What's your go-to word for jamming an intensifier into the middle of another word?
Hill or mountain — where do you draw the line?
Pencils, erasers, pens — how do you actually like to write things down?
If you had an obsidian mirror to summon spirits, what would you actually use it for?
If a place got named for the obvious thing happening there, what's the obvious thing at your place?
Frank Meyer walked 30,000 miles collecting plants and died under mysterious circumstances. Where do you fall on solo adventuring?
Delusions of grandeur — how big is yours?
In a group project or band, what role do you naturally play?
If you had to fight for something with only what you were born with, what's your weapon?
Everyday objects with secretly wild backstories — where do you stand?
If I invented something amazing, how would I want the credit to go?
So many places named Idlewild, all landing on the same two words. If you were naming a place from scratch, what's your instinct?
Have you ever named something after a person who mattered to you?
Turns out strawberries are hundreds of tiny fruits in a disguise. Are you a costume or the real thing?
What's your relationship with the ocean?
How far is your personal 'Tipperary' — the place that still feels like home?
When civilization collapses in a Stephen King novel, where do you end up?
How deep does your hibiscus habit go?
Have you ever done something great entirely by accident?
What's the most enduring thing you've put your name on?
How well do you know Suisun Valley?
Do you think smiling actually makes you feel better, or is that just something people say?
How deep does your conspiracy theory rabbit hole go?
How do you feel about sci-fi cloning plots?
How do you prefer to mark a milestone worth celebrating?
What's your relationship with foods that are annoying to source but worth it?
How often do you dig into the origin of a word you use every day?
Which 'too much → very little, slowly' transformation do you most relate to in your own life?
What's your relationship with military bureaucracy?
Are you the type to act early, or do you wait and see how things unfold?
How well do you know Robert Louis Stevenson beyond Treasure Island?
When everything goes sideways, what's your move?
Did you have a grandparent who taught you something you still use?
Have you ever gone by a different name — nickname, maiden name, username, pen name?
How good are you at actually washing your hands/shoes/tools before moving between spaces?
How do you handle it when you turn out to be wrong about something you believed pretty strongly?
Have you ever gone full Don Quixote — committed to something you *knew* was a windmill?
What's your relationship with cataloguing and classification?
What's your relationship with deliberate waiting?
How long could you meditate before a celestial dancer would successfully break your concentration?
How's your relationship with German compound words?
If your life were a ranch drama, what's your role in the story?
Albino Donati made wine in his basement for the love of it. What's your version of a quiet passion nobody really knows about?
When something is billed as 'the final chapter,' how do you respond?
Do you have an idée fixe — a purpose or obsession that won't let you go?
What's your relationship with doing something difficult in conditions that seem actively hostile to the whole idea?
The U.S. has 14+ Pine Mountains. How do you handle discovering something you thought was unique... isn't?
What's enough to ring your bell these days?
When something new threatens to crowd out something old and beloved, you're most likely to...
If you were running a Victorian test vineyard, what kind of researcher would you be?
What's your version of picking berries straight from the bush — that feeling of finding something good at the source?
When life throws you a hairpin turn, what's your driving style?
Sol drove the sun chariot every day with a wolf on her tail. What's your relationship with relentless hard work?
The Fool walks off the cliff on purpose. What kind of traveler are you?
Brun came to build a road and ended up planting vines instead. How do you tend to operate?
The wild boar charges straight through without hesitating. When it comes to big decisions, you are:
What's your version of the treasure chest — the small reward that made you feel like the deal was honored?
When you use a fancy word for something ordinary, you're usually...
Which best describes your approach to getting things done?
Cézanne painted the same mountain 70+ times, chasing something just out of reach. What's your version of that?
What's your go-to window daydream?
Every great duo has a origin story. How did you meet your ride-or-die?
A tiny trace can hold the whole story. What's your relationship with the small things that turn out to matter?
The Cox's Orange Pippin was worth the trouble despite being difficult. What's your relationship with 'worth the trouble' things?
Emblem books layered image, motto, and poem to reveal meaning. Which element do you lead with?
Have you seen the 1944 Ingrid Bergman film Gaslight?
How do you handle a word you're not sure how to pronounce?
If your personality were an azulejo panel on a building, what would it depict?
Which best describes your relationship with meaningful-sounding numbers and lines?
Watercolor demands total commitment — every stroke is final. How do you make your moves?
In the thriller of your life, which version of you shows up at the end?
Two branches of the Schlumberger family — one reads the earth for oil, one for grapes. Which underground treasure would you rather strike?
Two branches of the Schlumberger family: one reads the earth for oil, one for grapes. Which underground treasure would YOU rather strike?
Carpoforo: martyr, houseboy, creek, wine. What's the most work a single word has ever done for you?
Silvopasture mixes trees, cattle & pasture into one system. How do you feel about mixing things that 'shouldn't' go together?
In 1997, what were YOU investing in for the future?
Like Nightwing stepping out of Batman's shadow, which role suits you best?
Filomena is the woman at the table who *knows things*. What does she know about you?
Your thoughts on Emerson, Lake & Palmer?
A WWI vet dug for gold next to his Zinfandel vines. What would you dig for in your yard?
Your tuk-tuk driver just handed you a glass of Chardonnay. Where are you headed?
If you could visit Sonoma in 1959 before it was "wine country," what's your move?
The Dentelles de Montmirail look like broken teeth on the horizon. What's your ideal view with a glass of Côtes-du-Rhône?
What's something in your life that's thrived by being tended with patience over decades?
A Bugatti Atlantic has been missing since WWII. Where is it?
Do you have a favorite dragon?
Did you ever build a California mission model in school?
Did you know that Sebastopol, CA was named after a bar fight?
Do beans belong in chili?
Do you do any breathing exercises?
Have you read The Iliad?
Have you watched any Predator films?
Do you know what wet pavement smells like?
Have you ever referred to your home as "mi casa?"
Which is scariest?
Are you familiar with the story of John Dillinger?
Your thoughts on the sequence of words "bright nose bursts?"
Have you read any of the A Song of Ice and Fire books?
Have you ever considered mixing apple cider and wine?
