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Christina's October 2020 Five Questions
1. Are "hidden" (possibly non-carbon life forms) aliens hiding in our midst?
Do aliens that look like "V"'s lizard people, or something that would be at home on the X-files, walk amongst us. I doubt it. But aliens of some description? I would like to think that the answer to this is "yes". Maybe not amongst us, and maybe not "walk", but surely there is someone else "out there", maybe even occupying the same local timespace as us.
If the universe generates life in order to combat entropy, its best shot would be to experiment with different models, on different scales. Maybe the Earth itself is a entity with a type of consciousness or sentience that plays out over eons. Maybe the whole galaxy or universe is. Maybe there are beings constructed of subatomoic particles, transacting their lives at sub-atomic scales. experiencing some kind of existence within the plastic of the keyboard I am typing on. When do chemical reactions become "life"? Does life require physicality as we know it - could the sun harbour some form of life, or could Jupiter or another gas giant? Has an ancient race transcended carbon-based biology, even matter, to transact their existence on a plane that we are not even aware of? I hope so. Maybe we will one day too,
2. Germans have "Fruehlingsmuedigkeit" - literally "spring tiredness". Does any change of season have a physical effect on you.
My serotonin levels tend to get impacted by levels of sunlight. Melbourne becomes notoriously grey and gloomy in Autumn and Winter (luckily we get breaks from it, but there can be some pretty persistent patches of bleak montone light). I am afflicted with (thanksfully mild) Seasonal Adaptive Disorder, so yes, these bleak periods can get me down and depressed if I don't mindfully manage it. Since I'm aware of it it is also not so much of a problem... I also don't deal with sudden surges of heat - Melbourne is good at those too ("Four Seasons in One Day)... Today was suddenly warm after some cold, and tomorrow will be hot - 28 or so degrees ceclius - quite warm for this point in the year. If it came with oppressive humidity it would have me flopping around listlessly for a day or so until I adapted.
3. If you could stockpile something delicious for wintertime, what would you pick? (You do not have to bury itt!)
We are now into our second month of spring, so we are starting to shed our desire for warm comfort foods and turn towards refeshing drinks and easy outdoor BBQ meals. This winter, however I made sure I had a cupboard and fridge full of fixings for "grown up" pesto and caper mac & cheese, and also for grilled cheese and ham sandwiches. I also kept a good supply of the ingredients for chocolate self-saucing puddings and guerilla midnight cup brownies. And coffee. One must not run out of coffee!
4. What is your favourite book and why? And yes I know this is probably a mundane question but as a reader…
Argh! As a life-long reader that is almost impossible to answer. Here is a short-list of books I have loved and revisited many times:
5. Are there things that you enjoy eating or cooking in the Autumn?
Comfort foods! In addition to the above "pantry stackers", I love making Pressure Cooker Corned Beef, various Pasta Bakes including Tuna Mornay, Pumpkin Pie, thick, rich hot chocolate (usually soy - I don't process unfermented milk too well), and simple delights like tater tots and oven spring rolls (etc). Oh - and Beef Wellington if I'm feeling fancy and have time.
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