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5 questions meme:
- Comment with "JACKPOT"''
- I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
- Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
- Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
1) How did you first hear about Liar Game and what drew you to it?
At one point, it was always up on the One Manga website! As to what drew me, short answer would be, if you wanted to create something to pander to my brain, Liar Game post Chapter 17 or so would be it. Seriously, the only thing I could think of that would really, really boost up its "pandering to Jais" mode is if Akiyama were a woman.
2) Which season do you prefer?
I like them all, for different reasons. In the midwest, I was actually really fond of late/winter and early spring. But in Seattle, summer wins.
3) If you could instantly learn one new language with no effort, which one would it be?
Hmm...if I could relearn Spanish to the point where I could converse and read/write fluently in it, I'd pick that, but if we're talking new language...
I'm torn between French, Mandarin Chinese and Korean. I think Mandarin would be most generally useful, I'm just not sure how much I would use it. French, also useful, especially with a culinary student in the house now. =P But since I'm actually putting effort into Korean right now, I think that says the most about where my interests and priorities are. So, Korean, then.
4) What part do you like most in writing fic?
My favorite part is the point where I've basically gotten into the character's head and really have the opportunity to play around with the possibilities that lie within. Just about everything is in character, given the proper reasoning. =D
5) If you could make everyone read just one book, what would it be?
Oy vey. If we're not going on anything more specific, I would say a book of estatic religious poetry from a tradition not one's own. Rilke for non-Christians, Rumi for non-Muslims, etc. It's not so much about any given dogma as a sense of unbounded love and wonder that they convey.
pseudo_tsuga5 questions meme:
- Comment with "JACKPOT"''
- I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
- Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
- Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
1) How did you first hear about Liar Game and what drew you to it?
At one point, it was always up on the One Manga website! As to what drew me, short answer would be, if you wanted to create something to pander to my brain, Liar Game post Chapter 17 or so would be it. Seriously, the only thing I could think of that would really, really boost up its "pandering to Jais" mode is if Akiyama were a woman.
2) Which season do you prefer?
I like them all, for different reasons. In the midwest, I was actually really fond of late/winter and early spring. But in Seattle, summer wins.
3) If you could instantly learn one new language with no effort, which one would it be?
Hmm...if I could relearn Spanish to the point where I could converse and read/write fluently in it, I'd pick that, but if we're talking new language...
I'm torn between French, Mandarin Chinese and Korean. I think Mandarin would be most generally useful, I'm just not sure how much I would use it. French, also useful, especially with a culinary student in the house now. =P But since I'm actually putting effort into Korean right now, I think that says the most about where my interests and priorities are. So, Korean, then.
4) What part do you like most in writing fic?
My favorite part is the point where I've basically gotten into the character's head and really have the opportunity to play around with the possibilities that lie within. Just about everything is in character, given the proper reasoning. =D
5) If you could make everyone read just one book, what would it be?
Oy vey. If we're not going on anything more specific, I would say a book of estatic religious poetry from a tradition not one's own. Rilke for non-Christians, Rumi for non-Muslims, etc. It's not so much about any given dogma as a sense of unbounded love and wonder that they convey.
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Date: 2011-02-04 03:01 am (UTC)(I take it Midwest spring is not mud-season, then? I've pretty much only live on the US East Coast, and I swear it's mud season everywhere except south Florida, where it's just hot.)
I'm interested to hear more about adventures learning Korean. I'm currently studying Mandarin after years of Japanese, but I had to thwap myself over the head with a reminder that, yes, I really do need Chinese much more than Korean for premodern Japanese history, because Korean looked much more fun. I still entertain delusions that someday I'll have time to study Korean. Someday.
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Date: 2011-02-04 03:34 am (UTC)I'll talk about the Korean-learning thing when I can actually read hangul reliably. It's fun because there's a total system involved but, it's just a very different system than other languages.
So *ahem* questions.
What J-drama/K-drama/T-drama would you first show someone completely unfamiliar with the medium?
What topic would you like to study that you've never gotten around to learning about?
What's your favorite way to warm up after being out the cold (or cooling down when it's hot)?
What traits draw you to a character?
What historical figure would you most like to spend an afternoon with, and what would you two do?
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Date: 2011-02-04 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 03:26 pm (UTC)2) If you suddenly obtained a superpower, how would it most likely have happened?
3) If you hosted a show on the Discovery Channel, what kind of show would it be?
4) What sounds do you find most soothing?
5) Who is your favorite magical girl heroine?