First,
thanks to http://fjrtitchenell.weebly.com
for tagging me in the great online game called the Liebster Award (apparently,
it’s sort of like a chain letter for bloggers, except there’s no implied dire
consequences). If I’ve tagged you and you don’t want to play, feel free to
pretend none of this ever happened.
11
Facts About Me
1. “Return
of the King” is the only book I’ve read in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. I
read it all at once the evening after I first got back from seeing the movie
version of “The Two Towers,” because my mother refused to tell me if anyone I
cared about died in the third book.
2. Joss
Whedon is a genius, but if I ever met him in person I’d probably punch him in
the face. He’s hurt too many characters I love.
3. I like the Monkees better than the Beatles.
Yes, I know how desperately uncultured that makes me.
4.
When I’m tired or in a hurry, I have a tendency to call people of both genders “dude.”
5.
I didn’t have a car all through college. The skills I learned then in
navigating public transportation have helped me out on every vacation I’ve ever
taken since.
6.
I have a long-term crush on Kiefer Sutherland. If I ever met him in person, I
would probably do something to destroy what little dignity I possess.
7.
Given the opportunity, I will usually sit on the floor rather than a chair.
This is true even in my own living room, which means that my armchair ends up
doubling as an extra table.
8.
The most famous person I’ve ever interviewed (for my day job as an
entertainment journalist) is Rita Moreno. She proved out to be charming,
interesting, and the source of some fantastic quotes.
9.
I’m addicted to Chapstick. I must have a tube within arm’s reach at all times.
10.
My head is large enough that I have a miserable time finding hats that fit.
11.
I love buying coats and jackets, but I’m so warm all the time that I rarely
ever wear them.
Answers
to 11 Questions
1.
What fictional world would you be most willing to live in?
I know this is cheating, but I’d
have to pick the world in my novel “Fairy Godmothers, Inc.” I know all the
rules, and my writer’s status would probably give me magic powers.
2.
What verbal tic annoys you most?
I have so many verbal tics of my own
that it would be incredibly hypocritical of me to take umbrage at anyone else’s.
3.
If you could have one cancelled TV show resurrected, which would it be?
This is a tough one, because I have
a terrible habit of falling in love with shows that are too quirky to live. A
really good one would be “Life,” Damian Lewis’s series that ended in 2009, if
only because the season/series finale is one of the most awesome hours of
television I’ve ever experienced. I would love to have seen the aftermath of
it.
4.
If you could have one currently running TV show cancelled, which one would it
be?
“Supernatural” on CW. I love the
show and absolutely hate it at the same time, and the only way I will ever be
completely free of the thing is if it goes off the air.
5.
What’s the most surreal thing you’ve ever witnessed experienced?
With my book coming out, one of my
co-workers at the newspaper wrote a story about my book that ended up going on
my arts page. It was too long for the space, however, so I ended up making
significant cuts on a story about me, written by someone else. For a journalist,
that’s about one of the strangest experiences you can ever have.
6.
What book do you think most urgently needs to be made into a movie that hasn’t
been yet?
There should always be more Discworld movies in the world. I would love to see Sam Vimes in the flesh.
7. What’s
the first book that really scared you?
I wasn’t exactly scared, but certain
parts of Mary Higgins Clark’s “Loves Music, Loves to Dance” did give me queasy
feelings when I was a teenager.
8.
What’s the first movie that really scared you?
"Carnosaur." It was the first movie I saw where the good guys lost in the last few minutes (quite horrifically, too). It traumatized me for years.
9.
What do you do to cheer yourself up when you really need it?
Read. Terry Pratchett is particularly good for those moments when I want to completely block out the world.
10.
What’s the strangest question that anyone (other than me) has asked you about
your work?
If my book was a meal, what would it
be?
11.
What’s the answer to it?
I can’t tell you that, or the
blogger who asked it will be annoyed that I spoilered her post.
11
New Nominees
Kimba the Caffinated Book Reviewer
Rebecca Enzor
Sonia G. Medeiros
Dan Levinson
Lehua Parker
A Diary of a Book Addict
Kindred Dreamheart
Janet Jensen
Read, Rinse, Repeat
Kerry-Ann McDade
Cabin Goddess
11
New Questions
1. If
you could be any kind of animal, what would it be?
2. Why
would you want to be that animal?
3.
Do you have any superstitions (that you’d be willing to share with your blog
readers)?
4.
What’s your favorite joke?
5. What’s
your favorite dessert?
6. Where’s your dream vacation destination?
7.
What would your supervillain name be?
8.
What would your supervillain power be?
9.
If you had a time machine that would only work for one trip into the past (with
a safe return as well), when would you go?
10.
What’s your least favorite movie?
11.
What movie do you feel is underappreciated?
The Liebster Rules:
1. The Liebster Award is given to bloggers by bloggers.
2. Each blogger should post 11 facts about himself / herself.
3. Each blogger should answer the 11 questions that are asked by the nominating
blogger.
4. Choose 11 new bloggers to nominate for the Award and link to them in the
post.
5. Create 11 new questions for your nominees.
6. Go back to their pages and tell them they’ve been nominated.
7. No tag backs.
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