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wispfoxHuh! Neat idea, in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kightp's journal, but not one I seem to be able to wrap my mind around. I can't seem to combine 'who I am' with 'things'. But wanted to pass along the idea to all of you anyway. It seems really really neat!
"So, say you were meeting a new person--blind date, new friend, who knows. And you wanted them to have some idea of what kind of person you are, and who you are. But you can't actually tell them in so many words. Instead, you have to give them a box, with a dozen things in it for them to look at/read/listen to/taste/whatever. "What would you put in the box? And a copy of your journal or a link to your LJ would be the same thing as just telling them directly, yourself, so that's not allowed."
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See... I really want to try this, and it's frustrating me! Eh, I'll just go for neat things, rather than actually trying to give a sense of myself (and, accidentally, I might even succeed!):
1) a light, silk, jewel-toned, broomstick skirt
2) a soft, velvety shirt of some sort, also jewel-toned.
3) grass, preferably fresh so it smells green and is still soft (maybe some potted grass?)
4) A recording of myself, singing Magic - even if it _is_ my youngest sister who actually first learned it at camp one summer, and then taught it to me.
5) A broad spectrum light bulb (if I could figure out how, I'd put in some sort of automatically-functioning sun-imitating light/heat source).
6) Contact, the movie. I still haven't read the book. This is the first movie I ever owned.
7) Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, Richard Bach. (note that I don't actually like Amazon much, but it's as good a link as any to give as a description of stuff)
8) One of Zenna Henderson books about The People. Recently introduced to this, but glad I was.
9) Earth Town Square, by Peter Mayer
10) February, Dar Williams
11) When I Was a Boy, Dar Williams
OK, I'm stumped. How does one illustrate playfulness, with a single object?
Well, I got 11... not 12, though.
kightp's journal, but not one I seem to be able to wrap my mind around. I can't seem to combine 'who I am' with 'things'. But wanted to pass along the idea to all of you anyway. It seems really really neat!"So, say you were meeting a new person--blind date, new friend, who knows. And you wanted them to have some idea of what kind of person you are, and who you are. But you can't actually tell them in so many words. Instead, you have to give them a box, with a dozen things in it for them to look at/read/listen to/taste/whatever. "What would you put in the box? And a copy of your journal or a link to your LJ would be the same thing as just telling them directly, yourself, so that's not allowed."
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See... I really want to try this, and it's frustrating me! Eh, I'll just go for neat things, rather than actually trying to give a sense of myself (and, accidentally, I might even succeed!):
1) a light, silk, jewel-toned, broomstick skirt
2) a soft, velvety shirt of some sort, also jewel-toned.
3) grass, preferably fresh so it smells green and is still soft (maybe some potted grass?)
4) A recording of myself, singing Magic - even if it _is_ my youngest sister who actually first learned it at camp one summer, and then taught it to me.
5) A broad spectrum light bulb (if I could figure out how, I'd put in some sort of automatically-functioning sun-imitating light/heat source).
6) Contact, the movie. I still haven't read the book. This is the first movie I ever owned.
7) Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, Richard Bach. (note that I don't actually like Amazon much, but it's as good a link as any to give as a description of stuff)
8) One of Zenna Henderson books about The People. Recently introduced to this, but glad I was.
9) Earth Town Square, by Peter Mayer
10) February, Dar Williams
11) When I Was a Boy, Dar Williams
OK, I'm stumped. How does one illustrate playfulness, with a single object?
Well, I got 11... not 12, though.
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Date: 2004-02-25 08:54 pm (UTC)Teddy bear?
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:19 pm (UTC)http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000626
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:31 pm (UTC)Re: silliness
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:01 pm (UTC)But... ? I dunno. She doesn't stand on her own merits. Everything else pretty much does (ok, maybe not the light bulb...)! People need to know about Sluggy (http://www.sluggy.com/) to get her. :)
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:24 pm (UTC)HA HA PUN.
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:02 pm (UTC)Propeller beanie?
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Date: 2004-02-25 09:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-01 04:33 pm (UTC)Re: things to represent you
Date: 2004-02-25 11:55 pm (UTC)I read the second one. *yum* velvet
I read the third one. *Ack* itch, scratch. I'm allergic to grass. :)
I really like your collections of books and movies. I'll have to check out Earth Town Square...
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Date: 2004-03-01 04:33 pm (UTC)My brain hurts now. :)
Also, if you don't like Folk music, you probably won't like Earth Town Square. Just to let you know! (of course, if you know and like Dar Williams, you probably like folk music. :)
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Date: 2004-02-26 12:51 am (UTC)a whimsical whirligig pefectly illustrates playfulness.
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Date: 2004-03-01 04:32 pm (UTC)Oddly, I don't find that a whirligig is the 'right' thing to illustrate playfullness.
So far, I think I've liked a kitten, a slinky, and kiki (or ferrets in general). :)
Playfulness . . .
Date: 2004-02-26 12:32 pm (UTC)A) a tipsy kitten (but you can't have the one in my icon, as it's on loan from
B) a "Pound Me Like A Whack-A-Mole (http://cafeshops.com/teestyle/149693)" baby doll (with or without the "Just Kidding, Let's Pray!" back).
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Date: 2004-03-01 04:34 pm (UTC)My Box
Date: 2004-02-26 08:12 pm (UTC)2. Books: Ishmael, Story of B, My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
3. www.sacredlands.org
4. www.dragonvale.org
5. Book: Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen
6. Book: Legacy of Luna by Julia Butterfly
7. Movie: Ever After a Cinderella Story
8. Homemade book of fantasy art, including images of elves, fairies, dragons.
9. Photo album of family, friends, community, self, pets, nature
10. Heart Shaped stones: blue, pink, black, etc.
11. Acorns, leaves, feathers
12. A ? carved out of wood