cyberneticdryad

thefridayfive

1. Have you ever watched illusion magic? Close-up, or in a stage show, or on television? Did it work for you?
   
   I think most of what I have seen are street performers and performers at the renaissance faire. I'm not super knowledgeable about slight of hand, so I don't see through most of it, but I love explainations of how the tricks are done!


2. Have you ever wished on a star, or a lucky cat, or a coin in a wishing well? Did it work in some way?
   
   I have made many a wish, and I don't really know if they came true (so probably not). If any did, they were in unexpected ways or long after the fact when I had forgotten my wish!


3. Have you ever cast a spell, made a love charm, or tried a curse? Did it work in some way?
   
   Yes and yes. =)


4. Are there any other traditional superstitions you pay attention to? Do they work in some way?
   
   I think I have more personal superstitions than traditional superstitions. I always say thank you when I don't have to stop at the intersections on my commute. I like to think they let me through a little more freely. And I still keep a penny in my car always (per a long disappeared internet friend) so that I'll never run out of money. Do they work? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have no proof, but they make me smile which counts for something.


5. Would you want major magical powers like in a fantasy story? Which powers, and how would you use them?
   
   If I had magic, I would probably use it in the most mundane ways. Extra cooking help. Extra crafting help. Give a little extra luster to a craft or some makeup. Extra light for late night reading! If I had to pick something major and specific though, I would love some kind of polymorph/shapechanging/illusion magic.

thefridayfive

1. Do you know of any other words for snow? What's your favourite and why?
   I know spanish (nieve), italian (neve), japanese (yuki), and slovenian (sneg). I think of them, yuki is my favourite!


2. What's your ideal temperature range for winter?
   
   If I'm indoors, let the elements do as they will! Outdoors though, 40s to 70s are ideal (which is maybe biased by western Washington's nd Phoenix's respective climates).


3. Favourite winter activity? What about it makes it your favourite?
   
   I don't know that I have any winter specific activities that I love! Maybe I should change that for next year...


4. What are three things you can't do without when winter arrives?
   
   Cozy blankets, stompy boots (for keeping dry and upright on ice!), and leggings to layer under 90% of my outfits for the season.


5. Do you have favourite winter holiday activities?
   
   I enjoy baking cookies to share with folks for Christmas! =)

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thefridayfive

1. Scrounge for change (couch, ashtray, etc.) to make a purchase?
   
   I don't think I've had to do this in years aside from the occassional rummage through my purse to see if I have exact change.


2. Visit a dentist?
   
   Yesterday, but I work for one, sooooo...


3. Make a needed change to your life?
   
   I'm always making changes and tweaking things, but I think getting back to exercising last year has been one of the better ones I've made. Still working on feeling like it's routine, but I'm slowly getting stronger!


4. Decide on a complete menu well in advance of the evening meal?
   
   I meal plan once a week, so I typically have that all squared up each Wednesday.


5. Spend part of the day (other than daily hygiene) totally/mostly naked?
   
   Hmmmm, this one is harder. Maybe one of my days home alone during a heatwave the last couple of years? We don't have central air conditioning, and I don't tend to like to use our portable unit unless I absolutely have to.

• GYWO: Write 20 minutes 3/4
• Exercise 2/2
• Bullet journal: 5/7

• Solo date (Pasta making video lesson through the library on Wednesday! ^u^)
• Sock knitting: 4/10 rows
• Deep clean bathroom (Saturday?)
• Recycling
• Valentine's Day nails

• Steam finished handspun
• Plan Calad shirt modifications

• GYWO: Write 20 minutes 3/4
• Exercise 1/2
• Bullet journal: 7/7

• Solo date
• Sock knitting: 12/10 rows
• Return library books
• Research insurance thing

• Steam finished handspun (Forgot my finished yarn is hiding behind some boxes, so pending bodily readiness.)
• Deep clean bathroom
• Recycling
• Plan Calad shirt modifications

• GYWO: Write 20 minutes 3/4
• Exercise 0/2 (Body issues strike again. Maybe I just need to find something simple to fall back on for weeks like this...)

• Schedule ONE medical appointment (Let the record show I finally did make the calls, but something dumb is going on with my insurance and their relationship with the clinics in our area. Will need to do some research to find somewhere different to go, probably closer to work than home.)
• Solo date
• Sock knitting: 10/10 rows (Had my first dropped stitch this week. Think I got it fixed right, but we shall see.)
• Audit Calad shirt progress (I was correct that I was through the big sections and onto the fiddly bits! Think I did two rows too many on one panel, and need to find my notes for an aesthetic modification I was going to make on the pattern, but think I am in a good place to finish by the end of June!)

• Return library books (I forgot my books at home. =') Whoops.)
• Steam finished handspun (Forgot my finished yarn is hiding behind some boxes, so body says not this week...)

• GYWO: Write 20 minutes 3/4
• Exercise 1/2 (but I did clean my whole apartment?)

• Schedule ONE medical appointment
• Payment plan call
• Cafe solo date
• Sock knitting: 16/10 rows
• Steam finished handspun
• Audit Calad shirt progress
• New library card
• Deep clean bedroom
• Deep clean living room
• Bleach and dye hair

• Return library books (putting off to next week due to work schedule change)

• GYWO: Write 20 minutes 4/4
• Exercise 2/2
• Finish cleaning desk
• Schedule ONE medical appointment
• Declutter Bedroom
• Bake Cookies for Work
• Clean Car Windows (also took her to the car wash!)