I succumb to my first meme
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squeequegWell, I'm quite happy on two glasses of red wine and a tasty dinner, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thomascantor's dishing out pain in Throne of Bhaal beside me, so it seems a perfect time to post some nonessential stuff.
These are fromwavyarms; they're a bit old, but you'll see why below.
1.) What is the worst physical injury you have ever received, and what's the story behind it?
This was a toughie. I've only ever been in the hospital a couple of times, and all were for illness rather than injury (bye-bye, appendix!). When it comes to getting actually hurt, I don't seem to have much. Worst I can think of is a nasty fall I took on the ice this January. I managed to catch myself against a parked car; unfortunately, I caught myself using my face. Narrowly avoided a black eye. Did whack my elbow something awful; it still twinges if I lean on it wrong.
That's a pretty piddly injury, so you see why I put off posting about it till after two plane trips and several long car rides.
2.) Genie, bottle, 3 wishes. What is the exact wording of each of your three wishes?
Oooh...Okay. First wish. I wish that you (meaning the genie) would freely give me useful, reliable, and well-meaning advice regarding the effects and best uses of my wishes. Theoretically, this would mean that I'd have a lot of data to adjust the following wishes; without that data, though, I'll go ahead and take a whack at the next two. Second: I wish that every charity and nonprofit devoted to improving the lives of those in need would receive a very large anonymous donation, enough to cover next year's operating budget at least. Third...you know, I'm really tempted to wish for a ham sandwich or something small and stupid and hard to mess up. Or maybe an ever-full wallet of food, like Gurgi's. But since I'm now thinking all meta, I might as well go with a wish to be less self-conscious, so that I can be both more secure and less self-centered (after all, the more self-conscious you are, the more worried you are about yourself).
3.) What is the most enjoyable part of the writing process for you? The least enjoyable?
Least would have to be rejection. It's like a bowl of ice water in the face -- the shock goes away soon, but it's pretty unpleasant. And since at the moment writing and sending out are inextricable for me, I do consider it a part of the writing process. Most enjoyable is a tie between coming up with the idea -- all the fun little intricacies and yeah, this would work and tie in with that, and this flows into that, and I could allude to this thing here...and the feeling I get after rereading something I've just written and thinking yeah, that's damn good.
4.) What are five books I should read that you think I probably haven't?
I still think you should try The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald. I remember you mocking the back cover copy one time, but it's a really fun novel.
The Scar by China Mieville. You may have read this already.
The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino. Especially if you're still reading Tarot.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is an acquired taste; approached in some ways it's insufferably pretentious and has a tortured plot; approached in others it's chilling on several levels and fascinating to tease the strands of storytelling apart. Your call.
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett. Yeah, you knew he'd be on here somewhere. But Night Watch is probably his best so far (by my admittedly wonky standards), and I'd recommend it to anyone.
With a side nod (come on, you didn't think you'd get away with only five books, did you?) to La Femme 100 tetes by Max Ernst. Bizarre collage and Surrealism; it'll weird you out and then stick in your head. Not unlike certain forms of jello.
5.) What's one of your top musical memories?
Sitting in the back seat of the car as my father drove us home from somewhere, probably my grandparents', listening to him sing old spirituals and folk songs and one "Donovan for Little Ones" song called "The Enchanted Gypsy." NCV is pretty cool, but it doesn't compare to watching the stars go by in an Indiana sky and hearing my father sing.
Yup. Ask me if you want me to ask you five questions. Or something. I promise the questions will not all be variations on "where are my trousers?"
thomascantor's dishing out pain in Throne of Bhaal beside me, so it seems a perfect time to post some nonessential stuff.These are from
wavyarms; they're a bit old, but you'll see why below.1.) What is the worst physical injury you have ever received, and what's the story behind it?
This was a toughie. I've only ever been in the hospital a couple of times, and all were for illness rather than injury (bye-bye, appendix!). When it comes to getting actually hurt, I don't seem to have much. Worst I can think of is a nasty fall I took on the ice this January. I managed to catch myself against a parked car; unfortunately, I caught myself using my face. Narrowly avoided a black eye. Did whack my elbow something awful; it still twinges if I lean on it wrong.
That's a pretty piddly injury, so you see why I put off posting about it till after two plane trips and several long car rides.
2.) Genie, bottle, 3 wishes. What is the exact wording of each of your three wishes?
Oooh...Okay. First wish. I wish that you (meaning the genie) would freely give me useful, reliable, and well-meaning advice regarding the effects and best uses of my wishes. Theoretically, this would mean that I'd have a lot of data to adjust the following wishes; without that data, though, I'll go ahead and take a whack at the next two. Second: I wish that every charity and nonprofit devoted to improving the lives of those in need would receive a very large anonymous donation, enough to cover next year's operating budget at least. Third...you know, I'm really tempted to wish for a ham sandwich or something small and stupid and hard to mess up. Or maybe an ever-full wallet of food, like Gurgi's. But since I'm now thinking all meta, I might as well go with a wish to be less self-conscious, so that I can be both more secure and less self-centered (after all, the more self-conscious you are, the more worried you are about yourself).
3.) What is the most enjoyable part of the writing process for you? The least enjoyable?
Least would have to be rejection. It's like a bowl of ice water in the face -- the shock goes away soon, but it's pretty unpleasant. And since at the moment writing and sending out are inextricable for me, I do consider it a part of the writing process. Most enjoyable is a tie between coming up with the idea -- all the fun little intricacies and yeah, this would work and tie in with that, and this flows into that, and I could allude to this thing here...and the feeling I get after rereading something I've just written and thinking yeah, that's damn good.
4.) What are five books I should read that you think I probably haven't?
I still think you should try The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald. I remember you mocking the back cover copy one time, but it's a really fun novel.
The Scar by China Mieville. You may have read this already.
The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino. Especially if you're still reading Tarot.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is an acquired taste; approached in some ways it's insufferably pretentious and has a tortured plot; approached in others it's chilling on several levels and fascinating to tease the strands of storytelling apart. Your call.
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett. Yeah, you knew he'd be on here somewhere. But Night Watch is probably his best so far (by my admittedly wonky standards), and I'd recommend it to anyone.
With a side nod (come on, you didn't think you'd get away with only five books, did you?) to La Femme 100 tetes by Max Ernst. Bizarre collage and Surrealism; it'll weird you out and then stick in your head. Not unlike certain forms of jello.
5.) What's one of your top musical memories?
Sitting in the back seat of the car as my father drove us home from somewhere, probably my grandparents', listening to him sing old spirituals and folk songs and one "Donovan for Little Ones" song called "The Enchanted Gypsy." NCV is pretty cool, but it doesn't compare to watching the stars go by in an Indiana sky and hearing my father sing.
Yup. Ask me if you want me to ask you five questions. Or something. I promise the questions will not all be variations on "where are my trousers?"
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Date: 2004-06-11 09:46 pm (UTC)Sure, I'll take 5 questions. But I warn you in advance, I have no idea where your trousers are.
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Date: 2004-06-16 08:13 pm (UTC)1. What piece of music would you most like to conduct? Why?
2. What is your earliest memory?
3. Cheesy stuff. Of music, or books, or movies, you must like something that qualifies as the Velveeta of the genre. What is it? Why do you like it? Should we?
4. What do you fear? Rational or irrational, or both.
5. Because I can't pass up recommendations, what are five pieces of music you think I should hear that I probably haven't heard?
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Date: 2004-06-12 12:08 pm (UTC)