The Collective.
Kat!: When were you first bitten by the writing bug and is there not some sort of salve for that kind of thing?
Jennie!: As an Ohio-ite, how many times have you been to Kings Island and Cedar Point (if the answer is 0 to either of these, you're dead to me).
Abigail!: You have a bottle of rum (yo ho ho) in one hand and sweet delicious bourbon in the other. You're suddenly confronted by some jackass wearing a T-shirt advertising an AM radio station out of Detroit. He threatens you. Which bottle do you break over his melon?
Heather!Anne!: You have one day in the UK. Where do you go and why?
Go ahead, ask me. Ask your worst.
Ha! Good question. I'm not sure I was ever bitten by the writing bug; I actually really, really hate writing, and my cohorts at The Collective will totally back me up on this.
I just do it out of peer pressure.
Jennie! - Over a month ago you found out you were my secret girlfriend. How has that worked out for you so far?
kat! - What is the one band I'm probably not listening to yet that should be on my iPod?
Heather!Anne! - Will you ever forgive me for the Hufflepuff incident of 2008?
Abigail! - Is there any good reason why I should want to move to NoCal for work?
And I'll take your questions - but won't be offended if you don't ask. I have a feeling you will be very busy today.
are you listening to jens lekman? because if you're not, you should be. (i can send you the album tonight if you like.)
Sir! I have been to Cedar Point twice (it's sort of far from where I live), but Kings Island? I could walk that park in my sleep, I've been there so many times. Did you know they got rid of the old-fashioned cars? Terrible. QUESTION: What is your favorite Kings Island roller coaster?
GSR, I think it's working out well, although I'm still waiting for my superpowers. Ahem. QUESTION: Since you're NOT apparently a Hufflepuff, what are you?
PS: Kat does hate writing, it's true. Which is a shame, since she's so damn good at it.
jennie! is just flattering me so i'll cook for her.
am i supposed to be asking people questions? i'm not sure what's going on here. (big surprise.)
Jennie!: The Beast was the first roller coaster I ever rode. I think it was also the first time I'd yelled at God to start damning stuff repeatedly and at the top of my lungs. Never since have I blasphemed with such reckless abandon. So, thank you, Kings Island.
Kat! you don't HAVE to ask questions. There are no rules here.
Sir, good answer! I heart The Beast.
Abigail!: Remember when you were in the Beatles and you told everyone to send me cookies? Remember? That was cool.
Heather! Anne!: Why is the sky blue in the daytime but invisible at night?
Kat!: Where do babies come from?
Jennie!: What is the last thing to go through a bug's head when it hits a windshield?
Hello, Collective.
well, my mom always says she found me in the dumpster, so i'm gonna go with that.
kat! - I think I need some convincing on Jens. I bought his album prior to the most recent - the one with "Black Cab" on it. I liked "Black Cab" but when I got to the track about the man walking into a bar, and asking for a haircut, and then the bar turned into a spaceship (followed by a whistling interlude) I started to think Jens might not be for me. (Now that I have written out the description of the song it sounds like it might be the most awesome song ever).
jennie! - I would be a squib. The fact that I insulted Heather! Anne! - "the nicest person in the world" - means that I do not deserve magical powers, but I still get to have family members who can cast spells.
Dear Collective,
If you would like to ask me questions, I could always use something to put in my sad, empty little blog. Here are some for any or all of you:
- When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
- What's the best flavor of ice cream?
- What do you think are your best qualities?
Scott, a bug thinks this:
Oh, I die, Horatio;
The potent poison quite o'er-crows my spirit:
I cannot live to hear the news from England;
But I do prophesy the election lights
On Fortinbras: he has my dying voice;
So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less,
Which have solicited. The rest is silence.
I'm game..."Gimme some question!".
