Endless Curiosity

[Azuldrgon]

I will be back when I fire up my laptop! I'm so excited about this question and the fond memories of my childhood, that typing on a cellphone would stop my train of thought!

Okay! I'm back!

I LOVED summers! If I wasn't up at my nannie and poppop's farm, running through cornfields and exploring in the woods, I was out with the neighborhood kids and my two older brothers playing baseball pr dodgeball or riding bikes (climbing trees and buildings to jump from, but that's another story!) We'd go fishing with my uncle, and I was in charge of finding the worms. There were family get togethers every other weekend, and the picnic tables would be laden with crab from the Chesapeake Bay, corn, EVERYTHING! And by family, I mean all 8 of my mom's siblings, their spouses, my cousins! IT WAS AMAZING! In August, we all headed down to the New River area in Ashe County, NC where they were from for the annual family reunion on their mama's side. Yeah. HUGE!!! We'd stop to see my great-grandparents on their 33 acres of wooded mountainside and go hiking.

We moved to Georgia the year I turned 13, so things changed a bit. But, I still go back to Maryland and I still see childhood friends and my family.

*starts planning the next reunion*

I miss Maryland crabs......the ones up here near Seattle isn't even close.

 

[Endless_Night]

Oops! A little late to the question today.

Hmmm. I don't actually have any childhood rituals to speak of, though I loved reading about those posted!

I have been considering buying a place on the river. I could head out of the city and just work there for the summer. That's my aspiration lurk.

 

[Azuldrgon]

Oops! A little late to the question today.

Hmmm. I don't actually have any childhood rituals to speak of, though I loved reading about those posted!

I have been considering buying a place on the river. I could head out of the city and just work there for the summer. That's my aspiration lurk.

It would be convenient.
I delivered to a house on a lake today and felt so jealous when I saw the water.

 

[Endless_Night]

It would be convenient.
I delivered to a house on a lake today and felt so jealous when I saw the water.

And the quiet! Something serene, in the woods, with plenty of alone time.

*moves it up the priority list*

 

[Azuldrgon]

There's an island up here for sale like that.

 

[Endless_Night]

There's an island up here for sale like that.

"Up here," sounds a tad unlikely, considering I'm 'down here'.

 

[Azuldrgon]

"Up here," sounds a tad unlikely, considering I'm 'down here'.

We have the San Juan Islands up here.

 

[Endless_Night]

We have the San Juan Islands up here.

I see. Lovely, no doubt, but perhaps a tad further than I was considering. LOL!

Weekend access would be a nice option.

 

[Azuldrgon]

I see. Lovely, no doubt, but perhaps a tad further than I was considering. LOL!

Weekend access would be a nice option.

I tried.
Maybe you could buy the island and call it Lit island.

 

[Endless_Night]

I tried.
Maybe you could buy the island and call it Lit island.

Now that would have been a good suggestion for that question a couple of days ago:

What would make Litiquette more interesting?

 

[Azuldrgon]

Now that would have been a good suggestion for that question a couple of days ago:

What would make Litiquette more interesting?

True....I am late sometimes with my thoughts.

 

[Lunation]

Did everyone make it back here unscathed after posting in unfamiliar corners of Lit?

*dons sunhat to protect himself from ydahecnot*

The summer is upon us!† Summer and its rituals. What are yours? They can be current, or childhood memories, or even an aspiration that’s just lurking in your head. Tell us how you plan to spend the hottest months!

† For those in the southern hemisphere, same question but for winter instead of summer
.

As a kid I hated the heat (albeit incredibly mild where I lived) so I slept all day and stayed up all night wondering empty streets.

Now I just...complain about the heat?

 

[tinglebliss]

The milking parlor? Boy you were precocious.

You don't know the half of it! That was nothing compared to the job that I went on to do!

 

[tinglebliss]

It's time for another question!

Let me see. *looks into goodie bag!* Found one! Let's make it a risk week!

Push yourself to do something new over the next few days! Read a book by an author you’ve never read, watch a movie you wouldn’t normally see, talk to someone you’d usually avoid, eat something exotic — you get the drift. Tell us your plan now, but feel free to change it up.

Report back by Saturday! Bonus points will be awarded for extras! Results will be scored and entered into your permanent Lit file (we've seen some of yours — hmmm!). C’mon people: be brave!

 

[beachbaby179]

My boys and I are taking a short road trip to a city none of us have visited before. We should be back by Saturday so I can tell you how it went.

 

[tinglebliss]

My boys and I are taking a short road trip to a city none of us have visited before. We should be back by Saturday so I can tell you how it went.

Looking forward to hearing all about it.

 

[ViciousTease]

It's time for another question!

Let me see. *looks into goodie bag!* Found one! Let's make it a risk week!

Push yourself to do something new over the next few days! Read a book by an author you’ve never read, watch a movie you wouldn’t normally see, talk to someone you’d usually avoid, eat something exotic — you get the drift. Tell us your plan now, but feel free to change it up.

Report back by Saturday! Bonus points will be awarded for extras! Results will be scored and entered into your permanent Lit file (we've seen some of yours — hmmm!). C’mon people: be brave!

You guys are good at this! I may need to retire and let y'all take over.

Ok, a risk. Umm, I've got a lunch date with a "friend" on Friday. Occasionally I get the feeling that I'm missing cues or something. I'm going to try some subtle flirting and see where it goes. (I'm not good at subtle or flirting, so this will probably not go well.)

