Happy Belated Birthday, Kilted!
An interview with Kilted Exile:
1. How did you come about this site and what makes you keep coming back?
I arrived here a long time ago searching for paradise lost, I come back because the place feels like home. I have "known" some people on this site longer than I have known a lot of my RL freindstcount=29"]here[/URL] & also a thread in the recesses of the forum somewhere , thought it was called "I like" but I cant find it anywhere
2. Are you happy with the way things are here?
I am happy, if I wasnt I wouldnt keep showing up.
3. Have you visited other countries than your own and what did you like about it or not like? If you could live somewhere different from where you live now, where would it be and why?
I have visited a lot of Europe, but those have been mainly watching football (soccer)
4. Do you have any pets?
Not anymore
5. What makes you happy?
Most parts of life in general, for a more in-depth list see [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=657992&
[B]6. What is mankind's biggest achievement, and its greatest downfall?[/B]
The micro-chip, greatest downfall is our fear of what we dont understand
7. If you had a long day of hard work ahead of you what music would you be playing on your mp3, while working?
A mixture of things, but it will likely include the song "Risk worth taking" by Terrorvision somewhere
8. If you could take one book, music album and one video with you to a desert island, what would they be?
Hard Times, Echo & the Bunnymen ~ The grey album, On the waterfront
9. Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God?
Yep, basically because I had a word with the guy and we agreed to walk away from each other.
10. Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?
This is a hard q, it couldnt be any of the pretty boys - perhaps Robert Carlyle
11.Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
Something that hibernates, but still has nasty fangs & claws - that'd be cool
12. What were your favorite things to do the past? What about now?
In the past: spin around in circles till I get dizzy, read, play rugby. The list is the same but now it includes alcohol - something I am trying to remedy
13. What activities make you lose track of time?
None, I am always all to aware of time - I never wear a watch & can usually guess the time to within about 10mins.
14. What makes you feel great about yourself?
Beer
15. Who inspires you most? (Anyone you know or not. Family, friends, authors, artists, leaders, etc.) Which qualities inspire you, in each person?
Nobody inspires me. I have never looked at anyone and thought I would like to be similar to them in deed or action
16. What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
I am not naturally good at anything, any talents I have are the result of a large amount of studying, hard work & repetition until correct.
17. What do people typically ask you for help in?
Maths, Fluid Mechanics, Construction techniques
18. If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
I wouldnt teach - I would be terrible. Every student would end up failing
19. What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
I dont believe in regrets, regrets are a cop-out. I take ownership of my faults and accept them, they go towards making me me, and I happen to like me.
20. What song is in your head at the moment?
I was young when I left home - Bob Dylan
21. The last book you bought/borrowed from the library?
The complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories
22. Which book are you reading at the moment?
Blind Faith - Ben Elton
23. The last book you finished reading?
DOnt remember, its been some time since I last actually had time to read - Didnt read more than 2 books all last year.....
24. Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
Favourite: Sushi.
Comfort: Cream of Mushroom soup
25. What time of day do you most often find yourself on the LitNet?
Depends on work, but generally during the week between 6&8 in the evening
26. What are you wearing at the moment?
Black Wrangler jeans, White socks, Green American Eagle zip-up top
27. Favorite poem?
Dont really have one, I am not a real fan of poetry
28. First novel you remember reading on your own?
First serious novel: Great Expectations when I was about 10. First ever: Whatamess
29. Favorite TV shows?
I mainly watch sport & the news, with regards to actual shows: Yes Minister & The Big Bang Theory
30. Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
I think a more apt q would be what litNet members would be willing to have anything to do with me (not many methinks)
31. Favorite post on the Forum?
Anything containing the lines "I agree with kilted" or something to that effect
32. Favorite thread?
What are you thinking now
33. Last food did you have?
Cheesy Macaroni Pasta Salad
34. Last words you said out loud?
Stupid frickin' truckdrivers, I finish at 4, why is he delivering those skids now grrrr
35. Last person you hugged/kissed?
I havent hugged or kissed anyone in a long time I dont remember
36. What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going? And are you happy with your chosen profession?
I am the warehouse manager for a large retail store, I am as happy as with any other job I might attain
37. What question would you like to ask yourself?
Why the hell did you do that?
38. What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
The only thing I've ever wanted to do is coach Glasgow Rangers
39. Least favorite book/song/movie?
Anything overtly sentimental
40. The most generous thing you have done?
I dont talk about what I do
41. What is your most outstanding feature?
My rugged jawline
42. If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?
Nothing I am the pinnacle of evolution
43. Which book do you wish you had written?
None, then I wouldnt read it
44. What is your favorite book cover?
Never paid much attention to the cover
45. Most and least favorite characters from books?
Most: Fagin & Uriah Heep
Least: Randle McMurphy
46. What would your biography be titled?
3 kilts to the wind
47. What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
Nothing, I work at work, my free time is my own to do as I please
48. Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
Neither, will take The Punisher instead
49. The most embarrassing moment in your life?
Thos of you who have been here a while know this, for the rest of you check the embarrasing thread
50. Which literary character (s) have you been told to resemble the most?
Well the father constantly calls me Pip. I am also told I am similar to Shrek
51. List some of the things that annoy you immensely.
This would be far too long a list, a lot of things annoy me an awful lot.
52. Anything that you want to forget but you never can?
Nope
53. Tell us about some amusing translation mistake you have heard or made yourself.
I have nothing to do with translation, I can only barely communicate in English let alone try a foriegn language
54. If you had to lose one of your senses, which would you choose and why?
Smell, it is already reduced due to Hydrogen Sulphide in the sewers
55. What’s the first thing you’ll do in an embarrassing situation?
Laugh like a maniac
56. Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit?
I am happy enough
57. One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
Wibble
58. What would you like to ask to the person to be interviewed after you?
What gives your life meaning?
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
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