Scheherazade
07-02-2011, 06:57 PM
Happy Birthday, Kafka's Crow! :)
An interview with Kafka's Crow:
*Why are we doing this interview thing?*
Because we didn't do it last year.
*So, how old are you?*
42 years old now!
*If you had a personal theme song what would it be?*
'Creep' by Radiohead (I love this song)
*If you owned the site, what would you change?
*
Ban all the homework help requests.
*What was the inspiration for your LitNet username?*
Kafka means crow in Czech, I look for the hidden behind the obvious.
*Which countries have you visited?*
India (at the age of 6 months!), USA, France, Dubai, Behrain, Pakistan.
*Which languages do you speak?*
My mother tongue is Urdu and English is my second language. I also speak French though it is getting a bit rusty becuase of the lack of use. I used to speak Persian very well but lost it somewhere down the years (studied Persian Literature till 1987).
*How do you like your home town?*
I live in a very quiet part of Greater London, right on the Middlesex/ Surrey border. I love it here as I hate noise and crowds.
*If you could live somewhere different, where would it be and why?*
Cornwall or Lake District. I love English Lakes.
*Do you have any pets?*
Max! He is bounciest pedigree Labrador Retriever (Yellow). Absolute vitality, absolute life:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/Polpidnic%20Farm/IMG_1358.jpg
*What makes you happy?*
Going for long walks with Max. We went to Horsell Common in Surrey this morning. This is the place where Alien ships land in HG Wells's War of the Worlds.
*Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God/atheism? *
I don't believe in God, I don't believe in atheism. I keep my options open. I love nature, solitude, thought and am awed by the infinite capabilities of human brain.
*Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?*
It would be interesting to see Johny Depp playing what I could have been and what I became. A movie with two plots based on Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken
Who is your favourite Beatle?
John Lennon though I am not a Beatles fan (not that old, I am not!)
*How do you like your coffee? *
Tiny bit of soft brown sugar and Carte Noire and a helping of 'Tipples' (Google it up and try it, yummy!)
*Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?*
A tiger (loads of undisturbed sleep!)
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Hugh Kenner
*What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?*
I never caught anything! I am a master of 'the art of letting go.'
*What makes you feel great about yourself?*
I have never hurt of decieved anybody and have lived to pay the price for it.
*How did you meet your significant other?*
Don't you start me on that! We were in our mid-teens and fell in love and got married in spite of everybody's disapproval as we were both a bit crazy and misfits. We've been together for 24 years!
*What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)*
Talking and helping people. Doing presentations and training sessions. Anything that involves communication and loads of thinking on my feet.
*What is the one thing you must do before you die?*
Go to the al Andalusia region of Spain.
*If you had to teach something, what would you teach?*
Literature or History of Islamic Thought in Spain.
*What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?*
Not completing my PhD. I need to get back to the lecture rooms because I know this is where I belong.
*If you were to be stuck at a particular time in your life, which one would you choose and why?*
Between 1989 and 1994, the years when I was deeply immersed in Literature. Oh those long long discussions with friends and teachers, those sleepless nights, reading up to 20 hours a day.
*Do you have a tasty recipe for life that you could share for a reasonable price? … Is it REALLY tasty?*
If I had a tasty recipe, I would use it myself! Life is there for living and loving, there is nothing else to it. How did we manage to make such a simple thing so comliated?
*What method do you cherish above all others, as means to improving your life?*
Reading, reading and a bit more reading. Forcing myself to do things that scare me.
*What one thing would you NEED to have on a deserted island if you didn't have to worry over food and water? *
Complete Works of Shakespeare.
*If you were a king/queen for a day, what would you do?*
Sell my kingdom and enroll myself for a PhD at Cambridge!
*What’s the stupidest forum argument you’ve ever had?*
I don't get into arguments. I have grown out of them, I think.
*What song is in your head at the moment?*
Je Suis Malade by Lara Fabian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIL5p7_WKk
*Which book are you reading at the moment?*
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe (570 - 1215 AD)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Crucible-Making-Europe-570-1215/dp/0393333566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309533325&sr=8-1
*What is your favourite quote?*
"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde
Which comedians or cabaret artists do you like?
Stepen Fry, Robin Williams and Spike Mulligan. Have a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKdGwfMD8u8 Genius!
*Favorite avatar on the Forum?*
Has to be one of stlukesguild's very artistic ones.
