24 posts tagged “qotd”

Do you own all the albums of any particular musical artist or group? Who?
Submitted by dutterman.

Um...duh?

I also have pretty much all the b-sides and many many rare live editions of songs. :)

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could never fail? 
Submitted by BeckyPink. 

Quit my job, go back to school and study philosophy, religion, and in particular existentialism.  Open a martial arts school, and try to integrate all I've learned about Eastern and Western thought into the curriculum, so that the school is one that not only makes you a good technician, but a better person (to a much larger degree than existing schools).  Get married.  Buy a house.  Get a dog. 

I think the bigger question:  Why are we so afraid to fail?  Why not just do it?

The answer for me is all in the finances.  I keep putting it off until I have the money to do what I want.  It sucks.  I'm full of patience, but what am I doing in the meantime?  Am I really living, or just waiting for the life I want to magically fall in my lap?

All I know is that I feel most alive when I'm outside in nature and when I'm cuddling up with my man.  I guess I'll just follow that and try to get as much of it as possible while I wait for life to really begin.

Of course, who says that once I have those things that life will feel complete?  I'm sure it won't.  There's always more to want.

How old were you when you had your very first boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you still know them now? 
Submitted by KIM.

I was almost 16.  Seven years later, and I'm still with him.  I wouldn't have it any other way.

What kind of camera(s) do you own?

Cannon SD750K

I just like the title.  Yay Spoon reference!

What were you doing one year ago today?
Submitted by CassandraMorgan.

Getting ready for my second to last round of finals ever, looking forward to Spring break (oh vacations how I miss you), and looking forward to the best quarter ever.  It consisted of three awesome classes (An engineering class on philosophy, repeating my favorite class ever, and political philosophy).  It was also the quarter that all of our hard work on senior design paid off, as we ended up winning pretty much every award there was to win.  I hate to sound boastful, but I worked my ass off on that thing. ;)

If you could have three wishes from a genie, what would they be? 
Submitted by tatteredhalo.

This is actually a really hard question.  I almost want to keep it small for fear of effing the world up more than it already is...

I wouldn't wish to get rid of all the pain in the world...I think life would be horrible without it. 

I wouldn't wish for world peace, since I'm not sure peace is the most desireable state of affairs, all things considered.

Ending world hunger might only allow another great problem to arise.

Maybe I would wish for everyone to have a little more clarity of mind...to be able to figure out why they do the things they do a little easier.  Maybe...

The problem with trying to figure out what to wish for is that wishes are essentially shortcuts and attempts to skip hardships...which I'm generally against.  It's hard to think of wishes that aren't shortcuts.

I think I'm out of ideas.  Oh well.

What family member do you most aspire to be like?  Why?
Submitted by MalieKai.

Great Aunt Allen.

She's just so full of life and imagination.  She's a children's librarian. :)

What's the best way to get on your good side?
Submitted by Manon-It-All.

One of the following (in no particular order):

1.  Mention Muse.
2.  Bring up any sort of philosophy or philosopher.
3.  Be open-minded.
4.  Mention cycling (especially protour stuff).
5.  Be genuine.
6.  Care, deeply, about what your life means and about the people in it.
7.  Be a nerd.
8.  Talk about video games, especially from Nintendo.
9.  Be like Rico. <3
10.  Make me a bento!

If you could recommend your top 5 favorite Voxers for someone new to Vox to read, who would they be? 
Submitted by Lili.

Why pick 5?  How about my whole neighborhood!

Seriously though, this question is so myspace.  I reject it. ;)

What's on your holiday wish list?

I'm against wish lists.  I think it doesn't do good things for your character if you make a checklist of things that you want out of Christmas.  It only sets you up for disappointment about something that doesn't really speak to the spirit of Christmas in the first place. 

Sure, you'll get crappier gifts without one, but at least there is no air of expectation.

The only time I write wish lists is if someone bugs me a lot, and then I try to keep them as simple as possible.

That said, this was a personal decision for me, and those of you who enjoy the practice and find it helpful for shopping purposes, go ahead.  I won't hold it against you. ;)