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otterzero has asked me some thought provoking questions, read on if you feel so inclined...
1. If you could cause one celebrity to instantly not be famous anymore, who would it be?
Ooh, tough one. I mean, there are so many people who annoy me in the world, both famous and unknown. And would this wipe out their entire public existance or would their new non-fame lead to lots of 'Behind the Music' type specials? Do they have to be alive? Because I'd probably pick Kurt Cobain if they could be dead people. He annoyed me. Undeniably talented, but.. killing himself made him seem somehow less worthy of adoration to me, though it apparently made him the poster child for disaffected youth everywhere. Let's see... live person... I can't even say. Oh! I know! Celine Dion.
2. If you have a list of the best cartoons of the 80's, what would the second best one be?
I think I'd go with Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors. I loved that show. I think it's why I really majored in plant science. And Jayce had such cool Duran Duran influenced hair (at least in my memories).
3. What was your favorite book while you were in high school, and why?
It's actually a toss up between 'Songs of Earth & Power' (which was in it's two book form then) by Greg Bear and 'Child of Fortune' by Norman Spinrad. They're both coming of age stories, vastly different, but still coming of age. 'SoE&P' always spoke to me, and I still love it, though I don't think it's Bear's best work. My mom had bought it for me and I really didn't think I'd like it. The mythos that he spun in it was great though, and in odd ways it actually influenced how I thought about spirituality. Go figure. 'Child of Fortune' is also still a book I love. Each time I've read it, it's taken me a while to get into it, then I fly through the rest of it. And the fact that the main character is female is pretty cool. I loved that about it in high school, I mean, here was a character I could *really* identify with (sort of, I mean, she had experiences far beyond anything I could imagine), she was spoiled and sheltered and really truly grew as a character through the book.
4. What's the best part about working in the city?
You *would* ask that. Hmmn. I think access to everything. I mean, if I want to go to a concert, a show, get any kind of food, it's right here, somewhere. Finding it can be tough, but it's part of the experience. I like getting lost occasionally, and the journey is always interesting. Everything comes through NYC concert-wise, and there's still all the theatrical stuff too (not that I generally get around to that, but I always *mean* to). I don't think I'm really sophisticated enough for NYC culture in most ways, but people watching is great too...
5. If you could cause any movie/mythos/etc to be the next LEGO series, what would it be, and what sets would it have?
I thought long and hard about this one. I mean, given the number of books, comic books, and movies I've enjoyed, plus how very much I love LEGOs it's a tough one. Top of my head I thought Buckaroo Banzai or Terminator. But I think I'd actually want to go with Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman'. I think it'd have endless possibilities (no pun intended). Okay, so perhaps it might have a few more *adult* elements to it than most LEGO series, but still. Morpheus has a constantly changing castle, what better LEGO set could there be? Plus you could have sets from all different countries and times. Greek classical set, NYC present day set, the land of faerie, heaven, hell, nightclubs, etc. And all the little LEGO people could be so fantastically varied! Who wouldn't want a LEGO Dream or Death? Really.
otterzero has asked me some thought provoking questions, read on if you feel so inclined... 1. If you could cause one celebrity to instantly not be famous anymore, who would it be?
Ooh, tough one. I mean, there are so many people who annoy me in the world, both famous and unknown. And would this wipe out their entire public existance or would their new non-fame lead to lots of 'Behind the Music' type specials? Do they have to be alive? Because I'd probably pick Kurt Cobain if they could be dead people. He annoyed me. Undeniably talented, but.. killing himself made him seem somehow less worthy of adoration to me, though it apparently made him the poster child for disaffected youth everywhere. Let's see... live person... I can't even say. Oh! I know! Celine Dion.
2. If you have a list of the best cartoons of the 80's, what would the second best one be?
I think I'd go with Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors. I loved that show. I think it's why I really majored in plant science. And Jayce had such cool Duran Duran influenced hair (at least in my memories).
3. What was your favorite book while you were in high school, and why?
It's actually a toss up between 'Songs of Earth & Power' (which was in it's two book form then) by Greg Bear and 'Child of Fortune' by Norman Spinrad. They're both coming of age stories, vastly different, but still coming of age. 'SoE&P' always spoke to me, and I still love it, though I don't think it's Bear's best work. My mom had bought it for me and I really didn't think I'd like it. The mythos that he spun in it was great though, and in odd ways it actually influenced how I thought about spirituality. Go figure. 'Child of Fortune' is also still a book I love. Each time I've read it, it's taken me a while to get into it, then I fly through the rest of it. And the fact that the main character is female is pretty cool. I loved that about it in high school, I mean, here was a character I could *really* identify with (sort of, I mean, she had experiences far beyond anything I could imagine), she was spoiled and sheltered and really truly grew as a character through the book.
4. What's the best part about working in the city?
You *would* ask that. Hmmn. I think access to everything. I mean, if I want to go to a concert, a show, get any kind of food, it's right here, somewhere. Finding it can be tough, but it's part of the experience. I like getting lost occasionally, and the journey is always interesting. Everything comes through NYC concert-wise, and there's still all the theatrical stuff too (not that I generally get around to that, but I always *mean* to). I don't think I'm really sophisticated enough for NYC culture in most ways, but people watching is great too...
5. If you could cause any movie/mythos/etc to be the next LEGO series, what would it be, and what sets would it have?
I thought long and hard about this one. I mean, given the number of books, comic books, and movies I've enjoyed, plus how very much I love LEGOs it's a tough one. Top of my head I thought Buckaroo Banzai or Terminator. But I think I'd actually want to go with Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman'. I think it'd have endless possibilities (no pun intended). Okay, so perhaps it might have a few more *adult* elements to it than most LEGO series, but still. Morpheus has a constantly changing castle, what better LEGO set could there be? Plus you could have sets from all different countries and times. Greek classical set, NYC present day set, the land of faerie, heaven, hell, nightclubs, etc. And all the little LEGO people could be so fantastically varied! Who wouldn't want a LEGO Dream or Death? Really.
