I'm a Lounger AMA with Mars Bar

robyntmorton wrote: »

I'd be up for that at some point.

So, something simple to start:

One food you would love to try. One food you would run a mile from, and in both cases, why?

I would love to try Kobe beef. I have tasted wagyu beef and it was superb, and Kobe is meant to be even tastier. I'm not even much of a beef lover.

My run away from food is beetroot. I have a borderline phobia of the stuff. Can't stand the taste (pickled or fresh) or the texture. I would rather go hungry than eat it.

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Ah that's nice to have an AMA for tLL, get to know fellow Loungers a bit better.


My question:
What's been your favourite/most memorable thread on the Ladies Lounge?

Probably this one: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057085696/1

baby and crumble wrote: »

What animal do you think you share the most characteristics with?

A puppy.

I'm needy, need rubs and affection, i chew on things I'm not supposed to, and I'm almost potty trained :pac:

robyntmorton wrote: »

Lexicography: Pick a word or phrase to banish henceforth from the written or spoken word.

Moist.

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Where are all the inappropriate questions?!

If you hadn't been bitten by the science bug,do you know what would you be instead?

Hmmm.

Ideal world: psychology. I find it fascinating. But that's also science-y. Ditto my interest in psychiatry.

Based on my strengths: political/diplomacy; advocacy. I did better in business than I did at science in my leaving cert!

I am on the cusp of a career change though. Perhaps :pac:

robyntmorton wrote: »

Vanilla or Chocolate?
Boxers or Briefs?
Left or Right?
Up or Down?
In or Out?
Half Full or Half Empty?

How do you feel about weird pointless questions?

Strawberry chocolate if pushed
To wear? Depends on the material and what I'm wearing over them
Right
Up
Out
Half water, half air

I don't see them as weird and pointless. Today I spent a good 10 minutes wondering whether the animal kingdom celebrate birthdays in the same way as humans. I don't mean with cake and stuff, but would a female monkey remember her offsprings birthday and celebrate accordingly?

These are the type of questions that keep me awake at night.

robyntmorton wrote: »

I'm impressed both by the depth of the question, and that you only spent 10 minutes on it. You could easily get lost in there. Do animals perceive time in the same way that we do, with clearly delineated months, years and so on. They would definitely know of passing days, passing seasons etc. but would they know that it was a year to the day?

Would they follow our calendar? Would they have their own?

Do they see us as a superior or inferior species?

... I'll stop now.

10 minutes because I had set a timer for procrastinating. I have a presentation tomorrow in work that I needed to work on, so I let myself have 10 minutes.

My thing was based on an animal calendar too. If one human year is seven doggy years, do dogs have a birthday every 52 days? Do animals remember their parents?

I'm guessing dogs see us as inferior beings because we do what they say, but other animals have different perceptions.

How do we know that the blue that I see is the same as the blue you see? I look at a car and say "that's blue". You'll agree. But the colour you see as blue, could be the colour I see as yellow.

I've been told I have neurosis. I can't disagree.

Oh btw these are questions I frequently ask when I'm out cycling

robyntmorton wrote: »

Some things to ponder after your presentation:

Is the answer to life, the universe and everything really 42?

If that's the answer, what is the question?

Do you know where your towel is?

To a scientist, what is the meaning of life?

I have not read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy... I'm a bad scientist; unless it's tangible to me I don't get it. Star Wars. Star Trek. Science fiction... nah. I don't understand it. Same with Game of Thrones. It just confuses me. I'm more of a biological/chemical/medical scientist where things can be quantified and measured on a scale that doesn't involve quarks and exponentials beyond ^-9.

The question is unique to each individual.

My towel is hanging over the banisters to dry after my shower last night.

The meaning of life... jeez! I guess I'm having a philosophical few days regarding life. Not necessarily an existential crisis but not far off. I'm confused by how the church can value the life of an unborn foetus to the same level as they value the life of the woman that's carrying it, yet once that child is born its life has no value. I constantly wonder whether what I'm doing is living or merely existing. Scientifically, life is living - using all of the MRS GRENs from junior cert science: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition. My cells in a flask can do all of them, they're "living", but are they really?

Life is what you make of it. Spend every day being true to your values and you'll live. Spend your days ignoring who you are, what you want... then that's existence.

From a science point of view - no. I have a basic level of lab skills that can be transferred to any technique with a bit of practice.

There are some cooking skills that I don't have that I'd like to be able to do. Like using knives properly to chop vegetables without chopping off my fingers, or deboning a chicken or something.

From a personal development point of view... I'd like to be more decisive: I lack the ability to make important decisions, but I believe that's something I can work on.

From a "life skills" thing - I can do the basics. I can do first aid. I can change a tyre on my car/change a puncture on my bike. I can cook.