It's the last day of October. November tomorrow. If I had any real faith that 2021 will be better, I would be cheering the coming end of this year. But unfortunately, I don't.

Being the last day of October, it's also the last of the October questions -

31 What’s the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?I don't watch scary films. I've never seen any ( Read more... )

30 If you were president/prime minister/supreme leader etc. of your country, what is the first thing you would do?

Resign?

I realise I have been MIA for a few days again. This is now a pattern. So, catch-up time.

26 If your heart were damaged beyond repair, but you could regain your health for a few more years by getting a heart transplant from a genetically engineered pig, would you? Yes. My objection to genetically modified crops is the impact upon the native ( Read more... )

The clocks changed last night, so we are back on GMT and theoretically had an extra hour's sleep. The problem with that plan was that I knew about it in advance, so I went to bed an hour later than usual.

On to the meme -

24. What is the most serious law you've broken doing something you thought was morally right, wouldn't hurt anyone, or was no ( Read more... )

Hey, lookee here - posting two days in a row. *shakes head* What am I coming to? I'll start being reliable and consistent any minute now.

Speaking of which -

23 What is a character trait you despise in others, but you know you also have that same trait?I don't really despise any traits in others, apart from things like a tendency to violence, ( Read more... )

The sun has just come out and I need to pop out to the shops, but before I go...

21. Ignoring all financial considerations, would you rather spend the next 5 years confined to an urban mecca (e.g. New York City, London, etc) or a beautiful, isolated coastal town somewhere?That's an interesting one. Because I can see advantages in both. If I could ( Read more... )

The leaves are beginning to fall. Yesterday I really noticed bare branches on the big trees near the Metro station. Just as in Spring they suddenly appear and what was bare, dark branches against the sky is unexpectedly green, now the full canopy is abruptly bare ( Read more... )

15. If, without being detected, you could spy electronically for the next month and watch anyone, anywhere, anytime, like a fly on a wall, would you? If so, who would you watch and how closely? If not, why not? No. I really don't want to barge into anybody else's private life. I'd be marginally interested in taking a look at Boris at work, just to ( Read more... )

It's Wednesday. But honestly, what day is which is a bit difficult to keep track of at the moment. I only go out to go to the shops, so life is very quiet. But it has been all year. I dimly remember being in an office full of people. I dimly remember socialising in groups in the evening. No doubt it will come back one day. The meme question for a ( Read more... )

I see you've all been catching up on the meme, so before I catch up with your posts I think I should post my own back-logged answers.

9 Are you musically inclined? Do you sing or play an instrument?

No, no instrument. I don't even listen to music. I did used to sing in folk clubs, but I doubt I have the vocal range now.

10 Have you ever called ( Read more... )