#sentimental asks

the trinkets you collect sparkle is the sun, they shine with the moon.

Crow.

I ask if these possessions mean anything to you.

Crow.

Did you collect them to spite their previous owner? For fun? For your own gain?

Crow.

Did you hurt them like you've been hurt? Have you bent them out of shape?

Oh, my crow.

Did you find them at your worst? And gave them a place to stay?

Did you treat your trinkets as you'd wish to be handled? Did you give them warmth and enough?

Oh, dear crow.

How I love your trinkets too, how I wish them plentiful in many ways.

How I wish your trinkets are taken care of, and adored and loved.

-L

2, 3, 5

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2. What music did you grow up on? Describe your parent’s music taste using four songs.

🤣🤣🤣 Four songs? Okay...

Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses

Fancy by Reba McEntire

Cat's in the Cradle by Henry Chapin

The Real Slim Shady by Eminem

(That's two from my mom and two from my dad, btw.)

3. What’s your dream job, if money or convenience wasn’t a factor?

I'd want to do research at the prion lab at UCSF. Or outside the US somewhere.

5. Most precious item you own.

Definitely not monetarily, but it's my blankie. I still have it and it's still my comfort item. And it's eventually going to get to be fragile enough that it has to be put away. But um. Yeah. (I'm just gonna go hide under my console now.)

Thanks for asking, Panda!! 💖💖

LJ! Thanks for asking 😘

8. What’s a hobby you want to pick up?

I signed up my 10 year old for a pottery class this summer. He is throwing pots and loving it and I am extremely jealous lol. I would love to give pottery a try!

22. What was the first album you purchased?

I am pretty sure it was Mariah Carey “Music Box”

41. What was your dream job as a kid?

I wanted to be a teacher because I loved school and learning. But by middle school it was pretty clear that it wouldn’t actually be a job I would enjoy. I am absolutely in awe of teachers ❤️

Hello! Thanks for the ask!! Great questions.

20. A piece of media you’re still thinking about long after first consuming it. What about it stuck with you?

I'll pick Star Wars. I think what stuck with me was the overall hopefulness of the stories.

35. Describe an old photograph of yourself/your parents/family that you love.

My favorite picture of my late mother is one I took on our cruise to the Bahamas. We left from New York and it was in a cold snap. So until we got down to the Bahamas it was pretty cold. We had a room with a balcony, though, and she was determined to enjoy every second of it. So the picture is of her in a winter coat, sitting on the balcony, with a huge smile on her face.

40. YouTube videos you genuinely enjoy watching.

It's some really funny takes on the sequel trilogy.

41. What was your dream job as a kid?

I wanted to bag groceries. Yeah, my guidance counselor didn't know what to do with me. My other dream job was secretary, because my mom was one for awhile and she took me to her job where I got to run the gigantic copy machine.

46. A simple pleasure from this week.

Mexican food with a good friend on Thursday (we wanted Mexican food but wanted to avoid the restaurant on Cinco De Mayo).

Hi there! I hope you are doing well!! Thank you for the ask! 😘

31. A lyric that feels like it was written specifically for you/about you.

From Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen"

"The clouds never expect it when it rains / But the sea changes colors / But the sea does not change / So with the slow, graceful flow of age / I went forth with an age old desire to please / On the edge of seventeen"

It makes me think of my dad passing away when I was 16 and how it felt, and how I had to be stoic and take care of my mom.

32. Is there a scent, color, song, etc. that takes you back to a specific year?

25. What were you obsessed with when you were younger?

Duran Duran! I used to beg my mom for money to buy magazines; every square inch of my bedroom walls and a fair bit of the ceiling were covered in pinups & posters. My older friends who were able to buy Japanese imports of 12” singles and imported magazines were like THE COOLEST.

@fuiru this one is tough but without thinking too hard: “Reservation Dogs” on Hulu - funny, moving, informative without being pedantic. Just perfection.

And, today, thanks to my sister & BIL a deep dive into Orville Peck’s music and I’m HOOKED!

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3 . Already answered

9. What’s something that moved you recently or made you feel hopeful? THIS VIDEO MOVED ME.

MOVED ME TO TEARS.