The Syndicate

It was an intensely personal day, it was the first day of my honeymoon. We went skiing in Vermont, but the first day we drove up, hungover from the wedding, and stopped at little shops and cafes and tourist attractions, things you normally don't do when you just want to "get there". A 6 hour drive wound up taking 12. But it was so spontaneous, we had a 10 days off, and a bag of money, endless possibilities, and it was just a happy day.

What is the chair you are sitting in made of?

S~V~S wrote:What is the chair you are sitting in made of?

Mostly faux leather + duct tape and a hand towel.

You have won the opportunity to be cast as any Batman villain in the next Christopher Nolan film. Whom do you wish to portray?

catwoman!

would you agree that depending on whether christopher nolan's batman movies were intentionally or unintentionally funny he should either quit making films or move into slapstick comedy?

Slapstick.

Everyone needs a creative outlet; for me, it's paint & fabric. What is your creative outlet?

Anything that involves dirt, seeds/plants, sunlight and me.

What did you have for dinner?

Roxy wrote:Anything that involves dirt, seeds/plants, sunlight and me.

That's one hell of a sex life.

Roxy wrote:What did you have for dinner?

Medium rare ribeye steak, Italian bread, and corn on the cob. Every bit of it on sale.

You get a free plastic surgery. What will you have done?

Nothing. I am too old to change something now lol!

What plastic surgery would you have?

Roxy wrote:Nothing. I am too old to change something now lol!

What plastic surgery would you have?

I wouldn't have any plastic surgery either. I like being me, ugliness and all! If I had to fix anything about my face, it would be a tooth.

I have been writing a fantasy novel since I was 12. I am now 31, and the first book of this series is almost finished. What do you think it's about?

Epignosis wrote:

Roxy wrote:Nothing. I am too old to change something now lol!

What plastic surgery would you have?

I wouldn't have any plastic surgery either. I like being me, ugliness and all! If I had to fix anything about my face, it would be a tooth.

I have been writing a fantasy novel since I was 12. I am now 31, and the first book of this series is almost finished. What do you think it's about?

A fisherman who finds a magical flute in his net but it's missing a few of the round flat things you close the holes with so he has to take it to the blacksmith who lives in the mountains with the goblins and when he's crossing the mountains he meets a girl who tells him she has accidentally dropped her magical flute off a cliff and it turns out the magical flute the fisherman has found is exactly the same magical flute the girl has lost so she teaches him to play it and together they defeat the dragon.

Was I right?

Vompatti wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

Roxy wrote:Nothing. I am too old to change something now lol!

What plastic surgery would you have?

I wouldn't have any plastic surgery either. I like being me, ugliness and all! If I had to fix anything about my face, it would be a tooth.

I have been writing a fantasy novel since I was 12. I am now 31, and the first book of this series is almost finished. What do you think it's about?

A fisherman who finds a magical flute in his net but it's missing a few of the round flat things you close the holes with so he has to take it to the blacksmith who lives in the mountains with the goblins and when he's crossing the mountains he meets a girl who tells him she has accidentally dropped her magical flute off a cliff and it turns out the magical flute the fisherman has found is exactly the same magical flute the girl has lost so she teaches him to play it and together they defeat the dragon.

Was I right?

Pretty close. There are mountains in the story.

How's the weather?

Gloomy; I am hoping it is sunny tomorrow. Crisp early fall mornings are my favorite time of the year.

What is your favorite time of year?

Late in November
When the trees have no leaves
Daylight surrender
When the seeds have no needs

What is the pace of your life like?

Moderately slow for New York, where a 15 mile commute can take 2 hours Not too hectic, overall.

Do you have a lot of willpower, or are you an easily influenced/addicted personality?

S~V~S wrote:Do you have a lot of willpower, or are you an easily influenced/addicted personality?

"I can resist anything but temptation."

I can easily resist those things in which I hold no interest. What I am interested in becomes an addiction.

You may bring back to life anyone you've ever touched for one hour and have supper. Who is it?

My husband, Gerard, without a doubt.

What goofy thing do you do that you have done since you were a child?

S~V~S wrote:My husband, Gerard, without a doubt.

What goofy thing do you do that you have done since you were a child?

I pace back and forth and talk to myself. It's how I think through whatever is getting processed in my imagination. Believe it or not, there was a phase in my childhood when I did this while walking around my bedroom on a bowling ball.

If I may ask, how did your loved one pass? If not, what would you be having for supper?

Lung Cancer, he was only 47. And i made an AMAZING vegan corn chowder recipe I got from a friend. I want to eat this every day!

If you could eat something every day, what would it be?

S~V~S wrote:Lung Cancer, he was only 47. And i made an AMAZING vegan corn chowder recipe I got from a friend. I want to eat this every day!

If you could eat something every day, what would it be?

That's too young.

I thought this would be a difficult question, because I love variety, but I could eat pistachios everyday.

What is your favorite nut?

Also pistachios

If you could grow something in your backyard, with climate not being an obstacle, what would it be?

Probably nothing, but if I had to I'd choose onions or tomatoes because my girlfriend buys shit loads. Save some money.

Would you rather be Bill or Ted?

Bill, then I could philosophize with SoCrates.

Every book to movie adaptation screws something up. What is the most egregious screw up, in your opinion?

I'd have to say either Eragon or Vampire's Assistant.



What is your favorite book to movie adaptation?

The Shining. The book was awesome, and they changed quite a bit of it for the movie, but the movie was awesome, too.

