questions for my friends

Some of my friends have posted a list of 30 questions they want their friends to answer, it has been the same 30 questions each time (which makes it easy to leave the answers in their comments--just copy-paste what was typed for another into that one).

However, it occurred to me that there are other questions I'd want answered if we were having a heart-to-heart talk about were we are in the world, what we are up to, and how we are feeling. Therefore I'm writing my own list, and any of you who feel like sharing are encouraged to reply, either in a comment, or a post of your own.

Are you happy with your current employment situation?

If yes, tell me something about it that makes it enjoyable for you.

If no, what are you doing to try to make it better, or find another you do enjoy? Is there anything I can do to help (like proof-read a resume or something)? If you are doing nothing to change it, why not?


Are you happy with your current social life/SCA level of involvement/family situation/similar?

If yes, tell me something wonderful about it.

If not, is there anything you can do to help change things such that you would be happy with it? Is there anything I can do (such as lend an ear) which might help?

What do you best enjoy doing when you've got an unexpected half an hour to yourself?

What do you best enjoy doing when you've got some time to share with others?

What is the most interesting thing you've learned in the past week?

What is the most interesting (or useful) thing you've learned in the past year?

What is the main lesson you've gotten out of the past decade?

In what direction would you like your life to go from here?

questions for my friends

Some of my friends have posted a list of 30 questions they want their friends to answer, it has been the same 30 questions each time (which makes it easy to leave the answers in their comments--just copy-paste what was typed for another into that one).

However, it occurred to me that there are other questions I'd want answered if we were having a heart-to-heart talk about were we are in the world, what we are up to, and how we are feeling. Therefore I'm writing my own list, and any of you who feel like sharing are encouraged to reply, either in a comment, or a post of your own.

Are you happy with your current employment situation?

If yes, tell me something about it that makes it enjoyable for you.

If no, what are you doing to try to make it better, or find another you do enjoy? Is there anything I can do to help (like proof-read a resume or something)? If you are doing nothing to change it, why not?


Are you happy with your current social life/SCA level of involvement/family situation/similar?

If yes, tell me something wonderful about it.

If not, is there anything you can do to help change things such that you would be happy with it? Is there anything I can do (such as lend an ear) which might help?

What do you best enjoy doing when you've got an unexpected half an hour to yourself?

What do you best enjoy doing when you've got some time to share with others?

What is the most interesting thing you've learned in the past week?

What is the most interesting (or useful) thing you've learned in the past year?

What is the main lesson you've gotten out of the past decade?

In what direction would you like your life to go from here?

shadowy weirdness

During today's walk clovis_t and I saw an interesting visual phenomena. The sun had just ducked behind the mountain, which had a happy golden glow about the edges from the sun's rays shining past it. In the sky above the mountain was a curious dark grey line extending straight up into the air from the communications tower. After marvelling for a moment, the science part of my brain interpreted it as there being sufficient haze/particle matter in the air today for the tower's shadow to be cast *onto the air* above the tower so that we could see it from below. I have never seen anything like it before, but will watch for it on future evening walks...

Alas, the photo isn't as pretty as it was in person (in reality it was still light enough to see colours and all of the trees on the mountain), but the shadow is visible,( if only just )

shadowy weirdness

During today's walk clovis_t and I saw an interesting visual phenomena. The sun had just ducked behind the mountain, which had a happy golden glow about the edges from the sun's rays shining past it. In the sky above the mountain was a curious dark grey line extending straight up into the air from the communications tower. After marvelling for a moment, the science part of my brain interpreted it as there being sufficient haze/particle matter in the air today for the tower's shadow to be cast *onto the air* above the tower so that we could see it from below. I have never seen anything like it before, but will watch for it on future evening walks...

Alas, the photo isn't as pretty as it was in person (in reality it was still light enough to see colours and all of the trees on the mountain), but the shadow is visible,( if only just )