Five Questions October ======================


2025-10-28

It's been quite a while that I posted something, but there were
*reasons*, trust me! I will probably make a long post about this. But
I found a nice way to get started again: Christina's October 2025
Five Questions.

Christina's Phlog post here.
gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~christina/christina-2025-10-5Q.txt

Questions: ----------

- 1. What's your favourite item to cook in October? -

Looking back, the thing I made most in October was traybake
dinners. Basically, you would roast potato slices, vegetables
and a protein source of you choice after tossing them with oil
or Creme Fraiche. The kids really like it and it's a versatile
principle. Plus, you can pop it in the oven and do something else.

What I *would like* to cook is a bit different. I am a great fan
of Nigel Slater and I always wanted to make a nice roast again. He
recently wrote about roast pheasant, which I never tried, but I
think I might give it a go:

Nigel Slater's kitchen diary: an indulgent roast pheasant
https://observer.co.uk/style/food/article/nigel-slaters-kitchen-diary-an-indulgent-roast-pheasant

Since it's only a few days left in October, this might be something
for November though.

- 2. What films have you watched over and over again? -

I liked these movies when I was 38 and I still like them.

o The Shawshank Redemption: a timeless classic, but "rewatching"
here means maybe once a year.

o The Pianist: same as above, this is not a movie I can rewatch
more than that.

o The LotR series.

o Grand Budapest Hotel: the aesthetics remind me of Austria,
where I lived for ten years.

- 3. Have you ever meditated for spiritual purposes? If yes,
describe your experience. -

I have not. I am not a very "spiritual" guy and I never really got a
satisfactory explanation of what spirituality is. That being said,
I have meditated and I can see the benefits. But you have to make
a strong habit out of it.

- 4. What objects from your childhood have you saved? Explain why. -

A stuffed mouse that I received as a baby. My daughters "inherited"
it from me. It looks like this:

Mouse.  mouse.jpg

- 5. When you feel sad, what do you do to find comfort? -

There is a set of songs that I like to listen to when I get
melancholic. In times of serious despondancy, I usually turn my wife.