Toadfish Monastery

,) Why do you do what you do?

What else is there to do, if not what we do?

I don't think I should do anything else.

.) <--- It this a one eyed-pirate?

Maybe, but he has probably lost his eyepatch.

/) Favorite type of paper?

Do paper bills count?



č) Do you have a special dance you like to do when succeeding in something (or when thing just go as they should)? If yes, do you do it often?

š) What was the last sporting event you went to?

ř) What was the last musical event you went to?

Bónús: Should we have bonus questions?

č) Do you have a special dance you like to do when succeeding in something (or when thing just go as they should)? If yes, do you do it often?
Not really, it may have something to do with the fact that very few of my successes are worth dancing. 
š) What was the last sporting event you went to?
Gee... I think an Indycar race a few years back when JP Montoya was running.
ř) What was the last musical event you went to?
A Traviata production this past Monday (last show of the season).
Paid for? I'm not sure if it was a concert of The Police or a New World Symphony concert last year.
Bónús: Should we have bonus questions?
Perhaps, if the bonus is related or funny enough.

á) What did your parents wanted you to learn, you didn't, and now you regret not learning/doing?

é) Sturm und Drang, or Balance & Harmony?

ñ) Is it possible to keep the idealism without been naive, or is growing cynicism unavoidable?

Bonus: What happened to numbering in this thread and why?

á) What did your parents wanted you to learn, you didn't, and now you regret not learning/doing?

Secretarial skills, although I don't really regret it. I'm freakin' dyslexic and I'll never type 90 WPM and shorthand?? It became a dinosaur while I was in college. Besides, you CANNOT always get a job as a secretary...

é) Sturm und Drang, or Balance & Harmony?

Balance and Harmony, with a side of levity and peace.

ñ) Is it possible to keep the idealism without been naive, or is growing cynicism unavoidable?

You don't have to stop being idealistic, but being realistic involves a certain amount of cynicism. So does growing up.

Bonus: What happened to numbering in this thread and why?

It started when Bob wanted to see if people paid attention to the 'little stuff' and mixed the numbers. I answered with letters, which led to symbols, which has wandered off into one of those 'things' we just do... If we weren't all pretty individualistic people, we'd have never gotten together in the first place. that we ARE not the average crowd makes the silly stuff happen in a rather laid-back manner. Sorta like the dividers between sections in this thread.

(AKA, the passive aggressive smiley show!)

Part the First: Make your own, or just buy it already and save the time and effort? (Whatever...a thing you could make if you tried.)

Part the Second: Similarly, Do it Yourself or hire The Guy...

Part the Third: Do you like camping out, or is your idea of roughing it a Motel 6 with no room service?

Part the First: Make your own, or just buy it already and save the time and effort? (Whatever...a thing you could make if you tried.)
I'd make it my self if I have the time and inspiration.

Part the Second: Similarly, Do it Yourself or hire The Guy...
It depends, everything where f***ing up leads to immediate danger to either living things or possessions (gas, water/plumbing, most electricity) I let a pro handle, every thing else I'm equipped to take care of my own. I wish I had someone to call when in need of advanced computer support though.

Part the Third: Do you like camping out, or is your idea of roughing it a Motel 6 with no room service?
The summer vacations in my childhood consisted of  3 persons spending 4-5 weeks in a small (6m long) sail boat, sailing from island to island in the Swedish Baltic sea archipelago.
However camping with a tent unless I'm in the wilderness of the mountains doesn't feel to attractive. too many idiots, thieves, junkies, etc. around to make me feel comfortable. IMHO there are nothing in the Swedish fauna that is so unpredictable and dangerous as people.


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1) What's the most dangerous where you live, Nature or People?

2) What is the most embarrassing product in your fridge?

3) Bath tub or Shower and why?

1) What's the most dangerous where you live, Nature or People?

People.  The most dangerous animals is the occasional untrained dog.  Even skunks are scarce hereabouts.

2) What is the most embarrassing product in your fridge?
Non-food items put there to make them last longer.

Or else it's the food item put there so long ago, that it's taken on the form of a new life-form.   Some of those containers, I'm afraid to touch-- I might get teleported into another dimension....

3) Bath tub or Shower and why?

Shower.  Currently, because my house has no bathtub-- just an oversized shower.  But, back when I had a 'tub, I sometimes showered off first, then soaked in the tub for therapy.   

The thought of sitting in dirty water for a length of time is not conducive to cleanliness.  Or at least to me!

Wash that dirt down the drain, where it belongs! 

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alpha) Electric range/stove or Gas? (Or other... like wood or something)  Why?

beta)  Electric oven or gas?  Or, convection, microwave, hybrid, reflector-wood, what?

gamma)  Use teflon or think it's an abomonation?  Stainless steel or cast-iron?

delta) (bonus question) Do you think Aluminum cookware ought to be removed from the market, and why or not?

alpha) Electric range/stove or Gas? (Or other... like wood or something)  Why?

Gas all the way! Gas allows me to fine-tune the amount of heat put out in a way that a thermostat-controlled electric stove can't. Gas is fine for anything from roaring jet of flame for woking and quick sauteing, all the way down to a slow, long simmer for a stewpot.

Of course, a good electric stove is perfectly acceptable, too. And a wood-burning stove is also very fine, but you need to have a certain knack in order to control the temperature. And if you fire up a wood-burning cast iron stove enough for you to get it very hot for some frying, the rest of the stove also heats up to an appreciable degree, which might be a bit too much at times. But it is lovely for keeping the house warm...


beta)  Electric oven or gas?  Or, convection, microwave, hybrid, reflector-wood, what?

On this point, I am actually more for electric ovens. They are a bit more easily controlled than gas ovens, and can often go higher in temperature, and more importantly, lower in temperature than a gas oven. Try making creme brulee in a gas oven -you definitely need to start fiddling about with water baths and cover sheets and whatnot, whereas with a good electric oven, you just set the thermostat to 65 or 70 degrees celsius.

Microwaves are good for defrosting stuff, as well as experimenting with temperatures and wines, but I can't imagine using one for cooking.

gamma)  Use teflon or think it's an abomonation?  Stainless steel or cast-iron?

Teflon can be OK, if it is a good, solid coat, on a good, solid base with decent physical and thermal mass. A thin layer of PTFE coating on a metal frame about as thick as tinfoil is doomed to failure. Oh, and Silpat teflon baking sheets are great when making pastries and confections, as well as gel spirals, chocolate corkscrews, caramel brittle and other fun stuff.

Stainless steel is also OK, especially for wet cooking. For frying, I actually prefer either cast iron (also lovely for braising), a teflon coated pan, or a sheet carbon steel pan, such as a classic french omelette pan or a wok.


delta) (bonus question) Do you think Aluminum cookware ought to be removed from the market, and why or not?

Aluminium is like anything else -it has it's uses. I don't like to use it when the aluminum surface comes into contact with the food -it sticks easily, and you can easily get discolouration of the food. But it is good to use as part of the body of a cooking vessel, and anodized aluminium is good for pots. Likewise, large stockpots are slightly less unwieldy when they are made out of aluminium.

Now, my questions:

Å: Lutfisk, gravlax or surströmming?

Ä: What strange or weird stuff or combination thereof that makes other people go "Eeeewwww" do you like to eat?

Ö: What stuff that other people rave about makes you go "Eeeewwww"?

Ø: Bonus question! Strange dots, lines and squiggly-wigglies with the letters: Are they overrated and stupid, or cool and funky?

Quote from: Lindorm on April 07, 2008, 07:33:18 PM
delta) (bonus question) Do you think Aluminum cookware ought to be removed from the market, and why or not?

Aluminium is like anything else -it has it's uses. I don't like to use it when the aluminum surface comes into contact with the food -it sticks easily, and you can easily get discolouration of the food. But it is good to use as part of the body of a cooking vessel, and anodized aluminium is good for pots. Likewise, large stockpots are slightly less unwieldy when they are made out of aluminium.

(emphasis mine)

That is exactly why I tossed out all my aluminum cookware (except for strictly on the outside, as a heat-retaining engine).

There appears to be a link with too much aluminum in the diet and Alshemers' 

Back to your regularly non-scheduled interviews.   (shoo.... shoo... I'm cooking.)

Å: Lutfisk, gravlax or surströmming?

Pustefix!
http://www.pustefix.de/

Ä: What strange or weird stuff or combination thereof that makes other people go "Eeeewwww" do you like to eat?

Peanut butter and lettuce sandwiches. I love them and can't understand what's so weird about them, but some people seem to think the very idea must be from another galaxy.

Ö: What stuff that other people rave about makes you go "Eeeewwww"?

Red meat.

Ø: Bonus question! Strange dots, lines and squiggly-wigglies with the letters: Are they overrated and stupid, or cool and funky?

Cool and funky!


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oncet) What is your favorite candy to get stuck in your teeth?

twicet) What is your favorite berry seed to get stuck between your teeth?

corset) What's your current favorite hat?

bonurt) How much will you give me never to mention frogurt again?

oncet) What is your favorite candy to get stuck in your teeth?
Butterfinger bars. And for that reason, I avoid them.

twicet) What is your favorite berry seed to get stuck between your teeth?
Raspberries. mmmmmmm.

corset) What's your current favorite hat?
For warm weather, a black straw with a stiffened, broad brim and sunprint scarf tied round the crown.
For cool weather, a black felt fedora with a broad brim.
I have many hats; it's part of my signature style.

bonurt) How much will you give me never to mention frogurt again?
Nothing. You may mention what you like.


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один) Do you prefer knitted sweaters/jumpers, tees -or- button down shirts?

два) Any jewelry that you always wear?

три) Glasses, contact lenses, or lasik?

тантьема) What should the international penalty be for wearing socks with sandals?

один) Do you prefer knitted sweaters/jumpers, tees -or- button down shirts?

Shirts.  Long-sleeve, even in summer (keeps the sunburns off, but I sweat alot).  Button-down or not, doesn't matter, so long as there's a pocket for my reading glasses, a pen, a tiny screwdriver and a marker.

два) Any jewelry that you always wear?

Nope.  My skin does not tolerate constant contact with metal or plastic.  I get a rash.  So, nothing. Not even gold.  (and, yes cotton or natural fabrics are fine. I don't run about in the nude.  Or, usually not....)

три) Glasses, contact lenses, or lasik?

Lasik.  Can't recommend it enough.   I now have 20/15 vision, except for very, very close objects.

тантьема) What should the international penalty be for wearing socks with sandals?

Immediate and constant ridicule from everyone that is forced to view them.  Lots of finger-pointing, laughing and such.  An occasional Nelson 'Ha-Ha!' would be appropriate too.


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2) Math or The Arts?  Both? 

3) What is your favorite period/style of art?  Pre-medieval?  Egyptian?  Renaissance?  Impressionist?  Post-modern? What?  (or Who, if you prefer)

5) Movie or Play?  Opera or Orchestra?  (Or concert?)  Why?

7) Bonus question:  Is there any significance to how I numbered these.  How is it different from  2, 3, 5, 8?

Sure, I'll take another turn...

2) Math or The Arts?  Both? 
Wellllll, I prefer the arts first.
And language second.
But I like science and interesting math very much as well.
Interesting math is not the prosaic kind you use to balance checkbooks. It's the kind that fires the imagination. Not much of it around daily life, sadly.

3) What is your favorite period/style of art?  Pre-medieval?  Egyptian?  Renaissance?  Impressionist?  Post-modern? What?  (or Who, if you prefer)
1. Art & Crafts Medieval Revival. My old apartment was in a repurposed an Arts & Crafts house, and the interior was as close to neocastle as was humanly possible. I miss it terribly, living in a do-not-paint! contempo-white-box,  here.
2. Egyptian New Kingdom art. I wrote a book on it for a jr. high social studies project. All me avatars arrre Egyptian.

