23 posts tagged “i *heart* question of the day”
We may have mentioned this before, but those that pay attention can track our general disposition through this humble blog. We've noticed over the past three years a clear (to us) pattern of negligence when we are down. Now just so happens to be one of those unfortunate times. We've been fairly stressed out lately, and we've been dealing with the inevitable low after a long spring of being mostly up. And despite our week-long dalliance with the Question of the Day, we feel hotrod.vox.com has not been getting the attention it deserves. We had hoped to rectify that this evening with an off-topic and humorous personal anecdote, but nothing came to mind. Or at least nothing that we could crank out in twenty minutes or less.
Then we remembered a couple of posts by Dabysan (before he jetted off to another hemisphere; god, we hate that asshole) about smooth music. Those posts prompted us to re-watch the tremendous Yacht Rock series in its entirety one sleepless mid-June night. This is our favorite episode.
Who do you tell your secrets to?
Jeez, Question of the Day, when did this turn into "Let's Riff On Hotrod's Insecurities Week?" I'm in a much better mood than yesterday, so you'll get no more wallowing in self-pity out of me. Instead, I'd just like to inform you that I don't tell my secrets to anyone. That's what makes them secrets.
Would you rather have one best friend or ten acquaintances? Why?
Shit, Question of the Day - at this point, I'd take either. I'm so lonely.
What is it too soon for?
Submitted by Design Shark.
I'll admit, Question of the Day, that this one threw me at first. You see, most people complain about something they can't wait for, rather than something that has arrived prematurely. In fact, about the only thing most people complain about coming too soon (other than, ahem, coming too soon) is the annual holiday creep. And they're right. Frankly, Christmas decorations could show up in stores on December 22 and that would still be too early. But that's not very timely now, is it? I do enough complaining about Christmas after Thanksgiving; I don't need to go there in June.
Ordinarily I might opine that it's too soon for the brutal DC summer, but the weather has been rather mild and tolerable lately. So I guess it's too soon to start training for that marathon. The month since I signed up has just flown by. I didn't run much before the big ride in Tahoe, because I didn't want to risk jeopardizing that ride with an injury. And I haven't run enough since the big ride because I tweaked something in my left foot during the ride and have been in some pain since. It's felt better toward the end of this week, but it still seems too soon to run four miles on Sunday.
And, of course, it's too soon for Christmas. It's always too soon for Christmas. I guess I don't have a problem going there this early after all.
What is something you consider to be "overrated." (Ed. note: Bonus points if you show it to us!)
Submitted by Laurie.
What is a recent white lie you told?
This is quite a coincidence, Question of the Day. Just this afternoon, I was talking with my co-worker about my blog and I mentioned how much I've been enjoying answering your questions. So your answer, then, is that lie I told three hours ago. Or the lie I'm telling right now. You choose.
Would you ever want to be a model? Why or why not?
It's funny you ask this, Question of the Day. I've been approached by several talent scouts about doing some modeling, but I have turned them all down. Truth be told, despite my rugged handsomeness, I am quite camera shy. I just don't like posing for pictures. That's something of an impediment in the modeling business, I hear.
Have you ever burned yourself?
Well, Question of the Day, this is an auspicious beginning to the next week. I'm impressed by your query, as it manages to walk that oh-so-fine line between banal and slightly morbid. A lesser interrogator might have asked "Have you ever been burned?" leaving the question open to interpretation. And I might have answered with a story about being swindled (in Shanghai) or insulted (that's a burn). Or I might have mentioned that despite the fact that I sunburn quite easily, I have a shaky (at best) relationship with sunscreen and that I am currently sporting a nifty sunglasses tan line and that my face was peeling for much of the past week after being outside all day last Sunday. But your question implies a certain degree of participation beyond mere circumstance on the part of the individual so that information is not really relevant either. You have limited my response to a simple yes-or-no answer. Well played, Question of the Day. Well played.
So, no, I have never burned myself. But thank you for asking.
Now is the time when I'm supposed to announce that for the next week I'll be posting nothing but a daily response to the Question of the Day. But I'm not very clever to begin with and I had a really shitty afternoon. Just this introductory post is proving to be quite the challenge. So let's just say that for the next week I'll be posting nothing but answers to the Questions of the Day and leave it at that. God help us all.
Oh, and memes can blow me.
