Interview Meme

[denny]

You know the drill - someone posted a meme, I stuck my head above the parapet, they asked me five questions:


1. To date, what's the best thing that has ever happened to you?

Deciding to regain control of my head, which at the time was largely devoted to buying and taking cocaine on a daily basis. The rather difficult process of implementing said decision led me to change some quite core aspects of my personality, and I'm a much happier person for those changes (leaving aside the obvious physical benefits of not being dead).

2. Are you generally an optimist or a pessimist? Describe in what ways.

Sort of both, but mostly neither. Sorry. It's quite hard for me to answer this one, because it presumes a way of looking at life which I intentionally don't subscribe to. This was one of the core personality changes mentioned above, and it's something that I'm long overdue for writing a long post on. "My personal life philosophy, by Denny (aged 33½)" :)

3. If you could only listen to one song/piece of music ever again, what would it be?

Hrm. I'm unusual amongst my friendship group in not being deeply attached to music. I don't have it playing all the time I'm at home, I don't miss it if I don't listen to any for days. I basically just put music on when I want to build or reinforce a mood - usually when I'm about to go out clubbing, or occasionally if I'm really pissed off. Oh, plus when I'm driving, when I guess my attitude to it is more similar to my friends and their home stereos - I feel wrong when I go out for a drive without the stereo on. Still, I think that on the whole any single piece of music would probably drive me crazy if it was all I could listen to for the rest of time, so I'd probably end up saying 'none'.

4. Which character from a book/film do you identify with the most? What is that character like?

I have no idea. *ponders*

Okay, after five minutes of hard thinking, the only one that comes to mind is the kid from Wargames. He's bright, not very good with girls or fashion, but fairly good with computers. Gets into trouble for doing whatever seems interesting at the time, regardless of legality or common sense.

This may be inaccurate in some respects, but it appears to be how I think of myself. :)

5. Would you rather die by burning or drowning?

Drowning sounds mildly less painful, I guess. On the other hand, I don't go swimming (because I can't swim, and am in fact medium-scared of being immersed in water), and I do spin fire-poi, so you can make your own estimates on which one is more likely.


OK, now you too want an excuse to talk about yourself on your journal, without having to go to the bother of thinking up what to talk about. No problem:
1. Leave me a comment on this post, telling me something that reminds you of summer (not part of the meme, I just want to know).
2. I'll then respond by asking you up to five questions.
3. You update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them up to five questions.

Comments

[sepheri.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not sure there is something that particularly reminds me of summer other than sunshine obviously. But things I think of when I think about summer are, goth picnics, swooshy vintage dresses and heels, cold pints of cider and talking late into the dusk. Ooo I want summer now!

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

:)

1. What is your favourite thing about each season?
2. Which is your favourite season? (and why, if that's not covered in question 1)
3. What do you miss most and least about not living in a city?
4. Who is your favourite deity (regardless of whether or not you believe in them) and why?
5. What question didn't I ask that I should have, and why would it have been a good question? :)

[hooverpig.livejournal.com]

The Pearl Jam track 'Given To Fly' ALWAYS conjures up the feeling of summer for me.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. What's your favourite web comic?
2. Why did you end up in the 'alternative' scene?
3. What time is love?
4. Where would you go and what would you do if money was no object?
5. What is goth? ;)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

Lostprophets' Ode to Summer, Supergrass' Pumping on your Stereo, tennis, tents.

And yes please to the questions :)

I think you've possibly grown up a bit since you were the kid from Wargames, but my self-identity is stuck at about 13 as well, so I don't think you're unusual in that respect.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. Name one important thing about you that has changed since you were 13, and one that hasn't.
2. What personal achievement from the last six months are you most proud of?
3. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
4. What's so good about cats anyway?
5. Which political issue do you most wish you had the time/energy/ability to do something about?

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I'm reminded of summer almost every day - my route to work involves a stretch of road that I first started regularly using in summer 1991, when I was spending as much time each day as possible with the object of my first major crush.
Also "Arienne" by Tasmin Archer.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. What's your favourite thing on the whole Internet EVAR?
2. How about in that scary 'real life' thing?
3. Why do you read my journal?
4. What would you like to be doing this weekend?
5. What would you like to be doing in 10 years time?

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

Mist in the morning. And all right then/

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. Your username was the first place I ever saw the 'ghoti' thing, and I didn't get it until elise explained it some time later (after I pronounced it literally a few times in conversation). Are 'odd' language things an interest of yours, and if so why? (and tell me some other examples) :) If they're not, then why did you end up with that nick?
2. What's your favourite shop?
3. Does your son still have a somewhat random approach to gender designation, and is that a good or a bad thing?
4. Tell me about one unusual talent you have.
5. Have you met anyone famous?

[arachne.livejournal.com]

The sensual combination of the smell of cut grass and the orange glow of tilting your face up to the sun with your eyes closed.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. What's your favouritest thing about your new place?
2. What's the best thing about being a clown?
3. What are you going to do with your hair next?
4. Got any more tattoos planned?
5. Describe your best drug experience. Hypothetically speaking. *cough*

What reminds me of summer is...

[easternpromise.livejournal.com]

The smell of fresh-cut grass on a bright day.

And your questions are...

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. How does your religion affect your day-to-daylife?
2. What's your second-favourite food? (I'm assuming that steak is #1 ?)
3. Pick a quotation that sums up your life philosophy, and explain it if necessary.
4. What's your favourite thing to do in summer?
5. What's the funniest thing you've ever seen on the Internet?

[jezzifishie.livejournal.com]

Barbecues :) We had one a couple of days ago, and I'm now feeling nicely summery. I love the smell, and watching the smoke.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. Harry Potter slashfic. Why god why?
2. Are you more excited or nervous about getting married? Specify an amusing 'arbitrary analogy' scale to measure both emotions on :)
3. Where does your LJ username come from?
4. Why is there a pic on your userinfo page of Jesus looking away from your cleavage? Are you saying he's stupid? ;) (or is it in fact not you, not Jesus, or all the above)
5. Think of a really interesting question, then pretend I asked it ;)

[mr_magicfingers]

Girls in short dresses with tanned legs. :D

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

:-D

1. You're a conflicted environmentalist / petrolhead. Do you have any other interesting conflicts in your personality, between what you know you should do and what you want to do, or between rational and irrational? (the latter being an area that's been plaguing me of late)
2. What's good about shibari, from your side of it?
3. Have you picked your Angel costume yet? :)
4. You seem to have some fairly big plans for where you're going next - do you have any big plans for what you're doing here before you leave?
5. Life, the Universe and Everything? (no numerical answers allowed!)

[fellcat.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of summer, as opposed to the best thing about summer? The clocks going forward.

[dakeyras.livejournal.com]

Bikinis, and the Jane's Addiction track Summertime Rolls.

[sevenhelz.livejournal.com]

Getting over a cold, and sneezing at nothing - reminds me how I used to sneeze in the sun.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

1. Why the euphonium?
2. Why the hoola hoop?
3. What's the meaning of life?
4. Tell me a happy memory.
5. If you weren't called Helen, what would you like to be called, and why?