Friday five
1. What's the present you gave you're most proud of? A TV, a cat statue with an "I love you" necklace, etc
2. What's the most memorable present you've received? A Trans-Siberan Orchestra concert, a bike, etc
3. How many people do you typically buy presents for at once, at the most presents-ish part of the year? A few
4. What sort of presents do you usually most enjoy receiving? Books, gift cards, shirts, etc
5. How do you wrap presents? Paper or bag? Sellotape or just folding magic? Ribbon? Gift tag? Other? I prefer paper bags, because I'm terrible at wrapping haha
I did go to work's Christmas party, which was ok..not many people participated in the White Elephant gift exchange, which was weird. Amazingly, there was nothing coffee related! I stole a little cat tent from someone..I hope Abby likes it!
No
December
1. Who was the president/prime minister/leader of your country when you were born?
2. What is the best way to spiffy-up french fries?
3. When did you last unexpectedly receive something for free?
4. Do you donate food (or money) to food banks?
5. Does your mental image of yourself correspond with what you see in the mirror?
6. Would you consider leaving your body to medical science? Or maybe just parts of your body?
7. If you could make a 20-second phone call to yourself at any point in your life, when would you call and what would you say?
8. If you could turn one book, comic book or other print story into a feature-length movie or TV series, what would you pick and why?
9. Have you ever actually punched someone (not counting a friendly jab to the shoulder)? Have you ever been punched?
10. What product’s packaging do you find excessive or inadequate? What sort of packaging do you hate the most?
11. In terms of personal care products (shampoo, toothpaste, skin care products, deodorants, etc.) do you mostly stick with the same brands, or do you like to try new ones? Are you influenced by price, e.g. buying what's on sale, even if it's not your usual brand?
12. Is there an ingredient you put into almost everything you cook, even if the recipe doesn't call for it? Is there an ingredient that most recipes call for, but that you tend to leave out?
13. Some people believe that if life has no purpose, then there is no reason for living. While others think that if life has no purpose, that frees a person to find/create and follow their own personal purpose. Which is a more valid point of view or are they both equally valid?
14. Would you rather have more kitchen counter space or kitchen cabinet space?
15. How conscious do you think animals are?
16. Did you discover a new (to you) favourite author or musician/band this year?
17. What do you like most about your family?
18. December 18 is "Bake Cookies Day". Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? Care to share?
19. In what forms of housing have you resided?
20. When were you last onstage, literally or figuratively?
21. True or false: people only eat cupcakes for the icing.
22. Do you have a TV series that you wish had run longer than it did? What about one that you think ran on too long?
23. What songs hit you with a wave of nostalgia every time you hear them?
24. Which of your vices or bad habits would be the hardest to give up?
25. Do you self-censor a lot?
26. What happens in your country regularly that people in other countries would find strange or bizarre?
27. Was there ever an event in your life that defied explanation?
28. What decision have you been putting off?
29. Most Valuable Player (MVP): an accolade or award, originally used in team sports to recognize one player for game-changing excellence, and also used outside of sports to recognize excellence in the contributions of an individual to a group effort. Does anyone stand out as your own personal MVP, either at work or in your personal life, for this year?
30. As the year comes to a close, what’s something you’d like to put behind you?
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly?
2. What's the most memorable present you've received? A Trans-Siberan Orchestra concert, a bike, etc
3. How many people do you typically buy presents for at once, at the most presents-ish part of the year? A few
4. What sort of presents do you usually most enjoy receiving? Books, gift cards, shirts, etc
5. How do you wrap presents? Paper or bag? Sellotape or just folding magic? Ribbon? Gift tag? Other? I prefer paper bags, because I'm terrible at wrapping haha
I did go to work's Christmas party, which was ok..not many people participated in the White Elephant gift exchange, which was weird. Amazingly, there was nothing coffee related! I stole a little cat tent from someone..I hope Abby likes it!
No
December
1. Who was the president/prime minister/leader of your country when you were born?
2. What is the best way to spiffy-up french fries?
3. When did you last unexpectedly receive something for free?
4. Do you donate food (or money) to food banks?
5. Does your mental image of yourself correspond with what you see in the mirror?
6. Would you consider leaving your body to medical science? Or maybe just parts of your body?
7. If you could make a 20-second phone call to yourself at any point in your life, when would you call and what would you say?
8. If you could turn one book, comic book or other print story into a feature-length movie or TV series, what would you pick and why?
9. Have you ever actually punched someone (not counting a friendly jab to the shoulder)? Have you ever been punched?
10. What product’s packaging do you find excessive or inadequate? What sort of packaging do you hate the most?
11. In terms of personal care products (shampoo, toothpaste, skin care products, deodorants, etc.) do you mostly stick with the same brands, or do you like to try new ones? Are you influenced by price, e.g. buying what's on sale, even if it's not your usual brand?
12. Is there an ingredient you put into almost everything you cook, even if the recipe doesn't call for it? Is there an ingredient that most recipes call for, but that you tend to leave out?
13. Some people believe that if life has no purpose, then there is no reason for living. While others think that if life has no purpose, that frees a person to find/create and follow their own personal purpose. Which is a more valid point of view or are they both equally valid?
14. Would you rather have more kitchen counter space or kitchen cabinet space?
15. How conscious do you think animals are?
16. Did you discover a new (to you) favourite author or musician/band this year?
17. What do you like most about your family?
18. December 18 is "Bake Cookies Day". Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? Care to share?
19. In what forms of housing have you resided?
20. When were you last onstage, literally or figuratively?
21. True or false: people only eat cupcakes for the icing.
22. Do you have a TV series that you wish had run longer than it did? What about one that you think ran on too long?
23. What songs hit you with a wave of nostalgia every time you hear them?
24. Which of your vices or bad habits would be the hardest to give up?
25. Do you self-censor a lot?
26. What happens in your country regularly that people in other countries would find strange or bizarre?
27. Was there ever an event in your life that defied explanation?
28. What decision have you been putting off?
29. Most Valuable Player (MVP): an accolade or award, originally used in team sports to recognize one player for game-changing excellence, and also used outside of sports to recognize excellence in the contributions of an individual to a group effort. Does anyone stand out as your own personal MVP, either at work or in your personal life, for this year?
30. As the year comes to a close, what’s something you’d like to put behind you?
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly?