Not fluffy

this is one that i submitted a while ago, because all of the questions with random letters from a generator just have one question options. i used a random letter generator, for random questions.

1. What is place you have visited, or want to visit, that starts with D?
i would like to visit denver, dublin (ireland), or denmark.

2. What is a food that you like, or don't like, that starts with R?
i like relish (the sweet kind put on hot dogs) & red velvet cake. don't like radishes, rice, or raspberries.

3. Own anything that starts with the letter M?
not currently. i had some moccasin-type shoes long ago.

4. Know anyone whose name (first, middle, or last) that starts with N?
a couple of people.

5. Favorite movie, book, TV show, or song whose title starts with T?
(not a favorite book, but a good one) Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. by Leanda de Lisle. and of course (star) trek for favorite tv show(s).


other answers are over here.

These questions were written by canadiangirl16 .

1. Do you enjoy reading?
yes.

2. What is the first book you remember reading?
no idea. it was probably one of those little golden books.

3. Who is your favourite author?
i don't really have one. i like certain series by elizabeth peters, carole nelson douglas, rita mae brown, charlotte macleod, steven saylor & laura joh rowland.

4. What is your favourite book?
don't really have one. check out the links in the sticky post to see some i've enjoyed reading.

5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?
the last one was mission to paris by alan furst. the current one is twilight man: love and ruin in the shadows of hollywood and the clark empire by liz brown.
no idea what the next one will be. i try to alternate between fiction & non-fiction, but it depends on what the library i get my e-books from has available at the time.


other people's answers are over here.

i've read that people do not know their own phone number because they don't call it. i suppose it's worse these days because people just have a list of contacts on their phone & they just click one when needed, for the most part.

but if a person has to put down their phone number on forms for new doctors, online orders, and whatnot you'd think people would remember it. i do. i even remember old numbers that my family doesn't have any more.

1. How long to you hope to live (to what age)?
i don't know.

2. Based on the lifespans of your grandparents and/or great-grandparents, what is your realistic lifespan?
most of my grandparents lived to their late 70s/early 80s. not sure about my great-grandparents.

3. What is the average lifespan of people in your country?
i think for men it's 76 & for women it's 81.

4. At what age do you plan to retire (or did you retire)?
65. probably.

5. What are your plans for retirement?
to travel. otherwise do as little as possible.

other answers here at thefridayfive

the title of this icon on this post is "mad men me" because at the height of the tv show mad men's popularity*, AMC.com had a thing to put yourself in a scene of that era. there were 4-5 settings (an office, a living room, a bar, a bedroom, etc.) and you could put outfits on a figure representing yourself (business attire, casual clothes, lounge-wear, cocktail outfit) and you could have hairstyles of the era (in a few colors). and have a few body types for both men & women (thin, average, heavyset), skin/hair colors, facial expressions, & a glasses (silver or black) option.
at the time i had silver-colored glasses with rectangle frames. but in 2017 i got black glasses with oval-ish frames, so it was not representative of me (i know it's been awhile, but; 1. glasses are expensive & 2. generally my eyes don't change much between glasses purchases).
but now i have silver-colored glasses with rectangle frames once again. unfortunately my eyes did change a small amount, enough to have eye pain on and off. and i may or may not be that age where it is possible to need reading glasses. thankfully i don't need them. but since my prescription is distance only, i have to peer over my glasses to read things that are close-up sometimes.

( a small rant )

the case they give with the glasses is a plastic thing with the wal-mart starburst logo inscribed in the plastic & this cheap felt-like insert (that's not even glued in). the cases from 2017 were better in that their cheap felt-like liner was better, glued in, were not just cheap plastic and had a hinged lid. my brother got his glasses about a month ago and he got their bog-standard case.
when i got mine, apparently they ran out & i got a nike case (a brand of glasses they sell) that's bigger, has better lining, with a hinged lid (that is known for snapping down on fingers. i was warned by the one of the ladies that helps fit the glasses & does the ordering process.) my brother is annoyed/jealous, even though we will not be keeping the cases and will use them to protect our old ones when we donate them to wal-mart's/lions club eye glasses for needy people program bin.


*sometime after 2009 (2011?, 2012?), when i joined DW.

Daria, Daria & Jane, At the 10 year High School reunion.

the fill is more female slash than i wanted, but just mentioned & not shown.

found out via princessofgeeks that apparently ivorygates passed away earlier this month. she had not been in good health for awhile now, but it is still a shock.

i've been subscribed to her DW the whole time (or nearly so) i've been on DW (2009). i always enjoyed her comments about stargate; sg-1, both the show & about the actors/writers/producers.

i didn't know her as well as some of you did, but i may have been reading her journal back when i was an anonymous commenter on LJ.

words are always inadequate at a time like this and mine are failing me. so i'll say: rest in peace ivorygates, i hope the afterlife is filled with your favorite things.

in the previous entry i said that our phones have not had any updates in a few months (brother says at least 4).

well, today either a notification popped up or he went looking for updates & we got them. and then some, i think we got all of the security updates one after the other.
no user interface updates as of yet. which is probably good, we never like how they change things.

my brother read that towards the end of a phone's life they only get updates quarterly, and not monthly (or whenever it was). so that's just great [/sarcasm].

this year the 3-sentence fic-a-thon is the gift that keeps giving.


someone filled one of my prompts;
Stargate: SG-1, Daniel & any SG-1 team member, The meaning of whatever inscription he’s working on gets lost in translation

These questions were suggested by spiralsheep .

1. Have you ever watched illusion magic? Close-up, or in a stage show, or on television? Did it work for you?
there was a guy doing close up stuff at the opening of a subway (no joke) that was doing stuff near my mom & me when we were in line.

2. Have you ever wished on a star, or a lucky cat, or a coin in a wishing well? Did it work in some way?
i've wished on a star & it never came true. but once i did a "blow out the birthday candles & make a wish" thing that did come true.

3. Have you ever cast a spell, made a love charm, or tried a curse? Did it work in some way?
no.

4. Are there any other traditional superstitions you pay attention to? Do they work in some way?
i try to avoid the 13^th of anything. especially friday the 13^th. not sure who well it works.

5. Would you want major magical powers like in a fantasy story? Which powers, and how would you use them?
maybe something do do with the weather?

more answers over here