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[akeyoftime]

I am reading a Hardy Boys book for my paper in my kids lit class. While this is exactly the kind of material I am looking for (to rip to SHREDS), I have to wonder just how sexist/racist/classist a book has to be when the 1955 edition warns you that the book, as it was published in the 1930s, may be offensive to some readers.

Meme!

1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song. Or your favorite kind of sandwich. Something random. Whatever you like.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

Here's what missdeep wanted to know about me.

1. A CD that helps you relax.
I don't actually listen to very much music, largely because my computer had a nasty habit of overheating on me, but aural stimuli can be really hard for me to process, especially if I'm trying to do something else at the same time. I do have relaxing kind of music iTunes playlist though, which includes: Piano Concerto in A Minor (Grieg), True Colours (Kokopelli), Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Gorecki) and a few more.

2. Favourite Enterprise captain?
Picard. Actually, I quite liked the Captain from Enterprise C, who seemed like she had a really practical, solid head on her shoulders, but we saw so little of her. The entire Original Series tends to make me want to kill someone whenever I watch it, so Kirk is definitely out, and without having watched Enterprise all the way through, I found Archer a little bit too stiff, a little bit too bland. Picard, on the other hand, was such a rich and wonderful character and I really love that he seemed to be a diplomat first. Some of the other Captain were intellectually curious about other species and cultures, but Picard really seemed to balance everything well. Of course, it doesn't hurt one bit that Patrick Stewart is a brilliant actor.

3. Have you pre-ordered the final Harry Potter book?
I have and there is so much anticipatory squee!

4. Manga you've thought about reading but never gotten around to picking up.
I was always interested in Clover, but the volumes I found were generally very expensive and I am iffy about buying manga I don't know anything about in the first place. I think it was the gorgeous artwork that draw me in, more than anything else.

5. Daggy song you don't want to admit to liking but secretly play whenever you're alone.
If I had a copy of it, I'd play Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" on repeat, probably while dancing around and singing.

Comments

[pieces0fmyheart.livejournal.com]

i applied to Barnes and Noble today. mainly because there's an attractive guy who works in the music department who i thought i didn't know, but i do know him. well, not well, but i've hung out with his brother a few times (friend of a friend deal) and he's kind of been around places. so i guess he isn't "mystery attractive boy in the bookstore" anymore. but i still hope i get the job there.

quiz me! :D

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Good luck - with the job and the fellow!

1. What is the one Deathly Hallows theory that you think has just got to be on the right track?

2. Have you ever refused to finish a book? Ever really wanted to, but had to go on reading anyway?

3. Luke/Lorelai or Chris/Lorelai?

4. What outfit or accessory makes you feel happy just for having it on?

5. What Harry Potter pairings do you refuse to read?

[theclevermonkey.livejournal.com]

My favorite type of sandwich is mortadella on crusty bakery white bread, with a nice slice of marbled cheddar, mayonnaise, and a touch of HP sauce to add some zing.

Yes, with me, food is always complicated.

When I order home fries or French fries at a restaurant, they never get them crispy enough for me!

[whatsupdog.livejournal.com]

I love that one episode of TNG where Picard's brain gets kidnapped by an alien probe and he lives out an entire life several thousands of years in the past. And while he's in that previous life, he learns how to play this pennywhistle type thing, and then when his brain gets back to the right place, he replicates the whistle and then plays it every so often for the rest of the series. Like in episodes where he's just playing it, then someone buzzes in to his ready room or something. That was a nice touch...not all the plotlines had to be throwaway one-shots or have huge galaxy-ending ramifications.

Also, in the category of random comment, I prefer pneumatic tools over electric ones.

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Really? I can't stand pneumatic tools - I feel like I'm breaking something every time I break the seal to go and store it away.

1. If you were to pit all of the whosdaboss champions against each other, who would you vote for? (Snappy commentary optional.)

2. Which area of technical theatre do you prefer to work in?

3. What's the first webcomic you check in the morning?

4. What's been one of your favourite things about living in Montreal?

5. Can you play any musical instruments?

[sofisticat.livejournal.com]

I guess I missed out on something big since I never read the Hardy Boys. I did read the Nancy Drew series, though. And I'm not really into sandwiches since i et very little bread. Was that random enough?

[ecchs.livejournal.com]

I have created a strawberries and jarlsberg cheese sandwich.

It was tasty.