Definitely NOT FRUITCAKE.... Overall most Fruits, but defying the letter F, most likely for me it is WATERMELON or Banana. I'm not a fan of Figs, and they don't ring "summer" to me. Sorry F.
2. What item not usually bequeathed in a will, would you like to pass along to someone when you die?
Since I haven't died and my parents did not bequeath specific items, I would have to say FURNITURE for this one... and I don't have much... mostly cheap Walmart furniture. I also have a FAN, and maybe if I dug through my closet, perhaps there is a rotting FRUITCAKE... though that is unlikely.
3. What’s an admirable quality in a book but not in a person?
A lot of fiction liberally use the word FUCK in their narratives, but generally it is not a good thing for a person to say. I don't think the word is admirable, but I do notice it a lot. That said a good FINALE to a good story is admirable, while a FINALEin a person's life usually means death.
4. What’s a good food to add to other foods?
FRENCH FRIES go good with hamburgers, sandwiches and cheap Fish and Chips. And then again many varieties of FISH are great. Plus chopped raw FISH goes well with Sushi and other dishes.
5. What could make your day better right now?
FINISHING it off on a good note!
Yep, this one was late... it's Wednesday and I could not pass up Scattergories. Thanks Scrivener.
After rebooting my Mac I got it to reconnect to the internet again.
2. How would you do in a spelling bee for adults where the other contestants are your average people at the bookstore?
I would probably not do very well, especially if the possibility involves well read people who frequent bookstores. Spellcheck and AI are good friends.
3. When did you most recently keep a cross word to yourself?
Can't remember. A lot of things make me upset.
4. What word’ll best describe your expectations for the coming weekend?
Patriotism.
5. If you could read the strands of your own DNA, what would you most like to know?
I know enough about myself without having to sink to the expensive DNA level to find anything else.
These questions are too personal, so I am going to just generalize.
1. How is professional you different from home you?
Professional you have to be on your best behavior, be productive and generally be dressed for a business type environment. At home I am terribly casual and just do things in time as they come.
2. How is grown-up you different from teen you?
The teen me was very long ago. but some of those things that I enjoyed as a teen still appeal to me, like listening to rock music.
3. How is online you different from IRL you?
About the same, though I may be more outspoken online, depending on the place I am posting something. Of course IRL as well as online, everyone has to be very careful and keep your privacy and security in mind.
4. How is morning you different from evening you?
I am more alert and better prepared to do work tasks in the morning vs. in the evening. Night is the time to relax, do more casual things and sleep vs. having to be productive. Sometimes I have to do work related tasks at night.
5. How is drinking you different from sober you?
I don't do any alcoholic beverages at all, so if the drinking me is doing water, well the sober me is also doing water. Both the same, never intoxicated, therefore not prone at all to get a DUI. Yay!
Will photographers and models be essential in the future when anyone can just tell AI to create a photo shoot with a virtual model such as this simplified one above?
Friday 5 for June 20: What color is your parachute?
1. Which job on a film crew would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for?
I was a producer for our student TV show many moons ago in college. That involved trying to round up a ton of chickens (talent and crew) to be in same place at the same time doing the tasks they signed up for. We had about a dozen people working on this for a short time and it was always a pain to get everyone there at the right time, rent the studio and finish the shoot within a prescribed time. And then there was post production which back in the day was all on 3/4 inch Sony U-Matic tape.. going from master to slave, etc. and cutting it in electronically on this big analog mixing board thing.
Today most of the stuff can be done on computer(s) depending on the size and scope of the production. Surely professional level movies and TV shows take a lot of people to put together... just watch the credits at the end of these... all kinds of specialists employed to get a show produced. Hence the huge budgets to get anything made.
Lisa and I wrote this for Assistance League of Hawaii and I storyboarded it out. We had it produced at Olelo TV in November. Somebody else coordinated the other parts like scheduling time, and bringing in the talent. It took a while to put together and it is only 40 seconds in length.
2. Which job on a hotel staff would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for?
Probably working in their marketing department producing newsletters, taking photos, maybe updating their website, doing social media photography... who knows. I don't stay in hotels very much but I am sure they do a lot of marketing and media.
3. Which job in a hospital would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for?
I am probably best suited for dying in the hospital. Got close to that once. That will probably happen again.
4. Which job on a cruise ship would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for?
Um... probably similar to hotel. I would rather work onshore for their marketing department. Can't stand the thought of being cooped up on a ship, in crew quarters for most of the year. If I had to work on board ship, probably ship photographer, but I would prefer not to.
5. Which job on a fashion magazine would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for?
I don't have any fashion industry experience, but then again being a fashion photographer may be nice but very demanding. Models can be difficult to work with. I'd probably be better suited for working as a production artist on a computer doing the graphics, page make-up. etc... though I have been out of mainstream print media for quite some time now. A lot of the Mac programs have changed over the last 20 years, much of it not good... especially Adobe products with their horribly expensive subscription model. I used to work in advertising many years ago. A lot of jobs above may be replaced by AI.
1. Whose performance of your nation’s anthem did you find especially stirring?
It always feels great and patriotic when any of the military or even college bands play "The Star Spangled Banner" without any vocal accompaniment. Just a huge instrumental piece of music, the larger the band, the better.
2. When did you last fold something?
Two weeks ago after I took my laundry out of the dryer. Gotta do that again this weekend. Fold towels, pants, shirts, sheets, etc. I also occasionally fold paper.
3. When did you last toss something to someone?
Probably last week when I tossed something to Lisa.
4. How do you feel about beets?
I HATE BEETS!!!!!!!
5. What do you have mixed feelings about?
The political and economic direction the state of Hawaii is going in. I mostly have negative feelings about that. Our stupid governor just raised taxes on tourists. All tax increase have far reaching tentacles beyond the core group the tax is attacking.
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OK what a strange word for the topic title. "Zihuatanejo" not found in the usual dictionary and Wikipedia points to a place in Mexico. Nope not going near Mexico anytime in my life. It's a dangerous country.
1. What could use a good shining?
Simple: My car!
2. When have you recently had to stand in a slow-moving line?
It's a good thing I rarely ever go to rock concerts or any kind of live show. Way, way back I remember standing in a long line just to buy tickets at the Blaisdell Center to go see The Rolling Stones at the now condemned Aloha Stadium back in 1998. I also remember standing in long lines to go see most of the Star Wars movies.
Today I won't go to any concerts because in addition to the regular state of Hawaii taxes, I certainly don't want to pay for the Ticketmaster taxes either. What do people get out of Ticketmaster? The whole damn thing is a scam.
A few years ago I had to wait in a line at Satellite City Hall to register the car. Missed the mail in deadline.
3. What was your favorite childhood counting-out game to determine who was it?
I vaguely recall a game called "Duck Duck Goose"... while it was not a counting game I think after you got called "goose" you had to chase the kid who did the "duck duck goose" countdown thing. I'm kind of blurred on this, since it has been decades since I was a kid.
4. Is anything feeling thinner these days?
My wallet
Not me
5. What do you know about Maine?
My friend Lisa is from Maine and she tells me it is one of those states that have an extremely high percentage of white people and not much ethnic diversity.
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