Interviews
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flickgc!
1) Did Liverpool deserve to get City of Culture?
I was actually going to make a post retracting (much of) what I said earlier, so here goes. I started thinking about it earlier, and even though I'm biased (having been born and brought up in the city) I do think Liverpool deserved it. It was the poorest city in Europe. It isn't any more. It's turned itself completely around in a relatively short time - the city centre is now clean and fresh and revitalised, and it's being redeveloped in other places. And the people, despite their scally-ness, are wonderful people. I once got on a bus with a man who was holding a banjo. Five stops later, the entire bus was singing, "Oh, Susannah..."
2) Are you going to be a doctor or a journalist?
The quick answer is I don't know. I know what I want, I know what I might have to do, but I still don't know what's going to happen. I've resolved to let things be for a time, and not start thinking about it earnestly until some time has passed, as I've not been being particularly rational about it lately. In the end, I think it's more likely I'll be a journalist. Even in my crazier moments, I know deep down I'd do anything, run away from home, kill myself, than be forced to conform to the stereotype.
3) Do you think that your parents will try and arrange your marriage? Will you accept it if they do? Will you refuse it on principle?
I think my parents would find it hard to talk me into this, as their own marriage wasn't arranged, and they had to go through a lot of hassle from my grandparents before their marriage could go ahead. If my parents really did arrange my marriage, I'd refuse, I think. I couldn't just go along with it like so many girls do, and then live to regret it. But I doubt they'll try and do this to me. One of these days I might even tell them I think I'm bi. :)
4) Why should I try listening to the sort of music you like? Which three tracks I should download?
Why? Because it rocks. In the literal and figurative sense. Because it doesn't involve bizarre spelling (Nelly) or bubblegum!pop (S Club anything) or nothing but raararaaaah! noises (Cradle of Filth). Because it's generally guitar-driven, emotional, and approaches the poetic at times. And because it's always nice to know that however bad you feel, there's always someone out there with a guitar who feels worse. Three songs - Placebo's Sleeping With Ghosts, Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, and Konstantine, by Something Corporate. All very me-ish type music.
5) Which do you prefer as a fandom - SG1 or M*A*S*H or something else? Why?
I used to like Stargate fandom back when it was small, and everyone knew everyone, and the fic was good and the atmosphere better. Then it got big, and the show jumped the shark a little, and suddenly there were flamewars wherever you looked. I like M*A*SH much better now because it has something of that smallness, that I-know-you-and-you-know-me mentality. And the slash is really, really good.
I would bring in Good Omens as well, but I've only really dabbled in it. From what I've seen though, I like it. Maybe I have a thing for small, eclectic fandoms.
Now, those were much more fun than the average quiz. I won't explain it myself - rather, will cut and paste from Flick's journal:
If you want me to interview you--post a comment that simply says, "Interview me." I'll respond with questions for you to take back to your own journal and answer as a post. Of course, they'll be different for each person since this is an interview and not a general survey. At the bottom of your post, after answering the Interviewer's questions, you ask if anyone wants to be interviewed. So it becomes your turn-- in the comments, you ask them any questions you have for them to take back to their journals and answer. And so it becomes the circle.
La fin. If you wanna be interviewed, comment!
flickgc! 1) Did Liverpool deserve to get City of Culture?
I was actually going to make a post retracting (much of) what I said earlier, so here goes. I started thinking about it earlier, and even though I'm biased (having been born and brought up in the city) I do think Liverpool deserved it. It was the poorest city in Europe. It isn't any more. It's turned itself completely around in a relatively short time - the city centre is now clean and fresh and revitalised, and it's being redeveloped in other places. And the people, despite their scally-ness, are wonderful people. I once got on a bus with a man who was holding a banjo. Five stops later, the entire bus was singing, "Oh, Susannah..."
2) Are you going to be a doctor or a journalist?
The quick answer is I don't know. I know what I want, I know what I might have to do, but I still don't know what's going to happen. I've resolved to let things be for a time, and not start thinking about it earnestly until some time has passed, as I've not been being particularly rational about it lately. In the end, I think it's more likely I'll be a journalist. Even in my crazier moments, I know deep down I'd do anything, run away from home, kill myself, than be forced to conform to the stereotype.
3) Do you think that your parents will try and arrange your marriage? Will you accept it if they do? Will you refuse it on principle?
I think my parents would find it hard to talk me into this, as their own marriage wasn't arranged, and they had to go through a lot of hassle from my grandparents before their marriage could go ahead. If my parents really did arrange my marriage, I'd refuse, I think. I couldn't just go along with it like so many girls do, and then live to regret it. But I doubt they'll try and do this to me. One of these days I might even tell them I think I'm bi. :)
4) Why should I try listening to the sort of music you like? Which three tracks I should download?
Why? Because it rocks. In the literal and figurative sense. Because it doesn't involve bizarre spelling (Nelly) or bubblegum!pop (S Club anything) or nothing but raararaaaah! noises (Cradle of Filth). Because it's generally guitar-driven, emotional, and approaches the poetic at times. And because it's always nice to know that however bad you feel, there's always someone out there with a guitar who feels worse. Three songs - Placebo's Sleeping With Ghosts, Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, and Konstantine, by Something Corporate. All very me-ish type music.
5) Which do you prefer as a fandom - SG1 or M*A*S*H or something else? Why?
I used to like Stargate fandom back when it was small, and everyone knew everyone, and the fic was good and the atmosphere better. Then it got big, and the show jumped the shark a little, and suddenly there were flamewars wherever you looked. I like M*A*SH much better now because it has something of that smallness, that I-know-you-and-you-know-me mentality. And the slash is really, really good.
I would bring in Good Omens as well, but I've only really dabbled in it. From what I've seen though, I like it. Maybe I have a thing for small, eclectic fandoms.
Now, those were much more fun than the average quiz. I won't explain it myself - rather, will cut and paste from Flick's journal:
If you want me to interview you--post a comment that simply says, "Interview me." I'll respond with questions for you to take back to your own journal and answer as a post. Of course, they'll be different for each person since this is an interview and not a general survey. At the bottom of your post, after answering the Interviewer's questions, you ask if anyone wants to be interviewed. So it becomes your turn-- in the comments, you ask them any questions you have for them to take back to their journals and answer. And so it becomes the circle.
La fin. If you wanna be interviewed, comment!
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Re: by far, the most interesting journal survey type thing yet..
on 2003-06-05 11:06 am (UTC)