Five Questions

[side_show]

Yeah paul, what wombat said!

Also I am deeply envious of that shoe cabinet!

[wombat]

The shoe cabinet is awesome, I'm not sure if the pictures do it justice. I have way too many shoes - not for fashion, but because nothing fits right. It seemed like fate directed me to a special Japanese shoe cabinet when it was on sale for half price. The guy at the store kept saying "I am so glad someone finally came to their senses and bought this piece" and he kind of hung around while we loaded it up like he was saying goodbye to a puppy.

[pmcd9]

Well the answer doesn't really change.  The stuff I would grab is upstairs in the most remote part of the house.  It's also about 10 boxes of stuff.  If there were a big fire in my house they would be lost.  I would see what I could do to battle the blaze before I tried to save those boxes.  The solution to the problem, obviously, is to digitize the contents of those boxes so I could easily take them out when I grabbed the digital storage devices. 

[wombat]

Paul is missing the point that you are not supposed to answer in such practical terms. Or perhaps it is deliberate. Do you suppose he is hiding something? Like that he has a Hello Kitty doll that he would take?

Perhaps the game should be, you have an hour to get ready before your house is lost in a flood. This would also account for the fact that you can grab all your computers and still have time for the item in question 1.

[Nabubrush]

Paul is missing the point that you are not supposed to answer in such practical terms. Or perhaps it is deliberate. Do you suppose he is hiding something? Like that he has a Hello Kitty doll that he would take?

I think we have Paul's answer.

[Nabubrush]

Wombat and sMells are can-twinsies.

Also, Mel, that wedding picture is probably the best one I have ever seen.

[AugustWest]

1) In case of a fire (heaven forbid) what would you take with you?  (people, pets and computers excluded)

Guitars and pictures.

2) What is your favorite nicknack?

Don't really have one.

3) What is your favorite piece of furniture?

My Grandfather's handmade bed.  I slept in it from when I was about 10 until I got married.  Now it's my oldest daughter's.

4) What is the oldest thing you own?

Probably a book.

5) What edible item do you almost always have on hand in your fridge or cupboard?

Hearts of Palm and artichoke hearts.  They're ingredients for a salad we have to make for just about every family holiday gathering.

Photos are welcome, but not required.
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[side_show]

Thanks Nabu - there's six in that series that are like a little stop- motion film of a kiss.  Now imagine about 500 photos of the same quality and you know what I'm talking about.  A dear friend used to be a renowned photog, and he shot the wedding as a gift to us.  It was less than a year later that he gave away all his possessions and left for a different life and career.  

[pmcd9]

Well if I had an hour I would definitely get all of the boxes from upstairs.  Wait, if it's a flood, how high is the water?  It may be best if I leave that stuff where it is upstairs.  I would definitely have time to save my grandma's table.  Wait, a flood really wouldn't do much damage to the table if at all.

Aw dammit you got me.  I can't hide my Hello Kitty furry porn collection any longer.

[Nabubrush]

1) In case of a fire (heaven forbid) what would you take with you?  (people, pets and computers excluded)

Guitars and pictures.

Hi there. I'm Nabu, and I'm brain damaged. I will be saving the Les Paul.

[jay-ell]

1) In case of a fire (heaven forbid) what would you take with you?  (people, pets and computers excluded)

Almost all our family photos are digitized except the wedding pics. I would like to say I'd take those, but quite honestly, I don't think I'm that sentimental. And all our important papers are in a fireproof safe. It would probably not even occur to me. Probably the thing I would think to grab would be my kids' favorite plush toys -- a Hello Kitty Build-A-Bear with a freakishly large head (it's just like Paul's!) and a collection of Sesame Street Puppets.

2) What is your favorite nicknack?

I hate nicknacks. I have a collection of the ones I've been given over the years, but they're all in boxes in our shed.

3) What is your favorite piece of furniture?

My couch. It was a Christmas/Birthday gift last year from my parents, and the left cushion is My Seat. If someone else is there, even if there's plenty of other places to sit, I make them move. (Guests excluded, of course.)  

4) What is the oldest thing you own?

My great-grandmother's piano. It's an upright that was custom built in Chicago as a wedding gift from my great-grandfather to his wife, Elizabeth, in 1907, IIRC.

5) What edible item do you almost always have on hand in your fridge or cupboard?

Peanut butter.

[Asherdan]

...and the left cushion is My Seat. If someone else is there, even if there's plenty of other places to sit, I make them move.

OK, Sheldon.