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| Season One |
| Are you utterly minimalistic in your lifestyle, an absolute clutterer hoarder, or just messy? Do you prefer to sit on a chair, cushion, bench, floor or something else for comfort and which? What is the most challenging part of your writing process? Do you think you are an addictive or non-addictive personality? Do you feel in any way, shape or form threatened by the arrival of AI [Artificial Intelligence] opportunities or welcome the progression into your life with ease? What subjects or topics inspire you to create the most concerning your writing? When was the last time you walked through a graveyard? What are your top five favourite flowers? What would you say would be your writing quirk? |
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1. Absolutely minimalistic! I hate clutter, I don’t collect anything. A place for everything and everything in its place is my motto. If you don’t use it why do you have it?
2. I sit on chairs with cushions.
5. I don’t get the whole AI thing – not sure I have any use for it. While I’ve been known to talk to inanimate objects it’s never been the focus of my conversations. I wanted to try that ChatGPT or whatever it’s called but the site was always ‘busy’. It would have been a goof…tried twice, lost interest.
7. The last time I walked through a graveyard was the last time I was in Boston – so maybe 20 years ago?
8. Favorite flowers? Gardenias, lilacs, hyacinth, azalea, lilies.
9. Writing quirk? I want to answer this but I don’t know what you mean. My first reaction was to say I write the way I tawk. But I don’t think that is a quirk but rather a style.
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Hey Grace, a writing quirk or style is the same for this question, it’s how you interpret it 🙂
My writing quirk or style is when l joke ‘the devil is in the detail’, l am very descriptive at times and according to the professionals that is both a hindersome and helpful quirk.
Good motto to have Grace regarding clutter 🙂
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Here’s mine, Rory.
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Here you go Rory
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Here is my submission.
https://theinkwelljourney.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-garden-dawdler-april-15-2023.html
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Mostly, I think AI will just make the stupid stupider. There are so many things for which it could be used in a positive way, but I’m sure we won’t do that. Because we’re human. The reasonable, logical thing is definitely for Vulcans.
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Yes l agree with you Marilyn, AI isn’t a problem is used sensibly in a logical companionised fashion, but we are talking people and l also think we are going to see the worst of it before the best.
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I wonder if we will ever see anything like “the best.” I think we’ll make a mess of it and never discover for what it should be good.
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It’ll be a serious amount of time before we do see the best for sure.
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Messy. Will sit on any of those plus the bed, depending on the activity. Time is the only writing challenge for me. I have addictions but doubt I am an addictive personality. Not threatened by AI but not exactly looking to integrating it into my life. Walking through a graveyard is not an unusual activity for me. I love unusual flowers. I don’t really understand the unanswered questions.
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Hey Geoff, interesting answers – l think many people have addictions but not necessarily an addictive personality. Although having said that, whilst l don’t have a true addictive personality, l struggle with moderation.
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Thanks Susan
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Are you utterly minimalistic in your lifestyle, an absolute clutterer hoarder, or just messy?
I am minimalist – simple & clean.
Do you prefer to sit on a chair, cushion, bench, floor or something else for comfort and which?
Well I LIKE to sit on my recliner 🙄 … but the minute I do… Mr Doby tries to be a lap dog – which he sucks at (he plops on me awkwardly and then constantly moves around with his 35/40 lbs!!) … and then I don’t like sitting there anymore 😄✌️
So I choose the couch and then he will just sit next to me right up on me lol 🤷♀️ … if I had a massage chair – I would probably LIVE on it lol 😘✌️
What is the most challenging part of your writing process?
🤔 umm… time
Do you think you are an addictive or non-addictive personality?
I think I am addictive? Cause I find one thing I like and then zone in on that lol … also things like having to start day with coffee or you get a zombie 🧟♀️ lol … but I can also walk away from things so ?? 🤷♀️
Do you feel in any way, shape or form threatened by the arrival of AI [Artificial Intelligence] opportunities or welcome the progression into your life with ease?
My initial reaction is to say this is very bad.. people struggle already and it’s gonna take even more jobs away – how do people survive? I think is dangerous slope for a capitalist environment 😮 I see the convenience people want – but what is the cost of that convenience ?! 😮 be careful what you wish for!! Lessons in consequences 😘✌️
What subjects or topics inspire you to create the most concerning your writing? Ha! Life??
When was the last time you walked through a graveyard? Hahaha hmm 🤔 the week before last week – but this question is unfair for me to answer cause I do that anyway lol
What are your top five favourite flowers? Hmm 🤔
Jasmine ❤️
Roses 🌹
Lilies ❤️
Sunflowers 🌻
Lotus 🪷
( not for me to grow, just love admire and enjoy lol – I would kill them) 😮
What would you say would be your writing quirk?
Writing quirk? As in what manner? 🤔 finding time? I don’t know if I have a writing quirk – how you mean ?
I don’t plan – when I can and when I’m not silent lol
Subjects I write about pertain to my life so whatever is goin on that I want to write about lol
I feel life is journey and you learn as you go – you can make plans but also – life likes to fuck them up sometimes
So I want to show people life is ups and then there are downs lol – Livin La Vida Loca lol
Make best decisions you can and roll the dice 🎲 😮
So I take you with me lol 😘❤️ is that a quirk?
How you mean quirk with writing? I fly by the seat of my pants and add music lol … giving my life a soundtrack lol
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Hi Rory, here’s my post
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Thanks Sadje, will check it out 🙂
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http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/04/17/sunday-dawdler-with-rory/
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