Well, at least five of them. Okay, here they are…the much-anticipated answers to the questions from Annabel Lee. Wanna play? Send me an email or leave a comment. Enjoy! 🙂
1. What’s in your stereo right now, and what does that say about you?
These days, I do most of my music listening either in my car or on iTunes. In my car right now is the brand-new live recording of Lowest of the Low’s recent concert in Buffalo. (this also happens to be what’s most frequently playing on iTunes…)
What this says about me? Other than the fact that I have a thing for indie rockers from Canada? It says that I like my music to have meaning, feeling, resonance. It also says that I enjoy a good concert enough to want to keep reliving the moment.
2. What’s the best present you’ve ever given or received?
This is a hard one. I think that, quite possibly the best present I’ve ever given was to my college boyfriend, K. The first Christmas we were together, I hand-colored and lettered the lyrics to “Storybook Love” from The Princess Bride and framed it for him. He was just enough of a cheeseball to think that was a great gift. Also, I once ordered a DVD of assboy’s favorite band and surprised him with it, completely out of the blue, for no special reason. I was pretty proud of that.
Received? Well, everything I got for my birthday this year (including the surprises!) has to be near the top of the list. I’ve never had so many thoughtful, meaningful gifts given to me all at once.
3. If you could live anyone else’s life for one day — living, dead, or fictional — who would it be, and why? (And what day, if there’s a particular day you’d choose?)
Oh, there are so many ways to go with this one…but I think I’m going to go with shallow fictional fun. I’d love to be Thursday Next and have the chance to live inside Book World for a day. Imagine…hanging out with Hamlet, visiting Middle Earth, tessering across the universe with Meg and Charles Wallace. Yeah, I could get behind that.
4. What is the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done?
Oh, that would be the time that I surprised Country Boy by showing up at his band’s gig after he stood me up and offered no logical explanation. Full details are available here.
5. Congratulations! You’re winning an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, or a Tony. Which one, and for what?
An Oscar for Best Original Screenplay? Or maybe a Grammy for Song of the Year (which would, of course, be co-written with someone who has actual musical talent. I’m a words girl.). It would definitely have to be a writing award…I don’t sing, nor do I see myself acting in that kind of capacity. Maybe if they gave awards for karaoke….