The Syndicate

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 3:36 pm Only if he sets his alarm clock.

Who will win next month's election?

Well, with this new covid news it is hard to say what effect that will have on the election so I'm reserving my prediction until we know more.

Are you a mask wearer or a mask shunner?

Sure, why not. Washington Watermelons, Washington Walnuts, Washington Wile E. Coyotes, all perfectly good names for them.

Will football still be fun to watch without any fans in the stand?

I can't resist answering [mention]Long Con[/mention] 's question, my favorite historical work:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ ... ne-1622-25

And now for Epi's question, my favorite Dali is The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory:



Whew that is big!

What is your favorite work of American art?

Can I just pause the game and say that [mention]Long Con[/mention] your picture is awesome. I love it and wish it were hanging in my home. I keep coming back to it and looking at it. Also, I am not drunk or high, I just love it.

Ok, game resumes.

G-Man had the last question and it was:

What is the least favorite thing you have ever made?

Resisted hopping onto? Why resist when there's so much time lol! Actually I have so far resisted that Tiger King (is that what it's called?) thing though I might start watching it today. Not much on TV anymore.

Do you think schools should open in the fall?

Omg, I swear I spent 8 hours on this thing yesterday between work and play. I spend way more time on it now than before lockdown.

What restaurant are you looking forward to eating at when the stay at home orders are lifted and you feel safe enough to go out?

I am having shrimp fried rice, ymmm.

What are you doing to keep yourself motivated to be productive during the quarantine?

Wow [mention]Long Con[/mention] you're allergic to exactly the same things as I am!

Ok so I think I would prefer to have invulnerable skin and super strength ala Luke Cage.

What sport do you miss the most?

I really only see my family around the holidays because they live so far away. Holidays though include Memorial Day, Labor Day, July 4th as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

What is your fitness routine now that the gyms are mostly closed? Do you exercise in the morning, afternoon, or evening?

Pajama shorts and a short sleeve pajama shirt.

When you look back on your college days, what's one thing you wish you had done differently? (I guess you have to be out of college to answer this but oh well.)

I wish I had stocked my freezer with frozen chicken and I have no hand sanitizer.

Are you working from home yet?

G-Man wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:36 am 2050- I’d be young enough to see America’s tricentennial and the start of the 22nd century but old enough to appreciate both.

Should I take my family to Disney On Ice on April 4th if our tickets haven’t been cancelled yet?

No, no, no, no. Flatten the curve.

Do you have enough toilet paper?

"OMG CVS is out of facemarks" in fact, when I read that I immediately called my mom and asked her if she'd heard anything like that "Oh yes" she said. "Everyone is out". OMG!!! I have compromised lungs (asthma) so even a cold can send me to the emergency room.

I like this question so much I'm going to ask it again:

Coronavirus: "overblown" or "OMG CVS is out of facemarks!!"

This morning I got up at 7 but most mornings I am up between 5 and 6. Insomnia strikes.

What is your favorite at-home endeavor that leaves you relaxed and with peace of mind?

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that's so cold (so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

Other than the syndicate, what website do you frequent most often?

Maybe "1917", but I would like to see "Parasite" win.

Which do you prefer: spring forward or fall back and why?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:06 am That I could eat? Probably 15. A generous dusting of paprika on each is a must.

Have you ever read A Wrinkle in Time, and if you have, what did you think of it?

Wrinkle in Time was one of the first books I read all by myself and it imprinted on me for life. I went on to read Ray Bradbury and then all the science fiction I could put my hands on. I totally loved it (and as an aside, the online HR database we used at work was called Tesseract). I count Wrinkle in Time as my most formative book.

What is the book that was your favorite as a child?

If its fresh dill and then sparingly. A little dill goes a long way.

If you have an unexpected day off and you're not sick what do you spend your time doing?

Now this is a hard question for me! Many nights I fall asleep on the couch by 10 but don't actually go to bed until 11 or 12. But generally, I'm winding down by 9 and asleep at 10:00.

Do you have your dream job yet? If so what is it, If not, what would it be?

I can't watch slasher movies, too much blood for me.

What's the best movie you saw in 2018?

Washer and dryer.

Who is your favorite celebrity and why (not a sports figure)?

Spain! I want to go to the Prado and see the architecture in Barcelona. I want to have tapas for dinner. I want to absorb the culture.

Where have you been that you hope you never have to go back to?

No.

Do you drink tea and what is your favorite if you do?

I honestly can't remember. It's been several years. The last movie I watched though was Deadpool 2 just the other night.

What was your most irrational childhood fear?

October 9, 2017 when I broke my leg and shoulder.

When is the last time you checked out a book from your local library?

Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury and Janis Joplin for the tie.

What is the greatest album of all time?

oatmeal! which I had for breakfast again this morning!

