6 posts tagged “qotd”

TV, books, movies: Who's your favorite fictional father?

Until recently I more than likely would have had trouble coming up with this one. Oh sure after a little back and forth inner dialog I would have come up with a name (Probably Peter Griffin) but then I went and watched "To Kill a Mockingbird" and frankly my opinion on fictional dads changed quite a bit. So My answer is of course Atticus Finch, I truly couldn't think of a better role model for any children.

Plus to be fair you have to admit. The name Atticus is completely awesome!

In case you are interested I did a little bit of a review of Mockingbird Right Here

What's in a screen/user name? Tell us how you found yours.
Submitted by Bill.

Well my oldest screen name which I rarely use anymore was Randal.  That is an important milestone for my online life as it marks the first (but not last) time that I stole borrowed a name from writer/director/genius Kevin Smith.  Randal of course being taken from Randal Graves the character played by Jeff Anderson in all things Clerks.  I went by Randal for years until I started attending ITT Tech.  That is when I ended up moving to a new name as in my class I had a friend whose real name was in fact Randal. It was only fair that I gave it up, after all he had the name first right?

So after losing my old identity I was pretty inconsolable for a while there, seriously there may have been tears (probably not though).  So I thought about it for a while, contemplated, busted my brain, and eventually I came up with something so incredibly creative.  I went with .... my last name.  Hey I admit it, as far as last names go I got lucky and so why shouldn't I use it? 

The only drawback is, well Pierce is a cool name.  Probably too cool for me to actually pull off.  Luckily I have the law on my side.  It is my name and I get to use it no matter what!

.... what were we talking about?  I lost track.

When is the last time you stayed up all night?

I routinely am up until somewhere between 3 and 5 in the morning (it is 4:45 am as I am writing this).  So nothing special run or incriminating there.  My problem comes with the fact that I cannot go to sleep once it is light outside, I can barely sleep in once light has come (unless of course the room is totally shut off from all light, which mine no longer is). 

I think the most memorable up all night moment I have is from a few years ago when I was attending ITT Tech.  It was midterm time and I had a Visual Basic test the next day.  I started out by doing some last minute cramming, VB isn't really that difficult so I thought I could take it easy.  Then around bedtime I realized that I was going to have a fun insomnia night. Not fun when you have to be up between 4:45 and 5:00 am and he clock is already reading 12:00.  So I layed there in bed... awake.  1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 2:45, 2:53, ... I just couldn't get to sleep so I decided to give the books a little more attention.  Perhaps I could bore myself to sleep.  No go, I started reading and quizzing myself, and shockingly enough being exhausted is not helpful to the memory.  I was messing up left and right, forgetting simple bits of important code, all the good stuff.  Now I was tired, unable to sleep, and stressed out/worried.  Go me!  Back to bed 3:30, 4:00, 4:00, 4:30, 4:45, BUZZZ!! 

Long story slightly longer, I got to school and completely bombed the test.  But I wasn't alone, as it turns out the teaching didn't exactly cover the test so everyone was a bit dead in the water which lead to a second test a week later.    . 

If you could write like one fiction author, who would it be?
Submitted by Marilyn.

I'm gonna have to go with Douglas Adams.  The Hitchhiker Trilogy reaches a level of controlled insanity that almost no other author has been able find.  I would love to have the ability to mix silly with smart, while keeping a coherent (if somewhat confusing) story on track the way he does.

What are five things you're good at?
Submitted by HapaLove.

#1: Procratina

If you could have one superpower, what would you choose?
Submitted by J.T.

I could say flying, but no that is a little played out isn't it?  How about invisibilty... nah same problem, plus you have to be sure that you can become visible again.

How about shapeshifting/mimicking, the ability to change your appearance or form to fit whatever need you may have.  Yeah I think that would work.