Break from Politics

[BonosSaint]

I know this should be in the Lemonade Stand, just thought we could all use a breather. Please answer any or all and tell us why:

1. Favorite book/author
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?
5. Who would you be?
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?
7. What philosophy gets you through the day?
8. Who do you find funny?
9. Your biggest strength?
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?

 

[deep]

1. Favorite book/author --- Nabokov
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid--- Heckle and Jeckle
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult--- Aeon Flux
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?--- I can, it is not where but how
5. Who would you be?--- A better version of myself
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?--- Mayhem
7. What philosophy gets you through the day?--- Live in the here and now.
8. Who do you find funny?--- Many people, old people for sure.
9. Your biggest strength?--- I know the end is near.
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?--- Late for ice cream

 

[Angela Harlem]

1. Favorite book/author - Paulina Simmons
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - Masters of the Universe
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult - Felix the cat
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? - far away
5. Who would you be? - Everything I want to be
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? - 1 masterpiece
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? - could always be worse
8. Who do you find funny? - me
9. Your biggest strength? - denial works for me
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? - a liar

 

[Axver]

1. Favorite book/author: Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: Thomas The Tank Engine.
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: Thomas The Tank Engine.
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?: Somewhere in the Southern Alps or Fjordland of New Zealand.
5. Who would you be?: Amak Axver.
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality, what would you like to create?: Perfection.
7. What philosophy gets you through the day?: None in particular.
8. Who do you find funny?: Plenty of people. I think I'm the only person who finds myself amusing.
9. Your biggest strength?: My memory or intellect.
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?: Stupid.

 

[indra]

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: Thomas The Tank Engine.
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: Thomas The Tank Engine.

I have a pretty funny Thomas The Tank Engine story. Unfortunately, I've been sworn to secrecy and can't tell anyone!

 

[A_Wanderer]

1. Favorite book/author ~ I don't mind Shakespeare, although that tilts more towards playwright

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid ~ The Simpsons

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult ~ Futurama

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? ~ I saw a few places in Greece that would be worth it

5. Who would you be? ~ suave me

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality, what would you like to create? ~ Faster than light travel

7. What philosophy gets you through the day? ~

8. Who do you find funny? ~ I do impress my own self.

9. Your biggest strength? ~ my shameless self-confidence and intellectual prowess (it's not a superiority complex if I am superior

10. Worst thing anyone could call you? ~ John Doe

 

[blueyedpoet]

1. Favorite book/author: Tao Te Ching/Lao-Tzu
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: south park/Family Guy
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? London again
5. Who would you be? me, but a lil' different
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? a painting reflecting everyone's sorrow
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? "Keep your eye on the prize - my bed"
8. Who do you find funny? my friends
9. Your biggest strength? my girlfriend/best friend
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?
insincere

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

1. Favorite book/author - author-John Irving. Fave book - I have no idea right now, maybe Catcher In The Rye

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - Peanuts

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult- Peanuts

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? -Hawaii or some similar beautiful tropical place

5. Who would you be? - princess of my own Hawaiian island complete w/ beautiful man servants

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? - movies

7. What philosophy gets you through the day? Laughter is the best medicine

8. Who do you find funny? David Letterman

9. Your biggest strength? - being a survivor

10. Worst thing anyone could call you? ugly maybe, I don't know..or selfish..worst thing someone can do is believe what someone else tells them about me w/ out even knowing me or getting to know me. Especially when that person has an agenda of their own and is off their rocker, OK, that's my rant for today

 

[BVS]

1. Favorite book: Fountainhead
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: Superfriends
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: Simpsons
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? I've discovered recently it's not so much where but with who?
5. Who would you be? I can only be me.
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? Haven't been drained yet.
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? All you have is today.
8. Who do you find funny? clueless people
9. Your biggest strength? empathy
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?

 

[Scarletwine]

1. Favorite book/author - Steven King "The Stand"
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - Mighty Mouse
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult - Recess
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? - Costa Rica ,not so much afford, but family ties
5. Who would you be? - An explorer
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? - a novel
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? - Imagine
8. Who do you find funny? - Robin Williams
9. Your biggest strength? - Compassion
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? - bigot

 

[Dreadsox]

1. Favorite book: Any Star Wars book, Steven King book, Kennedy Book

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: Spiderman

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: South Park

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? Ritz-Carlton Towers, Boston

5. Who would you be? Me in the MLB

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? A bakery.

