9 posts tagged “qotd”
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Why?
Submitted by abcdefg81.
Somewhere, anywhere in Italy - Florence or Venice preferred. Why? If you've been there, you'd know why. :)
What is your favorite cover song?
Question submitted by Ray.
You really can't perform a Stevie Wonder song better than Stevie ever played it, but The Dirtbomb's cover of "Livin' for the City" is so sublime, it comes damn close.
What or who is your favorite product mascot? Why?
I think pretty much all corporate mascots suck. Most are there primarily to have something cute to interest children.
HOWEVER, if I had to pick one, it would be the Stay-Puft marshmallow man, because of the movie Ghostbusters. Of course, Stay-Puft is just a made up company. So, I didn't really answer the question then, did I?
I remember going to Six Flags in Arlington and heading straight for the arcade in the middle of the place (passing all the roller coasters) so I could play Spy Hunter for hours. Then I'd eventually get on some rides. I loved that game.
As for current favorite game, I can't say I have one. For the short time I owned a Playstation 2, I had a blast with Katamari Damacy.
I don't think I could list a single book that has really changed my life. I'd like to think that every book I have read has changed my life in little ways. The book I finished just the other day, Fast Food Nation, certainly has me looking at the fast food industry in a whole new light, not that I was ever a fan of theirs to begin with.
The biggest way that books may have changed my life, is just that so many have made me truly appreciate the written word. Some favorites (off the top of my head) include _The Moviegoer_ by Walker Percy, _The Sun Also Rises_ by Hemingway, _A Confederacy of Dunces_ by John Kennedy Toole, _The Sound and the Fury_ by Faulkner, _A Scanner Darkly_ by PK Dick, _The Wind-up Bird Chronicles_ by Haruki Murakami_, _If on a winter's night a traveler_ by Italo Calvino, and so many more I could spend all day listing them out.
Hmm, the number 1 song on the day I was born was "It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King (never heard it - but I know Ms. King has a wonderful voice). On my 21st birthday it was The Jackson Five song "I'll Be There" covered by *shudder* Mariah Carey. I lose!
There was this commercial on years and years ago that still sticks out in my mind as my favorite.
The whole thing is shot with a soft filter so everything looks dreamy. It opens with a shot of a dining table with a nice dinner laid out: candles, silver, fancy food, wine glasses, etc.
Then we see the woman waiting on one side of the table, in a nice fancy dress. The camera turns and we see the man enter. He's wearing a great suit or tux and starts walking into the room towards the table. This lilting classical/romantic music is playing in the background, the pace increases.
We see her face, she's smiling, being bashful, etc. He walks up to the table, smiles, and then leans on the edge, all nonchalant and smooth.
The table tips over with everything spilling to the floor, the wine, the food, everything. The camera shows their surprised faces and the mess on the floor.
Then the pitch. It's for something like ScotchGuard or Stain guard. Until the table tips it could have been an ad for anything: suits, dresses, a fancy hotel, silver, wine, whatever. Then the mess.
I still love this commercial even though I haven't seen it in at least 10 years. It always struck me as perfect.
My work space changes from day to day, and I like that. Since I've started working freelance, I can basically pick where I want to work.
In the mornings it's usually at the local coffee shop Gachet.
After lunch I'll sometimes sit at a desk at one of the offices I do work for.
I like it. :)
I can't trace my roots too far back with much authority. I have plenty of stories about who I am related to, but no paperwork or evidence to back it up. For instance, I'm told I'm related to William Wallace (the Scottish resistance leader) -- and had a great grandfather that bore his name -- but this is just the story I've been told.
The one interesting bit of trivia that can be backed up is a street in Paris named after a relative.
Edit: I think this is it (Rue Kleber): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Rue+Kléber,+93400+Saint-Ouen,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+France&ie=UTF8&om=1
p.s. OMG, I logged in today and noticed I can make blog posts and whatnot. thanks for the upgrade!
