It seemed rude to ignore the tag, plus there were some good questions so I figured I would answer. However, I’ve never really tagged anyone before, plus I have a great fear about being unintentionally irritating, so I’m going to answer but not pass it on for now. I will write 11 new questions at the bottom, and if anyone wants to join in then please do.
Oh and on my personal blog I always use a read more tag so that my posts aren’t mega long. I wasn’t bothering to do that here, as no-one else on my dash seemed to so I figured it wasn’t the done thing. Then I read a post someone saying it was impolite not to use the read more tag, on long posts, so I’m going to default back to using it again.
1) What name would appear on your dwarf axe?
Being realistic probably something like ‘Flighty’ given my focus levels these days. I mean I’m supposed to be working on my Rumbelle is Hope fic due tomorrow, saw this and swapped. I am that kinda hopeless. I would love something like ‘Author’ though, along with a gazillion other people I’m sure. Writing is what I love (procrastination aside) and so much like ‘Doc’ if anything was going to define me, I would like it to be that.
2) What are you looking forward to during the OUAT hiatus?
That the writers take a common sense pill and season six takes a massive upswing. I don’t want to say it can’t get any worse, because some weeks it seems like they are determined to prove me wrong. For a non-show answer, I have a number of projects that need to be completed by September. If I reach September and I have done everything, then I will be in a really good place. So I guess I’m looking forward to hopeful productivity, which given my focusing issues, well let’s just cross fingers and hope for the best on all counts.
3) What would you plant in your dream yard/garden?
I don’t really like the outdoors. I hate bugs, so all the outdoors is good for (in my opinion) is a place to put the barbecue. I wouldn’t really plant anything, if I had to plant something it would be like a cactus. I wouldn’t have to do anything with it, it wouldn’t flower and attract insects, so win win on most scores.
4) What would you like to see Bobby in as his next project after Once?
Wondering what Robert Carlyle would do after the show was a subject of a recent post. In it I hoped it would be a role like Gold/Dr Rush as they are my favourite. I would love him to do another TV show. A character who is sarcastic, brilliant, pragmatic, all around awesome. You know, it might even be fun if it was shown from his POV for once. He usually plays the ‘misunderstood’ character that the ‘heroes’ think is evil. The audience generally views through the lens of the hero, well what if he was the hero, (well anti-hero) and showed how reckless, stupid, prejudiced etc. the regular ‘heroes’ are.
5) A good autobiography you’ve read? (Or one you would like to read?)
I can safely say I’ve never read an autobiography and to be honest I have no desire to read one. I don’t know, nothing about it appeals to me, unless it was a fictional autobiography. So it would be written as if it wasn’t fiction (like a regular autobiography) but the subject would be a character, rather than a real person. I would read the hell out of one of those, for any character I had any interest in.
6) Recommend a TV show that you thought was really good but not that many people might know about.
I am still bitter about Almost Human being cancelled, so I’m tempted to say that one. If it was cancelled, then clearly not enough people knew how awesome it was. However, it’s like the pain that never ends, it was awesome and it only lasted for 14 episodes and they didn’t answer so many questions! For something that lasted a little longer, wow I don’t know, what don’t people know about? How about I just list a couple; Dark Matter, which is still airing (season two this summer), Flashpoint or Hustle (both long over). All quality shows in my opinion.
7) What crayon/s in the box did you always wear down first?
Blue, it’s my favourite colour.
8) Favourite thing hanging on the wall of your bedroom (or home)?
I really like my NaNo posters, I have three of them on the wall of my office. My favourite one is this one – Batyisms – because I need the motivational push more often than I like to admit. However, I think I’m going to have to go for the calendar my mum makes me every year. I send her photos and quotes and she personally handmakes it. Last year was Stargate themed, this year it’s Once Upon a Time. My Stargate calendar was very equitable, all characters were represented because I like them all, I don’t have a clear favourite. My Once calendar is entirely Rumbelle and Regina pretty much. I don’t dislike anyone but I do have real favourites. I think next year I’ll do Marvel films, there’s more than enough for one film per month now.
9) Favourite breakfast cereal?
Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. I eat it everyday, without fail pretty much. I’ve even been known to take a box with me when I go stay other places.
10) Share an interesting fact or story of your choice!
Urk, ok what defines interesting? Is this about me or just generally? Yeah I don’t really know so I’m going to leave this question, sorry.
11) Favourite myth from any culture; bonus points for what about it appeals to you.
This would require me to know myths. Unfortunately that’s not something I know terribly much about. Yeah I know, I’ve sucked at answering some of these questions. Man, I’m trying to think. Can I say the myth of Atlantis? I mean it’s been around for a really long time and I’ve seen variations of it used in many different TV shows/movies. I love how there can be so many different adaptations of the same source material. The same with Camelot arguably because I guess they are like original stories. I mean Arthurian legend, the basic story of King Arthur ‘the chosen one’, the trope of which, the ‘wise mentor’, raised in ‘obscurity’ etc. could apply to so many of the major franchises. I supposed it’s the evolution of story that fascinates me the most, and how it changes over time.
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A different set of 11 questions:
1) If you have seen Captain America: Civil War, then are you on the side of Cap or Iron Man? I just saw the movie yesterday and there was not an easy answer. If you haven’t seen it, then I don’t know, who’s your favourite avenger?
2) What video game did you last play?
3) Favourite TV show currently airing/favourite cancelled? If the answer is Once, then second favourite, I wonder what else you guys watch.
4) What do you like to listen to when writing/working/exercising? (pick whatever you do, I’m trying to make these questions work for everyone)
5) What was the first fandom you joined?
6) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why?
7) Apple, Android or other?
8) Cat person, dog person or other?
9) Coffee, tea or other?
10) What is your dream job?
11) If you had a time turner, what would you spend the extra hours doing? e.g. more time for work, play, exercise, socialising etc. I think most people wish there were more hours in the day.
I hope those questions are ok.