Questions for you to ask and answer?

[rhubarbodendron]

think, I want to apologize to you and the thread for my outburst earlier today. I'm an idiot.

~~you, sir, are a Human Being

And a very nice one at that! *huggles Melakon*

• If you had no choice but to choose what kitchen utensil you would exist as what one would you be?
  • a really good cast iron frying pan Pancakes never stick to these
• What is so interesting about being awake?(aware that you are awake?)
  • being aware of being alife (though a good nights sleep is something very pleasant as well)
• What is your hobby?
  • reading - you'll never catch me without a book-, all kinds of needlework, making music, cooking, drawing, DIY and the obession to finally find a way to cram 50 hours into one day so that I find time to do all this
• What do you think is the most helpful thing you have done?
  • listening and offering a shoulder to cry on
• Why are you where you are at?
  • utter coincidence {or if you mean right at this second: the necessity to earn a living and the obligation to be present (at least physically...) at my office 40.1 hours a week}
• Can you tell what is most important to you? Why?
  • not being lonely. Life is more fun if you can share it
• Why do we need to reject power and law? -=- or why not.??
  • I wouldn't say you should reject power and law. Only their abuse.
• If we are just going to survive then why go on when we know survival is meaningless?
  • life is far too wonderful to throw it away. Survival is never meaningless imo.
• What is your Higher Aim?
  • to give a good example
• What is the best question you were ever asked?
  • "why does granny have to be in that box?" (my little sister at my granny's funeral)
• Who loves you besides your mom? We can never, ever be certain of the answer to this question. but, Me.
  • My dog And a few humans of the male persuation, I think

New question:

• Which living or deceased person would you like to meet/to have met?
  • I'd have loved to meet Sir Peter Ustinov. He had such a great sense of humour.

 

[SPCTRE]

If you had no choice but to choose what kitchen utensil you would exist as what one would you be?

Waffle iron. Or better yet, a bread machine. In most households, I would hardly ever see any use except for a very short period after purchase.

So mostly, I could just hang out and relax, maybe have a chat with the juicer.

Loving this thread, think!

 

[Melakon]

~~you, sir, are a Human Being

Sometimes that's debatable.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

I would hardly ever see any use except for a very short period after purchase.

But have you considered that then you'd quickly become terribly rusty and be thrown away?

 

[bbjeg]

New question:

• Which living or deceased person would you like to meet/to have met?
  • Robin Williams. I have, on multiple occasions, refereed to him as the funniest man on the planet. I would shake his hand for lifting my spirits the most.

And to those who missed my questions-

• What's your 3 biggest fears?
• Where would you go if you could go anywhere for a day (expenses paid)?
• What's that smell?

The answer to my last question is currently the pear tree in my backyard. A soothing smell that you can smell year-round, and I have yet to get tired of it.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

And to those who missed my questions

• What's your 3 biggest fears?
  • not in this order: landlords, huge spiders, violence
• Where would you go if you could go anywhere for a day (expenses paid)?
  • to London. I feel kinda homesick for the old city. Fell in love with it the first time I went there.
• What's that smell?
  • that wedge of trappista cheese I forgot at my office last week (it'll still make a nice topping for tonight's pasta)

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

landlords, huge spiders, violence

It would be even worse if all three were combined into one. A huge violent spider would make a terrible landlord.

The answer to my last question is currently the pear tree in my backyard.

Is there a partridge in it?

 

[KimMH]

think, I want to apologize to you and the thread for my outburst earlier today. I'm an idiot.

It's easy to forget other people carry around things we cant imagine. I'm sorry for your loss and know it must be a part of who you are.

It's awful when you are suddenly reminded of someone you've lost, and the reminders can be subtle or large and glaring. Either way they hurt and take you outside yourself for a while.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Indeed. I heard a song on the radio the other day that I hadn't heard in decades. My first BF played that one for me once. It's amazing how after more than 30 years every detail comes back in a flash.

Mr. Laser Beam, you truely are a darling! There are only very few people who'd manage to make me LOL at the three things I dread most *pictures demented mid-80s ex-landlady abseiling from the ceiling during a hissy fit, clutching a walking frame with the 4 front legs*

 

[Taylirious]

Questions?

1. Your favorite Disney Princess?

Merida

2. Your favorite dog breed?

Scottish Terrier

3. Did you eat pizza in the past 7 days?

Yes

 

[Tora Ziyal]

think, I want to apologize to you and the thread for my outburst earlier today. I'm an idiot.

You're not an idiot. Things that have traumatized us have a way of spilling out occasionally. Hugs to you.

 

[galleywest]

• If you had no choice but to choose what kitchen utensil you would exist as what one would you be?