 

[Lunation]

It's time for another question!

Let me see. *looks into goodie bag!* Found one! Let's make it a risk week!

Push yourself to do something new over the next few days! Read a book by an author you’ve never read, watch a movie you wouldn’t normally see, talk to someone you’d usually avoid, eat something exotic — you get the drift. Tell us your plan now, but feel free to change it up.

Report back by Saturday! Bonus points will be awarded for extras! Results will be scored and entered into your permanent Lit file (we've seen some of yours — hmmm!). C’mon people: be brave!

Arrrg, no.

I'm too busy with old stuff to do new stuff.

Maybe once everything else is finished I'll...sleep more than four hours a night. Then we'll see.

You guys are good at this! I may need to retire and let y'all take over.

Ok, a risk. Umm, I've got a lunch date with a "friend" on Friday. Occasionally I get the feeling that I'm missing cues or something. I'm going to try some subtle flirting and see where it goes. (I'm not good at subtle or flirting, so this will probably not go well.)

I can sympathize with missing cues.

In college I lived in a house with female roommates.

One day, one of them asked me to 'look at her computer,' which seemed fine. All the while she was folding her clothes and kept showing me her new panties before stopping and giggling, 'oh god, I probably seem so slutty.'

I was like, 'A little, I guess. Well, computer is fine. See ya later.'

About ten minutes later, through comprehensive analysis of the previous conversation, I deduced there may not have been anything wrong with the computer in the first place...

God's speed. Lead with the boobs.

 

[tinglebliss]

You guys are good at this! I may need to retire and let y'all take over.

Ok, a risk. Umm, I've got a lunch date with a "friend" on Friday. Occasionally I get the feeling that I'm missing cues or something. I'm going to try some subtle flirting and see where it goes. (I'm not good at subtle or flirting, so this will probably not go well.)

MF and I are happy to help, we're learning from the best! No, please don't retire, we all need you.

Got my fingers crossed. Enjoy your flirting

 

[Mindfondler]

I'm too busy with old stuff to do new stuff.

Maybe once everything else is finished I'll...sleep more than four hours a night. Then we'll see.

I once went to a motivational seminar led by a pumped-up guy from the US who asserted that "Sleep is just practice for being dead". I realised then that he was an idiot.

I hope you get the chance for more rest soon. I'm sure that everyone here will be happy to wait for you to report back on new stuff at some point later in the future.

I can sympathize with missing cues.

In college I lived in a house with female roommates.

One day, one of them asked me to 'look at her computer,' which seemed fine. All the while she was folding her clothes and kept showing me her new panties before stopping and giggling, 'oh god, I probably seem so slutty.'

I was like, 'A little, I guess. Well, computer is fine. See ya later.'

About ten minutes later, through comprehensive analysis of the previous conversation, I deduced there may not have been anything wrong with the computer in the first place...

God's speed. Lead with the boobs.

I would have been no better in that situation. As I've explained before, I tend to relate to women first and foremost as friends, with deeper feelings only growing once that basis is established. In that situation, I'd probably interpret the roommate's actions as seeking support with her choices of panties (possibly to give her confidence in wearing them for her boyfriend?). I certainly wouldn't assume that she was coming on to me. I'm pretty dense when it comes to that.
.

 

[Lunation]

As someone with chronic insomnia I can definitely agree that anyone who celebrates chronic insomnia is, indeed, an idiot.

 

[Endless_Night]

< Push yourself to do something new over the next few days! >

For me…a new read. I have never read Dante’s Inferno. I am a little embarrassed to admit such…lack of erudition, but yeah. Poetry (or any approximation) is like a foreign language to me, a long dead foreign language, with no primers extant.

Last year I stumbled across the fact that one of my favorite mysteries writers had actually done a translation. (I realize that may not sound too promising, but she wrote back when scholarly mysteries where all the rage.)

Anyhoo. I obtained all three volumes. Last December. I have yet to crack the first....

This week, people. This week.

*girds loins*

 

[Azuldrgon]

I would have been no better in that situation. As I've explained before, I tend to relate to women first and foremost as friends, with deeper feelings only growing once that basis is established. In that situation, I'd probably interpret the roommate's actions as seeking support with her choices of panties (possibly to give her confidence in wearing them for her boyfriend?). I certainly wouldn't assume that she was coming on to me. I'm pretty dense when it comes to that.
.

Man, this sounds familiar. lol

 

[ydahecnot]

It's time for another question!

Let me see. *looks into goodie bag!* Found one! Let's make it a risk week!

Push yourself to do something new over the next few days!

Hmmm...who might be welcoming to my....


Oh, something

 

[Endless_Night]

*tosses name in ring of inept flirt recognizers*

Me: I think...maybe...could he be flirting with me?
VT: Ya think?
Me: No. I'm serious. I think...he might be flirting.
VT: Of course he's flirting you idiot!

I too, can recognize it when it's directed towards others. Myself, not so much. Oh. And VT might not actually have called me an idiot, but I'm pretty sure that's what she meant.

My boys and I are taking a short road trip to a city none of us have visited before. We should be back by Saturday so I can tell you how it went.

Divine. It doesn't seem like I've been anywhere new in ages!

Arrrg, no.

I'm too busy with old stuff to do new stuff. >

And here I would have totally taken you for a risk taker. Another illusion shattered.

*sobs in corner*