(3 of you are all "who the hell is this guy". Heather! Anne!..give it your best shot)
GSR - he's got this great song on the new album that's basically this running narrative of a dinner he's having with a friend's family, and he has to pretend he's this girl's boyfriend so her catholic father doesn't find out she's really a lesbian. SO BEST. okay, how about panda bear? panda bear makes me so happy.
srah - i wanted to be a stewardess, a radio DJ, and a pediatrician. the best ice cream is b&j's cherry garcia. i have really great hair.
jennie! - lol, my friend.
gravesland - i'm letting h!a! handle all of my questioning today, because she's so very good at it.
srah, question for you: why does Ohio insist on throwing more snow at us? Why? (also, the best flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip)
Somebody ask me questions, please!!
Questions for Sir:
1) North Carolina is my second favorite state. What are your thoughts?
2) You're stuck on a dessert island with one book, one movie, one restaurant, and any one (non-transportation) thing. What do you choose?
3) If you could make one new law, what would it be?
4) True or False: Heather! Anne! recommends really good books.
5) You have $100,000, but you have to give it away to one company, person, charity, or cause. What do you pick?
Questions for GSR:
1) What is the best thing about living in the nation's capital?
2) You can have any superpower. What do you choose?
3) Firecrackers: absolutely dangerous or a hoppin' good time?
4) What would be a good slogan for your life?
5) Answer the following: A person can never have too much/many [fill in the blank].
Questions for Srah:
1) What is the all-time best Christmas movie?
2) What is your favorite blog post you've written? Why?
3) You're stuck on a boat with 5 other people for fifteen straight days. What 5 people do you choose?
4) What book was a total waste of your time?
5) What ingredient goes best with chocolate?
Questions for Jeff:
1) Who's more competitive: you or Melissa? Why do you say that?
2) What's the best thing you cook?
3) What is your favorite smell in the wide world?
4) Would you jump out of an airplane?
5) Everyone should read what book?
Questions for Ashley
1) Which television show character would you most like to go on a date with?
2) What is the cutest baby animal? (Picture, please.)
3) You can only read one book over and over for the rest of your life. Which book do you choose?
4) What is one thing you hope to do before you turn 30?
5) What's the closest you've ever been to the back of a police car?
kat! - Also, I just downloaded the Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks album. Not sure if you are interested/in need - but if you want it let me know.
You have a bottle of rum (yo ho ho) in one hand and sweet delicious bourbon in the other. You're suddenly confronted by some jackass wearing a T-shirt advertising an AM radio station out of Detroit. He threatens you. Which bottle do you break over his melon?
Sir, If I bought both of these at my grocery store then I would definitely use the bourbon because it would hurt way way way more. I buy "Heritage" brand rum (sorry, Jennie!) which means the glass is so weak it's almost plastic.
Is there any good reason why I should want to move to NoCal for work?
GSR, hang on. Is this a for real question? Because I have SO MANY opinions. I need a little more information: where in NorCal? Because I would say NO to about 75 percent of it. But the other 25 percent? VERY YES.
Remember when you were in the Beatles and you told everyone to send me cookies? Remember? That was cool.
Scott, the internet is a magical place. Remember that time you won the Best Commenter Hoagie Award? That was awesome.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? What's the best flavor of ice cream? What do you think are your best qualities?
I don't remember. Coffee. Leadershipping? I don't know.
GSR, only if they're good :)
1) What is the best thing about living in the nation's capital? - After growing up in the country I just love being in a city where I can walk to bookstores, restaurants, and bars. Mostly bars though.
2) You can have any superpower. What do you choose? Flight. The answer is always flight.
3) Firecrackers: absolutely dangerous or a hoppin' good time? Both. They are illegal in Maryland (where I grew up) but they sell them like candy in D.C.
4) What would be a good slogan for your life? This question blows my mind a little. I promise to get back to you on it, but I'm coming up empty right now. Great question.
5) Answer the following: A person can never have too much/many [fill in the blank]. Books. My dream is to one day have a room in a house that is a genuine library room.
Questions, si vous plais.
From Sir:You have one day in the UK. Where do you go and why?
Tough one, sir! I should go somewhere I've never been, but I've loved so many places already that I'd like to love them again. I'm going to go with Bath because I'd like to go to The Pump Room (on account of Jane Austen) and the Jane Austen House (on account of Jane Austen.) It would be a revisit.
From GSR: Will you ever forgive me for the Hufflepuff incident of 2008?
