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6/26/2012

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Hello from I almost forgot it was Tuesday! Sorry bout that, guys… Anyway, it’s been a good week. I got my first paycheck, which was pretty cool. I also had the house to myself for most of Saturday, so I was surprisingly productive (with anything not relating to this blog…). And then
I’ve spent the past couple of days working, which is why I didn’t realize I still needed to blog until about 8 p.m. I came home, and Reni sat in my lap, and you guys know it’s impossible to do anything with a kitty cat. And now I’m just rambling, so we’ll get on to the Questions:

Anna Beth:
Book question redone:
I think I prefer my loophole version better: all those compilations are still just one physical thing all bound together. Nevertheless, I guess I’ll fix the question according to your intended specifications:
1.      Still the Bible. 
2.      I guess a dictionary. I’d thought about this with the original list, but then I knew I wouldn’t be able to have a dictionary from every language, so I was sad that I’d be leaving
out everything but English :(
3.      The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. No question, the world HAS TO HAVE MARK TWAIN IN IT!!!!!!! And this one’s my favorite, so there we go :)
4.      Our world history textbook from AP World. This is to make up for the dictionary difficulties: the world may not be able to keep every language, but it can at least keep an
overview of the basic history of most of the countries.
5.      Pride and Prejudice :)
6.      The Fault in our Stars
7.      Umm,… uhhh and 4 more classic books that the world couldn’t live without! Sorry. My brain is totally blanking.
What are your thoughts on Christian dating sites (like match.com, but specifically for Christians)? Random, I know, but I saw an ad and thought of
it.

Well, I’m not a particular fan of dating sites in general. I feel like life is a much better way to meet your spouse than some random dating site. Christian sites, though, are at least more like the churches of the internet, so you’re more likely to be meeting the right kind of people to potentially have a relationship with (though just because he’s on a Christian site doesn’t necessarily mean he belongs there- anyone can make up a profile intending to take advantage of the other people on it).
Why do you think so many Christians marry so young? You know, how Christian colleges are known for the MRS degree and whatnot?
Umm. I’ve noticed this a lot, but I don’t really get why it happens either. Or have any insightful insights to give. Sorry...
What are your thoughts on the concepts of extended adolescence and the 5 milestones of adulthood? And what makes a person an adult in your opinion? Is extended adolescence really a problem? Etc, etc.
Well, the term “extended adolescence” is pretty new to me, but I feel like the concept is pretty
well-known today. You see a lot of TV shows and movies featuring people in the late 20s and even early 30s still living at home, relying on their parents, refusing to be responsible (example, Howard Walowitz on the Big Bang Theory :). I do feel like this is a problem. Depending on your parents while you’re in college preparing to get a job is one thing, but by the time you’re approaching 30, you’re running out of excuses. I’m not so sure about the 5 milestones of adulthood, though (moving out, finishing school, being financially independent,
marrying, having kids). Financial independence is one thing, but all the other “milestones” can be put off for reasons other than continued immaturity. You could have to live with your parents because they need to be taken care of, or you could be going back to school for your master’s or a higher degree, or you could choose not to get married/have kids. Aside from that, you don’t have to be an “adult” to have your own children, as the MTV show 16
and Pregnant
has been eager to capitalize on. So I don’t really know that you can have specific milestones to determine when any individual has passed from adolescence into adulthood; that’s going to vary by each person’s unique goals and plans. Umm, I think that’s about covering most of your questions. Feel free to ask more if my answer isn’t enough, or give your own opinions!

Jill:
If you end up marrying a Scotsman, would you let him wear a kilt to your
wedding?

