Appetizer
Name a great website you would recommend to others.
Other than my own? The one I use most is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Soup
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how often do you dream at night?
There is no universally agreed-upon biological definition of dreaming, and most functional definitions of dreaming are limited [...]
Friday’s Feast #164
Friday’s Feast #164
Appetizer
If you were a dog, what breed would you be, and why?
Breed, isn’t that really irrelevant to actually being a dog in the first place? Simply becoming canine would be good enough for me, but I suppose being a large enough one that I wouldn’t get killed if stepped on would be a bonus. [...]
Friday’s Feast #147
Appetizer
What do you consider to be the ultimate snack food?
Tapas
Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), about how popular is your last name?
Tillman is the #792 most common last name in the US. 0.015% of last names in the US are Tillman. Around 37500 US last names are Tillman! I guess [...]
Friday’s Feast #144
Appetizer
List 3 emotions you experienced this week.
Elation
Confusion
Hope
Soup
Name a car you’d love to have.
I think I’d call it Sadie. Oh, you meant a make and model, didn’t you? In that case I suppose I would like to have a 1949 Volkswagen Beetle (the last year of the split-screen).
Salad
Describe your typical morning routine.
Wake, Ablutions, [...]
Friday’s Feast #140
Appetizer
What is your favorite kind of bread?
Pain Poilane from Poilane’s own boulangerie (8 Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris (6th)) More widely, any bread that is maison, tradition and levain…
Soup
When was the last time you bought a new pillow?
Six months ago, when we moved to the UK. A nice sculpted foam pillow.
Salad
Approximately [...]
Friday’s Feast #139
Appetizer
When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite?
Burnt Umber - best for coloring dirt…
Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be to change jobs if it required you to move?
5 - neither here nor there to me at the moment
Salad
Take all the [...]
Friday’s Feast #136
Appetizer
Who is your favorite news anchor/reporter? Why?
Either Geraldo Rivera, because he has dropped all pretense that the news is anything but infotainment or Stephen Colbert, because he is an objectively better anchor than most others while taking the piss out of them.
Soup
Name 3 foods that are currently in your freezer.
I don’t really do the frozen [...]
Friday’s Feast #134
Appetizer
What is your usual bedtime? Do you like that, or would you rather it be different?
My bedtime is pretty well whenever I fall asleep.
Soup
When it comes to advice, do you give more or receive more?
For some reason I don’t seem to get much advice. Everyone must already be in awe of my life negotiation [...]
Friday’s Feast #133
Appetizer
What does the color pink make you think of?
Salmon and Grapefruit
Soup
Name something you thought you had lost, but later found.
my mind for a good part of 2005 and 2006
Salad
In 3 words, describe this past week.
Economics, Ecology, Taxonomy
Main Course
What are you obsessed with?
Living
Dessert
What kind of perfume or cologne do you like to wear?
Gucci Pour Homme
Friday’s Feast #130
Appetizer - Have you been sick yet this winter? If so, what did you come down with?
I have had a low-grade cold for most of the winter, but that seems to just come with the territory in London.
Soup - What colors dominate your closet?
Earth tones; browns, greens, tans…
Salad - How would you describe your [...]
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