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the friday five
1) If you could hang out with an actor or actress (dead or alive) for a day who would it be, and why?
Toshiro Mifune OF COURSE because he was the coolest EVER
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the food friday five
1. What is your favorite food to eat prepared by someone else (parent, spouse, friend, etc.)?My Mom's Peking Duck! Since I was a little kid she's been making this for special occasions. She marinates the duck, then hangs it up in front of a fan (to dry it out & make the skin crispy). Then it goes into the oven to roast. She also makes the "Mandarin ( Read more... ) -
friday five
1. Your favorite book?
Argh, I can't pick just one! Here are a few:
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (Stanislaw Lem) - SF dystopia/political satire
Dinosaur Beach (Keith Laumer) - hardboiled time travel paradox
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick) - mindbending alternate-history SF
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett) - a lone detective walks into a ( Read more... ) -
The Friday Five for Stardate 11609.09: Star Trek 50th Anniversary
1. Where were you on September 8, 1966? Did you watch the first episode of Star Trek that evening? If you are too young -- did your parents watch it?
I wasn't born yet. I don't know for sure if my parents watched the first episode, but I'd like to think they did--and that it altered their DNA so that I came out a giant Star Trek fan.
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