Lit*er*al*ly, Ororo #41
Questions #496-510
Welcome to the 41st issue of Lit*er*al*ly, Ororo, a weekly blog by me, Ororo Munroe, speaking my truth inspired by the 3000 Questions About Me journal. I mean, it’s a personal blog. And since I’ll be sharing all my personal bits, why not do so in the not-so-typical form of questions? Thanks for reading. Participation is encouraged.
496. Can you use chopsticks when you eat? Have you tried?
I would love to, but I can’t. Mr. Ex tried to teach me, but my hands just aren’t that dexterous. Even the kiddie ones were a mystery to me. LOL
497. What movie had the best special effects, in your opinion?
Avatar. That whole concept of being human and then getting into this machine and now you’re an alien in this whole new world was just incredible to me. That whole world James Cameron created was just amazeballs. I also loved the whole Tree of Life, that we’re connected to the earth and when you die, you go back to the earth and there’s a whole ceremony around that. It was just beautiful.
498. Have you ever been suspended from work or school? If so, what happened?
Bwaha. No. Book ‘ho’s DO NOT get suspended from school. Unless we’re reading a banned book. Or reading on the job. LOL
499. Have you ever cried at a movie?
Yes, but who hasn’t? Top Gun (both times I saw it in the movie theater), The Outsiders, Spectre (Sis had to wait a few minutes before we could leave the theater so I could get myself together)…the list goes on.
500. Were you ever a girl scout/boy scout? If so, what was the best thing you learned?
Yep, I was a Girl Scout. And also, a Brownie before that. I don’t remember what I learned. Probably something about teamwork. LOL The cookies they sell nowadays didn’t exist back then, so I definitely didn’t learn about salesmanship.
501. What do you wish had a delivery service that currently doesn’t where you live?
Huh. This is a good question and one I can’t answer. Probably because there’s already a delivery service for just about anything these days. I’d be curious to read other people’s comments about this one, though.
502. What’s the funniest Twitter/X handle you’ve ever known?
I’m not on Twitter/X
503. What is your favorite clothing store?
Pact. But, in general, I love any clothing store that offers clothes made with sustainable fabrics in a sustainably friendly environment.
504. Do you talk to yourself?
Yes. All. The damn. Time. And it started when I was young and probably the reason why I love to write fiction.
505. What grooming habit is essential to your daily life?
Washing my face. What’s interesting is that I have a medicine cabinet full of skincare products that I haven’t used in a minute (facial cleanser, toner, serum, moisturizer). For the past few months, I’ve been rolling out of bed and just washing my face with a damp washcloth because I hot snooze so many damn times that I don’t have the time for a 4-step facial routine.
Now that I have my own place, maybe I can get back to that because I consider that a form of self-care. I should be taking better care of my skin.
506. Out of your five senses, which is your strongest?
I would say smell. I know people who’ve lost their sense of smell and find that would be the toughest to lose because your sense of taste would be affected, too.
507. Would you ever launch an idea on Kickstarter?
I would and I have. At the time, it was for the nonprofit I had started.
508. Is your life more the show Friends or Married… with Children?
I would say Friends. Despite the fact that I haven’t hung out with them in a while. LOL
509. Do you actively show compassion for others, and if so, how?
My Corp Hell Job requires me to show compassion every day. We offer a membership that completely covers emergency air transport (because that shit is HELLA EXPENSIVE and your insurance will only pay for so much). When/if members get flown, they have to call us to let us know and sometimes—not all the time, just sometimes--those calls can be rough.
510. What do you try to avoid at all costs?
Confrontations. I’ll let know you how I feel a couple of days later, but I tend to shut down and retreat if there’s an escalation of voices. I tend to get all up in my feels and I need to back off and calm down. Because if I don’t, that person will end up getting a Dragonball-sized bolt of emotion thrown at them.
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I got teary at the end of Reality Bites, but still cry at the scene in Terms of Endearment when Debra Winger tells her kids she's dying and she says, "I think that went well," and little Huckleberry Fox nods as he goes out the door with tears in his eyes. Dead. And in Awakenings when Robert DeNiro starts to decline. Ugh. xo
I talk to myself too. Sometimes I don't realize I'm alone until I blurt something and no one responds. I then have a chuckle to myself.