*Favorite threads?*
We talked on Beckett's Molloy a while back. That was excellent.
What's your favorite sandwich?
Smoked salmon and soft cheese.
*What is your answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?*?
"We'll talk about it later!"
Who were some of the nicest people you met on LitNet?
Virgil, stlukesguild, JBL
*What are you wearing at the moment?*
PJs and tshirt.
*Favorite poem?*
Leaf In the Wind
I am the man the colour of Night
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dream
I am the tree budding in spring
The dew that hums in the baobabs hollow
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man they complain of
Because opposed to formality
The man they laugh at
Because opposed to barriers
Leaf in the wind,I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man they talk about
*OH HIM*
Him you cannot hold
He is like the breeze that touches you and is gone
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man whose dreams
Are manifold as the stars
More murmurous than swarms of bees
More smiling than childrens smile
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man without a penny
I am a school dropout with no
Stake
But still I will go at the drift of my dreams
Alfred Daidy
*First novel you remember reading on your own?*
A Hero of Our Time by Lermontov
*What era do you find most of the books you read are from?*
19th Century
*Favorite TV shows?*
Macgyver!!!
*Which Forum members would you like to meet in person?*
JBL, stlukeguild, Neely
*Last words you said out loud?*
'I love you, Googoo I love you' (talking to my little girl)
*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 manage a team of about 35 people in a very busy postal establishment.
*What would you like to be if you could change your profession?*
Teaching
*Which one of the seven dwarves are you and why?*
Sleepy (I am always 'chilled.')
*What is your most outstanding feature?*
I am 6 ft tall. I leave people alone.
*If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?*
I don't know. I have started putting on a bit of weight. Might like to become like my old self and get back to 88 kgs, insted of my present 93 kgs.
*Which book do you wish you had written?*
Doctor Zhivago
*What book would you recommend to others of all types and ages as a must read?*
Homeric epics.
*What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?*
Cooking dinner.
*Describe your ideal day, please.*
On top of the cliffs, looking at deep blue sea on a sunny day with my kids and the dog. Or staring at on the shore of Esthwaite Water (Lake Hawkeshead) under an overcast sky while Max chases swans in the water like this:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/Lake%20District/Picture095.jpg
An interview with Kafka's Crow:
*Why are we doing this interview thing?*
Because we didn't do it last year.
*So, how old are you?*
42 years old now!
*If you had a personal theme song what would it be?*
'Creep' by Radiohead (I love this song)
*If you owned the site, what would you change?
*
Ban all the homework help requests.
*What was the inspiration for your LitNet username?*
Kafka means crow in Czech, I look for the hidden behind the obvious.
*Which countries have you visited?*
India (at the age of 6 months!), USA, France, Dubai, Behrain, Pakistan.
*Which languages do you speak?*
My mother tongue is Urdu and English is my second language. I also speak French though it is getting a bit rusty becuase of the lack of use. I used to speak Persian very well but lost it somewhere down the years (studied Persian Literature till 1987).
*How do you like your home town?*
I live in a very quiet part of Greater London, right on the Middlesex/ Surrey border. I love it here as I hate noise and crowds.
*If you could live somewhere different, where would it be and why?*
Cornwall or Lake District. I love English Lakes.
*Do you have any pets?*
Max! He is bounciest pedigree Labrador Retriever (Yellow). Absolute vitality, absolute life:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/Polpidnic%20Farm/IMG_1358.jpg
*What makes you happy?*
Going for long walks with Max. We went to Horsell Common in Surrey this morning. This is the place where Alien ships land in HG Wells's War of the Worlds.
*Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God/atheism? *
I don't believe in God, I don't believe in atheism. I keep my options open. I love nature, solitude, thought and am awed by the infinite capabilities of human brain.
*Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?*
It would be interesting to see Johny Depp playing what I could have been and what I became. A movie with two plots based on Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken
Who is your favourite Beatle?
John Lennon though I am not a Beatles fan (not that old, I am not!)
*How do you like your coffee? *
Tiny bit of soft brown sugar and Carte Noire and a helping of 'Tipples' (Google it up and try it, yummy!)
*Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?*
A tiger (loads of undisturbed sleep!)
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Hugh Kenner
*What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?*
I never caught anything! I am a master of 'the art of letting go.'
*What makes you feel great about yourself?*
I have never hurt of decieved anybody and have lived to pay the price for it.