7. What philosophy gets you through the day? Don't Worry be Happy.

8. Who do you find funny? People, esp kids.

9. Your biggest strength? I never ever give up on people.

10. Worst thing anyone could call you? I would say prejudiced.

 

[nbcrusader]

1. Favorite book/author – The Bible, God
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid – Looney Tunes
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult – Beavis & Butthead
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? – I hope to buy a house one day on the other side of the bay.
5. Who would you be? - Me
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? – new Star Wars movies/books
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? – Philippians 4:13
8. Who do you find funny? – Austin Powers
9. Your biggest strength? - faith
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? - selfish

 

[coemgen]

1. Favorite book/author — "Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller (aside from the Bible, of course)
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid — Batman/Simpsons
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult — Batman/Simpsons/Family Guy
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? — Ireland
5. Who would you be? — I'd continue being myself, but I'd also be Batman
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? — A magazine
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? — Whatever I come across as I read the Bible in the morning
8. Who do you find funny? — Steven Wright/Lewis Black/David Letterman/My two boys
9. Your biggest strength? — My faith
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? — a Kid Rock fan

 

[BAW]

1. Favorite book/author - Frank McCourt

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - The Flintstones

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult - King of the Hill

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? Near an ocean

5. Who would you be? myself with a little more discipline

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? a memoir of my life to pass on to my kids someday

7. What philosophy gets you through the day? my problems are tiny on the grand scale of things

8. Who do you find funny? silly bathroom humor

9. Your biggest strength? loyalty

10. Worst thing anyone could call you? phony/insincere

 

[Irvine511]

1. Favorite book/author -- book: _All the King's Men_, author: toss up between Irvine Welsh and Phillip Roth (honorable mention to Shakespeare)
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid -- TV: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Newspaper: Calvin & Hobbes
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult -- TV: The Simpsons (seasons 2-7); Newspaper: the Boondocks; the J-Lo/Affleck episode of South Park
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where -- The West Village, NYC; a vacation home on St. John, USVI and frequent trips to Positano
5. Who would you be -- Bono
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create -- a sweeping, magnificent Oscar winning film about the rise and rise of U2
7. What philosophy gets you through the day -- the cumulative impact of U2's entire catalogue; also, "what if not but for the grace of god that were me?"
8. Who do you find funny -- Wonkette; Cartman
9. Your biggest strength -- bottomles well of empathy, an infectious enthusiasm for big ideas
10. Worst thing anyone could call you -- fake

 

[Sherry Darling]

1. Favorite Book/Author: Aw man this is always such a hard one. I love Shakespeare (he da man), and a lot of the classics like Bronte and Byron. Barbara Kingsolver and Azar Nafisi are terrific. Jasper Fforde is my new favorite "quality fun" read. Big Harry Potter fan, too.

2. Scooby Doo

3. Mmmm--the Simpsons?

4. If I could live anywhere, I think I'd live in London, or San Franscisco or Cleveland Park, this gorgeous wealthy area of DC. Way to rich for my blood. LOL

5. Being someone else? No one. Though I do admire the lovely Mrs. Hewson a lot.

6. my own punk rock band Hey, we're dreaming, right?

7. "Even the hairs on your head have been counted" Gospel of Matthew (or maybe John?).

8. Jon Stewart, Spinal Tap, the Princess Bride, Bill Murray and our own Verte

9. Mmmm...determination, I think.

10. Weak.

 

[neutral]

1. Favorite book/author The Rules of Attraction / Bret Easton Ellis

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - Dungeons and Dragons

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult - Invader Zim

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? San Jose or San Francisco

5. Who would you be? myself a few years ago

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? Cute covers for all my bootleg CDs and DVDs.

7. What philosophy gets you through the day? Things will get better if I just keep going.

8. Who do you find funny? Crank Yankers, Jamie Kennedy, Todd Solondz

9. Your biggest strength? endless supply of sympathy (which is also my greatness weakness )

10. Worst thing anyone could call you? not sure I should say since this is supposed to be a break from politics.

 

[wizard2c]

I know this should be in the Lemonade Stand, just thought we could all use a breather. Please answer any or all and tell us why:

1. Favorite book/author
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?
5. Who would you be?
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?
7. What philosophy gets you through the day?
8. Who do you find funny?
9. Your biggest strength?
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?

1. The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
2. Bugs Bunny
3. SpongeBob Squarepants
4. Nashville
5. Bearer of the "Golden Ring"
6. A World-wide effort where the Children of the World help other Children called "Dance! Sing! Fun!".......the title infers what Children should be able to do.
7. from the Lord of the Rings.: "The elves find happiness when they trust in themselves."
8. David Letterman
9. The power of "foresight".
10. Untrustworthy

carol
wizard2c


BTW: very good questions

 

[coemgen]

Holy crap, how could I forget He-Man! (Thanks Irvine) I need to find my Grayskull castle deal!

 

[Macfistowannabe]

1. Favorite book/author - Right now, U2 Show by Diana Scrimgeour.
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As an adolescent, Beavis and Butthead.
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult - A tie between Family Guy, The Simpsons, and South Park.
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? A nice warm house by the beach.
5. Who would you be? - Bono's best friend.
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? - Art, music, stories, maybe even a little humor.
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? - "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing." - Emo Philips
8. Who do you find funny? - Any movie with this in the credits:

Directed by:

Jerry Zucker
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker.

