Stuck in Traffik

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile" and I will respond by asking you five questions that satisfy my curiosity. Update your journal with the answers to the questions, including this in the post.


1. What anime series really hooked you and got you interested in the rest of the medium?
It's cliche, but Neon Genesis Evangelion was the first series that really hooked me. I was watching Ranma 1/2 with a friend when he started collecting NGE and Blue Seed (Another excellent series). We got about halfway through the series before I knew I needed my own copies and started collecting. From there it was Blue Seed, Utena fansubs, Wings of Honneamise, Cowboy Bebop and Trigun, amongst others. Can't say it wasn't worth it, on oh so many levels. :)

2. When's the next Dining with Sporks going to hit the Net?
As soon as Phil does his part. He's got about half a dozen reviews just waiting for his side of the story, but without it, it's a one sided affair. Which may be the answer to getting the site back up.

3. Read anything good lately?
The City & The City, by China Mieville. It's about a murder in a city called Beszel, and they quickly learn that the victim is from a place called Ul Quoma, which is problematic for our investigators - you see, Beszel and Ul Quoma occupy the same physical space, and the citizens of each 'unsee' the other to prevent breaching - which is policed by a mysterious group known only as 'Breach'. And when they discover that the victim was researching the possibility of a third city, hiding between the other two...

It's damn good.

4. Will we (broadly interpreted as the AD staff and other hangers-on) ever get to meet The L***** G***** Who Is Not Your Wife?
Probably not, but who knows? I'm betting she's finding the whole thing hilarious in the extreme.

5. How's that webcomic convention coming along?
Hell if I know. You're better off asking Anton on that front.

So, in response to revolutionaryjo's meme, I present to you the whole five things thing...

- Being AD's Fearless Leader
Kinda self-explanatory. Our previous leader had gotten to the point where he needed to start sloughing off his responsibilities, and going into the meeting I knew if we left without an order of succession we were going to tank. So I sucked it up and agreed. I won't say it's all been roses, but it has been amazing to see how people have responded to me as chairman. I'm not going to do it forever, but as long as I'm here I'll do my best for the staff and for AD.

- Oogie Boogie
He was cool, wasn't he? The whole thing grew out of an idea of putting up Christmas lights for Halloween and then dressing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus to give out candy. The idea twisted and morphed and became a 'Nightmare Before Christmas' party on the lawn. And if we were doing Nightmare Before Christmas, I had to do Oogie because he was too cool. Lauren made the costume and he is phenomenal, especially considering it's her first costume!

- Family Videos
This started because my mom wanted to make a video for her sister Carole's birthday, and then it snowballed. Mom's always been the shutterbug of the family, and since I had the software to do AMVs and other vids she roped me into helping. So far we've done them for Carole, my Cousin Peter, my Grandmother, my sister, my father, my mother and they did one for me. Lauren and I also did one for her cousin Jay's funeral, which was extremely difficult, but I think one of the best ones we did.

- Kenziepuppy
I grew up with animals, but I've always been more of a dog person. Now that we have a house, I was ready to get a dog, but Lauren never had dogs growing up. So the compromise was that we'd get a smaller dog, something like Ein in Cowboy Bebop. So when the time came, Lauren found some corgi breeders and I drove out to meet our little pup and she came home with me the same day!

- Home-Brewed Soda
Lauren and I both like premium sodas, the Sprechers and the Weinhart stuff (we just found Spring Grove Soda, and those are delicious!), and recently we met a guy who brewed his own, which got us interested. Lauren got me the basic equipment for Christmas, and I've tried my hand a few times now, to middling results. Lauren and I are going to try again for a root beer in the near future.