Saturday, September 4, 2004

Surprise! The Satyrday Six

For a change of pace (and location), let's pop this favorite weekly indulgence of mine into this journal.  Ready?  Here we go; it's time for~

Picture from Hometown

1. What's your favorite thing to do while indoors?

Couldn't you have said thing(s)?  How to possibly choose just one thing?  One answer would have to be making love with my dearest on a thunderstormy afternoon during a rare period of seclusion from the rest of the world.  More generally speaking, I would have to say my favorite thing is playing on the computer, be it, surfing, IMing, reading journals or adding to my own.

  2. What's your favorite thing to do while outdoors?

No hesitation here.  Favorite outdoor activity is stretched out on the lawn reading or daydreaming, floating in the cool pool or steaming in the hot tub at my favorite hot springs.

3. Do you wear any jewelry regularly?  If so, what and where?

I usually wear a necklace of different shades of small green beads.  I always wear on my right ankle an anklet of connected butterfiles of Mother-of-Pearl given to me by my darling daughter some time ago.  Wear earrings 99% of the time; used to have an awesome collection; currently, slowly but surely, collecting a new one.  And, of course, I always wear my engagement and wedding rings; however, these two items are more of a defining symbol of who and what I am rather than extraneous jewelry.  

 4. You have the choice of spending time alone, with a few close friends, with many friends and aquaintances, or in a large crowd consisting of people you do and don't know.  Which one would make you the most comfortable?

Now, Patrick, this is actually a twofold question.  If I had a choice of spending some time alone, I would always opt for this.  Time to myself has always been precious to me.  The scenario in which I wouldbe most comfortable would be with a few close friends.

5. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

I hate shoes.  I forgot this question was here.  I guess I have, maybe, fourteen that I can recall at this time.  Wear far less; a work pair, sandels, black pumps, slippers in winter and even, I have to admit, an awesome pair of Cinderella-type CFM shoes that I wear maybe once a year.  My job is Not conducive to high heels; you stop wearing them and you're lost forever!

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #21 from Jeanno43 and Cherie:   If a fire or other circumstances forced you to leave your home with all of your loved ones and pets -- but only time to rescue one single item, what would you choose to take with you and why?

I would rush back to retrieve a big cardboard box that's full of slides dating from the late 1950's.  After the death of  my parents, I somehow ended up with these and they're a marvelous record of my entire early childhood, young adulthood continuing up to my wedding day.  Through these slides, I can relive those very happy days and for a brief time, my parents are restored to me in a one-dimensional world at least.  They are an irreplaceable treasure to me.

Yes, I also ended up with the slide projector and screen but have no recollection as to how. 

That's all folks! 




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