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       Stardate: 20200901.2153
       Location: Game room/office
       Input Device: Old ASUS laptop with broken screen (courtesy of my son)
       Audio: Eddie and the Cruiser's Soundtrack
       Visual: Technology clutter
       Energy: 40%
       Mental: 40%
       Emotional: Winding down  
       
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       I saw Bronzie's 5Q thingy on Geminispace and decided to answer.  
       Looks like there are a few 5Q thingys out there.  
       
       Bronzie's 5Q Question Set for August 2020 [1]
       
       1. What is the last item of physical a/v media you bought?
       
       A: 2x 3D Blu-Ray discs cheap from Big Lots! last week.  Yeah, I still 
          enjoy 3D Blu-Ray.
            Terminator: Genysis
            World War Z
       
       2. Does your first IRL (non media fantasy) crush know how you felt 
          about them?
       
       A: Yes.  We went to the same school and she lived down the street from 
          me.  I could see her house from the side of my house since I lived
          on a corner.  That summer, when I saw her outside, I would take my 
          lawn chair and binoculars to the side of the house and watch her.
          This went on for a few days and she knew I was watching her.  
          One day when I was out there, she went to her driveway, set up her
          lawn chair and watched me with her binoculars.  I had my chair 
          leaned back against the side of the house and lost my balance and 
          fell out of it.  I looked up and saw that she was laughing from down 
          the street.  Embarrassed, I waved and started gathering my things.  
          She called my name and called me over.  Sheepishly, I walked over 
          and she asked me what I was doing.  I told her honestly that I was 
          looking at her.  Awkward.  We talked in her driveway for a bit and 
          she gave me her phone number before she had to go inside for dinner.
          I think I was 12.
       
       3. 1994 or 2014?  Why?
       
       A: 1994.  A big paradigm shift in my timeline.  Everything changed, yet
          remained the same.
       
       4. City or Countryside?  
       
       A: Before, city, but I lived in small suburb at the time.  Now, 
          countryside, but I live in a city.  Raising children in the city has 
          been challenging, but we manage.  City living is tiresome.  I think I 
          would thrive in the countryside these days.
       
       5. If offered either of the following for free, which would you choose 
          - 2020 Apple Silicon Macbook or 1982 Grid Compass 1011
       
       A: 1982 Grid Compass 1011, of course!  Not a fan of Apple products.
       
       [1] gemini://multiverse.thruhere.net:1965/5q/202008-1.gmi
       
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