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Scheherazade
04-07-2010, 01:00 PM
Hope you had a great birthday with your beloved ones! :)

http://msp220.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/ila64/happy-birthday.jpg

An interview with Helga:

Why are we doing this interview thing?
cause you asked me

Are you sure you want to do this?
sure

Got milk?
yep

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
that would probably be me

If you had a personal theme song what would it be?
Driving sideways by Aimee Mann

Are you male or female?
female

What makes you keep coming back?
the people

Are you happy with the way things are here?
yep

Which countries have you visited?
Germany, Denmark,UK and Spain

How do you like your home town?
love it

If you could live somewhere different, where would it be and why?
the UK, I just love it

Do you have any pets?
2 dogs named Spock and Sisco and one boy

What makes you happy?
my 3 boys

What is mankind's biggest achievement, and its greatest downfall?
Penicillin and war

Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God/atheism?
my streets are based on atheism

Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?
why would they make a movie?

Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
Raven

What were your favorite things to do the past? What about now?
then, read and write now, spend time with my son and reading

What makes you feel great about yourself?
my son

How did you meet your significant other?
at a friends house

Who inspires you most?
so many people and things

What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
I can read, does that count?

What is the one thing you must do before you die?
finish a story

If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
literature

What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
love

Do you feel the divine spark of life within you or do you consider yourself a mechanical thing?
neither I think

What method do you cherish above all others, as means to improving your life?
learning

What is your role in an emergency situation: the 911 dialer, the person who runs to the scene to help, the video recorder, or the person too overcome by shock to do anything?
I'd probably be the emergency, if not to begin with then the next one...

What one thing would you NEED to have on a deserted island if you didn't have to worry over food and water?
my laptop to keep in touch with you :)

What song is in your head at the moment?
Deathly by Aimee Mann

Which book are you reading at the moment?
short stories from Cuba

The last book you finished reading?
a book for German class

What is your favourite quote?
Live Long and Prosper

Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
french fries always

What time of day do you most often find yourself on the LitNet?
all day everyday

What are you wearing at the moment?
jeans and a blue top

Favorite poem?
Raven by Poe

First novel you remember reading on your own?
black beauty

What era do you find most of the books you read are from? contemporary

Favorite TV shows?
Star Trek and Heroes

Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
Lumiere, Molpadia, Katy, fifthelement and about a dozen more...

Last words you said out loud?
Viđ förum bráđum to my son

Last person you hugged/kissed?
Spock

What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going? And are you happy with your chosen profession?
working at a home for the elderly while I finish school and I can't say I'm happy about it but it's ok

What question would you like to ask yourself?
what are you?

What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
teacher,writer or work in translation....

What is your most outstanding feature?
my left eye

If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?
nothing

Which book do you wish you had written?
all essays by Kundera

What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
getting ready for a dinner at my uncle's house

If you could only rescue one item from your burning house, what would it be, and why?
my kitchen table ( don't think I can carry all my books)

Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
BATMAN!! I actually made my son cry when I said to his dad and he heard me that superman is so whiny (he was wearing a superman costume)

Anything that you want to forget but you never can?
so many things

Tell us about some amusing translation mistake you have heard or made yourself.
I have made so many when I'm writing in a hurry

Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit?
in pursuit

What type of Faerie would you like to be and why?
don't think I want to be one

What makes you laugh?
when people hurt themselves, but don't you dare laugh when I fall

What part of “Final” don’t you understand?
Fi

One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
Live long and prosper

What question would you like to ask to the person to be interview after you?
how is the weather?

Niamh
04-07-2010, 01:02 PM
Happy Birthday!

papayahed
04-07-2010, 01:41 PM
Happy Birthday!!

Janine
04-07-2010, 01:48 PM
Happy Birthday, Helga!

Lulim
04-07-2010, 01:59 PM
Happy Birthday, Helga! :)

http://www.orangerie-shop.de/ores/ecards/Natur/Blumen/Blumen-Orange.jpg

What does "Viđ förum bráđum" mean?

JuniperWoolf
04-07-2010, 03:55 PM
Happy birthday!

billl
04-07-2010, 09:45 PM
Happy Birthday, Helga!

Here's an American football jersey, in recognition of the Westward wanderings of the people of your island:

http://www.jockjerseys.com/flash/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/brett-favre-vikings-jersey.jpg

and this, in case you don't have it already:

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/news/au300startrekDVD.jpg

and this, too (but I've included the receipt in case you've seen it or don't like it or whatever). Sci-fi + Island:

http://z.about.com/d/lost/1/0/4/z/-/-/1.jpg

Virgil
04-07-2010, 10:26 PM
Happy Birthday Helga. I hope you had a great day. :)

http://www.4to40.com/images/egreetings/Birthday/Happy_Birthday_Wishes-Birthday-148_big.gif

http://www.mdjunction.com/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/birthday_dog.gif

qimissung
04-10-2010, 12:03 AM
Happy Birthday, Helga! :)

http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/Tyr_the_Icelandic_Sheepdog_01.jpg_w450.jpg

Helga
04-10-2010, 04:47 AM
thanks for your good wishes guys! 'Viđ förum bráđum' means 'we'll be leaving soon'

TheFifthElement
04-10-2010, 06:59 AM
Sorry I missed your birthday Helga. I hope you had a good one (now that you're nice and clean ;) ). A couple of belated pressies for you:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/gsgaeta/hatsqu8.jpg

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc352/hattieskettie/Spock_Zachary_Quinto.jpg

and the perfect cake for you
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab167/Tribleattak/DSC09543-1.jpg

Maximilianus
04-11-2010, 03:52 AM
Happy Birthday Helga!

Curiously, my mom is also a "Helga" :)