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from escapisms
5. What movie have you seen over and over again and against your better judgment you totally love?
[Ladyhawke]. It is both incredibly terrible and incredibly awesome (which, of course, makes it incredibly hilarious). (Oh, also, it is incredibly '80s. Which tells you all you need to know, really.) The opening credits are especially hilarious. All the actors are terrible, except wee Matthew Broderick, who totally makes the entire film worthwhile. (Though the rest is worthwhile for the lols.) I haven't watched this in a while; must fix that...
4. If you could turn any book into a movie (that would accurately follow the book and be exactly what you want), which one would that be?
Hmm, I don't think I actually think about that much. Books and movies are separate media for me. I do get excited (and frequently disappointed) when I hear that books I love are being made into movies though. So one of my most beloved books that I would love to be remade into a worthwhile movie is Ella Enchanted. Disney utterly missed the entire point of that book in the movie and that really made me sad. Which is not to say that I'm a total purist; I do enjoy movies that are not literal adaptations of a book (since, as I said, they are entirely separate media to me), so long as I feel the movie captures the spirit of the book.
3. Which did you listen to in Middle School/High School: Nsync or Backstreet Boys?
Backstreet Boys. I had some Nsync, too, but I liked BSB better.
3.5 And did you slash them? Pairings?
Nope. I don't do rpf, and that was before I discovered the magic of fannish things anyway.
2. What was the first story you ever podficced?
[Modern Myth] by propinquitine. Even though I started podficcing for the 2008 Amplificathon, which is all about the small fandom love, I wanted to start with my home fandom (at the time) and I also wanted to start with a story written by a friend, so I knew she'd support me. But I dove right in after that and I never looked back. :)
1. Do you put milk in soup?
er, no. I have never heard of doing that! Other than cream-based soups, of course...
from nowheretogo26
1.) What is your #1 favorite book of all time?
Eek, such a cruel question for a librarian! How can I pick just one??? Of the "classics", my fave is Jane Austen's Persuasion. Fairy tale retelling: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Picture book: tie between Pockets by Jennifer Armstrong and Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney.
2.) What is your favorite thing about wherever you live?
I am not that fond of Philadelphia and it is my one sadness here. But in the tiny suburb I live in, my favorite thing is the Gryphon Café, which is possibly my favorite café anywhere- friendly staff, nice atmosphere, and excellent (loose leaf!) tea selection! As a tea drinker, the last is very important and so hard to find (in the States anyway!). They are primarily a coffeeshop, so I deeply appreciate that they also have such a great tea selection! (Also, I quite like my wee flat. It is tiny, but it is also cute and it has the perfect amount of light from the windows and it is perfectly situated for getting around.)
3.) Where is one place you want to vacation but have never been?
Paris! I am going in 2013, for my 30th birthday. :D For a place I want to go but have no definite plans to go yet, Ireland. Because I curated an [exhibit] on Irish travel writing last year and it really made me want to go!
4.) Who is your idol?
[Freya Stark]: writer and adventurer! She was amazing. She was British by birth, Italian by residence, and adventurer by choice. She travelled around the Middle East, mostly unchaperoned, in the early- to mid-20th century (including working for the Allies in the Middle East during WWII). I have actually only read two of her books so far, but I love her writing style. And I read a biography of her, which only made me love her more, because she was totally not a perfect person, and it was actually so refreshing to discover that she was a real person with very real flaws after being in awe of her writing. Also, I visited her hometown in Italy, wee little [ Asolo] in the northern Italian foothills, and I don't think I have ever been quite so giddy to be in a place. Being there, where one of my heroes lived and breathed and imagined, was so exhilarating!
(Runner-up: Maureen Johnson, YA writer and [ awesome twitterer]. I like her books, but I really love her personality. She's hilarious on twitter! And I really love that she's so playful and mischievous. It is my own ambition never to let go of my whimsicality-and I was just telling my supervisor the other day that I have yet to leave my childhood entirely. It is nice to know that there is a somewhat well-known adult who feels the same way!)
5.) What's the weird US holiday on your birthday?
There isn't one! But that's okay because I love my European holiday: I was born on July 14, Bastille Day. Even though I am not French (at least not significantly, there's probably a smidge on the European mutt side of my family), I love celebrating Bastille Day (hence my plot to go to Paris for my birthday). What's not to love about an excuse for eating French food? Mmm, crepes! :)
I utterly fail at picking "just one" of anything. ^^;
This entry was originally posted at http://winkingstar.dreamwidth.org/285287.html.
