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.

3. Do you get trick-or- ( Read more... )

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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... )

I quite enjoyed the pleasingly random assortment of questions this week.

1. What's a song you'd enjoy screaming along to as you drove down the highway?

“I love rock n roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. I have in fact done this very thing many times.

2. What is your favorite place/type of environment to relax?Either my sofa being sat on by ( Read more... )

1. If you could live in any city in the world, where would you live and why?London would still probably be the top of my list. While I was living there, I loved not having to drive and being able to access so many remarkable things for the price of a £1.50 bus journey. I’m also too consistently tired and too completely absorbed in my job and my ( Read more... )

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I didn't do very well at taking videos last month, but perhaps any disappointment around that will be mitigated by the quantity of cats.

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This 1SE starts off in California, then goes back home (and to work), has a jaunt to Wales for some surfing and paddle-boarding, and ends up back home again. Also, spot the new Birkenstocks!

1. Are you and your birth family close?

Yes (but also, it’s complicated).

2. How far away do you live from your various family members?

At least a few thousand miles from nearly all of my blood relatives. Much closer to my out-laws.

3. When was the last time you visited with relatives?Only about a month ago, but it already feels like ages ( Read more... )

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I turned my back to pick up the clothes to put into Eldest’s jumper-and-leggings drawer, and was treated to this fantastic 21-second display of total disdain upon my return. Thank you for putting me in my place, cat.

Humuhumu now wears the same size shoes as I do ( Read more... )