48 posts tagged “qotd”
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.
I miss the great, wide desert with its little animals--the horned toad, the smallest lizards in North America (educated guess), tiny rabbits, feral cats, the chickens in our coop that hatched the cutest little chicks ever, our dogs, our parrot, my cats, the cows we had one time... It was a Chihuahuan Desert menagerie. Of sorts. We never kept snakes or tarantulas, they came on their own along with centipedes and black beetles. The quail sightings were always followed by at least one member of our family quoting, "Good morning, little prince," from Bambi. There were the random roadrunners that looked nothing like the cartoon, and I mean absolutely nothing like it. It's weird living out in Chaparral you would think there would be ample opportunity to get a glimpse of coyotes. I have never seen a live coyote in my life. The only time I've ever seen the animal was kind of traumatizing. There were maybe five of them dangling lifeless from a chain-link fence outside of Bowen, a cattle ranch we passed every morning on my way to school. I don't miss that part. But everything else I mentioned, yeah, I miss it a lot.
Are you going to be amongst the first people to buy the iPhone 3G? If so, when do you plan on picking yours up and which one will you be purchasing?
I shan't be bothered with such sensationalized consumerism (geez, I'm such a brat). The network BROKE the first day it was out. Like many gigantor corporations, it looks as though Apple just wants us all to make them money and more money and continue to convince us to think that we all look cool doing it. Sure, yeah, iPods, crazy and awesome, but convenient? No. For one thing, batteries. For another thing, theft. And another thing, smugness (more evidence of said smugness may be found in the well-known commercials for Mac). I don't want to be listening to music 24/7. It's like a personal isolation chamber. I don't mean to sound like I'm from the stone age, but seriously. Get out and talk to each other, people! Face to face! Don't be the faceless silhouettes where your headphones are the only visible objects on you that can be defined!
So in essence, I guess I am somewhat anti-iPod (and even with all these rants, it would still be nice to get one for Christmas), but in regards to the iPhone, I think I can admit that I'm an iPhonophobe. It's just got too much stuff in it. Maybe it works for a New Yorker--it's a great urban tool-kit--but really now, how big is the tiny-movie watching, constant-music-listening (and downloading), global-tracking-device-using, photo-viewing, game-playing (yay, I can melt ice with my fingers!), text-messaging, picture-taking, calculator-using, article-reading, YouTube-loving, eBay-bidding, whole-life-in-your-pocket demographic, anyway? Oh, my God, I almost forgot that this machine can take phone calls.
So apparently,the number of interested parties is quite big.
I shall digress into a previous reaction to an alarmingly similar QotD of yesteryear. I quote myself: "Wanna know what I think of the iPhone?" Hint: It is a subtle commentary on this device's absurdity. Speed it up one more time for us, Raffi!
What's your favorite magazine? Least favorite?
How are you celebrating the 4th of July?
Besides raising my hands in praise of the recovered Metropolis footage, I'm going to work. And then I'm begging the boss to close the store early. And then I'm going to a barbecue/swim party where my friends and I will celebrate the nation's birth with burgers and margaritas.
What's your favorite soundtrack?
VELVET GOLDMINE! Runners-up: Trainspotting, Romeo + Juliet.
What is a childhood memory that still haunts you?
Wow. I still think about this every now and then. Even though it's not so scary anymore, it frightened me for many years after I saw it when I was about five or six years old. It was the Thriller video with Michael Jackson. My mom and I were watching music videos one Saturday morning and then it came on. I was scared, but not absolutely terrified at first. The metamorphosis was creepy, the zombie dance was creepy, but really neat, but it wasn't until the very end of the video, when he comes in to tell his date that everything's all right and then Vincent Price's sinister laugh is heard over the most petrifying face. You remember which one. He gets the yellow werewolf eyes and looks SO, SO scary. I covered my face and jumped to my mom. That image stuck with me and resurfaced at random moments. In the car, on the way to the mall, or on the way home from school, if I wasn't thinking of anything in particular, suddenly that image would appear in my head. It gave me the chills every time.
What's your favorite time of day and why?
My favorite time of day is the hours before the sun goes down. Usually at about 3 or 4 o'clock everything becomes golden rather than just lit. The ambience becomes something dreamier than daylight. The air feels different and there is a lazy afternoon calm. I usually miss this time of day because of being indoors at work or school. But this summer, I've made sure to enjoy it on Sundays. It is especially nice now that Music Under the Stars is under way. This reminds me. I have been meaning to write reviews for these shows. Anyway...
What's your favorite type of donut?
Submitted by tomatshonino.
I like the delicious ones that I could eat and not feel like it goes straight to my butt. Sadly this delicacy does not exist so I am just going to have to settle for a simply sugar-glazed donut, a cup of good coffee and about, say 1500 yards of freestyle swimming.
What's your favorite play and why?
I love Edward Albee's stuff. He's so dark but he sets up an unforgettable and often hilarious scenario.
What's the hardest part about the role you play in your family?
Trying not to be the glue that holds it together. Even Gorilla Glue doesn't exactly work when the ship is already sinking.