Ah, GSR, everyone knows Hufflepuff is a load of duffers. I was never even offended to begin with. And you deserve magical powers. Don't let that one silly comment turn you into a squib.
From Scott:Why is the sky blue in the daytime but invisible at night?
Oh, Scott, don't be silly. The sky is black at night.
From Srah: - When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a chef. Boy is that a funny joke now that I'm a grownup.
What's the best flavor of ice cream?
Ben and Jerry's Double Fudge Brownie
What do you think are your best qualities?
I have a LOT of empathy and I can laugh at myself.
I would like to ask every member of The Collective what song they haven't been able to get out of their head these days (for better or worse, I suppose).
And if anyone has question(s) for me, I will answer.
Questions for Geo:
1) How'd you get so good at music?
2) When are you going to write a novel?
3) What is the best fruit? Why?
4) If you could require everyone to watch one television show (past or present), what show would you choose?
5) Seriously, when is the Hoverboard going to get invented?
Questions for M!G!
1) Remember when I spilled beer on you? SORRY! Do you forgive me?
2) How many hours a day would you play Big Buck Hunter if you had it in your house and it didn't take quarters?
3) Did you ever get into that collecting-state-quarters thing?
4) What was your last online purchase?
5) Which book character are you most like?
Dear Collective,
1) Is it me? Or is it you? Be honest.
2) Why do I have such a poor relationship with Shakespeare?
3) What is the strangest smell you've ever smelled coming from a tree?
4) Hello Scott.
Question for everybody (and I expect at least three people to answer this), what is your favorite musical? Tell me a story about your best musical experience.
mg! I have had REM's new song stuck in my head for like 3 weeks now. Hey, remember when Heather! Anne! kicked our asses at Sorry? (SOOOOOOOOOORRYYYYYYYY)
1) Peefer, it's me.
2) Shakespeare who?
3) There are these trees in Ohio that I call vagina trees and you can probably figure out why oh my god gross.
4) Hi Scott!
PS: (Abigail, I really have nothing against cheap liquor . . . I only said it that one time because I was trying to be funny and apparently also make people angry . . . hee)
Abigail - I think "Singin in the Rain" is the best musical. My best musical experience is having a 250 pound guy friend stand up in a karaoke bar and belt out "Oklahoma" from...well, you know... and then receiving a standing ovation...and then getting hit on by a bunch of men. Good times.
Q: Who's more competitive: you or Melissa? Why do you say that?
A: Wow! Probably me. Why? Could be an older sibling thing, could be something else. I have this stupid ability to call up random tidbits of information (trivia, lyrics, quotes, “where were we” when’s), and make a point of it whenever I can. Basically, I like to be the center of attention. And even though Melissa can be loud...I can be louder!
Q: What's the best thing you cook?
A: I LOVE TO COOK! Alton Brown is the man. Anything Spicy. My Mom’s Chili recipe is a good one. I can doctor it up with some fire...but leave it with some really great taste. Nothing is worse than just plain hot stuff....it’s gotta have some flavor to it.
Q:
What is your favorite smell in the wide world?
A: The smell of a Hostess Twinkie right out of it’s individual bag. You open it up at one end, capture the smell as it escapes, open it all the way, run your nose across it, breath it in, tear it in two down the middle (long ways), lick the cream off of both sides (originally it was Banana cream), then eat the cake. Aint nothing quite like it.
Q:
Would you jump out of an airplane?
A: Yes. It actually scares the crap out of me...but I would do it. The altitude at which you jump doesn’t scare me. The ground still looks like a map at that point. It’s the getting closer and closer to the ground that will throw my equilibrium off.
Q:
Everyone should read what book?
A: 2 books:
First: “You are Special” by Max Lucado
A wonderful story about how to keep other peoples “Dots” and “Stars” off of you, but to remember you are wonderfully made no matter what.
Second: “Wild at Heart” by John Eldredge
Male, Female, Democrat, Republican, Believer, Atheist. I think this book holds the key to who we are, how we are made and what actually motivates us.
mg! - the national. all of it.
peefer - (1) it's me. (2) iambic pentameter. (3) i actually don't have an answer to this. (4) hiya scott!
abigail - i hate musicals.
