What is the most useful thing you’ve purchased this year?
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Probably a raspberry pi, I used mine to setup a home server for jellyfin and now I am my own streaming service for me and my friends/family.
What is your favorite book that you have read this year?
I can't remember the name but it was a frothy romance that was so bad it was AMAZING.
What's your dream holiday destination
If you could have any one animal (including extinct species) as a loving pet, what would you choose?
Dog. What is a smart behavior to get your dream job?
Learning how to do your dream job would be top of the list, I think.
If you got reincarnated as a bee, what name would you choose for yourself?
Maya.
If you got reincarnated as a wasp, what name would you choose?
Pleased to meet you, Maya, I'm Winny. Winny the Wasp :-)
Jiw many pickles do you think you could eat in one sitting?
Depends on what's been pickled and how it's been pickled. I'm kind of a sucker for sweet pickles, so sweet gherkins, sweet pickled daikon, sweet pickled carrots, etc. ... there's basically no limit. I'll have that jar emptied before you've noticed I stole it from you.
The more sour/salty variety I love too, but I love in smaller doses. If we go with standard sized dills from department stores, for example ... maybe a half-dozen?
I was thinking of dill pickles, but anything counts.
In Spain they do big jars of misc pickled veggies (little onions, bits of carrot, olives, and yes little dill pickles). The flavour is so strong I can't eat much of that in one sitting!
How do you feel about pickled spicy peppers?
I love pickled spicy peppers!! I only started liking spicy food when I was pregnant - couldn't even handle jalapenos before that haha. My kid likes spicy things as well, so that old wives' tale proved true for me.
Do you like spicy food in general?
Oh I love spicy food ... within reason, lol
Finding good spicy food in Spain has been tricky, but a local kebab place is run by a nice Indian family, and they're very happy to serve me a proper spicy madras that's enough to make me sweat and go pink :-)
Remembering the game ... if you could fly, would you rather zoom around like Superman, or have a set of elegant wings in a style of your choosing?
Ohhh, I think I'd rather zoom around like Superman. Dressing around wings would be difficult! Though they could be really really pretty haha
What's your favorite fiction book or movie?
Penny Dreadful! A casually queer feminist masterpiece of goth horror. Why haven't you done those things you want to do before you die yet?
I haven't got round to it
Beach or mountains?
My house is in the mountains, and from there I can see the sea ... so for me, I already chose mountains :-)
If you had to go to another country for 1 year and the return home, but you would have to live and work as an average person of that country, where would you choose to go?
I'd go to Switzerland, since the average person there make pretty good money. I'd live simply, and save enough money to move to where I really want to be, after the year is up.
What do you think of jazz music?
I love classic jazz and big band stuff. I don't get on with experimental / abstract jazz, it grates on my autism like teeth on asphalt.
Have you ever had a real life hero or heroine? If so, who?
Sorry to break the rules of the game, but I love big band jazz! Swing is king <3
I also kinda like more avant garde stuff, though. I'm maybe a bit weird for that. No yeah, I am weird for that; there's a reason it's not mainstream :3
I think you're allowed to break rules in this game, lol
Flamingo! They're just really pretty.
What is your favorite dessert?
A pet Flamingo ... it would certainly be an attention getter, lol
My favourite desert is probably cheesecake ... the sort with a thick biscuit base, and a layer of strong tasting fruit sauce on top. Mmm :-P
If you had a weather machine that was stuck on it's "rain" setting, which city would you point it at and why?
Washington DC cause I'm feeling particularly petty this morning. It sure would be tough to build a giant fascist arch if there was a constant downpour 🤷♀️ can I adjust the settings so the humidity stays at 99% all the time as well? Let the rot actually rot.
If you could have any talent/skill, what would it be?
Speaking other languages! I hate learning them so don't want to do it
What's your favourite pizza topping?
Just the one topping - pineapple. If the whole thing, then spicy veg :-)
If you could force world leaders to fight each other in person instead of declaring war, which combination would be funniest to watch for entertainment?