19 posts tagged “qotd”

What's your best tax tip?

Have a Mom who knows accounting and law.

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

I want enough psychokinesis that I could fly.  It'd really cut down on transportation costs.  And I could sleep in more cuz it'd also be quicker than taking the bus. 

But I really want it for when I drop something behind a piece of furniture and just barely can't reach it.

What song gives you the most holiday cheer?
Submitted by Roxy.

What are your top 5 CDs/albums of 2006? 
Submitted by eliz. s.

Ocky Milk by Momus makes me very happy.  It's rather subtle, pretty, a bit catchy, and mostly calming, except for the songs that get me incredibly excited (I Refuse to Die & Frilly Military).

My Flame Burns Blue by Elvis Costello is beautiful and energetic and generally loverly.  It helps that I saw him in concert with the SF Symphony earlier this year.  It was quite a moving show.

Idlewild by OutKast I'm split on.  All the music is good, but I don't want to listen to all of it.  I prefer the peppier tunes (Morris Brown, Mighty O, Buggface, Makes No Sense At All) over the bleaker stuff (Hollywood Divorce, Call the Law).  It's great fun, but I still haven't seen the film.

The Tragic Treasury by The Gothic Archies is a dark kind of fun.  As with other Stephin Merritt music, even when the subject matter is depressing, the music and lyrics are either catchy or beautiful.  Except that one about Nero, but that's an artistic thing. 

Takako Minekawa -- even though she hasn't released anything in years -- I've been listening to quite a bit lately.  Her music always puts me in a good mood -- sometimes peppy, sometimes mellow -- it's pretty and blippy and boppy and so cute! 

If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
Submitted by chris.

Hmmm . . . I can't think of a warning label, but in high school my friends and I fell in love with the directions on a bottle of juice: Shake gently before enjoying. 

Have you ever Googled your own name? How did you feel about the results?
Submitted by elen.

There's a child actress with my name.  At the height of my fansite webmistressing, my name came up before hers.  Now she gets a higher placement than I do.  The best way to Google me is to use my screen name.  That pulls up all my web accounts.

What is your stupid human trick?
Submitted by Scarlett.

I can sound like I've been sucking helium whenever I like -- no helium required.

What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Submitted by Brennan.

My Mom's stuffing, which I'm going to try to make all by myself this year.  Corn bread, celery, pork sausage, cranberries, almond slivers, onion, fresh herbs, sauteed mushrooms, and chicken broth.  I think that's everything.  It's quite yumm.

What's your favorite kind of Girl Scout cookie?
Submitted by My Lovely One.

mm, those samoas. o! and the tagalongs, too.  basically, whatever reminds me of a Pacific island nation.

What comedian makes you pee your pants laughing?
Submitted by pookieb.

Altho I still like to think of Janeane Garofalo as my favorite stand-up, I'd have to say Carlos Mencia.  I kind of miss having cable TV, but watching Carlos on DVD is better.  That way, when I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying and have to stop to catch my breath and get a drink of water, I can pause the vid and not miss the next hilarious thing he says.