It's the shower/interview meme again!
Feb. 11th, 2004 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serene1 - Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 - I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 - You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 - You'll include this explanation.
5 - You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.
Last time I did this, I was unable to get to all the requests for interviews. This time, I'm going to try harder, but I will only commit to the first five people who ask, so that I don't overwhelm myself.
1. Where have you lived over the course of your life?
Connecticut, Hawaii, California, Washington State, Connecticut again, Pennsylvania, Spain, California again, New York State, California yet again.
2. Does body acceptance also extend to including people who want to diet and be a size 2?
For me, it's not about what people want. I don't have an investment in what people want, or, really, what they do with their own bodies. What I would like to see is for people of all sizes to be allowed to be unapologetic about their size, and not to be discriminated against. Dieting is a whole other question for me -- it's not something I would choose for myself, but I think people should be allowed to do whatever they want with their own bodies. I may think it's something that's unlikely to do them any good, but I don't get to pick what they do with their bodies. I think that a lot of dieting is done because of social pressure, and I can refuse to be a part of that social pressure, but I can't say that any particular individual is making a bad choice, because I'm not that person.
3. What would you least like to do as a way of earning money?
Besides hard, physical labor in the hot sun? Sales. Blech.
4. Who are your sexual heroes?
I don't have any. I haven't ever thought of such a thing, to tell the truth.
5. Describe your dream residence.
Oh, gosh. The compound. Several residences on one large property, with a common courtyard in the middle. Houses for all my chosen family -- one for my mom and the kids, one for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
sogwife, one for stonebender and his family, one for intenselaura if she felt like moving... In my house, there would be at least four "bedrooms" -- one for me and my partner, one for when the kids stay over, a library, and a guest bedroom. The kitchen would be large and conducive to socializing, as would the library. Lots of light, lots of space, and a feeling of welcome that washes over you when you come in the front door. Hot tub. Completely accessible. Energy efficient. Lots of cool things to do in walking distance.
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Date: 2004-02-11 12:00 pm (UTC)Questionness
Date: 2004-02-12 07:56 am (UTC)1. What constitutes a really good day for you?
2. If you had to sit and do a craft for a few hours, just one craft, which would bring you the most joy/relaxation/whatever?
3. You get to pack three outfits -- one for comfort, one for business, and one for romantic dates. What do they look like?
4. What do you think people's first impression of you is when they meet you in person?
5. Think of a year of your life in which you felt happy and fulfilled. What was going on? What were you doing with your life? What stands out as the defining thing that made it good?
Dream residence
Date: 2004-02-11 12:02 pm (UTC)And the huge garden surrounding the home.
Nice to see other people dream the same way I do.
Re: Dream residence
Date: 2004-02-12 07:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-11 12:29 pm (UTC)Mmm, more info about <lj user=kightp>, yum.
Date: 2004-02-12 08:02 am (UTC)2. Can you remember an early moment when feminism struck you as right?
3. Was there ever a time in your life when you feel your personality made a major sea change? How so?
4. Describe your ideal day of relaxation, if you can not spend it with any other person/people.
5. Do you remember a story from the time you were a journalist that really stirred you, and still comes back to you even today? What was it?
Re: Mmm, more info about <lj user=kightp>, yum.
Date: 2004-02-12 08:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-11 12:45 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-12 08:04 am (UTC)2. What would be your favorite meal to cook?
3. Who do you think shaped your politics, and what one attitude do you think they're most responsible for?
4. What do you think happens when you die -- does it scare you?
5. When is the last time you felt truly joyful and free?
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Date: 2004-02-11 12:48 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-11 01:27 pm (UTC)I always ask new questions. :-)
Date: 2004-02-12 08:09 am (UTC)1. Do you incorporate your drive toward compassion in your artwork? How?
2. Wave your magic wand and have any one physical possession you want -- it can't be money; it has to be for you and not for someone else; and you're not taking anything away from anyone in order to have it.
3. What are some songs that can put you in a good mood even on a bad day?
4. Who would you say most influenced your decision to be a vegetarian? Can you remember something memorable that they said or did?
5. What's your favorite thing about your town? Your least favorite?
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Date: 2004-02-11 01:27 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-15 07:06 am (UTC)2. The sweeties and friends who have been most important in your life -- which traits do you think they share, if any?
3. When you sing around the house or in the shower or in the car, what do you sing? Is there a song (or songs) you keep returning to?
4. You get two sentences (they can be long ones, but don't go nuts -- you're not a lawyer) to write a law that will be immediately enacted at the local, state, or US National level. What is it?
5. This is a gender question I asked on a women's list recently -- Do you feel strongly that you're a woman, and if so, what makes you feel that way?
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Date: 2004-02-11 01:37 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-15 07:12 am (UTC)2. Desert island crew: Name four people you would want with you if they were the only ones you get. They can be living or dead, real or imaginary, from your past or celebrities -- whatever.
3. Desert island laws: Name three things you would enact into law on your desert island.
4. Desert island foods: Name two foods you could live on forever, if nutrition weren't a consideration.
5. Desert island self: Name one thing about you that is most likely to help you survive if you end up on this hypothetical desert island.
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Date: 2004-02-11 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-11 11:52 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-15 07:14 am (UTC)2. What brought you to KAOS, and what attracted you to it?
3. If you could live anywhere else instantly, and your family could come with you (and all your belongings), where might it be?
4. What is a book you got lost in as a child?
5. If you had the ability to teleport (consensually) one person to you for a week's visit (you can't say me, not that I think you would), who would it be?