<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:52:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@anyaehrim/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Diary: Question #36 or #37]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you could be anybody, who would you be? What does 'holds water' mean to you? Edited from Anya's Benign Beauty Diary on November 5 & 6, 2012. All graphics © BY-NC 4.0 How would you answer? Let me know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/the-daily-diary-question-36-or-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/the-daily-diary-question-36-or-37</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JnhEU9gVzZMekcfzhjoB5ou28pFFsA2TXvneuwL7nVNWi5GGZbtXvrsQ4V2FwBxe85z4ewMvgdqEYa5AechaSX8HYSkSv3xc2iFUa1VCYYiXsuHRqdKwdmtsv1Bsgp2NQaBVMgd9g2PwRV2JsEqS2W3zaGoF3XZiouEmvX9fkAZGZVnT4xakNaQsH3gjkqzxVr3G7nkGjXUswe7ct8pwGoZAe3jRoXpNPjJ3qpKV14i71mbgQzotwa3McraSdiaZDYHnsiUnet3NhYv6423mx6pDM8hFqvqU5QbxVvtirSR45591g3ebgcSnK7YJYUaQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 35: What is the most important aspect of your life and why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From November 4, 2012 (reworked): Well, on a social and cultural scale, the most important aspect of my life right now is the amount of money I owe my university... which I admit now was a decision I didn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-35-what-is-the-most-important-aspect-of-your-life-and-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-35-what-is-the-most-important-aspect-of-your-life-and-why</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 34: Where would you travel, if you could go anywhere?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From November 3, 2012 (revised): There's limitless possibilities when one asks anywhere... but I suppose a prerequisite for this question is the ability to live through the experience, and make it back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-34-where-would-you-travel-if-you-could-go-anywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-34-where-would-you-travel-if-you-could-go-anywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 33: What do you think about quasi ghosts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From November 2, 2012: How can an apparition can be considered "quasi"? Doesn't the concept and reality of a ghost indicate a quasi experience already? It could never look completely human, right? (Actually,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-33-what-do-you-think-about-quasi-ghosts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-33-what-do-you-think-about-quasi-ghosts</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 32: What does "copy cat,” mean to you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From November 1, 2012 (edited): I have never thought about it before, but the phrase seems to come from observing, or mimicking cat behavior. Particularly meowing back at them. For instance, my cats like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-32-what-does-copy-cat-mean-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-32-what-does-copy-cat-mean-to-you</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:35:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 31: How do you feel about using humans in medical research?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 31, 2012: I feel the same way about humans as I feel for any living creature that would cause harm to another living creature for the sheer enjoyment of self-satisfaction and superiority.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-31-how-do-you-feel-about-using-humans-in-medical-research</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-31-how-do-you-feel-about-using-humans-in-medical-research</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 30: Explain why we say, "Dead as a door nail".]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 30, 2012: I've never considered the idiom before. My guess is that they used to inform people of death warrants by tacking said warrant onto the front door with a nail. If it was the only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-30-explain-why-we-say-dead-as-a-door-nail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-30-explain-why-we-say-dead-as-a-door-nail</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 29: Why do you think ability to focus is an important quality?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 29, 2012 (edited): In our advanced, and perhaps peculiar world, focus is important because without it there would be no "work" done. Most blue and white-collar workers are chosen for their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-29-why-do-you-think-ability-to-focus-is-an-important-quality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-29-why-do-you-think-ability-to-focus-is-an-important-quality</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 28: Why would we say that someone is "bananas"?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 28, 2012: That saying seems to have first pieced together in the Darwin era, when it was found that monkeys are our genetic cousins. When they found out that apes and monkeys would get intoxicated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-28-why-would-we-say-that-someone-is-bananas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-28-why-would-we-say-that-someone-is-bananas</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 27: Why do you think wars exist in the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 27, 2012: Wars exist because people want. Remember how religious doctrines try to teach their followers about losing their connections with material things? War is the outcome of desiring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-27-why-do-you-think-wars-exist-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-27-why-do-you-think-wars-exist-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 26: Why is it important to be genuine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 