#mango-down

Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, then make 10 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 10 people and link them to your post.

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

I don't know 10 people, though. At least not ten people I wouldn't be too nervous to address directly, so I'll just start with five. Baby steps.

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1. What do you think is the ” highest form ” of humour ( puns / comics / miming / etc. )

Anyone who knows me would be surprised to hear that it isn't puns. I don't know if I'm using the proper term here, but I recognize it as Physical Comedy. Not slapstick- though that may, like anything else, be involved. The comedy delivered without a single word. The reason Batman doing mundane chores is funny. The core component behind the invariably hilarious quiet elevator scene. Simon Pegg's comedies are usually treasure troves of what I'm talking about- the art of hilarious cinematography.

2. Do you work better under pressure or with no pressure at all ?

I'd like to say my work is better under no pressure, but I really don't work at all without pressure so...

3. What’s your most played song in your itunes / music program ?

Let's find out! That was disappointing! It's a tie between Bynn the Breaker and The Pantheon (Ain't Gonna Catch You) at... 9 plays. Looks like I've mostly been listening on my mp3 player since iTunes blew up. I can distinctly recall that Tumbler had 50+ plays before that, though.

4. Where was the longest you’ve lived somewhere , and how long did / have you lived there ?

I'd have to say me dear old Mum's house, the second home I knew. Lived there for maybe...14 years?

5. What book protagonist would you like to be ?

If I had a better memory, the answer here would probably be real different. But right now the only protagonist with enough style would be Vlad Taltos. I haven't even read most of those books.

6. What villain do you most identify with ?

Damn, this one is real tough. I'm going to answer the other questions first.

Okay, that took a whole day and I’m still not 100% positive. But I think I’m going to go with Tobi. He’s got a real small bit part and people probably wouldn’t notice if it vanished completely, but in that time he became one of my favourite little bad guys. He did his job, nine to five, because it was his responsibility. He was polite and courteous, but never gave an inch- he competed. And most important was the way he lived. Not for a second did he put his passion second- he wanted something from life and never hesitated to take it. He lived life to the fullest in spite of his duty, his origins, and even his company. And just listen to his closing monologue! I think that maybe I like Tobi so much not because I identify with him, but because I want to.

7. Do you care about what’s beyond the parts of the universe we can reach ?

I care in that it's terrifying and awesome. I also try not to think about it because it is so terrifying and awesome.

8. Do you still care about the things you cared about when you were younger ?

I had a mid-life crisis at age 12, so... yeah. I still worry about my money, my career, my writing, and whether or not I'm worrying enough. And video games.

9. Which time period do you think you’re best suited for ?

Twenty years after I die. I will not be so out of touch that I can't adapt to the slightly different sensibilities, but everything will be a couple decades better. Really, though, I wouldn't survive in a world without public transportation or internet.

10. What are you waiting for to be turned into a film or video game ?

It's a Wonderful Life: The Game. Actually, no... Fallout. Definitely Fallout. I take a lot of Hope in my Grim, but most movies these days never have just the right mix.

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10 New Questions!

1. A pedestrian and a motorist come to a quiet intersection. Which are you, and how does it play out? Are your feet on petal or pavement, do you push through or timidly inch forward, etc.

2. Think of the last time you realized you changed something about yourself. What was that change?

3. You’ve got Snow White style powers to direct animals of your choice with musical numbers. Small birds, dogs, cats, squirrels and other tiny rodents, or arachnids and centipedes and other creepy crawlies. Out of those 5 options (birds, dogs, cats, rodents, bugs), which would you take?

4. Soaring or swimming?

5. Sleeping or singing?

6. Springing or Standing?

7. Pick books, television, radio (or podcasts), internet, or cinema. Now pick your favourite example of that medium. Now you’ve got your favourite book or movie or whatever in your head. Describe it without using the title, the names of any of the characters, or any terminology unique to that thing (no fantasy lingo that you wouldn’t find in a completely unrelated work).

8. You get to change the colour of the sky. What is it during dawn, dusk, day and night?

9. Think back to your answer in question 3. Instead of that, you got the batch of animals two options over to the right (birds=cats, dogs=rodents, cats=bugs, rodents=birds, bugs=dogs). What do you do with your less-than-ideal power over these creatures?