Q9 to Five
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ironymaiden1. Why dogs?
i don't remember a time before dogs. dogs slept in my bed and shared my cookies and licked off my tears throughout my childhood.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
butterflydrming wrote a while back about the differences between cats and dogs and the desire for a puppy. dogs radiate love. and enthusiasm. and they really like to be touched. i understand that other people don't want their pets to fawn on them, but i don't see why i would keep something in my house that doesn't snuggle. the biggest reason for me to buy a dwelling is to have a dog (renting is the only reason we don't have one now). dog=happy home.
i like to visit other people's cats, but i've never lived in a house with one and their behavior often baffles me.
2. Why Seattle?
when we decided to get outta Dodge we had two objectives: publishing/gaming and a theatre community. we were familiar with NYC and have several friends there. nice to visit, no desire to live there. no living below the Mason-Dixon line. no living anywhere flat. Boston and SF too expensive.
C and my brother had both been here and loved it; my first time was in a car full of our belongings. i like rain, water, and mountains. we researched like mad, saved up money, and we came. i continue to be amazed at how nice it is here. (for reference, the landscape from the opening of The Sopranos is very familiar to us.) it took a couple years to convince myself that i was allowed to stay.
3. What is the one European city you will never visit?
probably Madrid. i have little interest in Spain beyond cheese and The Shadow of the Wind (which is set in Barcelona).
4. Would you do >IT< over again?
yes, i think i would, but start sooner or quit earlier.
5. What is the farthest you have ever traveled for a meal/beverage/treat?
we used to go about thirty miles one way to get good soft-serve ice cream when i was a kid, but more recently i chose an airport in PA that would let me stop at an old haunt on the way to my parents'. that's a few thousand miles for a bowl of shrimp bisque and a pint of Yuengling.
i don't remember a time before dogs. dogs slept in my bed and shared my cookies and licked off my tears throughout my childhood.
butterflydrming wrote a while back about the differences between cats and dogs and the desire for a puppy. dogs radiate love. and enthusiasm. and they really like to be touched. i understand that other people don't want their pets to fawn on them, but i don't see why i would keep something in my house that doesn't snuggle. the biggest reason for me to buy a dwelling is to have a dog (renting is the only reason we don't have one now). dog=happy home.i like to visit other people's cats, but i've never lived in a house with one and their behavior often baffles me.
2. Why Seattle?
when we decided to get outta Dodge we had two objectives: publishing/gaming and a theatre community. we were familiar with NYC and have several friends there. nice to visit, no desire to live there. no living below the Mason-Dixon line. no living anywhere flat. Boston and SF too expensive.
C and my brother had both been here and loved it; my first time was in a car full of our belongings. i like rain, water, and mountains. we researched like mad, saved up money, and we came. i continue to be amazed at how nice it is here. (for reference, the landscape from the opening of The Sopranos is very familiar to us.) it took a couple years to convince myself that i was allowed to stay.
3. What is the one European city you will never visit?
probably Madrid. i have little interest in Spain beyond cheese and The Shadow of the Wind (which is set in Barcelona).
4. Would you do >IT< over again?
yes, i think i would, but start sooner or quit earlier.
5. What is the farthest you have ever traveled for a meal/beverage/treat?
we used to go about thirty miles one way to get good soft-serve ice cream when i was a kid, but more recently i chose an airport in PA that would let me stop at an old haunt on the way to my parents'. that's a few thousand miles for a bowl of shrimp bisque and a pint of Yuengling.
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Date: 2006-03-15 11:11 pm (UTC)I agree about dogs. Kitten snuggles so much that she's a good substitute, and it's nice to be able to pick her up (I tend towards big dogs). But that's a lot of my motivation for wanting a house also- need yard for dog.