*How did you meet your significant other?*
Don't you start me on that! We were in our mid-teens and fell in love and got married in spite of everybody's disapproval as we were both a bit crazy and misfits. We've been together for 24 years!
*What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)*
Talking and helping people. Doing presentations and training sessions. Anything that involves communication and loads of thinking on my feet.
*What is the one thing you must do before you die?*
Go to the al Andalusia region of Spain.
*If you had to teach something, what would you teach?*
Literature or History of Islamic Thought in Spain.
*What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?*
Not completing my PhD. I need to get back to the lecture rooms because I know this is where I belong.
*If you were to be stuck at a particular time in your life, which one would you choose and why?*
Between 1989 and 1994, the years when I was deeply immersed in Literature. Oh those long long discussions with friends and teachers, those sleepless nights, reading up to 20 hours a day.
*Do you have a tasty recipe for life that you could share for a reasonable price? … Is it REALLY tasty?*
If I had a tasty recipe, I would use it myself! Life is there for living and loving, there is nothing else to it. How did we manage to make such a simple thing so comliated?
*What method do you cherish above all others, as means to improving your life?*
Reading, reading and a bit more reading. Forcing myself to do things that scare me.
*What one thing would you NEED to have on a deserted island if you didn't have to worry over food and water? *
Complete Works of Shakespeare.
*If you were a king/queen for a day, what would you do?*
Sell my kingdom and enroll myself for a PhD at Cambridge!
*What’s the stupidest forum argument you’ve ever had?*
I don't get into arguments. I have grown out of them, I think.
*What song is in your head at the moment?*
Je Suis Malade by Lara Fabian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIL5p7_WKk
*Which book are you reading at the moment?*
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe (570 - 1215 AD)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Crucible-Making-Europe-570-1215/dp/0393333566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309533325&sr=8-1
*What is your favourite quote?*
"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde
Which comedians or cabaret artists do you like?
Stepen Fry, Robin Williams and Spike Mulligan. Have a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKdGwfMD8u8 Genius!
*Favorite avatar on the Forum?*
Has to be one of stlukesguild's very artistic ones.
*Favorite threads?*
We talked on Beckett's Molloy a while back. That was excellent.
What's your favorite sandwich?
Smoked salmon and soft cheese.
*What is your answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?*?
"We'll talk about it later!"
Who were some of the nicest people you met on LitNet?
Virgil, stlukesguild, JBL
*What are you wearing at the moment?*
PJs and tshirt.
*Favorite poem?*
Leaf In the Wind
I am the man the colour of Night
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dream
I am the tree budding in spring
The dew that hums in the baobabs hollow
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man they complain of
Because opposed to formality
The man they laugh at
Because opposed to barriers
Leaf in the wind,I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man they talk about
*OH HIM*
Him you cannot hold
He is like the breeze that touches you and is gone
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man whose dreams
Are manifold as the stars
More murmurous than swarms of bees
More smiling than childrens smile
Leaf in the wind, I go at the drift of my dreams
I am the man without a penny
I am a school dropout with no
Stake
But still I will go at the drift of my dreams
Alfred Daidy
*First novel you remember reading on your own?*
A Hero of Our Time by Lermontov
*What era do you find most of the books you read are from?*
19th Century
*Favorite TV shows?*
Macgyver!!!
*Which Forum members would you like to meet in person?*
JBL, stlukeguild, Neely
*Last words you said out loud?*
'I love you, Googoo I love you' (talking to my little girl)
*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 manage a team of about 35 people in a very busy postal establishment.
*What would you like to be if you could change your profession?*
Teaching
*Which one of the seven dwarves are you and why?*
Sleepy (I am always 'chilled.')
*What is your most outstanding feature?*
I am 6 ft tall. I leave people alone.
*If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?*
I don't know. I have started putting on a bit of weight. Might like to become like my old self and get back to 88 kgs, insted of my present 93 kgs.
*Which book do you wish you had written?*
Doctor Zhivago
*What book would you recommend to others of all types and ages as a must read?*
Homeric epics.
*What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?*
Cooking dinner.
*Describe your ideal day, please.*
On top of the cliffs, looking at deep blue sea on a sunny day with my kids and the dog. Or staring at on the shore of Esthwaite Water (Lake Hawkeshead) under an overcast sky while Max chases swans in the water like this:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/Lake%20District/Picture095.jpg