Five Questions meme
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Fromtroisoiseaux:
1. What is your favorite hobby? Is there a hobby you'd like to try, but haven't?
The #1 spot cycles between various yarny crafts and genealogy. Knitting and spinning satisfy the urge to do something with my hands; genealogy gives me the satisfaction of doing a combined logic puzzle and scavenger hunt.
I'd like to learn to play trumpet. I've played piano and clarinet, and had a year of violin as a kid, but I've never learned a brass instrument.
2. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be?
Jacob Englebrecht, who lived in Frederick County, Maryland in the 19th century. His diaries are a major resource for anyone doing Frederick County genealogy or history, and while I think he'd drive me up the wall if I went on a trip with him, he'd be fascinating to talk to for a dinner (plus he might have dirt on some of my relatives).
3. Is there a piece of media you read/watched when you were way too young for it?
Arguably the Bible, which I read a great deal of in church at ages 8-10 because the sermons were boring and this was an acceptable way to occupy myself. Tons of sex and violence and people behaving really badly!
4. Is there a piece of media you wish you'd encountered earlier in life?
Two come to mind. The one that I could've encountered earlier in life is Gary Moore's song "Over the Hills and Far Away", which came out in the 1980s and which I heard for the first time a bit over a year ago. I love this song and am sorry that it wasn't part of my life earlier. It's my musical catnip -- good rhythm, tune and accompaniment inducing inchoate longing, good story.
The one that I couldn't have encountered earlier in life? Honestly, Twilight. I read about half of it when it came out and decided I was done, but if it'd been around when I was sixteen I would have adored it and had it as a beloved fandom.
5. What is your second favorite color?
Yellow. My favorite color is blue or purple or teal or bluish turquoise, depending on the day; they're all colors that I look good in, so are top choices when I'm buying clothes or yarn. But yellow is what I'll turn to as an accent color. The color of dandelions makes me happy. My hallway is painted a bright yellow. I can't wear yellow against my face; I'm not going to knit a yellow sweater or hat or scarf. But I love it paired with a blue.
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troisoiseaux:1. What is your favorite hobby? Is there a hobby you'd like to try, but haven't?
The #1 spot cycles between various yarny crafts and genealogy. Knitting and spinning satisfy the urge to do something with my hands; genealogy gives me the satisfaction of doing a combined logic puzzle and scavenger hunt.
I'd like to learn to play trumpet. I've played piano and clarinet, and had a year of violin as a kid, but I've never learned a brass instrument.
2. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be?
Jacob Englebrecht, who lived in Frederick County, Maryland in the 19th century. His diaries are a major resource for anyone doing Frederick County genealogy or history, and while I think he'd drive me up the wall if I went on a trip with him, he'd be fascinating to talk to for a dinner (plus he might have dirt on some of my relatives).
3. Is there a piece of media you read/watched when you were way too young for it?
Arguably the Bible, which I read a great deal of in church at ages 8-10 because the sermons were boring and this was an acceptable way to occupy myself. Tons of sex and violence and people behaving really badly!
4. Is there a piece of media you wish you'd encountered earlier in life?
Two come to mind. The one that I could've encountered earlier in life is Gary Moore's song "Over the Hills and Far Away", which came out in the 1980s and which I heard for the first time a bit over a year ago. I love this song and am sorry that it wasn't part of my life earlier. It's my musical catnip -- good rhythm, tune and accompaniment inducing inchoate longing, good story.
The one that I couldn't have encountered earlier in life? Honestly, Twilight. I read about half of it when it came out and decided I was done, but if it'd been around when I was sixteen I would have adored it and had it as a beloved fandom.
5. What is your second favorite color?
Yellow. My favorite color is blue or purple or teal or bluish turquoise, depending on the day; they're all colors that I look good in, so are top choices when I'm buying clothes or yarn. But yellow is what I'll turn to as an accent color. The color of dandelions makes me happy. My hallway is painted a bright yellow. I can't wear yellow against my face; I'm not going to knit a yellow sweater or hat or scarf. But I love it paired with a blue.