full, but awake enough to answer some questions
marshall and i are in los angeles for the holiday weekend. we arrived yesterday evening and for thanksgiving we were treated to TWO thanksgiving meals. they were both equally big and equally delicious. i don't think i've ever had 2 turkey meals before, but there's a first for everything, right? i'm also done with food for a bit. marshall and i plan on starting our black friday with a bike ride along the venice boardwalk. it might make the slightest dent on the calories we ingested this afternoon and evening. might...
i got the following questions from celtcub. if you want a set of questions which will satisfy my curiosity, reply to this post with "resistance is futile" or anything - i'm not picky. :)
1. What is your most cherished Childhood Memory?
well, my most cherished is actually my very first memory as a child. nothing was really big happening or exciting, but i cherish it just because i remember feeling safe and comfortable. i was still sleeping in a crib, so i must've not been any more than 3 years old. i remember being in my room, which is now my mom's office, and i was standing at the corner of my crib closest to the door. the door was open and i could see my dad get up and walk from his room past my room and wearing his blue and red striped robe. he wasn't ignoring me; he just didn't know i was awake. i don't remember feeling sad or agitated, but i remember feeling content and warm. even though i have lots of memories when i was little, this is the one that sticks out the most. :)
2. If you could design a video game, what game would you make?
this is difficult because i never really thought about it. i love fighting games, but i think i would integrate a fighting game, like street fighter or tekken or soul caliber, but make the storyline integral for advancing, so like a fighting rpg. i know for those same fighting games there is an overall story, definitely soul caliber has a story, but you don't do much with the story as the character. but i want something a little more involved than final fantasy, which is simply press a button, wait 5 minutes, press another button, wait 10 minutes, finish the fight, watch a movie. whatever game i play, i have to be moving and doing something, otherwise i get easily bored. i couldn't even get through kingdom hearts 2, because it was just one entire movie, i didn't even get to any "game" portion of it where i was doing something. i took two steps and it was another 10-15 minute cut-scene. bo-ring!
3. How about the Genie and 3 wishes? You have the chance, what are your wishes?
1. a house. not too big, not too small, just right for marshall and i for now and when/if our duo becomes a trio.
2. a job that i love and look forward to doing every day, which pays well.
3. a job that marshall loves and looks forward to doing every day and which also pays well.
my wishes are simple, but it's too easy to wish for lots of money. that money runs out eventually and i'll quickly get bored. if these 3 wishes were granted, i would be happy and wealthy and would enhance my current life in every way.
4. If you could choose one "world" from a movie and relocate there (Marshall and your "life" would go with you, but no one outside your actual home would), where/what film would you go?
i can't think of a movie that i would want to live in, but i can think of a book i'd want to live in: jasper fforde's thursday next series. a world that allows time travel, book-jumping, and whose history is just SLIGHTLY altered from our current history just sounds so incredibly interesting. plus, i'd be living in england AND it just seems so damn cool! :D
5. The Box. You have a box with a button in it. If you push the button you are paid $1 Mil. However, someone you don't know will die. Ignoring the obvious twist at the end, would you push the button?
no, i wouldn't. yes, the money would be great to have, but the guilt would last forever. who did i kill? was it someone's mother, daughter, father, son, cousin, wife, husband? i don't think i could live with that weighing on my psyche or soul. even if it wasn't someone close to me, i would be personally responsible for someone's death and i couldn't live with myself with that.
so yeah, there ya go. :)
i got the following questions from celtcub. if you want a set of questions which will satisfy my curiosity, reply to this post with "resistance is futile" or anything - i'm not picky. :)
1. What is your most cherished Childhood Memory?
well, my most cherished is actually my very first memory as a child. nothing was really big happening or exciting, but i cherish it just because i remember feeling safe and comfortable. i was still sleeping in a crib, so i must've not been any more than 3 years old. i remember being in my room, which is now my mom's office, and i was standing at the corner of my crib closest to the door. the door was open and i could see my dad get up and walk from his room past my room and wearing his blue and red striped robe. he wasn't ignoring me; he just didn't know i was awake. i don't remember feeling sad or agitated, but i remember feeling content and warm. even though i have lots of memories when i was little, this is the one that sticks out the most. :)
2. If you could design a video game, what game would you make?
this is difficult because i never really thought about it. i love fighting games, but i think i would integrate a fighting game, like street fighter or tekken or soul caliber, but make the storyline integral for advancing, so like a fighting rpg. i know for those same fighting games there is an overall story, definitely soul caliber has a story, but you don't do much with the story as the character. but i want something a little more involved than final fantasy, which is simply press a button, wait 5 minutes, press another button, wait 10 minutes, finish the fight, watch a movie. whatever game i play, i have to be moving and doing something, otherwise i get easily bored. i couldn't even get through kingdom hearts 2, because it was just one entire movie, i didn't even get to any "game" portion of it where i was doing something. i took two steps and it was another 10-15 minute cut-scene. bo-ring!
3. How about the Genie and 3 wishes? You have the chance, what are your wishes?
1. a house. not too big, not too small, just right for marshall and i for now and when/if our duo becomes a trio.
2. a job that i love and look forward to doing every day, which pays well.
3. a job that marshall loves and looks forward to doing every day and which also pays well.
my wishes are simple, but it's too easy to wish for lots of money. that money runs out eventually and i'll quickly get bored. if these 3 wishes were granted, i would be happy and wealthy and would enhance my current life in every way.
4. If you could choose one "world" from a movie and relocate there (Marshall and your "life" would go with you, but no one outside your actual home would), where/what film would you go?
i can't think of a movie that i would want to live in, but i can think of a book i'd want to live in: jasper fforde's thursday next series. a world that allows time travel, book-jumping, and whose history is just SLIGHTLY altered from our current history just sounds so incredibly interesting. plus, i'd be living in england AND it just seems so damn cool! :D
5. The Box. You have a box with a button in it. If you push the button you are paid $1 Mil. However, someone you don't know will die. Ignoring the obvious twist at the end, would you push the button?
no, i wouldn't. yes, the money would be great to have, but the guilt would last forever. who did i kill? was it someone's mother, daughter, father, son, cousin, wife, husband? i don't think i could live with that weighing on my psyche or soul. even if it wasn't someone close to me, i would be personally responsible for someone's death and i couldn't live with myself with that.
so yeah, there ya go. :)