Do you know much about any of your ancestors prior to your grandparents?

S~V~S wrote:The Shining. The book was awesome, and they changed quite a bit of it for the movie, but the movie was awesome, too.

Do you know much about any of your ancestors prior to your grandparents?

I know that I am directly related on my Mother's side to William Wallace, Scottish hero and English scourge and locus of much very bad historiography. He's my x-number-of-"Great"s Uncle.

If you could fictitiously invent your family tree and claim any historical figure to be your ancestor, who would you choose and why?

Harald Fairhair, and his son, Eric Bludeax, father & son kings of Norway maybe around the year 900. My Grandfather, who was from Norway, used to say we were descended from them after he had a few beers. My Grandmother always rolled her eyes, and laughed at him for saying it. So I wish it were true for his sake.

If you could spend a work-free year, anywhere in the world, where would you go? You would not have to worry about expenses, but you would have to spend the whole year there.

My apartment I guess.

How can you tell when an avocado is soft on the inside but not yet rotten?

No, sorry. I don't like avocados and have never bought one.

What food do you really dislike that most people like (for me it's ketchup & guacamole :P )?

Mushrooms (eewww fungus!) and any kind of beans except green beans.

What is your go to food when you make your favorite b'fast/lunch/dinner/snacky?

Coffee. Always coffee. Celery with almond butter if I'm feeling snacky.

What kitchen utensil/cooking tool could you absolutely not live without?

My Pampered Chef tomato knife. I love that damn thing alot for a piece of cutlery.

What color is your favorite for bedding; sheets, blankets, throws?

Grey and black, sounds boring but its not.

If be lead singer of a band of the past ten years, who and why?

The Baseball Project; they have an eclectic sound and I love baseball, too

What is your favorite sport, and what is your least favorite sport?

Tennis is my favorite; my least favorite... probably football.

What is your least favorite movie you've ever seen?

MovingPictures07 wrote:Tennis is my favorite; my least favorite... probably football.

What is your least favorite movie you've ever seen?

The Creeping Terror, I've never seen anything that else that is so offensively boring. Nothing happens all film, no plot or character development, no memorable characters, god awful cinematography, embarrassingly bad special effects, etc. I've seen a lot of bad movies but this one is the least favorite because it's like a vast expanse of nothingness. Invasion of the Neptune Men might be even worse, but MST3K made it funny.

What is your favorite kind of pickle?

I love MST3K They made a lot of god awful crap funny.

A Person asked~ What is your favorite kind of pickle?

Kosher Dill Gherkin, yum.

What one event that happened in your lifetime do you wish you could have attended?

My grandpa's funeral in 2010. He was an inspiration to me, especially musically. When he died, we had just had our vehicle repossessed because I had been unable to find work other than independent contract stuff online. We were literally too poor to pay our last respects to the man, and that bothers me to this day.

You can solve any problem any individual other than you is having right now with a snap of your fingers. Whose problem do you solve and why?

Somewhere a social workers department budget has been cut, and he or she will be unable to keep up with the caseload after coworkers were let go, and a child, or several, will slip through the cracks & die. If i could snap my fingers & restore funding to that department, I would.

And now for something completely different~ you are looking to buy a variety of items (tutu, princess gown, tiara, etc.) for a dress up kit. Pink or purple?

PINK

What did you have for dinner?

Vegetarian chili & cornbread.

What are your plans today?

Family and friends bbq day at my mom's. The whole family will be there-it should be a perfect day.

Its Sunday morning - your electricity is off what do you do so you can have b'fast and morning coffee/tea?

I get up and go as fast as i can to the starbucks down the street.

You decide to get a pet. Do you go to the local humane shelter or a breeder?

My girlfriend wants a pet. She wants to go to a breeder but if it was up to my I'd go to a shelter.

If you could live a day in the shoes of one Syndicate member for one day, who would it be?

The shelter or, even better, a local rescue (who can use the funds we give them for our pooch to help save at least 3 or 4 others from the shelter). That's how we got our Kenobi. Rescues are the best.


linki: ninja'd by zeek.


I'd want to be someone who I don't know very well, and who (seems to) have very different views/outlook on life than me. I'm always trying to understand people who are polar opposites to me. Even if I robably won't ever agree with them, I'd like to genuinely understand where they're coming from and why.

What's the biggest lie you've ever told? And why?

zeek wrote:My girlfriend wants a pet. She wants to go to a breeder but if it was up to my I'd go to a shelter.

If you could live a day in the shoes of one Syndicate member for one day, who would it be?

I would live as canuck so i could experience what its like to be a dancer and be creative.

I'll leave the question Canuck put up as the next question to answer.

LOL, thats a tricky question; nice deflection, JC It was something I told my husband during a fight; I won't say what, but I was very upset with him & wanted to hurt him, so i made something up. It did hurt him; I fessed up later because I felt so horrible, but I was never really sure if he believed me when I told him it was a lie.

Pirates or Ninjas?

Pirates.

Steak or fish or chicken or none of the above? (favorite)

Chicken, definitely.

Sweet or salty?

MovingPictures07 wrote:Chicken, definitely.

Sweet or salty?

Sweet, definitey.

Hot or mild?

Hot

Do you think the space program is a waste of money?

No. We destroy everything we touch we will need another planet to accost. Nasa is the way to find it. plus I always wanted to go to space literally vs spacing out.

Potatoes- mashed, fried or baked?