Twenty Questions:
Question
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Jordy
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Anna
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Favorite class you took in college: | Intro to Horror Film. It was a Lit class and it may not have been terribly deep. But how often do you get credit for watching "Nosferatu"? |
Faulkner and Morrison. Mine, too was a Lit class, but need I say more about these two great authors. |
Favorite Drive (or ride): | Highway 9 to Highway 35 to Highway 92. A classic ride. Rest in peace, Pumbaa, my friend. | Highway 70 between Marysville and Oroville. Miles of peach and kiwi trees with a houseboat waiting at the end. |
Favorite Book: | Melville's Moby Dick, Joyce's Ulysses, and Nabokov's Pale Fire. | Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Morrison's Song of Solomon, Nabokov's Lolita. |
Favorite Pokemon character: | Charmander | Pikachu (this was a lame question, Jordy) |
All-time favorite song: | This one was tough and will likely change a dozen times in the next ten minutes. But U2's "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" is my pick for favorite song. | I choose Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth's "They Reminisce Over You" because it is an intelligent rap song that still speaks to me after 10 years. |
Favorite Artist: | Toss up between Van Gogh and the vivid Marc Chagall. | Jacob Lawrence |
Favorite phrase from a poem: | "I have seen
the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid." |
"Let us go now, you and
I, |
Favorite Food: | Annatee's Orgasmic Fried Chicken. | Bacon, egg, and American cheese on toasted white bread with mayonaise. |
Favorite Dog type: | Jack Russel Terrier | Great Dane |
Favorite Holiday: | Thanksgiving | Valentine's Day |
Favorite Tree: | Bay Laurel | California Live Oak |
Travel fantasy: | Toss-up: Castro's Cuba by seaplane, or north to the arctic circle by motorcycle. | Crossing the West on horseback. |
Most overused phrase | "Come on, you little beast!" | "Raaaaaaar! " |
Chinese Astrological Animal: | Wood Tiger | Fire Snake |
Favorite old-fashioned word | Poppycock | Wobegone |
Favorite Cereal | Cheerios | Whole Foods' French Vanilla granolla |
Favorite alcholic drink | Rum and Coke | White Russian |
Favorite candy bar | Baby Ruth | NutRageous |
Favorite band | REM | Cake |
Life Motto |
"No worries." | "Put on shoes or come barefoot, but let's go eat." |