9. Your biggest strength? - Motivation from positive people
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? - CHICKEN! Nobody calls me chicken!

 

[Irvine511]

Holy crap, how could I forget He-Man! (Thanks Irvine) I need to find my Grayskull castle deal!

that thing was so cool, except it used to scare my little sister (which was fine with me at the time). i also had the much cooler Snake Mountain where Skeletor -- best bad guy EVER -- would hatch cool plots, like he was going to drain all the oxygen from Eternia.

damn. he-man was cool, wasn't he?

(i'm now singing the theme song ... "by the power of Greyskull ... I have the power!" duh-duh-duh-duh-duh, dee duh-duh-duh-duh-duh)

 

[BonosSaint]

1. Favorite book/author "Prayer for Owen Meany", "Sometimes
a Great Notion"--Thomas Wolfe, John Irving, Dostoevsky
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid--Top Cat, the Jetsons
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult--the Simpsons, South Park
4. If You Could Afford to Live Anywhere--Canada
5. Who Would You Be--Neil Young.
6. If Your Creative Juices Hadn't Been Drained--an
incredible book
7. What Philosophy Gets You Through the Day--One
day you tame the tiger, another day the tiger eats you.
8. Who do you find funny--Larry David, Robin Williams
9. Your biggest strength--curiosity
10. Worst thing anyone can call you--boring.

 

[VertigoGal]

1. Favorite book/author: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: The Simpsons
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: Umm...
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?: MYC
5. Who would you be?: Me, with a few changes
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?: I wish I had the patience/talent to write a novel...
7. What philosophy gets you through the day?: Get busy living, or get busy dying...also the Serenity Prayer
8. Who do you find funny?: Jon Stewart & Co, Lewis Black, my dad
9. Your biggest strength? I'm generally a pretty happy person no matter what, dunno if that's a strength...
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? Boring

 

[meegannie]

1. Cleveland Park, this gorgeous wealthy area of DC. Way to rich for my blood. LOL

I lived in Cleveland Park a few years ago (must not have been in the gorgeous wealthy part, then!).

 

[coemgen]

damn. he-man was cool, wasn't he?

He was the coolest. I called my mom to see if she knew where it was. She sold it. Garage sale. I'm sad now.

I loved He-Man so much that I had a record that went with this book and I had the whole book memorized before I was five because I listened to the record all day. Pretty sick, huh.
My holier than thou cousin said He-man was demonic because it rhymed with D-man and that sounded like demon. I then beat him to death with my Man-E-faces figurine! (j/k...mabye it was demonic!)

 

[Ft. Worth Frog]

1. Favorite book/author-Book-changes every day. Author-tossup between CS Lewis, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, SOlzhenitsyn, Yancey ( I know, there's too many)
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid-Looney Tunes
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult-Looney Tunes
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?Somewhere in the Colorado Rockies
5. Who would you be?-The greatest MLB player ever
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?-The Great American Novel
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? With God all things are possible
8. Who do you find funny?Will Ferrell, Phil Hartman
9. Your biggest strength?Patience
10. Worst thing anyone could call you?

 

[all_i_want]

1. Favorite book/author: right now, emre yilmaz, 'to a young businessman'
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid: GI Joe or Ninjas, cant decide
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult: simpsons
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? on my own private island off the coast of australia
5. Who would you be? a rock star
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create? a time machine
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? i am the greatest, bow in my presence mortals!
8. Who do you find funny? homer is pretty funny. and seinfeld
9. Your biggest strength? i can smooth-talk my way out of anything. and i can become an emotional rock. at times.
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? weak

 

[earthshell]

1. Favorite book/author
stand up and fight back - e.j. dionne

2. Favorite cartoon as a kid
never really liked any back then to be honest

3. Favorite cartoon as an adult
chrono crusade

4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where?
asia

5. Who would you be?
the founder of a new nation

6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality,
what would you like to create?
anime, obscure philosophy

7. What philosophy gets you through the day?
"the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - socrates

8. Who do you find funny?
van gogh

9. Your biggest strength?
confidence

10. Worst thing anyone could call you?
arrogant

 

[BonosSaint]

Thank you. I have been enjoying these.

 

[melon]

1. Favorite book/author -- "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by Salman Rushdie
2. Favorite cartoon as a kid -- "Spiderman"
3. Favorite cartoon as an adult -- "Cowboy Bebop"
4. If you could afford to live anywhere, where? -- Avec mon petit ami.
5. Who would you be? -- Myself, but looking like a model.
6. If your creative juices hadn't been drained by reality, what would you like to create? -- If I lost my creativity, I'd never get a job ever again.
7. What philosophy gets you through the day? -- Postmodernism
8. Who do you find funny? -- Amy Sedaris
9. Your biggest strength? -- Brain power
10. Worst thing anyone could call you? -- Lazy