? Arm warmers? Headband? Shawl? Or what kind of knitted thing would you love the most? Socks are cool. Wrist/arm warmers too. Probably wouldn’t wear a shawl, and my husband and I have enough blankets to open a B&B.
How do you feel about ghost stories? Do you like to tell the old tales around a campfire? Read true accounts on the web way past your bedtime? Do you like to pick up a good anthology of Poe stories on a blustery day? Or is all that too scary for you? I love ghost stories.
Who here is LOVING Warehouse 13? I wouldn’t say loving, but if it’s on I don’t say no.
Nother question! Coffee or Tea? *laughs* Reminds me of this one camp song the counselors did one year: “something about being a counselor, there’s nothing I’d rather be, but if I weren’t a counselor..” random person: ‘A flight attendant I’d be! Coffee, tea or me? Here’s your throw-up bag!’ Both, if I had a coffeemaker. I especially love Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co. Cool Café Blues, Mocha Java, and Haitian Bleu. (I won’t say no to Hawaiian Kona or Jamaican Blue Mountain, either) As for tea products.. I love peppermint tea. And green tea.
Interested in locally produced products? Food, skincare or both?Olive oil? Lavender oils or soaps? Locally produced anything is good.
Does anyone in here wear a lot of dangly earrings or collect pendants of all kinds?? How about hair clips or pony tail band things? I like dangly earrings, and pendants. Neat hair clips/pony tail things are /always/ appreciated.
What is your favourite historical period? Don’t have one.
What other hot beverages everyone likes for fall? Not a fan of hot beverages in general, due to being easily overheated and living in a warmer climate. That being said, I do like hot chocolate every now and then.
Did you order anything from the most recent update? I picked up Summer’s Last Will and Samhain at the DSWC the other week. I want Suck It and the Fool. Still testing the Literary Vampires.
Vampires or Werewolves? Or some other monster? Vampires.
What sort of odd or regional foods do you crave? Hoagies/cheesesteaks from Leo’s in Sharon Hill, PA. Birch beer, TastyKakes, and Canada Dry vanilla cream soda.
Any Gamers here? What kind? Board games? RPG? Miniature? MMORPG? Board games are fun. I also kind of hang around a MUSH, but don’t do much RPing anymore. Also did live-action RP for a while, but have kind of lost interest/money to play.
Is anyone playing this round of SW into ABJ? (asian ball jointed dolls) Newp.
What is your favorite Halloween icon?
Imagine that you're given a shoebox-sized time capsule, and you are asked to put any number of items in the box that symbolize who you are. The items can be may be anything you can imagine, and money is no object, but they must fit within the box. Which items do you choose? Uhm. I am no good with questions like this.
Are you involved in any long-term, ambitious project? something like decorating your house or saving for a trip to the other end of the world, for example. Right now am saving to move the household in storage to GA (and the husband, too.)
Favorite kind or take out kinda burger? Whats your burger preference? Veggie,meat or ???? If I’m in the mood for it, nothing beats a well-done beef burger, topped with provolone or monty jack or cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, relish, and lettuce.
Whats your favorite childhood toy? I have a few of them.. a stuffed purple bunny that was given to me when I was three, my ragged Barkley dog, Bunnyball (basically a soft ball with ears and a bunny face), and later on my cute wrinkled forehead stuffed puppy Cuddles.
If you have a pet, what kind of gifts would be good for them? No pets. I live vicariously when I visit my sister and her boston terrier Olivia.
Do you Tweet? What is your Twitter name? No, I haven’t drunk the Koolaid yet.
Are you on Ravelry? What is your Ravelry name? I don’t knit/crochet, so no.
Do you like pinup art/images? I love to look, but I’m not a collector.
What are your plans for Halloween? Have you made any yet? Do you have any traditions? Dunno what I’m doing for Halloween. Tempted to help take my nephews around town.
Who are your BPAL forum buddies? You know, people I could conspire with to Witch you! Previous witch was Sheyona, but I’m more of a lurker.
What is your favorite color? Currently hunter green. I also likes purple and blue.
Any other steampunk fans/lovers? I like the aesthetic, and will wear little touches like hair clips and pendants and earrings, but am not into the entire look, as I generally have no where to wear it.
