1. First time you cooked for someone else?

I don't remember. I would have been an adult. My family didn't teach me to cook. I could bake a cake or cookies by the time I left home, but I couldn't make a meal. It was likely to have been something very simple, like pasta with sauce, or a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Bookended by new whiskies. Plenty of cats, food, and family in between.

Happy New Year!

1. What is the most adventurous food you've ever tried?

For me, learning to enjoy spicy food has been the most adventurous activity. I used to flinch at the mere sight of a chilli flake. These days I can eat a madras curry.

2. What is the most adventurous food you'd be willing to try?I haven't tried much in the way of cooked insect, but I've ( Read more... )

1. What is the oldest object in the room with you?
Probably the walls. This is an 18th century house.

2. What is the newest?
A book I was recently gifted.

3. What is your favorite object in the room with you?
At the moment, the Christmas tree.

4. What is the most valuable object?Humuhumu's electric guitar would be up there. The television ( Read more... )

1. What did you want to be when you grew up?

Lots of things, including most unrealistically, Olympic gymnast and dressage champion. The ones that lasted the longest were veterinarian, astronaut, and Nobel-prize-winning chemist.

2. Did you follow through? If not, what happened?Reality? I mean, I don’t particularly like taking massive physical ( Read more... )

1. If the world were to suddenly end right now, what do you wish you would have done?

Finished my beer. [I filled this in on Saturday night.]

2. How many times do you hit the snooze button before getting out of bed?

None. I get up as soon as the alarm goes, and quite frequently before it. Hello, annoying morning person here!

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I went to Sweden, but even so there are still a good number of cat videos in here.

1. Do you celebrate or observe Halloween? How?

Carving pumpkins. Roasting pumpkin seeds. Helping the kids pick out costumes and taking them trick-or-treating.

2. What is your favorite Halloween candy?

I love mini Butterfingers, but of course you don’t get those in the UK, so I’ll settle for mini packets of Haribo.

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My 1SE video is late again! I'm not happy about that, but I am happy about the amount of cats, and about Spooky Season. Will be catching up on all of your videos tonight.

1. Do you like soup?

Yes, yes I do.

2. What is your favorite soup?

Saimin. I am also very fond of the classic chicken noodle. As a child, clam chowder with oyster crackers was another favourite.

3. What kind of soup would you like to try, but never have?

It is an unknown soup. One day I will find it on a menu and try it.

4. Is stew just a ( Read more... )