five, the final frontier

[ironymaiden]

five questions from buhrger. ask and you shall receive five from me, whereupon you post your answers with the instructions and perpetuate ad infinitem.


1. what's coolest thing about the new house? what's the non-cool-est thing?
coolest = location. not just the neighborhood, but the south-facing windows, the garden all around, and the way it's set high off the street.
non-cool-est=electrical system. this place still has glass fuses. some of the outlets aren't grounded (at least they're polarized) and the thermostats are supposed to get replaced before heating season begins in earnest. (this could turn into "landlord" but not yet. he's mostly just odd.)

2. you've seen Serenity (twice?) already - are you planning on being there opening night? if so, what are you looking forward to - what sorts of changes do you expect from the early print you've seen? if not, why not?
just once. yes. the color hadn't been normalized when i saw it. the music wasn't done. mostly cosmetic changes, although i'd sell my body to Joss to change one story outcome. it's not the Buffyverse; there's no magic that's going to reverse it.

3. do you think affordable commercial travel into space will come to pass in your lifetime? if so, you going?
no way will i ever make enough money. am i going? hells yeah. no waiting for the private sector - i'm forking the money over to the Russians as soon as i win MegaMillions.

4. you've described yourself as "fiscally conservative", and yet you seem excited about the work that NASA does. how do you reconcile restrained government spending with space exploration?
maybe it's messed up, but i don't consider NASA to be big government. i think we need NASA, PBS, and the NEA as much as we need the FDA. those things are hope. my childhood without those programs would have been truly impoverished. i think we need hope way more than we need to worry about what consenting adults do in their own homes.

5. what's the best place in the seattle area to go star-gazing?
there's a lot of light pollution in-city, but i like to lie in the bowl of the international fountain in Seattle Center. i'm sure there are better places.
within a reasonable drive, i like on top of the bluff in Port Angeles.

Comments

[buhrger]

it's full of stars...
invariably what i say when people on tv say "my god..."

this place still has glass fuses.
wow

i'd sell my body to Joss to change one story outcome
does C have any say in that?

i don't consider NASA to be big government
nope, but it does cost a lot. there are fiscal conservatives who wouldn't see provision of hope as an essential government service. (i'm not saying i agree with them)

ask and you shall receive five from me
hit me, baby, one more time!

[ironymaiden]

1. name and describe your shampoo/conditioner of choice.

2. have you read a book that changed your worldview? what was it and why?

3. i think hope is something worth paying taxes for. what big government expenditure is important to you?

4. when did you start playing D&D and who was your dealer?

5. what's your favorite relationship in the Buffyverse and why?

does C have any say in that?

[ironymaiden]

WASH: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey.
MAL: Listen... She swore to obey?

WASH: You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!

that obey thing never came up...my boy knows better.

Re: does C have any say in that?

[buhrger]

<wash>:mmm.... good quote</wash>:

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Hit me, baby!

[ironymaiden]

1. why porcelain hands?
2. are you aware of any relatives or friends of family who were lost in the Holocaust?
3. if you did that story recording thing that keeps popping up on NPR, what would you tell for posterity?
4. when you read a truly great book, does it inspire you to write or make you feel a little hopeless?
5. you always say you're going to volunteer less, and then you sign on for something else. why do you think you do it?

[pixxelpuss.livejournal.com]

I also will play if you want.

[ironymaiden]

1. besides being able to have a job, have you considered getting US citizenship? why or why not?
2. what's a misconception (if any) about the US that has been dispelled by living here?
3. coffee or tea, and why.
4. what was your favorite book that you had to read for a class and why?
5. what non-living, non-practical, item would you grab if we had to evacuate?

[varina8.livejournal.com]

I've found Volunteer Park to be okay for meteor showers. Close, but not in city, I've found the Denny Creek exit of I-90 to be pretty good.

And yes, I'll play.

[ironymaiden]

1. what do you miss most about living in the islands?
2. what's your favorite fruit, and why?
3. is there a place you would like to visit that you haven't yet?
4. i think that you've mentioned that you used to wear your hair much longer. when did you decide to cut it and why?
5. i think you and i share an appreciation for orange. what's great about that color?

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

The ferry to Bainbridge island, for stars. It's dark on the water, and just on the other side, the light polution is a lot less than anywhere in Seattle. And the ferry runs late into the night.

[ironymaiden]

you're right. i've done that. the Ballard bridge over the ship canal in the wee hours of the morning is pretty great too. the water is black, and the lights are off to either side.

[bhagwanx.livejournal.com]

I wants me some questions.

"1. what's coolest thing about the new house? what's the non-cool-est thing?
coolest = location. not just the neighborhood, but the south-facing windows, the garden all around, and the way it's set high off the street.
non-cool-est=electrical system. this place still has glass fuses. some of the outlets aren't grounded (at least they're polarized) and the thermostats are supposed to get replaced before heating season begins in earnest. (this could turn into "landlord" but not yet. he's mostly just odd.)"

By the end on my residency there, I had installed secondary curtians in that front area. The light is absolutely amazing during Winter and Spring. But come Summer, it's so bright you need shades inside the house. It does save on the light bills, I'll give you that.

Definitely get those thermostats fixed. I got a $400 heating bill during the '03 snowstorm, when PSE decided to jack their rates for the month. those glass fuses are charming, but having to regulate your enviroment by constantly unscrewing them really blows.

[ironymaiden]

1. why baseball?
2. does working in games make you want to play more, or less?
3. what's your favorite D&D setting (doesn't have to be a published one) and why?
4. is there a meal that you think you cook really well, and what is it?
5. i think we all have blind spots about our physical selves. (my mental image of me is several clothes sizes smaller than actual size.) what do you imagine about yourself to be better/worse until you get a dose of reality?