These questions were originally suggested by veracious_g .

1. What type of mood are you generally in on a rainy day?
i like the rain, or a nice overcast day. i don't like the pouring down kind of rain though.

2. What are your favorite things to do when the weather is gloomy?
i don't have any.

3. Have you ever been kissed in the rain?
i have not.

4. After the rain stops, do you continue what you were doing, or do you run outside to do something else?
if i was doing something outside & was interrupted by the rain, i try to get back to it. otherwise, i just continue with what i was doing.

5. What is your favorite drink/food to have when it's raining outside?
i don't have anything in particular.

other answers are over here.

These questions were originally suggested by alfvaen .

1) Do you like your birth-name? Why?
it's ok. my last name is kind of long & it is often mispronounced. a few times people have added letters that were not there & made it a different name. it's like the difference between schwartz & schwarzkopf (neither are close to my last name). i'm like; why are you doing that? do they see the first few letters & just assume the rest?

2) If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?
no idea. but a simpler last name would be nice.

3) What names would you consider giving your children?
i'm not interested in having children but i like the older kinds of names; like elizabeth & katherine. james & robert.

4) If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?
it depends on what kind of music the band would play. i think rum runner would be a good band name. also craig ferguson once suggested that chlamydia would be a good punk band name & i think about that now and then.

5) Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?
any name that the parents changed to spelling of to be unique. like ashley being spelled ashleigh. my apologies if someone reading this has done that. but really, it's ridiculous.

more answers are over here

way back in jan. of 2019 tumblr cracked down on adult content. a lot of people were looking for a place to go & came here to DW, but thought it was for serious posts only^tm. so sara suggested that the month of febuary be for frivolous posting (more on that in my post here).

it is not mandatory & i'm probably the only person still doing it, but the tradition continues.

this year's theme is star trek, star wars & stargate: sg-1 trivia/quiz type questions that are most likely true. unless someone messed it up.

Who was the first actor to play a member of all three of the major alien races in Star Trek?
( answer )

What's the name of Boba Fett's ship?
( answer )

In typical situations, what is the longest period of time that a stargate wormhole can be sustained, "give or take a few seconds"?
( answer )

These questions were suggested by sooguy .

1. If you were to star in a movie, who would you want to be cast as your love interest?
i don't know. harrison ford, circa 1982? but like 6 inches shorter.

2. What genre of movie would you most like to star in?
something like the amelia peabody mysteries, with a bit of indiana jones thrown in.

3. What song would you insist be on the soundtrack?
i don't know what would fit the time it's set in.

4. What would you wear to the premiere of your movie?
a pantsuit in a nice medium shade of blue.

5. Who would you thank in your Oscar acceptance speech?
the usual people; my parents and brother, my agent, the director & writer(s). my co-stars, the crew, my stunt double. the hair, make-up & wardrobe departments.
special mention to whoever found comfortable shoes and boots that are women's' 9 1/2, wide width & fit a high instep. craft services.

see other people's answers here.

the rest of the title is; The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

from amazon;

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British museum every year, and yet most people don’t really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries.

Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages—in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt.

Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it—the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx—was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years.

Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world’s two great superpowers.

this is the first book i read in 2025.
it was pretty interesting, going into how the rosetta stone was found, plus some history of ancient egypt that lead to it's creation.
it also goes a bit into written language in general & how hard it is to figure out if you have no frame of reference for it. are the signs/symbols words? sounds? letters? and is it read from left to right? right to left? top to bottom?
there are still some written languages no one knows how to read in this day & age. probably the most well known is Linear A. but there's also the written language of the Etruscans (a.k.a the nearby civilization that early ancient rome stole nearly every concept & idea from). as well as the written language of the Rapa Nui, the people of easter island.

my brother wondered who decided on the "correct" written words for things?
like; one man said this collection of lines means "rock". but another man said no; his collection of lines means "rock". then they started fighting, throwing rocks at each other, & killing each other. a third guy comes along & says this collection of lines means "rock" & everyone went along with it.

( Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Outsider POV - the force has made him something Other  )

and the fill; NCIS: New Orleans, any. Let the good times roll
so many of my prompts have been filled this year. i'll have to try and think of more for next year.

( MASH (TV), any, everyone getting obsessed with a new entertainment of some kind )


and another fill, plus more replies have been added to my prompt of Ask This Old House, anthropomorphic house, Someone takes the title seriously & asks an old house a question.

( Little Women, Jo/writing, She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain )


the fill is for Ms. Marvel (TV series), Bruno, first day(s) at Caltech.

post #2 is now up. but you can still do fills for post #1 if you want.

( any, any, What’s your excuse? )

also; the rules have been updated this year. the updates regard prompt spamming reduction, cross-posting, & RPF.

These questions were originally suggested by olivetree .

1. First time you cooked for someone else?
probably for my parents & brother. no idea what or when it was.

2. First time you threw up in someone else's toilet?
in first grade in the girls bathroom next to the classroom.

3. First time you did anything illegal?
nice try officer.

4. First time you saw snow/the ocean (whichever is more exotic)?
the first, and only, time i saw the ocean was taking off from LAX after anime expo in july 2009.

5. First thought when I say "crumple-horned snorcack"?
something about harry potter. luna's dad and/or his magazine is involved somehow.

other people's answers are over here.