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January 23
Who are the five people you spend the most time with?

Haha, this question now feels like it could have legal repercussions. "Are YOU a Covid rule-breaker? Stupidly tell us about it on social media! Even better, post a photo of yourself doing it. Go on."

There are only 3 people I share physical space with at the moment: bloke, Humuhumu and Keiki. Everyone else is a picture on my screen. The two work colleagues with whom I spend the most time being faces on screens together are Sam and David.

In normal times the other two would be still work colleagues or possibly my gym buddy.

the weather today is tired
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(Sorry I missed yesterday, I was working on accreditation paperwork with my colleagues until 11 PM)

January 21

Name someone you met through work. How is your life better for knowing them?
Oh sheesh. This is genuinely tough. I've been incredibly lucky at work, and met brilliant, kind people who have remained friends after I'm no longer working with them. The first one who springs to mind is H. Her smiling face was the first one to greet me on my when I walked into The Lab on my first day there waaaay too long ago, and it was a good omen of the happy years that were to follow. We worked in the same group, though never on the same projects, for twelve years, and her calm, confident, compassionate demeanour was a life raft one could count on being able to cling to whenever things got messy. And she's also got a wicked sense of humour. Our working relationship and our friendship have enriched my life tremendously.

January 22
What do you like about your neighbourhood?
I like the fact that everyone is being sensible and staying the f*ck at home.

with a hint of samuel l jackson
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January 19

What life lessons are you most grateful for?

I found this question both under-stimulating and too broad, hence the cat photo yesterday. NEXT!

January 20
What’s your least favourite chore?

Ah. This is easy. As a caveat, I loathe all housework and am badly domesticated. I do chores because otherwise the dust piles up and I start sneezing, and I also like wearing clean clothes. But my least favourite chore is ironing. 99% of my wardrobe doesn't require it, I dislike it so much.

with a hint of kettle boiling
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January 18
What’s your least favourite room in your house?

I don't have a least favourite. I'm enamoured of all of them since the house extension/renovation was completed. My least favourite room to attempt to keep tidy is my office. The surface of my desk and its immediate vicinity are spartan and clean. As long as I'm sitting in my chair facing my screens, I can remain oblivious of the explosion of books, papers, ancient cameras, and half-finished bits of artwork starting immediately behind me. Thank goodness for the "blur your background" function in video calls, is all I'm saying.

♫ ♬Don't turn around... ♫ ♬

with a hint of ace of base
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January 17
What’s your favorite way to spend a Friday night?

This answer has a dependence on whether or not there's a global pandemic going on.

If(pandemic): Stay at home, cuddle up on sofa with a hot drink and a salty snack, watch something funny on the telly, go to bed.

else: Go to pub, have a nice meal, perhaps consume one too many glasses of wine, toddle home, cuddle up on the sofa with a hot drink and a salty snack, watch something funny on the telly, go to bed.

with a hint of keiki clamouring for me to cut up the pomelo
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January 16
Think about a job you hated. What did you learn from it?

I've been lucky enough never to have had to take a job I hated. I've taken ones I've been unsure about, and while I've gotten bored or disenchanted after a while, it never got to the point where I actually loathed being there.

I have, however, had a job where I got to see some of the worst of human nature, and it made me very glad the position was temporary.

( CN: abusive behaviour )

the weather today is this got a little dark, sorry
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January 15

What’s the biggest challenge in your life right now?

What, just one? I guess balancing the gargantuan amount of work I have to do with the yoyoing lockdowns and school closures/homeschooling.

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January 13
What would you miss if you stopped using your smartphone for 48 hours?

I suspect this question is aimed at people who are very active on social media apps, of which I am not one.

I don't think that would be possible. It's a cute idea, detaching yourself temporarily from the internet and from technology, but it's totally impractical when you use it to manage almost every aspect of your life, and when you have dependent humans in your household.

Even if I did stop using my phone, I still have other devices that let me access most of what I need to work and communicate, so it wouldn't make much difference.

with a hint of die antwoord - ugly boy
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January 11
Do you have any recurring dreams?

I used to when I was younger, and would remember them. I haven't for years, though. My remembered dreams are pretty tedious, since they involve pretty obvious links with stressors or specific anxieties I'm experiencing.

Like, oh, I'm standing in front of a group of people without any trousers, on the night before I have an interview? Really, brain? You think it was worth losing those hours of sleep, just to be sure I get dressed tomorrow? Spoiler alert: I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED. Wanker.

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January 10
Do you enjoy dystopian future books/movies?

I used to, but as we are collectively living through one right now, it feels superfluous to reading and watching the news.

the weather today is salty
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