Abigail, I used to come home from the bar and watch West Side Story. And then sing the songs. That's pretty much my only musical experience.
1. NC is exactly the right amount of South. Sandwiched between South Carolina (certifiably wacky) and Virginia (this would take too long to explain), NC holds Tennessee's hand and whispers, "I'm scared". This state has the ocean, the mountains, and the best balance of annual weather of anywhere I've ever lived. Period.
2. A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Quiet Man, an iPod with gigs and gigs 'o music.
3. Exploitation of fear would be against the law. This would be aimed primarily at politicians and many members of the clergy.
4. Duh.
5. This may sound more selfish than it is, but I'd give it to my current and future research advisor because the stuff we're doing is aimed at various flavors of major diseases and NIH- and NSF-funding has been cut to an almost criminal degree over the last 8 years. I'd bet on her genius and my work ethic is what I'm saying, and the fact that the investment would be worthy, indeed.
Abigail: Phantom of the Opera.
Oh, and Heather Anne.....the restaurant would be an IHOP.
Questions for Geo:
1) How'd you get so good at music?
My fate to be a connoisseur rather than an artist (and a listener instead of a talker). Plus, good music makes me happier than most anything (even Jane Austen novels). I can't explain the magic powers of my musical ear and brain (though I'm glad you like them) - but there's so much easier to discover new music online now (both the blessing and the bane of the Internet). You might want to try dipping your ears into http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/
2) When are you going to write a novel?
Egads, never. I think I'd prefer another root canal over trying to slog through the first chapter of a novel again. Too many brilliant writers out there ... The downside of being a connoisseur - you know you could never live up to the perfection out there. I think reading Annie Dillard clinched it for me.
3) What is the best fruit? Why?
One that I rarely eat - but love. The Mango. 1) Reminds me of a long time ago when I grew up in a yard that had mangoes, coconuts, papayas, jack fruit, sugar cane, pineapples, brinjils, mangosteens more (not to mention killer cockroaches), and that could be daringly circumnavigated by means of a glass-embedded concrete wall. 2) It's got a honkin' great pit. You can't really bite into it and crack your teeth by accident. 3) It's sort of hairy inside.
4) If you could require everyone to watch one television show (past or present), what show would you choose?
I'm not big on TV - even though it is apparently great and I'm missing a lot. I do find myself strangely attracted to Ryan Seacrest lately. I knew it was a mistake to put that kick-ass antenna on our roof. That being said, the last show that I watched religiously (AND LOVED) was "Twin Peaks" - but I wouldn't wish it on everyone. The stuff of nightmares at times ... So, my vote goes to The "Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin". Brilliant and heartfelt. Good luck finding it in its entirety:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w...h?
v=wnyQM580hqo
5) Seriously, when is the Hoverboard going to get invented?
Best guess. 2023. I'll be too old to enjoy it - but maybe DS won't be.
I make a motion that if you are answering a question you have to post the question again as well. I'm getting confused.
From Peefer
1) Is it me? Or is it you? Be honest.
It's you, kid. And I love that.
2) Why do I have such a poor relationship with Shakespeare?
I love that guy, but Stratford Upon Avon is like the most underwhelming town ever.
3) What is the strangest smell you've ever smelled coming from a tree?
I dunno. But I love the smell of crabapple trees!
4) Hello Scott.
Hi, Scott.
From M!G!: I would like to ask every member of The Collective what song they haven't been able to get out of their head these days (for better or worse, I suppose).
Honey, Honey from Feist's The Reminder.
From Abigail: Question for everybody (and I expect at least three people to answer this), what is your favorite musical? Tell me a story about your best musical experience.
My favorite musical is Anything Goes. I've seen it about 13 times.
Oooh, good questions!
Heather! Anne!
1) HA! I had forgotten that you spilled beer on me until you just reminded me. Clearly I have been holding quite a grudge about it.
2) Free Big Buck Hunter?! I'd probably play for a couple of hours every day (and all day Sundays) until one day I quit cold turkey.
3) I've never been much of a collector. Any collecting that I do is the result of my being too lazy to throw things away.