Describe your ideal picnic lunch. Where would you go? Who (if anyone, and yes there can be multiple people) would accompany you? What sort of food would you take? And, of course, if a picnic lunch sounds like a horrible idea, feel free to say so! As long as there is a blanket to spread upon the ground so I don’t break out from the grass, picnics are a wonderful idea. My ideal picnic place would be a nice grassy spot under a big tree for shade. Food would be typical picnic fare, or something like burgers generally fresh off the grill. If it were romantic, just my husband would be there. If it were friendly, I’d take the husband and my best friend and her husband and just have a nice day out.
You're in the kitchen at the end of a pay period and groceries are pretty scarce. Do you take the five ingredients you find first and make something fabulous, or do you order take out? Depends on if I think the first five ingredients could be thrown together. (which is why I always have fixings for a recipe of chicken stir fry in the house) If I don’t, then takeout.
If you could decorate/redecorate any 1 room in your home, what would it be and how would you decorate it? Meh. Happy (mostly, I need more counterspace in the kitchen, but that’s remodel, not redecorate) with the house.
Any rabid sports fans out there? What teams do you root for? Not a sports fan.
What's your favorite animal? (You can have more than one.) I have always liked giraffes. Ever since I can remember, I have had two little glass ones on my childhood jewelry box. Which is the extent of my collection.
This is how the world ends... zombie apocalypse, robot uprising, alien invasion, return of the elder gods... which doomsday scenario do you prefer (or make your own!)? Some say the world ends in fire, some in ice.
In the year 2525... if man is still alive... what sort of future do you imagine? (apologies to anyone who gets that song stuck in their head!) *returns fire with Talking Heads* Same as it ever was.
Do you believe in magic (or magick, if you prefer)? What does it mean to you? Yes. Longer answer later.
If you found the puzzle box from Hellraiser, what would you do with it? ( and would you be able to resist playing with it? ) Having never seen Hellraiser, I’d probably play with it. At least poke it with a stick.
Any cooks? Could you use anything cooking related? Aprons? Cookbooks? Measuring Cups? Recipes? Herb/Spice containers? Fancy Spices? Dish Towels? Cocktail napkins? Amazing Beaded Pot Holders? (like from our very own Pottersville! ) Something else? Your favorite recipes would be nice. Also, cookbooks wouldn’t go amiss. Looking for Taste of Home Annual Recipes ’96 , ’98 – ’03. I also saw an interesting vegetarian cookbook in Whole Foods the other day, but don’t remember title/author. Nothing fancy or time consuming in the kitchen, please. I like to cook, but would rather read or watch TV. oh, and if there are any lunch idea cookbooks out there.. gimme!
Are you an avid reader? What's your favorite book/series?What's your favorite candy to stock up on at Halloween? LOVE reading. Diana Gabaldon, George RR Martin are two authors whose books I do not have. No stocking up on candy, trying to lose weight.
What are your phobias? I am TERRIFIED of spiders. Mild fear of heights.
What is your favourite flower (or plant)? Daisies and roses are neat. Although please do not give me a plant to take care of, as I have a black thumb. (How my pachira tree is surviving is really beyond me.) I would be interested, however, in fake flower arrangements to prettify my dining room table. (Or, if you’re uber creative, it doesn’t necessarily have to be flowers.)
Duct tape purses and wallets and things are pretty darned cool. Who else thinks so? Yes, but my husband the fashion whore would rather die than be seen with me with a duct tape purse.
An anonymous benefactor gives you $500 (or an equivalent amount of money in your currency of choice) with the following stipulations. You must spend all of it within a week: any money left unspent must be returned. You must spend at least half of the money on yourself. You may not use it to pay off debts or bills of any kind. What do you do with the money? Go hogwild on reading material. (finish off collecting Preacher and Fables and jack of fables, and Hatter M for starters..) Buy actual copies of some of the harder to find albums in my mp3 collection (because they’re either Japanese or European). Uhm.. yeah. That’s it so far.
Who likes coloring books? They’re neat. Dunno if I actually want one, with crayons (since I have none).
Are you an avid reader? What's your favorite book/series? Uhm, yes. A million times yes. I would rather read than do almost anything. I can name favorite authors, which will give you a better idea of the type of books I read, rather than me trying to name all the books I read.. Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Jaime Delano, Jill Thompson, Charles DeLint, Diana Gabaldon, Nancy Madore, Jaqueline Carey, Emma Bull, Ellen Datlow, J. Michael Strazinsky, Joss whedon, and many others I’m not coming up with off the top of my head.
Do you have a Good Reads profile? If so, make with the link! If you don't have one, go make one! No.
