September 13th

 

How would you feel about kitchen towels and other similar household objects, if they are pretty or a souvenir?

 

If they're usable (that is, not JUST decorative) then yes, I'm very interested! One can never have enough kitchen towels and I don't think that just because something's going to get used means that it shouldn't be pretty as well...

 

How did you dress up for your last party or compulsory-formal-dress occasion?

 

For a friend's wedding, I wore this dress in navy blue with these tights in Peacock and this necklace and some metallic gold/silver flats. This is possibly the closest to fashionable I have ever been in my life.

 

Alas, I will never be able to recreate it precisely; the dress was irreparably stained by my son rubbing melted chocolate into it. (Amazingly, his suit? Laundered with no problems.)

 

Do you enjoy puzzles/riddles? (Cryptograms, Sudoku, Crossword, Jigsaw, etc)

 

I love crosswords, particularly the NY Times daily (especially Sundays, though I rarely have the time to do them anymore) and the WSJ's Sunday puzzle.

 

Sudoku bores me... I'm a computer programmer by nature (though it's not what I'm doing for work right now) so I can't help but solve the same way I'd write a program to solve it... which is very repetitive and boring.

 

And jigsaws just lead to disaster in my house.

 

Other than that, I'm open to new puzzles!

 

Can you sum yourself (whether it be personality, life's goals, ethics, whatever) in 10 words or less?

 

For better/worse, not as young as I used to be.

 

How about little bottles of booze? Ya wanna? What kind?

 

Can't right now, alas. The fetus does not do liquor.

 

One of my favorite SW treats ever was a lovely tiny bottle of rum... I did savor that.

 

What are your views on fudge and brownies? (Also, if you live in a warm place, where the fudge might melt, that'd be helpful to know. Or, if you're diabetic and fudge is death, that'd be useful to know, too.)

 

As much as I love chocolate, I'm really not that into fudge!

I have blood sugar problems-- persistent hypoglycemia which is actually worsened by eating high glycemic foods (my pancreas goes oh noes big sugar intake, here have MORE INSULIN when I already have too much, sorta the opposite of diabetes)-- that make many treats impossible for me even in moderation. Fudge is one of them... just makes my blood sugar go haywire.

 

Brownies are good though! Again, if they're vegan, I'm almost certainly going to be excited to see them pass my way...

 

Also, what about mochi? Love it, hate it, baffled by it?

 

I like it!

 

Does anyone like kimchi?

 

I freaking love kimchi. (With the vegan caveat as always. I know some people make it with fish sauce, but I rarely have trouble finding it without too.)

 

Not just because it's delicious, but because my brain can barely compute eating it. My eyes and my nose are saying "this is trash! DO NOT EAT GARBAGE FOOD" but my mouth is saying "aaaaaah, moooooore". I feel the same way about natto.

 

Would you be interested in a sample box (from somewhere like Birchbox or loosebutton)?

 

It would probably not be pointful for me, since I don't do makeup at all.

 

Paintbox Soapworks - anything you're interested in, in general or from the latest update?

 

Oh jeez Louise. I have really never seen their stuff before and... I think I'm in love. It all looks great. Smiling Jack and Guy Fawkes especially, and the Cicada soap, and... oy.

 

I am going to need to make an Etsy wishlist, and when I get around to that, I'll add specific things from Paintbox but suffice to say, you would be hardpressed to go wrong with anything I'm seeing on their site.

 

Do you guys have any sports that you follow obsessively? How about favorite teams and/or athletes?

 

Nope, I don't watch sports at all. I like to watch rugby, but not having a television or living anywhere that it's popular, it's rare that I catch it. Most sports bore the hell out of me as a watcher... I love to PLAY sports, but that's totally different in my mind.

 

You have to place a Lab and Trading Post order. Right fuckin' now. No spending limits. What do you buy?

 

A bottle of Eat Me (which I always forget about until I have One of Those weeks)

 

An imp pack with each of the Mad Tea Party scents I haven't tried: Alice's Evidence, All in the Golden Afternoon, Frumious Bandersnatch, Mad Hatter, Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat, White Rabbit, all of the Garden of Live Flowers, all of Moral Hymnody and Nonsense.

 

I haven't tried any of the Marchens but don't know which ones in particular I'd want, but imps of some of those.

 

An imp of Dragon's Reverie which I tried back in the beginning of my BPAL adventures and didn't like and very quickly swapped away, but which I've always wanted to try a second time.

 

Honey Pumpkin Stout bath oil or soap or both... drool...

 

Harvest Festival atmosphere spray, though I'd be a little concerned about the hay... I was so SO allergic to Hay Moon that I've been cautious ever since.

 

Lemurian Seaweed, Opium Tar, Tears of the Seraphim powders... oooh, shiny. I wonder if they make bubbles?

 

How do you feel about notebooks/journals/stationery? Anything you need or particularly like?

 

Positive! There's nothing I particularly need right now, but moar paper is always good. I like unlined paper, beyond that, no preferences really.

 

Does confetti/glitter make you angry or fill you with glee?

 

Mostly just makes a mess, and my two year old WILL try to eat it.

 

How do you feel about stuffed animals/plushies/general soft, cuddly things? If you like them, what kind of animals would you be interested in?

 

I love stuffed animals but my kid will take possession of any that come my way.