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
from escapisms
5. What movie have you seen over and over again and against your better judgment you totally love?
[Ladyhawke]. It is both incredibly terrible and incredibly awesome (which, of course, makes it incredibly hilarious). (Oh, also, it is incredibly '80s. Which tells you all you need to know, really.) The opening credits are especially hilarious. All the actors are terrible, except wee Matthew Broderick, who totally makes the entire film worthwhile. (Though the rest is worthwhile for the lols.) I haven't watched this in a while; must fix that...
4. If you could turn any book into a movie (that would accurately follow the book and be exactly what you want), which one would that be?
Hmm, I don't think I actually think about that much. Books and movies are separate media for me. I do get excited (and frequently disappointed) when I hear that books I love are being made into movies though. So one of my most beloved books that I would love to be remade into a worthwhile movie is Ella Enchanted. Disney utterly missed the entire point of that book in the movie and that really made me sad. Which is not to say that I'm a total purist; I do enjoy movies that are not literal adaptations of a book (since, as I said, they are entirely separate media to me), so long as I feel the movie captures the spirit of the book.
3. Which did you listen to in Middle School/High School: Nsync or Backstreet Boys?
Backstreet Boys. I had some Nsync, too, but I liked BSB better.
3.5 And did you slash them? Pairings?
Nope. I don't do rpf, and that was before I discovered the magic of fannish things anyway.
2. What was the first story you ever podficced?
[Modern Myth] by propinquitine. Even though I started podficcing for the 2008 Amplificathon, which is all about the small fandom love, I wanted to start with my home fandom (at the time) and I also wanted to start with a story written by a friend, so I knew she'd support me. But I dove right in after that and I never looked back. :)
1. Do you put milk in soup?
er, no. I have never heard of doing that! Other than cream-based soups, of course...
from nowheretogo26
1.) What is your #1 favorite book of all time?
Eek, such a cruel question for a librarian! How can I pick just one??? Of the "classics", my fave is Jane Austen's Persuasion. Fairy tale retelling: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Picture book: tie between Pockets by Jennifer Armstrong and Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney.
2.) What is your favorite thing about wherever you live?
I am not that fond of Philadelphia and it is my one sadness here. But in the tiny suburb I live in, my favorite thing is the Gryphon Café, which is possibly my favorite café anywhere- friendly staff, nice atmosphere, and excellent (loose leaf!) tea selection! As a tea drinker, the last is very important and so hard to find (in the States anyway!). They are primarily a coffeeshop, so I deeply appreciate that they also have such a great tea selection! (Also, I quite like my wee flat. It is tiny, but it is also cute and it has the perfect amount of light from the windows and it is perfectly situated for getting around.)
3.) Where is one place you want to vacation but have never been?
Paris! I am going in 2013, for my 30th birthday. :D For a place I want to go but have no definite plans to go yet, Ireland. Because I curated an [exhibit] on Irish travel writing last year and it really made me want to go!
4.) Who is your idol?
[Freya Stark]: writer and adventurer! She was amazing. She was British by birth, Italian by residence, and adventurer by choice. She travelled around the Middle East, mostly unchaperoned, in the early- to mid-20th century (including working for the Allies in the Middle East during WWII). I have actually only read two of her books so far, but I love her writing style. And I read a biography of her, which only made me love her more, because she was totally not a perfect person, and it was actually so refreshing to discover that she was a real person with very real flaws after being in awe of her writing. Also, I visited her hometown in Italy, wee little [ Asolo] in the northern Italian foothills, and I don't think I have ever been quite so giddy to be in a place. Being there, where one of my heroes lived and breathed and imagined, was so exhilarating!
(Runner-up: Maureen Johnson, YA writer and [ awesome twitterer]. I like her books, but I really love her personality. She's hilarious on twitter! And I really love that she's so playful and mischievous. It is my own ambition never to let go of my whimsicality-and I was just telling my supervisor the other day that I have yet to leave my childhood entirely. It is nice to know that there is a somewhat well-known adult who feels the same way!)
5.) What's the weird US holiday on your birthday?
There isn't one! But that's okay because I love my European holiday: I was born on July 14, Bastille Day. Even though I am not French (at least not significantly, there's probably a smidge on the European mutt side of my family), I love celebrating Bastille Day (hence my plot to go to Paris for my birthday). What's not to love about an excuse for eating French food? Mmm, crepes! :)
I utterly fail at picking "just one" of anything. ^^;
This entry was originally posted at http://winkingstar.dreamwidth.org/285287.html.