Lit-Net Member Interviews

Aye, I was wondering the same thing...

I nominate PENDRAGON!!!

Kudos to Logos and Pensive on that interview. I too think Pen should be next interview.

Sounds like a fine choice.

Well, if my friends insist, I will bow to the will of the others. I would have went with Robin, myself... :nod:

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

Well, if my friends insist, I will bow to the will of the others. I would have went with Robin, myself... :nod:

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Great... and I nominate Robin for next round :D

/Claes

Hmm...well, so long as I have your attention, may I direct your attention to this thread?

no, of course not.

:p Nyeh. :p


You want the interview or not? :cool:

intersting interview Logo . I agree with the nominations :)

guess what?

I already nominated Pen in the beginning :D

you win then RJ!

Well wow :thumbs_up ( I seem to hve lost most of my smilies while I was away ) But can I just say why am I geteting credit...I dont seem to rember .ah well great Idea anywho.
:D:D

Hey Nightshade, where have you been?? Glad to see your smiles around here again.

that's right , we missed your lovely smiles Night , glad your back darling:)

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Originally Posted by grace86

Hey Nightshade, where have you been?? Glad to see your smiles around here again.

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All infinity of them :D.

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Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg

Great... and I nominate Robin for next round :D

/Claes

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I second that...I enjoy reading these and I'd love to see Robin do an interview after Pendragon.

Well IM afraid it may just be me minus the smilies for a while at least but They will be back evantually :D

So can someone explain how this nomination works??

You just say who you wanna see interviewed (one nomination at a time per member). You can also nominate yourself.

So, Archer, it looks like you'll be following me into the mysterious realm of interviews after all. Remember, guys, I said, "Personally, I would have went with Robin." when I said I would accept my friends' nomination! :nod: :p

I nominate Admin.

Pendragon -- so it would appear. Can't run from sharing personal stuff forever, can I?


Papaya -- heehee, that would be funny.

Go for it Papaya! :p

Cool thread so far. Get some more interviews up!!!

defintely admin.

Hey Night, it's great to have you back here! Now we have quite a long list of people for interview but according to the rules, Pendragon should be the first one to be interviewed as he was nominated first!

Come on and PM me the questions you want to ask from Pendragon!

Mono, you answered these Qs like a pro :D

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Originally Posted by AimusSage

The first interview is with Mono. I think we all know him as a very kind and intelligent member of the Lit-net, and after long debating it was decided that we would kick of the member interview series with him, also because he recently accomplished something admirable. :)

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So, I present you, our member interview with Mono:

Introduction

1. How are you today?
Quite well, but suffering from some seasonal allergies.

2. What is your (user) name?
mono

3. How did you decide on your username?
Contrary to what others may think (such as from infectious mononucleosis, monolith, or one of my favorite musical groups, Mono), I derived the name from a Unitarian concept of thought and oneness.

4. Why did you initially join the lit-net?
I originally arrived at the site, searching for the works, essays, and biography of Virginia Woolf; needless to say, I found more, and joined the forum not long after frequenting the site.

5. What would you say is the best aspect of the forum?
Among others things, I admire the diversity of thought, and how most forum members can maintain a sense of respect and reverence for such subjectivity and uniquity.

Personal Questions

6. What do you do in real life? Student, work?
I very recently graduated from nursing school, and have already earned a job at a local intensive care unit (ICU).

7. Could you tell us a little more about what you do?
Unfortunately, I cannot begin working until obtaining the results of my state licensure exam, but intend on working as an RN very soon. Though not an official occupation, I very frequently write, too – primarily poetry, plays, and music.

8. Would you to tell us a bit about your various hobbies?
Reading and writing (of course), bicycling, walking, wandering around nature and other scenic areas, thinking, spending time with family and friends, listening to music, and attending stage-plays and films.

9. Do you like sports, if so do you play sports yourself?
I do not necessarily dislike sports, but cannot say that I especially enjoy them. As a child and young teenager, I loved baseball, and even played as a pitcher, but have since faded from that hobby.

10. Do you like to travel?
Unfortunately, I have travelled very little, and never internationally. What I have seen, however, I have loved greatly, and intend on travelling more in the near future.

11. Which countries have you visited? And which ones would you really like to visit someday?
Never having travelled internationally, I have only wandered about my country, the United States.

12. What about your own country? What do you like about where you live?
The United States, seeming a fairly large country, has quite a considerable amount of various sub-groups and culture (or lack thereof). In my city, Portland, Oregon, I particularly love the nature and scenic areas (even in the middle of the city), the vast amounts of art and artists, the diversity, and overall peace of the city.

13. Do you have a personal hero, or someone you look up to?
I have no individual hero, but often look up to, or admire, anyone for specific attributes and aspects.

14. Now, for all the singles of the Lit-net, marital status?
Single, indeed.

Favourites

15. We can’t have an interview on a literature site without asking the obvious questions, so who is your favourite author?

Tough question, but here goes . . . Since I cannot narrow my favorite author to one, my favorite exists somewhere between William Shakespeare, D.H. Lawrence, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Oscar Wilde, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, the Brontë sisters, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Gustave Flaubert, Giovanni Boccaccio, James Joyce, Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gabriel García Márquez, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant, Zora Neale Hurston, Arthur Miller, and various philosophers and thinkers.
If I included favorite poets, my list would extend immensely longer.