4) Skin-care products are the last things I bought online.
5) Which book character am I most like? Yikes, that's a tough one (and thus an awesome one). I wish I were someone smart and intrepid, like a Thursday Next; instead, I'm probably some lame side character from an Austen novel (like the old lady whom Emma accuses of being a bore).
Jennie!, I totally remember getting trounced by Heather! Anne! and Her Good Karma (which also should be her band name) at Sorry!
Abigail!, my favorite musical is probably Rent. Although I do like West Side Story. And Guys and Dolls.
look at abigail being all leadershippy. (btw, jennie said there were no rules here. i'm just sayin'.)
But rules help control the fun!
you can't control fun, abs. trying to control fun is like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands.
er, or something.
ANARCHY!
You know what is also impossible to control with your bare hands? A wet cat. Talk about pissy.
i think you mean pussy.
It just dawned on me that the spellings for pussy and pussy are the same.
Ew.
And sorry.
For the Collective, or anyone else. What is one thing on your life list of things to do before you die? Ask me anything.
I LOVE musicals! I'll bookend favorites with Camelot and Spamalot.
RedDirtGirl
1) Desert island movies: you get four. Go.
2) What is the best ice cream topping?
3) What is the best show on television right now?
4) Which country has the coolest flag?
5) What is the best Brit slang?
1) Desert Island Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird
Love, Actually
Camelot
Best in Show
2) Best ice cream topping
Sabayon sauce and fresh berries or good chocolate
3) Best show on TV right now
The Amazing Race: All the lying, back stabbing, relationship imploding drama of a reality show wrapped up in a love letter to the planet
4) Which country has the coolest flag?
What could be cooler than Y Ddraig Goch?
5)What is the best Brit slang
"Taking the piss" is the one that I find the most occasions to use, usually with my brother.
from reddirtgirl: What is one thing on your life list of things to do before you die?
uh... i can't think of anything. guess that means i'm ready to kick the bucket.
kat! have you ever licked the Liberty Bell?
(I stole that from a TV show. I steal everything from TV shows.)
i'll put it on my to-do list when i'm in philly whenever it is i'll be in philly.
What's a philly?
Kat!: When will you be in Philly?
Jennie!: What's the best line EVER from Friends?
Abigail!: What is your favorite character from a musical and why?
Heather! Anne!: If you were a fourteen-year old girl today, what is one thing you would want your parents to know but wouldn't say?
OK, I'm questionable.
shari, the week after next.
Kat!: WRONG ANSWER. Try again. :)
no, seriously, i'll be there the week after next.
Shari, these are questions from Heather:
1) what's the dumbest color in the crayola 16 box?
2) what is your biggest ever fiction crush?
3) if you could change one things about yourself what would you change?
4) what did your middle school hair look like?
5) list the top 5 cheeses.
Shari, I can't choose just one! But if I had to it would be this: "Look at me. I'm Chandler. Could I BE wearing any more clothes?" This is my second favorite episode of Friends, right behind The One With All the Embryos ("That's MISS Chanandler Bong.")
And if I had to pick the Friends quote that I say the most often, it would be this: "I KNOW!" (said like Monica)
Heather Anne, those are excellent questions, thank you. I shall be posting my answers by tomorrow at the latest.
If you were a fourteen-year old girl today, what is one thing you would want your parents to know but wouldn't say?
Amy is doing all my math homework, just so you know. And I am writing all her papers.
Ashley, as interviewed by Heather! Anne! (and Lindsay):
http://narfna.livejournal.com/13...com/
134729.html
This was fun!
I'm bad at questions on a Saturday morning. So gimme some question? Even if it's no longer technically "Phone it in Friday?"
Lindsay:
1) What is the number one breakfast food?
2) If you could have any accent in the wide world, what accent would you choose?
3) The sky can no longer be blue. What color would you like for it to be?
4) What is the best Disney movie?
5) You are teaching a class on Life. What five books do you require your students to read?
oooh oooh!! is it too late to ask for questions...i'm in nyc and have just now found internet access! (i'm bad at excuses) but give me some questions!! please?
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