Do modern Scotsmen still wear kilts? Ever? And was it ever a thing for them to wear them for formal occasions? Because I don’t want to be mean or controlling or anything, but I would really rather my groom not be wearing a skirt to our wedding…
(can't remember if this one has been asked before): If you could live the life of any character from a movie or book, who's life would you choose?
I need to read more books with female protagonists…the first thing that comes to mind is Pride and Prejudice, but if I were Jane or Elizabeth I’d have to live in a time period without air
conditioning or modern medicine… and I don’t want to be Artemis Fowl, cause he’s a boy… all the female characters in John Green’s books die (at least, all the ones I can think of)… looks like I’ll have to go with Hermione. Oh, well, I’ll just have to be a brainiac witch who marries a Weasley… poor me… :D 
Oh, and just so we’re clear, I pick book Hermione. Because the books are always better! (except when they’re not)
If you were a kind of dinosaur, what kind would you be? What kind of dinosaurs would the rest of us be?
A tri-sara-tops! :) And you would all be your favorite dinosaurs. I cannot currently remember what they are, though, so…
If you could only watch one YouTube channel for the rest of your life, which would you choose? (no crossovers)
pteh!
bzzt!
ateh!
psft!
gah!
I guess I’d pick the vlogbrothers. They update the most regularly, and I could still have 2 Youtubers (plus occasional visitors!) I would be very unhappy about this cruel turn of events,
though…
Can I go to vidcon?
Yeah… totally… if you’ve got a couple hundred bucks and a time machine lying around. Now would be a good time to run across the doctor.

And the winner? Jill! And that’s all I have to say. Sorry, I feel like this blog is not so good this week… I’ll try to be better next week. Love you guys!

Sara
12 Comments
Anna Beth
6/26/2012 12:06:04 pm

"all the female characters in John Green’s books die (at least, all the ones I can think of)"

Gee, thanks for the spoilers. lol

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Jill
6/26/2012 12:14:01 pm

it's an inaccurate statement anyway

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Sara
6/26/2012 01:43:52 pm

no it's not! the only ones i could think of were dead!

Jill
6/26/2012 02:23:23 pm

It's still inaccurate! In one of them the character isn't dead when the book ends!

Jill
6/26/2012 02:27:27 pm

and yes, I'm talking about one of the books you read Sara (though in other books by John Green that you haven't read, the female protagonist doesn't die at the end either - though I haven't read all his stuff either)

Jill
6/26/2012 12:13:21 pm

Kilts can still be worn as formal wear. I'm not sure how common it is, but it's still around. maybe like tuxedos in America? more common in formal settings like weddings, but not everyone wears them. Supposedly, according to some sites, "modern kilts" are actually making a comeback as casual wear. But again, I don't live in Scotland, so I'm not sure how common it actually is. Forgive me for siting wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilts#Contemporary_kilt

and the doctor + vidcon sounds awesome. who's with me?

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Sara
6/26/2012 01:44:56 pm

yeah! i didn't think the doctor could be any cooler, but if he can get us to vidcon...

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Jill
6/28/2012 05:37:59 pm

Questions:

If a tomato is a fruit, does that make ketchup a smoothie?
What one fictional language would you want to learn if you could?
If you could take credit for one scientific break through in the last 300 years, what would you pick?
If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? What kind of trees would the rest of us be?
If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Are there any songs that you know all the lyrics to? What are they?
Have you ever been in a food fight? Would you want to be?
Could you try really hard to come up with an interesting question or two for me to answer in one of my blogs sometime?
If you were a jigsaw puzzle, how many pieces would you have?
Would you rather have gills or wings?
If you were a time lord (or time lady if that's a thing), what person would you want as your companion?
Would you rather cry instead of laugh or laugh instead of cry?
How different do you think the world would be if it was a giant super-continent like Pangaea but human culture still developed throughout the centuries?
If you somehow had an extra hour each day compared to everyone else, how would you spend it?
If your life had to be narrated, who would you want to be the narrator?

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Sara
6/29/2012 10:45:00 am

Could you specify a little on the laugh/cry question? Do you mean, like, every time I want to do the one, I do the other, or just in one specific instance, or are you talking about the whole laugh-so-hard-you-cry thing, or what? I'm probably reading too much into the question... sorry...

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Jill
7/1/2012 08:41:20 am

I basically meant you can only do one or the other. You'll still cry when you would normally cry, but if you find something funny you can only cry and not laugh. or you can laugh at funny things, but whenever you would normally cry you can laugh. I hope that makes sense?

Anna Beth
7/2/2012 01:25:54 pm

Questions:
Where does one draw the line between happiness and selfishness?

According to Christian author John Piper, television is a waste of time and is leading to the destruction of our society's reverence for God. Does that mean a person like me, who wants to make films/tv shows is wasting her life and/or contributing to the further destruction of our society?

What's your favourite kind of fish?

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Anna Beth
7/2/2012 01:27:51 pm

To what extent, in regard to independence, do you consider being a young woman a liability?

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