If you were a tree (or treelike plant), what would you be, and why?

"Spindrift" is one of my favorite words. It tastes good to say, and it evokes a wonderfully airy image and spacious sentiment ( Read more... )

If you were a bush or tree, what would you be, and why?

How many digits of pi do you know offhand? At the max, how many have you memorized, even if you don't remember them now? How much effort did you put into remembering many digits of pi?

How many jobs have you held as an adult?

What are you an expert in?

What does it mean to you to be an expert in general or in that thing?

Tell me three things about yourself you think I don't know. If you have the stamina, tell me 10 things about yourself you think I don't know!

I keep thinking of things I want to post here when I'm away from a keyboard, and then when I'm in front of my computer, I'm all, "Uhhh, what was that thing again?" So, instead, a QOTD:

If you were a leafy green, what would you be? (Here's a list of greens in case you, like I, have trouble thinking beyond the ones you know best.)

When you're throwing a party, what makes it feel successful to you? Unsuccessful? What are the things you feel like you have control over to improve your chances of success? What is out of your control?

When you are attending a party, what makes it feel successful/unsuccessful to you? Do you feel like there are things you have control over about

What metaphors do you use for meditation?

For example, I've heard meditation described as standing on the bank of a river, where the river are thoughts and emotions, or as being an empty room with open windows, where the thoughts and feelings pass through (and hopefully don't linger).

What metaphor(s) describe the experience of meditation for you