Electric kettle. Everyone loves the electric kettle at my house.

• What is so interesting about being awake?(aware that you are awake?)

I don't necessarily think the state of being awake is interesting or uninteresting. It's what you do in the time that you're awake that determines whether or not it's interesting.

• What is your hobby?

Collecting mid-century dishware. I am a nerd.

• What do you think is the most helpful thing you have done?

I stopped someone from going into a diabetic coma once. Otherwise, I teach. Sometimes that's helpful, sometimes not.

• Why are you where you are at?

Because I put myself here.

• Why do we need to reject power and law? -=- or why not.??

I could give you a really long, in-depth sociological/anthropological answer, but I respect you all too much to bore you to tears.

• If we are just going to survive then why go on when we know survival is meaningless?

I don't know that survival is meaningless; I wouldn't say that's a foregone conclusion. Personally, I'll go on until I can't.

• What is your Higher Aim? Your greater direction for freedom from all things and more so and beyond?

My higher aim is not particularly freedom from all things. I think you get that whether you like it or not when you shuffle off this mortal coil (but that's just me, I'm not religious in any way whatsoever).

Otherwise, my higher aim is to finish my ^$#$ PhD and get a job.

• Three things I am afraid of:

Dying alone
My loved ones dying
Huge bugs inside my house (I'm okay with them when they're outside)

• If I could go anywhere for one day (only one day?!):

Easter Island

• Pizza in the last seven days:

Yes! Hawaiian, with bacon, ham, and pineapple. Delicious!

My question:

• If you had to choose two kitchen utensils off the wall of utensils at Williams Sonoma (or other similar kitchenware store) and use them in gladiatorial combat, which utensils would they be?

I'd go with a mezzaluna and a pizza peel.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Cool new questions! =)

• Your favorite Disney Princess?
  • Belle (but I am partial - I went to Disneyland with a few friends and the magical mirror said I was like her )
• Your favorite dog breed?
  • Alsatian (German Shepherd). My family has been keeping them for more than 50 years.
• Did you eat pizza in the past 7 days?
  • guilty as charged I have a very good pizza place just around the corner and sometimes I am too lazy to cook..
• If you had to choose two kitchen utensils off the wall of utensils at Williams Sonoma (or other similar kitchenware store) and use them in gladiatorial combat, which utensils would they be?
  • a big cooking ladle (allround weapon with a far reach) and a really sharp cheese grater (if you ever grated your fingers you'll know that it's a highly effective weapon). My mom would propably prefer her "kitchen sword" (in less crazy households known as a butcher knife), but I think that's just not handy enough with its wide blade

 

[galleywest]

Cool new questions! =)

• If you had to choose two kitchen utensils off the wall of utensils at Williams Sonoma (or other similar kitchenware store) and use them in gladiatorial combat, which utensils would they be?
  • a big cooking ladle (allround weapon with a far reach) and a really sharp cheese grater (if you ever grated your fingers you'll know that it's a highly effective weapon). My mom would propably prefer her "kitchen sword" (in less crazy households known as a butcher knife), but I think that's just not handy enough with its wide blade

Excellent choices. The ladle would work well both hitting and hooking your opponent. Yeah, the mezzaluna doesn't have much reach, but that's where the pizza peel comes into play. You can use it like a shield when necessary.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

LOL we should hold a public sparring (and charge an outrageous entrance fee, so that we can buy all the kitchen tools we desire )

edited to add: LOL look at the combination of both our signatures!

 

[galleywest]

LOL we should hold a public sparring (and charge an outrageous entrance fee, so that we can buy all the kitchen tools we desire )

They should decide The Next Food Network Star this way.

Edit: I think our sigs say it all, really!

 

[rhubarbodendron]

not a bad idea over here in Germany, we used to have (or possibly still have??) a show called "cooking duel". As far as I know there haven't been any serious injuries yet.

 

[bbjeg]

The answer to my last question is currently the pear tree in my backyard.

Is there a partridge in it?

I might have been thinking of that song, it's a peach tree, not a pear tree. Oops.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Or, if you're an XTC fan: Andy Partridge in a pear tree.

 

[bbjeg]

Questions?

1. Your favorite Disney Princess?

Merida

2. Your favorite dog breed?

Scottish Terrier

3. Did you eat pizza in the past 7 days?

Yes

1. Merida. She's brave.
2. Border Collie. They're smart and clever.
3. No. I used to but now I'm unable to digest it. Damn the universe.

My question:

• If you had to choose two kitchen utensils off the wall of utensils at Williams Sonoma (or other similar kitchenware store) and use them in gladiatorial combat, which utensils would they be?

A meat cleaver and a cast iron lid.