What is your favorite lunch?

oatmeal and bacon

What's the last good book you read?

Quin wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:03 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:02 pm I don't really mind microwaved fish.

Are you going to watch the Rising Star NBA game tonight? It could end up with over 300 total points.

No.

If you had to change your first name what would you change it to?

I would change it to juliet.

What's the most important issue facing the USA today? (or the world if you're not an American)

No, no plans. Restaurants are too busy to go out to eat, I can't eat candy, and am allergic to most flowers. We don't really celebrate valentines other than to get each other a valentine.

What's your favorite love song (or romantic song)?

Hi [mention]indiglo[/mention] !

An emerald rock.

What was your favorite vacation?

No, no, no and hell no.

If you are going to watch TV are you more likely to pick a comedy or a drama?

3 bedroom with an office that can be converted into a 4th bedroom.

If you are in the USA, are you going to benefit from the tax cuts that went into effect for this tax filing season? If you are overseas did your taxes go up, down or remain the same for fiscal 2018 (I don't know if overseas is filing now like we are)?

Oh gosh JJJ, here we were rolling along with easy questions and you ask something hard lol! I don't know that I am interpreting your question correctly but I do feel some art is objectively good and some bad. Though as I say that I don't know that everyone would agree with my assessments so maybe it's not objectively good or bad. I'd like to know what others think about this question so I'm going to repeat it.

Is it possible for art to be objectively good or objectively bad? What is your favorite piece of art?

Oh gosh I'm allergic to everything - trees, grasses, mold, dust, cat, dog, horse, and several drugs like penicillin. No peanuts though or other food.

Also, yes fuchsia is a color.

What is your favorite funny movie?

I totally agree with you S~V~S, the dog ordering from Alexa made me laugh a lot. And my runner up was the Bud/GOT one. I also liked the elevator that went to floors like Root Canal.

Now that the Super Bowl is over what's the next big sporting event you are looking forward to?

Well, I won the syndicate football pool which included the Super Bowl. It was close though, I was really lucky.

What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?

Morally ambiguous because they are so much more interesting and Imo mirrors people in rl

Who was your favorite - Kate, Juliet, Sun or Claire - and why?

In the pencil sharpener - I didn't know there was any other way.

What is the most scared you've ever been?

I would have The Wire brought back (sorry fellow Lost fans). I thought it was the best show on television. Watch it if you haven't already.

What TV show did you spend time watching that you ended up thinking was a waste of your time?

Be a customer service call center representative from home (this is a real job).

Sun or shade?

Fall plans, we're going to london.

Did you watch the SuperBowl? What did you think?

A battery? q.m. Like a double A or a C q.m. No.

Where do you plan to travel next?

Mongoose wrote:I asked for some pecan oil, I think I will probably get that. I'm such a practical person that people love to give me non-practical things like smelly candles and bubble bath and skin smoothies and I LOVE those. I think I asked my dad for mongoose-related things. My very own Ron Swanson sent me an amazing Leslie Knope print.

I once had an ex-boyfriend give me a box of used bandages on our anniversary. Or maybe Valentine's - what's the worst present you've ever received?

Too bad we never met before you left the area. I have some pecan oil, fresh, that was used once. I would have given it to you.

Sorry to interrupt the flow of q & a.

Don't you bring your paint NEAR my wood floors. I've seen some that looked nice in magazines but I don't know what kind of wood that was. Mine are bamboo and no paint on bamboo.

Is your Christmas tree up and your presents all wrapped and under it?

I bathe using a Jo Malone scent.

If you had any amount of money to spend to buy a car or a truck what would you buy? (the money can only be used for a car or truck)

I would see the life of that animal in a caged environment without another of it's species and without the ability to roam free as sad. If you cloned a series of the animal what would its babies be like? If you let it go how long would it live and how would it change plant and animal life and if it's just one it's lonely? Just too many questions for me.

Do you believe Oswald worked alone in assassinating John F. Kennedy?

SVS scooped me out!

Canucklehead wrote:

juliets wrote:I saw them a lot last summer but they were non-poisonous. Just made my stomach turn at the way they wiggle.

When you go to the beach do you sit under an umbrella or directly in the sun?

When I go to the beach I don't sit at all. I scramble on the cliffs and hike in the woods and ramble across the rocks.

When you're hiking, do you prefer mountaintop vistas or coastal seascapes?

haha canuck we obviously live near different seascapes!

I prefer mountain vistas.

If you can have anything you wanted what would it be? (must be a material thing not world peace, things about kids, parents, husbands, etc.,and no fair saying a wish where you could wish for everything) whew! long caveat!

I saw them a lot last summer but they were non-poisonous. Just made my stomach turn at the way they wiggle.

When you go to the beach do you sit under an umbrella or directly in the sun?