26, 2012 (edited): Being genuine... that is not important; that is mandatory. Of course, I can't think of anyone who doesn't have secrets they don't want to share with the world and, on its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-26-why-is-it-important-to-be-genuine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-26-why-is-it-important-to-be-genuine</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 25: What would I say to them if I could see them again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 25, 2012: Who is them, and why should I be wondering if I could see them again? Bah. I don't know what exactly to write about on this one. There's not really anything to say until the question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-25-what-would-i-say-to-them-if-i-could-see-them-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-25-what-would-i-say-to-them-if-i-could-see-them-again</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 24: Who is the one relative that I miss the most?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 24, 2012 (edited): This will depend on what exactly is "missing," and what exactly a "relative" is. I grew up with a family that didn't keep too close to one another, so the relatives I do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-24-who-is-the-one-relative-that-i-miss-the-most</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-24-who-is-the-one-relative-that-i-miss-the-most</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 23: Did something happen to make me sad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 23, 2012: Sadness is a subjective feeling that depends on how one looks at things. I'm not sad today. I'm not really ever sad, just looking at my problem from the wrong angle. So I suppose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-23-did-something-happen-to-make-me-sad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-23-did-something-happen-to-make-me-sad</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 22: What is one thing that I am grateful for today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 22, 2012: I'm grateful for how I feel. I guess that's really mushy, though, so I guess I'm grateful for being me. I don't think there's anyone else I'd rather be. Not even if it was someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-22-what-is-one-thing-that-i-am-grateful-for-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-22-what-is-one-thing-that-i-am-grateful-for-today</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 21: Did I do something today that I can be proud of?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 21, 2012: I won't be able to edit/update these posts for a little while. I'm a little under the weather as far as mental capability (ask around if you're concerned. I've told a few people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-21-did-i-do-something-today-that-i-can-be-proud-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-21-did-i-do-something-today-that-i-can-be-proud-of</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 20: What is one thing that happened today that I really want to remember 10 years from now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 20, 2012: This is going to sound completely retarded, but I'm a little retarded so here goes. I'm going to remember seeing an old old friend. Not that it is impossible to communicate with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-20-what-is-one-thing-that-happened-today-that-i-really-want-to-remember-10-years-from-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-20-what-is-one-thing-that-happened-today-that-i-really-want-to-remember-10-years-from-now</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 19: What did you eat as a child that you can’t stand now as an adult?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 19, 2012: I used to eat peanut butter. It was just a staple growing up because it was cheap and a good source of protein. I can't stand the stuff now unless it is sweetened (I think a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-19-what-did-you-eat-as-a-child-that-you-can-t-stand-now-as-an-adult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-19-what-did-you-eat-as-a-child-that-you-can-t-stand-now-as-an-adult</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 20:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 18: What is the longest you’ve had a “borrowed” item but not been able to return it because they moved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 18, 2012: I like how it has borrowed in quotation marks because that's how I feel about most borrowed items. The idea of ownership is subjective and one of those domains I find a bit murky]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-18-what-is-the-longest-you-ve-had-a-borrowed-item-but-not-been-able-to-return-it-because-they-moved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-18-what-is-the-longest-you-ve-had-a-borrowed-item-but-not-been-able-to-return-it-because-they-moved</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Question 17: What is the earliest photograph of yourself that you have that you remember when it was taken?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October 17, 2012 (partly edited): I don't have a photograph of my young-young self that I remember being taken. Not a physical photo anyway. The earliest one I remember, though, was taken with my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-17-what-is-the-earliest-photograph-of-yourself-that-you-have-that-you-remember-when-it-was-taken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@anyaehrim/question-17-what-is-the-earliest-photograph-of-yourself-that-you-have-that-you-remember-when-it-was-taken</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anyaehrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35baDwdd9QHcebLkZDrsDKv7sgNJk2WvaoPT3hSbzH3kAVMy5KehiwWUjv3hFyFHFGbMuK5prqSdKwWBUdxgPZ9rtZ8P6bCCW69EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>