Getting To Know You - Five Questions from Muccamukk

[amazon_syren]

So. muccamukk is doing an "ask me five questions" game where you leave a comment and then get asked five questions.
So, like, if you wanna get asked five questions, leave me a comment?

MY Five Questions were:

1. Do you have feelings about sidereal drift?

I have no idea what that is.
<*googles*>
I... tbh, I still have no idea what this is.
Is it something about the moon?
Please Halp.


2. If you had to live in a different city, what one would you pick?

Oh, life. So here's the thing. I grew up in the city I live in now. So I'm not that familiar with much else. Also there's about a zillion trade offs, many of which boil down to "Nicer climate, no health care" (Ithaca, DC) and/or "More affordable housing, more Conservative voters a noticeable number of whom are loudly homophobic and/or gun nuts".

But if I had to choose something...
Brockville, ON (nearby-ish so I probably wouldn't lose my (remote already) jobs due to moving, good diving and sailing for my wife, and houses cost about half what they do here. Also they have a Pride Parade).
OR
Dartmouth, NS (Conservative BUT also directly across the bridge from Halifax (also Conservative, but more expensive) so: lots of queers, good concerts, The OCEAN, my brother lives there, and we know a couple of homos in town already. Housing still ain't cheap, but it's noticeably cheaper than where I live now. Also: A fair number of churches and Shambhala Buddhists, so I might be able to find additional/replacement remote work there).


3. What's your favourite book of the year?

Uh. Nona the Ninth, The Borreal Feast, The Unspoken Name, and Book of Night. Legends and Lattes, Healing Grounds, and Spelunking Through Hell were good too.


4. What's the first sign of spring where you are? What's your favourite sign of spring?

Which Spring?

Equinox Spring is... The air doesn't hurt my face even though it's still below freezing, because the humidity's gone up a bit and it's not that below freezing. The direct sun feels warm rather than just bright. I can hear the geese coming back.

Beltane Spring (which is definitely still "Spring" and not yet "Summer") is the Solomon's Seal and hostas and day lilies pushing up through the ground again. The woods at Mud Lake being full of scilla blooms (Johnny Jump Ups?). But, most of all, it's the rhubarb crowning. That's what tells me we're out of the woods, winter-wise.


5. How's the platform migration going? Any highlights?

No highlights, really. The platform migration is... migrating. I've squatted a Mastodon and a Cohost spot. Don't have anything on Hive - even though that seems to be where a lot of the Poetry and YA People are going - because it's phone-app only, and I'd really prefer to use a full-size keyboard (and a less-ad-heavy website) for everything. I try to toss something up on one or the other (or both) squatted accounts once a week or so, just to say I did.


And those are my answers. Leave a comment below if you want me to throw some questions your way.


TTFN,
Ms Syren. :-)

Comments

[sexy_romulan]

Brockville also has the advantage of a lot of quite gorgeous heritage buildings, fwiw! I'm surprised to hear Halifax leans conservative, I'd always had a vague impression it was the opposite. Tho times being what they are...

Gimme Qs???

[amazon_syren]

Nova Scotia leans conservative and, according to my brother, that includes Hali.
Oh well.

Brockville does have some nice heritage buildings (and a tall ships festival).


Questions (technically these are all more than one question, buuuuuut):

1) What is your LEAST favourite MINOR arcana card, and why?

2) Have you found a vegan cheese that is delicious and doesn't screw with your innards? If yes, what is it and where do I find it?

3) If you had to pick something about winter weather that you like, what would it be?

4) What ingredient do you not cook with much or at all, but would love to cook with more? What fascinates you about it?

5) Favourite book(s) of 2022?

[muccamukk]

Looks like Hive has some pretty big security gaps: https://zerforschung.org/posts/hive-en/

As a heads up.

[amazon_syren]

A whole lot of them have Issues of one sort or another.

The Cohost ToS is... not great if you want to promote books, tarot readings, etsy stores, or anything else that involves getting people to pay for something.

Good to know about security problems though.

[greenstorm]

The first sign of spring I remember, in the lower mainland where I grew up, is the tiny tiny tiny red explosions of hazelnut blooms on bare twigs as the light changes colour.

There are so many kinds of spring.

[greenstorm]

And, ok, five questions.

[amazon_syren]

Okay. Here we go!

1) Based on this year's harvest, are you wanted to try any new varieties of corn next year? Or planning to cross-breed any varieties you've already grown?

2) How do you sew stretchy knits for waist-bands? Do you use a serger or is there a trick to it? (I've never managed to do well on stretchy fabrics, so I'm looking for tips and tricks, if you've got them).

3) Pigs: How are they?

4) What is a favourite Traditional Food Of Your People? Why do you love it, and how do you make it your own?

5) Favourite book(s) of 2022?

[amazon_syren]

Oooooooooooo! Hazelnuts!
I know there's a variety of hazelnuts that are native to Ontario, and I would love to see some of them near me!

There are a LOT of different kinds of spring.

[yarrowkat]

sidereal drift means the sun isn't actually in the constellation of aries, as seen from earth, at the time that we say it is, because over time, we're moving relative to everything else in the universe, which is also moving. it is something you can safely ignore for the rest of your life. ;)

and what the heck, i'll make time for some questions. :)

[amazon_syren]

Oh, that stuff.
I remember that being A Whole Thing a few years ago.

At the time, my reaction was, essentially, "Fuck you! I'm still a [sun sign here]!"

Followed, years later, with:
"Okay, so astrology is essentially a way that we tell stories about ourselves and - sure it's an abundant and mysterious universe and we don't know everything about it, BUT - it's extremely unlikely that, for example, the illusion of the planet Mercury moving backwards along its course is directly causing communication and travel problems here on Earth so, in short, fuck you: I'm still a [sun sign here]."


Questions!

1) Yurt Life: The good, the bad, the sublime, the ridiculous?

2) Talk to me about your particular practice of Ecofeminist Paganism? (We probably have overlap - tell me whatever you like).

3) Poem that consistently hits you in the heart? (Please include author and, ideally, link).

4) Recognizing that this might be very personal, and/or that I missed something very obvious in your posts, have any particular goddesses or other deities tapped you on the should and said "Hey. I've got a job for you," or similar?

5) Favourite book(s) of 2022?