Friday, July 29, 2005

I've been interviewed

Okay, so this blog exercise is making the rounds, and I stumbled onto it while browsing Rae's blog (I like the pictures of her dog, Layla.) She credits some guy named Tom with the idea, and he in turn discovered it while reading another blog. I didn't care to look into it any further than that.

The rules of this little blog game are fairly simple:

#1 Leave me a comment saying 'interview me please'
#2 I will respond by asking you five questions here on my blog (not the same questions you see here)
#3 You will update your blog/site with the answers to the questions
#4 You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post
#5 When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions

So I guess I'm now a participant, and Rae has forwarded me a set of questions, so here goes:

[from Rae] iTripped: Per your request and because you got the best of my curiousity- question 1 is the same as Tom's:

1. What is your favorite childhood memory? Please use fire and animals in your answer. (HMT style AGAIN right there)


I'm not sure this qualifies as my FAVORITE memory from childhood, but it certainly involves fire and animals, assuming that ants count. When I was really young (preschool) I used to enjoy playing in the yard, which was great most of the time. Unfortunately there was an ant nest in our yard, and I would occasionally stumble into it. This usually ended with a screaming, ant-covered toddler running into the house to be rescued.

I know, I know, doesn't sound like the typical definition of 'favorite' yet. That was BUILDUP to the favorite memory. Fast forward to when I am about twelve, and I discovered the magical experience of combining an aerosol can with a lighter. Suddenly, I became the 'exterminator' by taking my flaming weapon and using it against those ants, burning the nest year after year. My Dad probably would have discouraged me more if I wasn't so effective at curbing our ant problems. His solution to me playing with a potentially explosive aerosol spray can was to introduce me to a proper propane torch. As far back as I can remember, I have always hated ants, and found fire to be the best solution.

2. Who do you feel is the most influential celebrity figure of your generation?

Lance Armstrong. Here is a man who didn't just beat cancer, but he whipped it's sorry ass and sent it home screaming. Somewhere along the way he managed to raise over $50 million for cancer research, win the Tour de France more than any frenchman, and then quit for the best reason possible: to spend time with his kids. Plus, he gets to date Eric Clapton's old girlfriend, Sheryl Crow. I'm hoping he runs for President one day.

3. How long do you think it will be before we turn into "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley if ever?

Sometime within the lifespan of this man. But that's a bit of a loaded answer, since he hopes to live for thousands of years, thanks to science. But more to the point, I don't see "Brave New World" happening in North America for several generations at least. This is because governments are being driven more and more by religious interests, and less and less by scientific achievement. The space race doesn't captivate our interest politically quite as much as the discussions on abortion or gay marriage these days. We will find our way to a dystopia soon enough, but we won't have science to blame for it.

4. How old were you when you saw your first porno (movie or mag I guess) and do you remember it's name??

Probably about ten when I saw my first magazine. We used to steal them from the dumpster out behind the local general store. (They would throw away old issues periodically, so we built up quite a stash.) I can't remember the title of the mag I used to prefer (yes, PREFER - at ten, I was becoming quite the connoisseur.) but it was most likely of the soft-core variety. I didn't want to see any naked MEN, that was for sure.

5. If you could change one thing about your personality (good or bad trait here), what would it be and why?

Why would I change a good trait?

Okay, so bad trait it is. I have been known to be very forgetful. This goes for big things, small things, just about anything. My short term memory is terrible. What was the question again?

4 comments:

Unknown said...

GOOD ANSWERS!!

As far as changing a good trait-what I meant is like the fact that my boyfriend is TOO nice to everyone-I think if he could change that he'd stand up to people more-ya know?

I loved the answer to #1 you little Pyro!!

iTripped said...

Heh...yeah I think that's how my appreciation of fire got started. Of course, the irony here is when at a campsite, I couldn't make a decent campfire to save my life.

Anonymous said...

After a slightly subtle hint *cough*, I must agree it could be a good thing, this.. I dread the questions already. If you'd be so kind of interview me please..

...I hope I won't regret it 'til I die :-)

iTripped said...

Questions for Kriss:
1 - You have accepted an invite to perform with some musicians at a local venue. What position in the band do you choose, and name three cover tunes (and reasons for choosing the song) you play during the performance.

2 - Since you introduced me to the laws of Jante, please name the three people who most typify the spirit of Jante for you. Cite specific examples wherever possible, and be sure to include at least one family member as one of the examples.

3 - Which celebrity do you feel is most like you, and why?

4 - If you were to be reincarnated would you rather come back as a lesbian or a nun? Explain your reasons.

5 - What is the one nickname you would rather have not been called?