I do a little looking over balconies and what not.
Do you suffer from claustrophobia?
I do a little looking over balconies and what not.
Do you suffer from claustrophobia?
So with the courage of a clown, or a cur, or a kite jerkin tight at it's tether
Not as a rule, although I had it once really badly walking through Hezzekiah's tunnel, a narrow (and narrowing) passage cut in the bedrock beneath Jerusalem (featuring rising water as the walls draw closer). So maybe It's just a question of circumstance.
Have you ever felt panic or nausea from being in a large crowd?
not panic or nausea, and not even discomfort, but im always acutely aware of that im in a large crowd (the few times I am) and what that might mean for my individuality and my ethics.
there's a song by country artist eric church, called springsteen. one of the lines is: "Funny how a melody sounds like a memory, Like the soundtrack to a July Saturday night, Springsteen"
(im thinking of it because im listening to springsteen right now)
I understand the message of the lyrics is that some songs take us back to a particular place in time. for eric church (at least in the song), it was springsteen music that did it.
I hope bunches of people answer this one:
do you have some songs in your life that jog your memory, and take you back to special places, or to special people?
Yes I do. To give one example off the top of my head the song Schism by Tool reminds me of a very good friend. He was the one that first introduced me to the band and that was the first song I heard by them and Tool instantly became a favorite band.
What book had the most impact on you?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
The Bible. Fictional book-- Any of the Original Sherlock Holmes Collections by Doyle
Who is your favorite American author?
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
That is a tough one but I am going to have to go with Poe above all others.
What is your faveorite childhood movie?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Yes, but songs don't do it nearly as well as smells do.Originally Posted by bounty
Dark Muse my favourite childhood movie is probably Toy Story or Cinderella.
How many books do you own?
So with the courage of a clown, or a cur, or a kite jerkin tight at it's tether
Hard to say. I have about 150 to go trade at the used bookstore, and the house is filled with filled bookcases.
What is one book you'd love to have if you could afford it?
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
ive got ~4300 books. years ago I got the idea to keep an excel file in case anything happened to them, the file would be helpful for replacement purposes. also, it helps when im out used book shopping and I don't remember if I have this or that particular book. its also fun to share with friends.
agreed on smells. even though this isn't an example, but interestingly enough, the public library in the city I grew up in (still nearby) has a distinct smell unlike any other library ive been in. I recently told one of the staff you could blindfold me and drop me in the middle of the place and id know where I was.
I don't think I had a favorite childhood movie...but I do remember liking everything we went to the theaters to see.
give a little bit by supertramp takes me right back to a pizza place that was a popular high school hangout, and also reminds me of two old friends from those days who I am going to get to see this summer (soon!) when they are home for their reunion. im actually fetching one at the airport a couple hours away in the wee hours of the morning and really looking forward to it. there are a handful of other songs too.
I tend not to think of books as collectible that way. so I don't have my mind on a first edition huck finn by mark twain, a signed copy of anything by hemingway or anything like that. but I do know I like the instances on pawn stars when someone brings in a book to sell, and rick calls in Rebecca, the book expert (who I have a crush on!) and she talks about the book and its value.
what's your favorite thing about forrest gump (the movie or the character)?
Haha I just looked up Rebecca Romney on your recommendation, what a cutie.
I like that everything turns out alright for Lt Dan.
If you were to open a restaurant what sort of food would you want to serve? Would it be upscale, pub food, Mexican... etc?
So with the courage of a clown, or a cur, or a kite jerkin tight at it's tether
Chinese, specializing in dumplings.
Which literary or cinematic villain do you feel the most sympathy for?
Mordred, it's not his fault he's a hunchbacked incest baby whose dad tried to drown him when he was born. "Traitor to king Arthur" my ***.
Same question.
So with the courage of a clown, or a cur, or a kite jerkin tight at it's tether
Maybe Rogojin from The Idiot. He can't help it that he's the devil.
Who is the least appealing hero/main character in literature? (Anti-heroes are off limits).
I like Rogozhin too, is he the devil? I thought he was just obsessively in love, I should reread The Idiot.
And hmm, let's see... Dante the pilgrim certainly seems like a bit of an *******, Emma Bovary is usually disliked and I dislike her myself, I don't care for Emma Woodhouse either, Arkady Dolgurokov is sort of lame if we're talking Dostoyevsky and Arkady from Father's and Sons doesn't do much if he is the main character...
Okay, Emma Bovary is my least favourite.
Would you go to a Star Trek convention in costume?
So with the courage of a clown, or a cur, or a kite jerkin tight at it's tether
Yes, he plays the devil to Myshkin's Christ, and they end up in the sack together, beside the corpse (or sacrifice?) of the disciple they both vied for. Great book.
If I ever decided to go to a Star Trek convention (just for a lark), I'm sure I would want to wear a costume/disguise.
Assuming you did the same, what character would you choose?
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