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QOTW – 2010/03/08

Lorena — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:24:15 +0000

And the Question of the Week… isn’t. I’ve been doing the QOTW for… six years now? Seven? And participation has been dropping slowly – more quickly since I no longer have an email list with which to remind people about this (don’t get me started on how using an RSS feed like Google Reader can remind you about blog posts every time they happen). So, although I dearly love the three people who have been answering, I think it’s time for this little meme to pass on.

Rest assured that I still have many questions, and perhaps some of them will show up on the blog in other ways.

QOTW – 2010/03/01

Lorena — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:19:01 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… WTF, March? Wasn’t it just New Years? HAHAHA. I kid, I kid. The real question is… What do you love to be asked about yourself? What could you just go on and on about, and yet not bore people to tears?

QOTW – 2010/02/22

Lorena — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:57:41 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… in your major relationships (spouse/partner/heterosexual life-mate), which of you is the more emotionally stable one?

My answer: DUH. Do you even KNOW me?! OK; sarcasm aside; I think it’s really a pretty even call, with most of my major relationships. That’s the thing about people you love – you try to be an anchor for them, and they try to be an anchor for you. It all works out.

QOTW – 2010/02/15

Lorena — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:09:04 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… what is the most difficult habit you have ever tried to get rid of?

For me, it would be a toss-up between subconscious self-sabotage when it comes to things with timed deadlines, and hyper-vigilance/excessive worry about things that really probably would be OK if I didn’t worry them like a dog with a bone. Yeah. Still working on getting rid of both of those things. Sigh.

QOTW – 2010/02/08

Lorena — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:20:49 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… list five hobbies that you don’t currently do that sound like fun.

Whoa – I already have so many hobbies I don’t know if I can come up with five…!

1. Fishing

2. Boating

3. Mountain hiking

4. Model trains (designing and building scenic layouts)

5. Playing a musical instrument

QOTW – 2009/02/01

Lorena — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:32:46 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… What is the thing you disagree most about as a family?

My answer is after the cut.

Commence being jealous – we don’t really disagree. That may have something to do with there only being, like, three of us left… but seriously! We all have pretty much the same outlook about everything. Probably the largest difference is how Tim and I approach our views on politics, as he listens to Rush Limbaugh daily, and in my universe Rush is going to be first against the firing squad. But even there we agree that Tim can listen to whatever he wants wherever I can’t hear it, and I can keep my mouth shut – so there’s no real tension there. At least there wasn’t until I wrote that out where Tim can see it. I’ll let y’all know if I have to sleep on the couch tonight.

QOTW – 2010/01/25

Lorena — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:22:18 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… what, if any, religion are you? Have you ever changed to a different religion?

My answer is after the cut.

I’ve heard I was baptized as a Methodist as a child, but I don’t even know what they believe/practice. If I had to nail myself down (whoa, unintended pun?!) I would call myself an Agnostic Taoist Pagan (I really don’t see those three as being exclusive of each other). But I don’t get into bed with any sort of organized religion; mostly because I’ve read up on many of them and from an outsiders point of view many of them seem to be describing the same thing… and yet most of them also say that everyone else is wrong. I fail to grok how, if someone is describing the leaves, and someone is describing the branches, and someone is describing the trunk, and someone is describing the root system, and someone is describing the acorn… they can all deny that they are talking about the same tree.

QOTW – 2010/01/18

Lorena — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:39:48 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… What areas of research do you think should be broadened and/or more funded?

My answer? Both space and deep sea exploration. Boldly go!

QOTW – 2009/12/28

Lorena — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:16:23 +0000

And the Question of the Week is… What do you think the next ten years of your life will be like?

QOTW – 2009/12/21

Lorena — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:19:15 +0000

Whoa, almost forgot it was Monday again! The Question of the Week is… What do you like the most about your home? The least?

My answer is after the cut.

What I like most is my office; primarily because of the skylights and the built-in bookshelf. I’ve always had a soft spot for built-in units; bookshelves, pocket doors… things like that. And I love the sound of the rain on the skylights, and the natural light in this room.

What I like least is not having a heater. Especially this morning, when it’s in the upper 50’s… inside.