Questions Bipolar Version #9

Wind chimes. Music...classic rock, classical (especially Vivaldi, Bach, and I enjoy Lully), some disco/New Wave, some old punk, and sometimes jazz. Jazz can be grounding and relaxing. Voices of people I love. I really enjoy hearing my oldest sister's voice, she has a low, comforting, but expressive voice. Probably a lot like mine, haha. My cats walking around.

Do you prefer to shop online and have items delivered to your door or would you rather shop in stores?

Ohh that’s a toughie. I miss the stores that are no more. The department stores, Woolworth and others. I used to find the most amazing things by browsing. But I have to say it quite cool to have things come to my door. But it’s not nearly as fun anymore. Don’t know for sure if that’s me or the stores. I need something and I google it, and order it. No fun in that. But I guess that’s good too, no impulse buys anymore. I definitely consume much less.

Do you like re-watching shows you’ve seen?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nammu Ohh that’s a toughie. I miss the stores that are no more. The department stores, Woolworth and others. ...

So do I

I remember Woolworth stores from my childhood. They were even later called Woolworth-Woolco where I lived. I always loved going to their pet fish section to watch the fish.

During our recent visit to the US, we found many old stores closed. The town was taking on a new flavor. It was sad in a way, and yet I'm not opposed to change.

Not so much shows, but movies (unless you refer to movies as shows where you are). Some movies I've seen so many times that I can voice a lot of the dialog by heart.

Which form of self-care do you most enjoy doing?

listening to my never ending supply of music. seriously: I got loads!.

how often does death cross your mind?. do you just try and get on with your life?, or do you find your mind wondering to thoughts about dying

(to clarify, I mean natural dying, not sui).

I live with my 94 yr old mum who thinks about dying a lot. She’ll get these moods where she packs away a lot of her stuff so we kids don’t have to do it when she dies. But for myself, no I don’t think of it much.

Are you pro protests or do you think people aught to stay home and not cause a commotion?

I support peaceful protests 100%. It's a democratic right. If we all stayed home and said nothing, we might also be the victims of totalitarian regimes. My husband grew up under one (communism) and protests against the government were forbidden and sometimes resulted in tanks coming in and shooting at people and buildings, and arrests. Right now in Russia, protesters are taken away by police and possibly face up to 15 years in prison...or worse. So yes, I fully support the right to protest and think it's sometimes needed. Unfortunately, some governments are not acting on behalf of the majority of people more than they are on behalf of themselves.

Peaceful protests have also sometimes been means of toppling weakening totalitarian regimes. Czech Republic is again an example. Back in the mid and late 1980s, several countries in the former communist block had protests that resulted in the end of communism there. It was the will of those people that ended it. Not Ronald Reagan saying simply saying "Gorbachev, tear down that wall!"

Peaceful protests CAN make positive changes happen. I believe that the gatherings led by Martin Luther King Jr. contributed to some improvements for black Americans. I hope peaceful protests help Americans preserve rights that may possibly be soon taken away.

Complacency can sometimes be dangerous.

Have you ever stood up in any way in support of a cause or participating in a "Walk" for some type of cause?

I’ve been to many peaceful protests my last being the occupy movement. I was limited by my back though and couldn’t stay. Most of my activity was for climate and literacy. I came of age in the 70’s so peaceful protests is part and particle of my life.

Is PBS a part of your life?

No because I can't figure out how to hook up my antenna. I hope soon.

Have you ever been to Niagara Falls?

Nope but I’d like to see it. I think a ride on the maid of the mist would be so cool.

Do you have a good memory or do you just remember emotional times

For some things, my memory is outstanding. For others, just normal, I suppose. As for emotional times, I tend to block some of them out as a coping tool. Some truly aren't present in my mind as I experienced amnesia, to degrees.

What is one of your favorite sounds that isn't music?

Humpback whale communication and thunder. One is eerily haunting the other sort of scary but I love the sounds.

Wonderful question, I’d love to hear more answers, so…

What is one of your favorite sounds that isn’t music?

I have so many.

one of mine is a baby laughing. well, a baby doing anything. cooing, feeding from the bottle, babies are just adorable

I also like the sound of the train as it chugs on down the track

a cat purring

rain on the window

running water

what is usually your first drink of a morning. tea, coffee, or something else

Either orange juice or coffee with milk. They are both on the breakfast table at the same time. Sometimes if I wake up parched, it might be mineral water (which I keep by my bed), but I always take morning medications with the juice, and only drink it in the morning.

What is your favorite type of juice?

I’d have to say V-8. I love V-8 even though I don’t drink it that often. I like natural juices too but drink them even less, they are so expensive. Sometimes I get a hankering for cherry- cranberries juice.

If it’s planting season near you, have you planted any flowers?

Yeah, we put them in pots so we can take them inside if it drops below freezing again (very possible).

What's your favorite way to ground yourself?

Mindfully look far, then near. Feeling different textures near me, shuffling my feet, smelling, listening to what sounds there are. I can do all this quite unobtrusively.

What’s your favorite character on TV, currently or past?

Sister Monica Joan on Call the Midwife (the only current show I watch). She just knows so much and can't always access it. The stories she could tell fascinate me.

Why did you give a pet, past or current, their name?

Oh, I love sister Monica Jones