7 day Q&A: day1

so i sometimes see lists of questions floating around Tumblr. what you're supposed to do is reblog the master list to indicate you're willing to answer them, then people PM/ask the number or symbol next to the question(s) they want answers to. this generally leads to repeat asks and several going unanswered, so i figured i'd take this 70 question list and answer 10 a day for the next week. it's the 7 day Q and A!

1. Are you jealous of someone you love?
no? i have been from time to time, but overall no feels like the right answer.
2. Is making the right decision hard?
not usually. following through sometimes is, but decision making i trust my gut and it's generally the right thing.
3. What kind of language would you like to learn?
i don't always do so well with the one language i've got, i can only imagine how much worse i'd communicate if i had another jumbled in my brain.
4. Is there a stereotype about your country that pisses you off?
country, not really. it does bother me that in movies everywhere in Texas has a view of the Dallas skyline and the people are all twangy cowboys with hats and horses.
5. What do you appreciate more hearing or seeing?
seeing. i like music and sound, but i love reading, and the visual arts, so seeing.
6. Have you ever got lost in somewhere? What happened?
yes. i wandered until things looked familiar. when i was little and it happened, i followed the advice "stay still and let an adult find you". mostly.
7. Seas or mountains?
seas. i love water, not so much heights, cold, bugs and trees.
8. Lakes or fields?
lakes. again water trumps plants and bugs.
9. Are you easy to anger?
not really? i'm most easily frustrated with myself, but that passes. with someone else you can be sure they earned my wrath, and it will be slow to dissipate.
10. What do you like most about your looks?
my hair? while it's absurdly thin, i've pretty much always been able to do fun things with it.

7 day Q&A: masterpost

day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7

take back the holly and mistletoe

song+ All I Want for Christmas Is You -Vince Vance and the Valiants
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Muffin's gift
upper+ thinking of taking up a new hobby
downer+ my poor smashed thumb
attire+ leggings, a denim skirt, and a Thor tee
drink+ milk

ugh. i've been home again from Wild West for about half an hour, i walked the dog and had a snack, then i sat down to write this and completely blanked on what i wanted to say. in my defense it's been a really long weekend.

Thursday mom picked me up for Thanksgiving at Bonnie's, after which i went home with her so we'd have the whole weekend to work on the house. we got a lot done, but i also managed to smash my thumb with a mallet while setting the new flooring Friday around 1pm. it's not broken, but it's bruised to hell and back and noticeably swollen still. it's splinted so i remember to rest it so it can heal.

when the city goes silent the ringing in my ears gets violent

song+ Jet Pack Blues -Fall Out Boy -American Beauty American Psycho
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Muffin's gift
upper+ great weekend overall
downer+ muscle aches, so many
attire+ pajama shorts and a striped polo tee
drink+ water

this weekend mom and i got another chunk of her bedroom floor redone; padding and carpet up, under-tile and planks down, plus i met some cousins that she met during the summer at that reunion she went to. i also made strides on the secret-ish project i'm doing for Muffin's Christmas present. i got the outfit pieces completely cut out this morning while mom was at church, and i've been sewing it off and on today. i'm about to keep going, but wanted to make sure something went up today.

let the rain fall down, i'm coming clean

song+ Come Clean -Hilary Duff -Metamorphosis
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ lots of progress
downer+ muscle aches
attire+ brown sundress
drink+ water

this weekend was a good one. i was back at mom's after a month and some where our schedules didn't mesh so we took time off, and we got somewhere around half of her bedroom floor redone. the rest should be simple enough to catch up, so the next few weekends are likely to see that happen.

i've also made small steps of measurable progress on several of my own projects over the last week, so i'm feeling productive on a personal scale as well as the home renovation stuff. i'm ready to take the next several steps on Muffin's Christmas gift, and i'm pushing forward on several cover projects too. i'm feeling pretty great all-in-all, even if my brain is being a big jerk sliding into this manic phase.

you are what you love, not who loves you

song+ Save Rock and Roll (ft Elton John) -Fall Out Boy -Save Rock and Roll
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ lots of ideas
downer+ poor sleep
attire+ black pants and a polo tee
drink+ water

so last Sunday's art day endeavor was fruitful, so i'm about to head up again for today's. just have to finish a last little bit of prep work.

yesterday we picked up the next blocks for quilt club, and i spent a few hours with Jenni when she had to head in to work. it was reasonably productive, i read two issues of People and finished a design drawing for a project i'm working on for the future. nothing time-sensitive, but i have the ideas, so i may as well pull them together.

it feels like 14 karats but no clarity

song+ 20 Dollar Nose Bleed -Fall Out Boy -Folie a Deux
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ Halloween!
downer+ muscle aches
attire+ pajamas
drink+ dr pepper

yesterday was Halloween Comic Fest. i didn't make much, because the weather kept people away for most of the day, but i did make a little bit. it's going to pay for Christmas gifts for Muffin and Kyu, though even that may be a stretch. i did have fun drawing, and i remembered to share my drawings on twitter, which is an improvement over any other event.

really, the upside was that two of the other artists work similarly to me: they have difficulty self-motivating. the solution is that we're gonna try meeting there on Sunday afternoons and peer pressuring each other into productivity. today's the fist attempt, but i'm optimistic about it working. War Machine Sundays were when i got the most done, back before they switched gaming locations. it's only the three of us meeting up, but we get along pretty well, so it could be a really good thing all around.