5) Movie or Play?  Opera or Orchestra?  (Or concert?)  Why?
It's all good.
- There was little live theatre where I lived before, so I became something of a movie buff. And you can pause, rewind, watch again.
- I like opera on PBS or Bravo, but haven't had much opportunity to attend. I did attend the local Symphony when I could and donated art to its benefits auctions.
- Attended concerts like a crazy person in my 20's. Now, I tend to buy cds for the same benefits as movies.

7) Bonus question:  Is there any significance to how I numbered these.  How is it different from  2, 3, 5, 8?
- 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19... are prime numbers.
- 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55... is a Fibonacci series.

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* * * CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD CRITTERS * * *

*  Cats or dogs? Why?

**  Birds or fish? Why?

***  Ferrets or lizards? WHy?

%  What is your criteria for classifying domesticated-for-food, domesticated-for-work, and domesticated-for-pet animals?

*  Cats or dogs? Why?

Currently, I am doggified. I prefer to have both, but at this juncture, where Dan would be doing kittehlitterz duties because I am not 'as healthy as I used to be' AND we can't afford both...I haz a Spencer. When the inevitable comes, we are going to try for a beagle rescue. (Short hair this time, Spencer currently resembles a sheep.) I'd love to have a cat as well, but there's the financial issues...I'm adamant about taking proper care of my non-human companions, more that human ones that CAN take care of themselves...

**  Birds or fish? Why?

Birds. Have had fish, LOTS of fish. Have had birds. I like birds more. I dunno why, really.

***  Ferrets or lizards? WHy?

Not a reptile fan. Not a real ferret fan either...but better a long fuzzy thing than a long scaly thing. (Leezards don't fool me, they're just snakes with legs on.)

%  What is your criteria for classifying domesticated-for-food, domesticated-for-work, and domesticated-for-pet animals?

Local custom? Depends on where ya are. I'm not lookin' to eat dog anytime soon, but I'm not going to condemn anybody that does, because yes, I WILL eat cow and pig...not so much sheepies, though and never You Know Who...



a) Which of our emoticons/smileys/whatever is your favorite?

b) Is there an emoticon that you wish were available as a sign to use in Real Meatspace Conversations? What is it?

c) Pie or cake?

Bonus: Want ice cream with it?

a) Which of our emoticons/smileys/whatever is your favorite?

A tie between these ones.

b) Is there an emoticon that you wish were available as a sign to use in Real Meatspace Conversations? What is it?
Yes! Any and/or all of these.




c) Pie or cake?
I'm a cobbler girl, but I'll take cake over pie.

Bonus: Want ice cream with it?

OhsweetJesus yes! Proper French vanilla. The one with the little flecks in it.
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) Have we gone too far with the emoticions?

) Do you ever literally dance with joy?

) Favorite type of chocolate?

) Have we gone too far with the emoticions?

Nope. There's no such thing as 'too far' with emoticons until you run out of space. Somebody will use it eventually, and be glad it was there when they needed it.

) Do you ever literally dance with joy?

Used to. Now I chair-dance with joy.

) Favorite type of chocolate?

YES!!NOW!! PLEASE!!!!! OH, excuse me...semi-sweet, bittersweet, truffles rolled in unsweetened cocoa powder. More chocolate than sugar. Or any other kind.



1]  Would you rather sleep or read?

2] Why?

3] Did you sleep with a favorite stuffed animal when you were little?

1]  Would you rather sleep or read?

Sleep.

2] Why?

I get to read plenty of stuff; I never get anywhere near the recommended sleeping time.


3] Did you sleep with a favorite stuffed animal when you were little?

It's a total lie. And no I haven't still got it. In the third drawer down. At the back.


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1 If electricity is cause by electrons what is morality caused by?

2 Is cheating always a sin?

3 Same question, but by yourself this time.