Another five questions
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ellerThis time, the questions are from ilyena_sylph. As always, the readers can comment if they want to continue the meme five questions from me. (Also, I think I still owe questions to someone; will do those later.)
1. What well-known person do you think does the most good for the world?
Um. That's kind of loaded, because what's good for the world is not necessarily good for people, so I suppose I'd have to name some genocidal war criminal type of people here?!? After all, anything that kills people is technically good for the planet... Also, plenty of worthy candidates. ;)
Kidding.
If I take the question as "does good for people", that would be those who do important research, like for example Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, who came up with a fun method that can be used to heal millions of people and fight world hunger; what's not to like? But I'm also very optimistic about the potential of AI - of course, it's impossible to name one single famous person when that's the work of thousands.
2. What’s your favorite way to spend time outdoors?
Interesting question. XD But I guess I have to give the adrenaline junkie answer: take awalk crawl in the bog. A while ago, someone told me she'd never seen a will-o'-the-wisp in real life, so, uh, we took that trip. Just for fun. And it was fun. But then, the North German bogs are my favorite landscape type anyway, you all knew that, right?!? It's kind of difficult to describe, but everything feels different in the bog - the air pressure, the humidity, the way sound travels - and I guess I just feel at home there. It's where I'm calm and relaxed.
NOTE: children, don't do this at home. I'm serious. The areas with enough swamp gases to produce fun light effects are not solid ground, and they're very very very deadly. There's a reason any and all folklores of any and all people from areas with bogs strongly warn against running after those lights, and nope, I'm relatively sure it's not evil spirits. (If you absolutely have to chase bog lights, take a local with you if you find one a) who's not superstitious, and b) ideally, has a degree in geosciences. Also, update your will before the trip.)
3. What was your best vacation?
Vacation, what's that? XD
Um. A good memory was summer holidays back when I was still at school, and one year, Dad and I traveled the Camino de Santiago by bicycle. That was AWESOME though of course we were pretty much the only people around who were not hardcore religious. I really enjoyed the scenery, though! (I understand that cycling in the Pyrenees isn't everybody's idea of fun, either, but...)
4. What was something you thought would be easy until you tried it?
Getting the contents of a first-aid kit back into that tiny red suitcase thingy after taking them out. I'm serious - do these things come with an extra dimension or something?!?
5. What scene in a movie always gives you goosebumps every time you watch it?
With the caveat that I don't watch many movies: every meaningful scene from every Andrei Tarkovsky film?!? I mean, it's not a secret I'm basically a hardcore fan. XD If I have to choose one - the scene in Solaris when gravity is off. But then, I simply love that movie - as far as I'm concerned, it's the perfect movie - so the answer is probably worthless.
If I have to choose a particularly impressive scene from a movie I didn't love that much overall: the one from The Thomas Crown Affair (in the original 1968 version). Like... the film isn't bad but overall mostly forgettable, except for that one scene. You know. If you've seen that movie, you know what I mean. The glider. But then, "The Windmills of Your Mind" is my favorite movie soundtrack song, so... XDD (Seriously. It may even be one of my favorite songs, period, and it's not even a music genre I particularly like... It's just that good.) I remember seeing (and hearing) THAT for the very first time, and yes... Goosebumps.
ilyena_sylph. As always, the readers can comment if they want to continue the meme five questions from me. (Also, I think I still owe questions to someone; will do those later.)1. What well-known person do you think does the most good for the world?
Um. That's kind of loaded, because what's good for the world is not necessarily good for people, so I suppose I'd have to name some genocidal war criminal type of people here?!? After all, anything that kills people is technically good for the planet... Also, plenty of worthy candidates. ;)
Kidding.
If I take the question as "does good for people", that would be those who do important research, like for example Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, who came up with a fun method that can be used to heal millions of people and fight world hunger; what's not to like? But I'm also very optimistic about the potential of AI - of course, it's impossible to name one single famous person when that's the work of thousands.
2. What’s your favorite way to spend time outdoors?
Interesting question. XD But I guess I have to give the adrenaline junkie answer: take a
NOTE: children, don't do this at home. I'm serious. The areas with enough swamp gases to produce fun light effects are not solid ground, and they're very very very deadly. There's a reason any and all folklores of any and all people from areas with bogs strongly warn against running after those lights, and nope, I'm relatively sure it's not evil spirits. (If you absolutely have to chase bog lights, take a local with you if you find one a) who's not superstitious, and b) ideally, has a degree in geosciences. Also, update your will before the trip.)
3. What was your best vacation?
Vacation, what's that? XD
Um. A good memory was summer holidays back when I was still at school, and one year, Dad and I traveled the Camino de Santiago by bicycle. That was AWESOME though of course we were pretty much the only people around who were not hardcore religious. I really enjoyed the scenery, though! (I understand that cycling in the Pyrenees isn't everybody's idea of fun, either, but...)
4. What was something you thought would be easy until you tried it?
Getting the contents of a first-aid kit back into that tiny red suitcase thingy after taking them out. I'm serious - do these things come with an extra dimension or something?!?
5. What scene in a movie always gives you goosebumps every time you watch it?
With the caveat that I don't watch many movies: every meaningful scene from every Andrei Tarkovsky film?!? I mean, it's not a secret I'm basically a hardcore fan. XD If I have to choose one - the scene in Solaris when gravity is off. But then, I simply love that movie - as far as I'm concerned, it's the perfect movie - so the answer is probably worthless.
If I have to choose a particularly impressive scene from a movie I didn't love that much overall: the one from The Thomas Crown Affair (in the original 1968 version). Like... the film isn't bad but overall mostly forgettable, except for that one scene. You know. If you've seen that movie, you know what I mean. The glider. But then, "The Windmills of Your Mind" is my favorite movie soundtrack song, so... XDD (Seriously. It may even be one of my favorite songs, period, and it's not even a music genre I particularly like... It's just that good.) I remember seeing (and hearing) THAT for the very first time, and yes... Goosebumps.
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Date: 2024-05-18 01:55 pm (UTC)2. Oh wow! I don't think I've ever met anyone who liked bogs!!! I'm terrified of our swamps!
3. That sounds awesome, if also like a lot of hard work! The mountain cycling, I mean.
4. They absolutely come with an extra dimension, and purchasers don't get the access key!
5. ...yep! you're right, that Thomas Crown Affair scene will do it every time.