I was tagged by @barduil and @ofplanet-earth! Thanks, lovelies! (And I’m sorry it always takes me so long to do these things…)
Rules: answer 11, ask 11, tag 11.
1. Who was your very first favourite character? Willow Rosenberg. (Followed shortly after by CJ Cregg and Catherine Willows.)
2. A song you never get tired to listen to? When the Levee Breaks, by Led Zeppelin. And James Rhodes’ performance of Busoni’s arrangement of the Chaconne, by JSB. I can’t choose between them. (Please don’t make me.)
3. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be? Realistically? In bed. (I am so tired.) Fantastically? A Louden Swain concert. (The good vibe-age would be restorative, I think?)
4. What would you really, really like to get someday? Peace of mind. Or, if I’m ever so lucky, something adjacent to happiness.
5. What’s the movie you watched over and over again as a kid? 101 Dalmations. (The original, duh. Patch was my bro.)
6. Favourite cocktail (with or without alcohol)? Lagavulin, the Distiller’s Edition, neat. Or a Slava martini, a little bit dirty.
7. Favourite Pokémon? Uhhh. I honestly don’t know? I don’t know their names. Or… anything about them, really, except that the game has taken over the world. *ducks*
8. Something to drink you could never ever live without? Diet Coke. Sad, but true.
9. Something to eat you could never ever live without? Hmmm. I don’t know. I enjoy food and eating… but I don’t know if there’s anything I couldn’t live without ever eating again.
10. Describe your dream fic. Oof. A long story (but not just for the sake of being long). A story that approaches canon in a way that makes my brain short-circuit (or at least makes it re-evaluate my perspective on the canonical course of events or characters). And if it includes polyamory (but not necessarily multiple pairings), ace spectrum characters, and kink (in a real way, not a porn way) with positivity and acceptance and grace, then I’d be a happy camper.
11. Favourite time of the year? Fall. The ability to wear down vests and scarves trumps the back-to-school crowds.
@ofplanet-earth‘s questions:
1. what brought you to tumblr? what made you stay? Fanart and an ability to save/bookmark it in a visual way (the likes) brought me to tumblr. What made me stay… there being so much creativity and my wish and hope that I might be able to contribute to it, someday.
2. what’s the first decoration you hang/set up when you move into a new space? I have two poster-sized collages of Emmy nomination ads, magazine photos, and other images of most of the main and guest cast of The West Wing. (It also includes a card that John Spencer signed and (his people) sent to me for something the JSEB put together.) They’re in frames, they took a long time to put together, and I love them. Goodness, I love that show.
3. how many scarves do you own? Um. Ten. Maybe. Probably more.
4. what’s your favourite creative past time? Anything that gets me out of my head. I wish I were more talented, but it’s mostly hard work. And I don’t even succeed in making something pretty all that often. But the goal is getting me to stop thinking about the yuck for a while. If it can do that, I don’t care if it’s painting at a clay café.
5. what’s something you do when you don’t feel well? If it’s physical, drink all the orange juice I can get my hands on. If it’s emotional, sleep, eat, and binge watch all I can stand.
6. is there a question you like to ask people to get to know them better? Not off the top of my head… but, sometimes I feel like finding out about someone’s fandoms and pairings helps. Even in real life, if I get an idea of what they like to watch (or not), I feel like there’s insight to be gleaned (even if I’m not sure what it is).
7. what would your ideal job be? what would you have to do to get it? Ideal? Probably a Character TD at an established VFX studio or animation studio that focuses on features. For starters, I’d have to move away to where such studios exist. And I’m not quite willing/able/brave-enough to do that yet.
8. are you happy, on a day-to-day basis? why or why not? (please don’t feel obligated to answer if you feel uncomfortable) No. Accepting, maybe. And sometimes I laugh and find moments of happiness. But, on a whole? Not even close. Because… well, without going into too much detail, because I have too much shame, too many hopes (that eventually get dashed), and because I am soul-deep tired of being nearly completely on my own.
9. what’s your favourite kind of tea? Lapsang souchong. (Or blends with lapsing soughing in ‘em.)
10. do you have pets? what are their names? Technically, no. Hank the greyhound is the family pet (since I can’t have pets in my apartment, he had to stay with my parents), but I like to think he’s 100% mine because he likes me best.
11. if humanity banded together and worked toward a common goal, what do you think it should be? what does your ideal earth look like? Acceptance. My ideal earth looks like a place where everyone belongs, where everyone is included, where no one is marginalized.
My questions:
1. Is there a word in your first (or main) language that makes you happy to say/hear?
2. Is there a word in your first (or main) language that makes you angry (or sad or grossed out) to say/hear?
3. Do you have a favourite texture? If yes, what is it?
4. What is your current favourite musical artist or group?
5. Do you have any guilty pleasures (you wouldn’t mind sharing)?
6. Do you play any instruments? If yes, which one(s)?
7. When is your favourite time of day?
8. What’s your fave—or most effective way—to recharge creatively?
9. What genre of book (or fic!) do you gravitate towards when you’re in the mood to read?
10. When do you prefer to shower: at the start of the day, or at the end?
11. What is your favourite Bob Seger song?
Thinking up eleven questions is haaaaard. Mine are not top-shelf. Sorry, guys!
Aaaand, I tag… @loveinkind, @mojowoho, @zathuraroy5, @everyjourneylove, @little-red-83, @omgthepinkflamingoblog, @zaphodbeeblebro, and @lacqueluster. Not eleven, but whatever. And if you’ve done this already or don’t want to do it… don’t do it! No pressure :)