16. And your favourite book?
Also difficult to answer, but anything written by favorite authors above.

17. What kind of music do you enjoy?
Depending on my mood, it can range from classical and blues/jazz to alternative rock, acoustic rock, and electronica.

18. Which are your favourite bands/singers/composers/etc?
In classical, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Edvard Grieg, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert; among other trends in music, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave and the Badseeds, Björk, Travis, Azure Ray, Fiona Apple, Mono, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails, Starsailor, Bob Dylan, and Tori Amos.

19. Tell us something about your favourite movie.
Though I have many favorites, most of them often have elements of suspense, dark humor, not-so-ridiculous romance, mystery, psychology, twists-of-plot, and an overall good storyline.

20.Your favourite game in the Games sub-forum?
Either ‘Book Title Game,’ ‘Ask The Person Below You,’ or ‘Would You?’

21. Amazons or Dastardly Stans?
Peace. :D

22. Any other favourites we should know about?
In terms of the forum, I spend a lot of time around the ‘Poems, Poetry, and Poets’ section.

And now, the most important question of them all

23. How do you like your turnips?
Chopped or sliced, simmered, and mixed with green vegetables.

I would like to thank Mono for a wonderful Interview, and wish him all the best in his future profession :)

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I would love to see Pendragon's interview.

When do we get the next edition?

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When do we get the next edition?

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Oh dear, there is no dead-line. And I am a bit busy now a days so I am afraid that you will have to wait for about three to four days.

I would love to read Pen's interview.

How do you take interviews??? Send them the questions or call them or anyother way???

It's a secret, but it involves the interviewee's brainwaves and a microwave oven.

You have this thing for keeping secrets, Aimus.

No I don't.

Oh Really??????? :brow: Are you sure?????

This is a great idea! I actually had no idea that Logos was a girl. I think because she's a mod I associated her with Admin who I knew was a guy. I guess she posted her pic while I was gone.

Congratulations Mono! I knew you were studying for nursing, but I hadn't known you'd gotten a job yet. We certainly need good nurses!(I wonder how many time you've heard that?)

Can't wait for the next interview!

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Originally Posted by AimusSage

It's a secret, but it involves the interviewee's brainwaves and a microwave oven.

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Or the magic of the PM... :lol:

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Originally Posted by kathycf

Or the magic of the PM... :lol:

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Thats why I shiver with trepidation when opening one of Aimus' PMs . . . . I think to myself - Is he unfairly using any nuclear reactors or brainwave machines on me at the moment? :D

Interview With Pendragon

Forum questions

~How are you today?
Today I am feeling my usual self, a little nervous and touchy, but OK.

~What is your (user) name?
Pendragon. David Pendragon. (Flaming, not cold!)

~How did you decide on your username?
My favorite two Pseudonyms (Blade & Raven) were taken!

~Why did you initially join the lit-net?
To talk to people about Sherlock Holmes, I am a great fan of literature dealing with the Great Detective. I have an entire bookshelf with nothing but Holmes books on it, floor to ceiling.

~What do you like the best about the forum?
The friends I have made on the forum

~How long on average do you daily spend on the litnet?
Hummmm. At least a couple hours.

Personal Questions

~How old are you?
Presently, the ripe old age of 45.

~How would you describe yourself, your personality?
I am the Mad Poet, remember? I'm moody, but usually good for a laugh or two.

~What do you do in real life?
Unfortunately, I'm disabled. Not unable, disabled. Big difference there. I write short fiction and poetry with fair success, which means I have been published, but not in anything any of you are likely to read. I've made a whopping $85 out of more than 150 poems and more than 27 short stories. So I'm not in it for the money!

~Now tell us about your hobbies. What you do in your spare time?
Write, mess with graphic programs, repair computers

~What got you so interested in comic books? (suggested by Robinhood)
Well, I'm also an artist, an back in the seventies as a teenager, I actually made money by drawing superheroes onto tee-shirts with permanent markers. I still have a large database of superhero images, and besides, I've lived in a dream world for most of my life, so why stop now? LOL.

~Do you like sports, if so do you play sports yourself?
I was great at basketball (called me Dr. Hook, for a specialized shot), until injuries and my current size sidelined me.

~Who is your inspiration?
Anyone who won't quit despite the hand fate deals them. Stephen Hawkins is a great example.

~When did you start being so creative? I mean all your poems and brilliant birthday sonnets, when did you start writing them?
Grade school. Not bragging, I just always found it easy to write, maybe because I read university level before grade 3.

Favorites

~Who is your favorite author?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

~And your favorite book?
The Hound of the Baskervilles

~What kind of music do you enjoy?
The Eagles (They cannot BE classified), and I will always love Gospel, although not everyone would agree with my choices of Gospel

~What kind of movies do you like?
Action/Adventure. Something better be happening fast or I loose interest.

~Your favourite game in the games sub-forum?
Another Creative Game, AKA, The Obit, File

~What is your favourite part of the forum?
I used to visit many parts bu usually I can be found in games.

~Favourite Food?
Turkey and the works. (I was born on Thanksgiving Day)

~What's your favourite avatar so far? (suggested by Robinhood)
Probably the one I have now.

Here comes the most important question of all

How do you like your turnips?
In a nice Brunswick Stew or New-England Pot-roast Stew!

Thanks a lot for the interview, Pen! :D

It's always nice to read about all the wonderful people here on Lit-Net.Very nice Pen!!

These interviews are so informative. You get to know so much about the person.