the big reveal
There's a very good reason as to why this meme is friends-only. But first...
The masterlist was posted at dracobigbang! Yay! I'm going to have to forgo sleeping to read all that goodness! And, at last, I know whose artwork I wrote for - I'll thank her personally as soon as I can.
On with the show!
leopion was forced kindly agreed to interview me. :)
1. What do you like most about ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’? :P I don't mind circumlocution at all, if that helps.
Oh, wow. That was a long time ago! Truthfully, the only reason I saw the film was because the guy I was dating back then was very much into Chinese and Japanese culture. That being said, I absolutely loved every minute of it - I think I even went as far as to watch it twice (I certainly did when it came out on TV). I'm fascinated by the concept and it's a completely different perspective on the same period of time that I studied thrice in school.
The only thing that kept me from reading the book is how vivid the film was; I still am afraid I'd have to close the book and come back to it on another day, which is something that I hate doing when reading. It's on my to-buy list nonetheless, because some day I'll tackle it! :)
2. If you woke up one day with only a piece of memory left in your mind, what do you prefer it to be?
Dad. I have no doubt about it. If there is one thing that I cherish above all others is the memory of my father, but I guess I should explain why. My father died when I was ten; on his way to work, he was in a car accident (it was a truck, which is why I hate trucks).
Mum, my sister, my brother... I'd get to make new memories with them, so I wouldn't mind losing those, but I most certainly would hold on to Dad.
Moving on.
3. What cliché(s) do you hate in the HP fandom and in fictions in general?
Difficult question this is. The one cliché I cannot bear to read is the foreign-student exchange one; it's bound to be Mary-Sueish and there's really no evidence in canon to support the theory. But I guess JKR should have seen it coming when she came up with GoF... everything in that book screams clichés: from Veelas to Polyjuice Potions, from Yule Balls to makeover!Hermione.
In general fiction it's harder to tell what's a cliché. I don't like when the first male/female character introduced in the story is the love interest of the protagonist. It's a bit cheesy, imho. I like when authors poke fun at clichés though, like beginning with 'It was a dark and stormy night' and then cutting to the narrator/protagonist scratching out the sentence from the page.
Clichés can work, if the writer is good enough.
4. Your wedding song, which one would you choose? Don’t tell me that it’s too soon to say. I know it’ll probably change in the future. But just tell me how you picture it now.
I was going to say I don't think I'll get married anytime soon/ever, but you preceded me. :P
Definitely Michael Bublé. Which song? I have three favourites right now, so it'd be a toss-up between "Save the Last Dance for Me" (obviously, to dance to its tune), "It Had Better Be Tonight" (because some of the lyrics are in Italian!) or "Haven't Met You Yet" (because I'd just love to be told even half the things he sings).
5. Do you like vegetables?
I like carrots, potatoes and beans - on their own. Everything else is good if it's with something else. I don't mind spinach or zucchini as long as it's stuffing, dressing, etc.
Yes, I was one of those kids who turned up their noses at the sight of peas and broccolis.
Off to browse the site now!
The masterlist was posted at dracobigbang! Yay! I'm going to have to forgo sleeping to read all that goodness! And, at last, I know whose artwork I wrote for - I'll thank her personally as soon as I can.
On with the show!
leopion was forced kindly agreed to interview me. :)
1. What do you like most about ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’? :P I don't mind circumlocution at all, if that helps.
Oh, wow. That was a long time ago! Truthfully, the only reason I saw the film was because the guy I was dating back then was very much into Chinese and Japanese culture. That being said, I absolutely loved every minute of it - I think I even went as far as to watch it twice (I certainly did when it came out on TV). I'm fascinated by the concept and it's a completely different perspective on the same period of time that I studied thrice in school.
The only thing that kept me from reading the book is how vivid the film was; I still am afraid I'd have to close the book and come back to it on another day, which is something that I hate doing when reading. It's on my to-buy list nonetheless, because some day I'll tackle it! :)
2. If you woke up one day with only a piece of memory left in your mind, what do you prefer it to be?
Dad. I have no doubt about it. If there is one thing that I cherish above all others is the memory of my father, but I guess I should explain why. My father died when I was ten; on his way to work, he was in a car accident (it was a truck, which is why I hate trucks).
Mum, my sister, my brother... I'd get to make new memories with them, so I wouldn't mind losing those, but I most certainly would hold on to Dad.
Moving on.
3. What cliché(s) do you hate in the HP fandom and in fictions in general?
Difficult question this is. The one cliché I cannot bear to read is the foreign-student exchange one; it's bound to be Mary-Sueish and there's really no evidence in canon to support the theory. But I guess JKR should have seen it coming when she came up with GoF... everything in that book screams clichés: from Veelas to Polyjuice Potions, from Yule Balls to makeover!Hermione.
In general fiction it's harder to tell what's a cliché. I don't like when the first male/female character introduced in the story is the love interest of the protagonist. It's a bit cheesy, imho. I like when authors poke fun at clichés though, like beginning with 'It was a dark and stormy night' and then cutting to the narrator/protagonist scratching out the sentence from the page.
Clichés can work, if the writer is good enough.
4. Your wedding song, which one would you choose? Don’t tell me that it’s too soon to say. I know it’ll probably change in the future. But just tell me how you picture it now.
I was going to say I don't think I'll get married anytime soon/ever, but you preceded me. :P
Definitely Michael Bublé. Which song? I have three favourites right now, so it'd be a toss-up between "Save the Last Dance for Me" (obviously, to dance to its tune), "It Had Better Be Tonight" (because some of the lyrics are in Italian!) or "Haven't Met You Yet" (because I'd just love to be told even half the things he sings).
5. Do you like vegetables?
I like carrots, potatoes and beans - on their own. Everything else is good if it's with something else. I don't mind spinach or zucchini as long as it's stuffing, dressing, etc.
Yes, I was one of those kids who turned up their noses at the sight of peas and broccolis.
Off to browse the site now!