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Failing to make a difference in either case
It appears cross-posting from Dreamwidth no longer works; at least it didn't this time. LJ does have a strange new post editor which might explain it. Annoying! I'm using the old one for now.
If you opened a business, what kind would it be?Proofreading. It's badly needed - just look at all the apostrophised plurals - but it wouldn't be a viable ( Read more... ) -
The big O
Well, Omicron's loose in the country, spread by attendees at a wedding in Auckland, and we're going to alert level Red at midnight. We were going to fly up to a wedding in April but I doubt whether it will be on - it was cancelled once already - or if it is, whether I even want to risk it.
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Question catch-up
It's been a while since I answered some of these, and it's only some I'm answering.
Would you rather lose the ability to read or the ability to speak?
Definitely speak. It would be a pain and very difficult to cope with, but I couldn't give up reading.
Would you rather have all illicit drugs or duelling between consenting adults be legalised?
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Boosted
As I was in town, I went to the doctors' to book my booster, and they took me right away. I was nervous about side effects as my second job gave me chills, fever, and nausea for a day or two, but, as with the first one, I just got a sore arm right away and felt a bit tired this afternoon. It's only a matter of time till we get Delta or Omicron down ( Read more... ) -
Escapism FTW
What do you do to get rid of stress?
Read entertaining (as opposed to depressing or frightening) novels, preferably set in a time and/or place that is very different to mine. I've always been able to lose myself in fictional worlds; as a child I annoyed my parents by just not hearing them when they tried to get my attention. Sadly I can no longer ( Read more... ) -
In defence of fruitcake
When you are old(er), what do you think children will ask you to tell stories about?
I have no idea. Maybe about when I lived in Israel, if I start the ball rolling with a funny story or two.
This one is mainly for North Americans (I think this lot of questions comes from Canada).
January 3 is Fruitcake Toss Day. Do you like fruitcake? Why does it get ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Well, it's a new year, so have some pretend fireworks. I doubt 2022 will be any better than the last two in general, but I wish you all some personal joy and happiness in your lives.
It was very quiet here with all public celebrations cancelled (not that there's much most years in this town anyway - one lot of fireworks one year, a street party ( Read more... ) -
Question for 31 December
Last one for last year, ho hum.
31. What are you looking forward to in the next year?
Hope? Being able to do more? Maybe even have a holiday because we didn't get one in 2021. I think we've got at least another year of this crap though. I can get my booster this month which might make me feel a bit safer.
Also posted on Dreamwidth, with
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Questions for 26 - 27 December
Ho hum, another grey "summer" day. Summers here are not that great. Maybe we'll go down and ride the steam train round the harbour as they only bring it out on special occasions, in this case, just this week till new year's eve. Usually it's an old diesel on weekends.
26. What's your favourite flavour of soda, pop, or whatever else you call it?
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Questions for 22 - 24 December
A fun and relaxed (and possibly also merry, as that means "pleasantly tipsy" to me) Christmas to all who celebrate it!
It's just past the summer solstice which means it doesn't get dark till 9:30 down here, yet there are still a few people who light up their houses US-style. I hope they do it again at Matariki (our latest holiday) next year; we so ( Read more... )