UN-screened questions meme

[salixbabylon]

It's a rainy Friday and I'm up too early so why not a meme? Snagged from second_banana:

So here's how this works.

1 question...
1 chance...
1 honest answer...

That's all you get. (And like second_banana, I'm kind of a whore for answering questions so ask as many as you want. I'm also kind of a sub when it comes to this sort of thing, so no subject is off limits or TMI.)

Ask me 1 question.
Any 1 question, anything, no matter how crazy it is.

An honest answer.

Only one catch. All comments will be screened so your question stays private between you and me, and only you will get to see my answer to your question.

But I dare you to repost this and see what people ask you.

ETA: Ok, that rule was just one too many for me, because it automatically unscreens and then i forget to tell it to screen so... If you want your question/answer screened, you have tot ell me. Otherwise fuck it, I'm making them all public.

Comments

[mellacita.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

When and why did you become interested in Wicca? (assuming I am not being an idiot and equating Wicca with witches erroneously)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hm. First, I'd say all Wiccans are witches, but not all witches are Wiccan. There are lots of different flavors of witches, and I rarely use the word "wiccan" to describe myself, but it's a line not unlike Catholic/christian, with all 4 words meaning different things to different people anyway.

Ok, now that I've lost my train of thought... 1999 or 1999. I was reading a lot of philosophical/spiritual books at that time, and a witchy friend loaned me "The Fifth Sacred Thing". It resonated in me like nothing else ever had, so I borrowed "Spiral Dance" and it just felt totally so right to me.

I was raised very Catholic, although in my teen years my mom got kind of into the New Age movement and did a lot of Native American shamanism stuff. I thought it was total crap, but it did lay a foundation for understanding energy flow and being open to new ideas. I studied "eastern" religions/beliefs in high school and college, and always felt like that sort of path called to me, but I wanted something that felt more in line with my European roots. It always felt very insincere to me, to glom onto being a Buddhist monk or shaman or whatever. I've always had a very strong spiritual side/calling, but didn't know what to do with it.

I've felt very fulfilled by the "new wiccan" movement in California, which I see as sort of an amalgam of many different traditions around the world. It's a very unstructured thing, focusing on the turn of the seasons and honoring the Divine all around us, IMO. It plays well with other religious traditions, and allows me to pick and chose, to be my own priestess.

God I babble a lot. Feel free to ask more, if there was anything I possible didn't cover. ;)

[mizbhaven13.livejournal.com]

You know I had to ask. And I had to snag this for my own LJ. So, my question is...you're walking down the street/through a store and bump into the hottest guy/girl you have ever seen. You apologize, they say it's no problem and you both get the nakie tango vibe from each other. There's an empty alley/dressing room/phone booth nearby. Do you go for it? (and if you do, how does it go?)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, how I wish! But no - I'm married and we're mostly monogamous. I might chat them up and flirt, but that would be it.

Unless it was a woman and we became friends... Then there might be more. But really, the honest truth is that I've never been self-confident enough to even try for a fling with a total stranger.

[take-this-waltz.livejournal.com]

What's your favourite thing/detail to write when writing a sex scene? And, since you said we could have more than one question: What's your least favourite?

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hm... that's a good, difficult question! I really like writing the actual fucking, I guess - sometimes writing the foreplay part can be frustrating for me because I don't want to include *too* many details, want to keep the tension high, but also don't want to just jump right into it. I really enjoy getting into the characters' head though, especially for any kinky scene.

Hm, that wasn't really a thing or a detail... If you mean scene elements, I love writing kissing, groping, biting, and hands everywhere. :)

I HATE writing the orgasm. I always feel like my language choices are so clunky and so cliched and like I repeat myself in every fic and ARGH! It's just frustrating.

Good questions! Thanks! :)

[hammil77.livejournal.com]

Out of these characters:

Peter Pettigrew, Cornelius Fudge, Vernon Dursley

Which would you shag, marry or throw off a cliff?

I know it's a bit cheesy but I kinda like this game. :P

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Wow. I've never actually played this game before...

Um. I guess I'd shag Fudge because he might not be too hideous looking and wasn't actively evil or abusive. I'd marry Pettigrew because then I could maybe lock him into the rat form and ignore him. Or feed him to a cat. Or give him rat poison. I'd throw Dursley off a cliff and laugh when he went splat at the bottom.

[second-banana.livejournal.com]

What has been the hardest part about starting your own business and "following your bliss" as it were? What has been the best part?

[heartofslash.livejournal.com]

Why?

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

It might be fun - why on earth not find out? ;)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hardest part - dealing with all of the inner fear and insecurity that taking such a big risk has forced me to deal with. What if I fail? What if everyone thinks I'm a loser? What if they don't love me anymore? And yet I have to deal with those fears, or I get stuck and can't more forward at all.

Best part - no more following other people's rules. No more office clothes. No more working from 8am to 5 pm. Most of all, no more feeling undervalued, overworked, and PISSED OFF every single moment of every single day.

:)