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Default Oct 02, 2022 at 02:24 AM
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Fitting question given my day today.
The big one is sleep. If I can get a good night's sleep (or at least a nap), I find my anxiety lifts to a more bearable level. Otherwise, I try to find a puzzle or problem to solve or just generally anything that exercises enough of my brainpower to distract from my intrusive thoughts. At least for a while.

If you had to choose, Cherry Coke or Cherry Pepsi?

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Default Oct 02, 2022 at 08:31 PM
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I love cherry coke but haven't had it in 15 years because I gave up caffeine and it only comes in a caffeinated form.

Do you like sparkling water?

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Default Oct 02, 2022 at 08:37 PM
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I like sanpellegrino but not much of a fan of the new flavored waters that come in cans.

What’s your favorite sparkling water?

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Default Oct 02, 2022 at 10:04 PM
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I tried sparkling water a few times, but I never could get into it.

Imagine you're a singer/songwriter/musician. What type of music are you performing? If you already do sing, write or play music, same question.

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Default Oct 02, 2022 at 10:55 PM
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I'd go with jazz because I like to play the trombone. I don't necessarily love jazz but I do love trombone.

What is the last movie you saw in a theater?

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Default Oct 03, 2022 at 05:32 AM
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I'd go with jazz because I like to play the trombone. I don't necessarily love jazz but I do love trombone.

What is the last movie you saw in a theater?
Oh my, it's been so long ago because of the pandemic! I haven't seen anything in a movie theater since moving to Europe. Though I'm not 100% sure, I do recall maybe it being either Bohemian Rhapsody (with Rami Malek) or A Star is Born (with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper). I liked both movies very much. I did more recently go to see a play in my new country of residence. It was a lousy experience as it was still during mask mandate, I didn't understand the language, and the seat was extremely uncomfortable. My husband's actor friend was in the play.

Where was the nicest movie or other type of theater you ever went to? And why did you like it so much?

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Default Oct 03, 2022 at 12:12 PM
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It wasn’t the nicest theater but it had the most old world charm and atmosphere. It was an old theater near my off campus living way back in the late 70’s. The theater had been around for decades and had a faded grandee elegance that modern theaters lack. It played. Only foreign movies and that was another aspect I loved. I loved disappearing into its faded charm and the outside world would fade away replaced with foreign countries foreign languages, they were subtitled which allowed me to enter their world.

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Default Oct 03, 2022 at 10:27 PM
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Sometimes. It depends on the movie. The ones that stick out in my mind are Das Lieben Der Anderen (The Lives of Others, about a Stasi agent and the couple he was surveilling.) and Ballad of a Soldier (Russian film about a young soldier given leave to go home to his mother. Kind of a road trip movie in a war zone.). I find it fascinating to see stories that are particular to those countries.

Have you ever watched any of Anthony Bourdain's shows (No Reservations, Parts Unknown)? If so (or even if you haven't), what are your thoughts on the man?

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Default Oct 04, 2022 at 01:01 AM
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I very rarely got glimpses of his shows but what I saw of him, he seemed like a pretty cool guy and someone it would be interesting to know and hang with.

Do you consider yourself an introvert, extrovert or ambivert?
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Default Oct 04, 2022 at 03:47 PM
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Definitely an ambivert. I require plenty of alone time, I'm not a phone person. But I also feel myself come alive when I'm with people, especially if there's music involved in some way. I'll say I'm 3/4 an introvert, 1/4 extrovert. I wish I could see online people as if they are IRL people.

Do you like Halloween? Any fun (or not so) memories, and are you celebrating or decorating this year?

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Default Oct 05, 2022 at 11:07 PM
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My favorite Halloween was one year at work the rehab team dressed up like Wizard of Oz. I was the lion. I've never actually seen the movie in its' entirety but we had a lot of fun. I think we also won a prize.

What is your go-to easy but good meal?

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My favorite Halloween was one year at work the rehab team dressed up like Wizard of Oz. I was the lion. I've never actually seen the movie in its' entirety but we had a lot of fun. I think we also won a prize.

Ooh, you should watch the entire movie, Rainbow! Especially the unabridged version. It is such a strange, surrealistic film. Talk about Halloween!

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Beth, I know I"m a grown woman but I just remember being so scared of Wizard of Oz as a kid that I just don't have a desire to try. Maybe sometime my mom and I can watch. Goofy but I've had that with a lot of movies. I think I feel like I'm living in the movie and just get overwhelmed.

A: I like these grain packets that I get from Aldi's although other places carry them too. They have quinoa, wheatberries, brown rice and other whole grains. I dice up some avocado and put that on top and it's delicious.

Q: Same one: What is your go-to easy but good meal?

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Default Oct 07, 2022 at 12:54 AM
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Oh, I so much understand that about movies @BeyondtheRainbow. And The Wizard of Oz IS scary! It's not supposed to be, but that movie is one freakin' creepster. Although I love when she sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Hey, that fits your name

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Q: Same one: What is your go-to easy but good meal?
Chicken or shrimp fajitas or spinach quesadillas. It comes together in a jiffy and who doesn't like Tex-Mex? I usually have what I need on hand for at least one of these options.

Question: What is one of the regular holiday food offerings (side dish, main, dessert) in your family that you sort of or completely dislike?

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Default Oct 07, 2022 at 02:27 PM
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Cranberries and or relish or jelly. I dislike cranberries period no mater how they are made. But every thanksgiving and Christmas the family has to have them.

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Default Oct 08, 2022 at 04:47 PM
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I cannot stand pumpkin pie (or pumpkin anything if I'm honest)

Question: What's your favorite part of the autumn season?
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I used to like the leaves changing color when I lived farther north. They don't really change color in Texas. But I am happy with temps below 90 F, so I can actually go outside.
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Question: What's your favorite part of the autumn season?
Answer: Watching the leaves change color and begin to glow in the sunlight

Question: Do you play lottery games/tickets?

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Question: What's your favorite part of the autumn season?
Answer: Watching the leaves change color and begin to glow in the sunlight

Question: Do you play lottery games/tickets?
I'll say no, because it's not our thing and we have pretty much zero expectations of ever winning any significant amount of money from them. But we have bought them for fun a couple times. Neither my husband nor I are gambling types. Hubby's maternal grandmother and grandfather were to a very unhealthy degree. In fact, my m-i-l was sent to her aunt's house for about 5 years because the parents were out on a gambling spree in Monte Carlo (Monaco) and had lost so much money they couldn't afford to properly raise her. Very bad and it affected my m-i-l throughout her life. Interestingly, the family of my m-i-l's aunt lived in the next town over from where we're currently renting. This week we even saw the house she lived in, the remnants of the factory that family owned, and the cemetery where they are buried. No one in my family really gambled, but apparently one of my paternal great grandfathers was a bookie on the side. I think for horse races. Maybe he gambled, too?

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