#ratiocinator

last song: They Might Be Giants - Sleep's Older Sister

favorite color: purple generally, but that one that's not quite light or dark, striking(?)

currently watching: Very Important People, waiting on From to come back, a myriad of movies I intend to catch up on.

currently reading: Still 'Tom's Crossing' but I'm near completing it, that'll be on my mind forever, I think. Also just picked up 'Life's Work' by David Milch, a memoir from one of my all-time favorite TV writers.

current obsession: Hard to define, I'm still very into gummy candy, which is kind of a new development.

currently working on: My Me (tm), several short/longer stories I pick up and put down at random, I used to post things here, [shrug] maybe I'll start doing that again.

last google search: “why are hockey fights" - I don't go to sports but something got me thinking about how that's just seemingly allowed, and it seems like the antithesis of professional sports - evidently not. Did I learn anything? Not really. Some things just are.

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The Memory Squeegee: What book would you erase from your memory, so you could read it again for the first time?

ok so on a post about this I said "Annihilation" by Jeff Vandermeer, which is still the right answer.

Emily! I don't think Jane Eyre entirely overcomes the serious, obvious, and well-known issues with how Bertha is presented.

22. Name of your favorite playlist?

I don't really structure or conceptualize music in that way so instead I'll name one of my favorite albums, Vienna Teng's Inland Territory, which has recently reentered my rotation of go-to car CDs.

25. If your soul was a color, what would it be?

Some coworkers and I actually took one of those quizzes out of boredom once! If memory serves I got some kind of cream or ivory color.

19. how many wisdom teeth do you have and have you had any removed?

Funny you should ask this now--I have two, and had three until a week ago! I had never had any removed, but a partially erupted one got badly infected and had to go. It's one of only two major-ish surgeries I've ever had, and by far the most invasive dental procedure. Recovery seems to be going well so far.

26. do you make a list before going to the grocery store or just wing it?

I usually make a list but it's often kind of vague.

14. do you collect anything?

Yes and no! I like to gather small items from life (event bands, train tickets, buttons I find on the train) to "scrapbook" in my journal, and I similarly collect posters & pictures to cover my walls in. In terms of a dedicated Collection, however, the closest I probably have is my tiny animal figures, or my ever-growing earring hoard. I did used to collect Pokemon cards and stickers as a child, though!

34. what's your book/movie/tv guilty pleasure?

howl's moving castle 100%—I reread the book & rewatch the movie at least once a year. I also tend to watch classic romcoms or silly action movies when I'm sick, and my favorite shows to binge are anything with a detective/crime slant (think leverage) with at least one primary female character, so despite all my best efforts I am a little bit obsessed with high potential.