Rules:
1. Post the rules
2. Answer the questions given to you by the tagger
3. Write 11 questions of your own
4. And tag 11 people
1. Star Trek, Star Wars, or Doctor Who, and why?
I’m going to say Star Wars, first because it’s the one I’ve seen the most of (though I do hope to watch more Star Trek when I can), and second of all because the space opera or space fantasy genre is one that I enjoy thinking about/exploring. My version of the Golden Age has many influences, but it wouldn’t exist exactly as it does without Star Wars.
2. Favorite fantasy book?
Why did you put such a hard question in here? It’s Howl’s Moving Castle, though.
3. What’s your favorite monster or cryptid and why? Least favorite?
Black-eyed children consistently reduce me to fear-tears, so I’m going to call them my favorite. I think the Fresno walkers are my least favorite, even though they also scare the bejeebers out of me. They’re just wishbones! Why are they so terrifying?
4. Who was the rudest person you ever encountered at work?
So, at my work we have a giant slide, and people have to be over a certain height to use it safely. This man came in with his family, which happened to include 2 or 3 children that were too short for the slide. He got very pissed off when I measured them, asking me over and over again why he “spent all this money” to come here when his kids “couldn’t do anything.” (First of all, the safety policy isn’t going to change just because you’re annoyed, dude, so there’s no point staying here and getting in everyone else’s way. Second of all, your kids can do almost everything else here? There are plenty of exhibits? There are live demonstrations? Third of all, admission is more than $5 and less than $10. I understand that this can be significant, but I can’t believe that you spent it ONLY so your kids could go down a slide for half an hour!)
Really, really good hot chocolate.
6. What are your favorite pajamas/clothes to wear to bed (if any)?
Cotton capri-length pants, pale blue and white striped, and a navy blue tank top that says “Sleepy Head” on it.
7. Least favorite texture and why?
DRYWALL. Accidentally scratching raw, unpainted drywall with my fingernails is THE WORST. Visceral revulsion. Unfortunately, at my job I have to handle drywall every now and then...and I handle it very carefully.
8. Who’s your favorite Gotham Rogue out of Batman’s villains and why?
I answer this going from B:TAS and other DCAU stuff. Mark Hamil’s Joker is an excellent balance between depravity and humor, so I enjoy him on that level; on the other hand, Mr. Freeze and Baby Doll both hit me hard with the raw deals they got.
9. What was your first/favorite stuffed animal or toy growing up as a kid?
I had this deep yellow...thing, with long ears and a spherical nose, and a body shaped mostly like a standard teddy bear body, but it wasn’t a bear, and it wasn’t a rabbit, just a very ambiguous creature overall.
10. If money, time, and skill were of no issue, who would you cosplay as at San Diego ComiCon and why?
Christopher Carrion from Abarat, because a first-book accurate costume of that guy would be HELLA impressive, everyone would ask about it, I could talk about the Abarat series, people would be intruiged and read it, the fandom would grow, more people would clamor for Clive Barker to write the next book, and maybe in five years or so we’d have another rumor of a release date.
11. What movie are you most looking forward to seeing in the next 12 months and why?
The Shape of Water because I like that kind of story so much I asked for something very similar on the RotG kinkmeme, which is why @marypsue wrote Dreamland.
What’s the weirdest road name you’ve ever seen and where was it?
What novel would you like to see as a graphic novel?
What kind of animal, and how many, would you release into the White House?
What’s something that you’ve inexplicably lost and what were the circumstances?
What’s something that you’ve inexplicably found and what were the circumstances?
What’s a movie you really like but no one else seems to have heard of it?
What do you do to make the world just a little more surreal?
Do you look out your windows at night? Why or why not?
Have you ever cut open an object (golf ball, fake pumpkin, etc) just to see what was inside? Did it fulfill your expectations?
What was the most questionable food you’ve eaten, and how did the experience turn out?
If you could remove one fabric from existence, never to return, what would it be and why?
Tagging people! Criminy. @marypsue, @queerpyracy, @incurablenecromantic, @emeraldembers, @tejoxys, @fearking, @aboutascoolasfrenchtoast, @xxdaimonxx, @ptomlins, @zinfandelli, @ksclaw
If I didn’t tag you, you can do it, too.
