[ My responses to four writing prompts from last week on Purple Ink, an eList for Journallers. If you keep an online (or offline) journal, consider joining Purple Ink. ]
Unrequited
If you could have returned the love of someone you rejected in the past, who would it be?
Cityscape
If you were to pick a city which best represents your personality, which would you choose?
Hobbies
List your hobbies.
Word Use
If you could prevent someone you know from overusing one word, what would the word be?
Unrequited
I don't recall ever rejecting anyone (knowingly). Although once, at a
party, a casual (VERY casual) acquaintance mentioned to me that it was "too
bad" I was taken or he'd be "after" me. Yech! I immediately went to find
Spouse and gave him a big hug and told him how very glad I was that he was in
my life! I wouldn't go back and pick up with anyone in my past. I'm quite
content with Spouse and life as it is.
Cityscape
San Francisco fits both Spouse and self well. Seattle has good vibes
but poor weather. Vancouver might be nice, but again, the weather give it
lower marks. We both like the "live and let live" attitude of San Francisco
and the SF Bay Area in general. That said, I'm not a City person; I don't
like the noise, the congestion, the smells, the parking. So the _region_ that
best suits my personality is… the SF Bay Area, the Peninsula in particular.
And what ho! That's where we live.
Hobbies
My hobbies include reading, playing with the cats, programming,
snuggling with the cats, reading, creating web pages, chasing the cats, going
for walks with Spouse, hugging the cats, writing for my Journal or one of my
weblogs, creating weblog entries for the cats, reading, sending email, taking
photos of the cats, and reading (with the cats).
Word Use
I'm not a fan of either sh*t or f*ck. I don't use either; I don't
like hearing them. I'd be happy to prevent anyone within my circle of
friends and acquaintances from uttering those two "words" in casual
conversation. If you need an expletive, there are many more interesting
choices. If you simply need a filler word… you really don't need a filler
word.
Slightly Off KIlter 