What say you?
Let’s hear from you, por faplease.
1. You’re having an intimate gathering. Invite one of each:
a) one person from your current life,
b) one (known) person who has passed away,
c) one famous person (alive or dead), and
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met.
2. What is the best meal you can make?
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind?
Edited to Add: We’re at 7 votes illiterate and 3 votes blind. Does anyone have a really strong opinion on this?
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March 15th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Here goes:
1. b
2. Awww come on, there are too many (although I don’t like cooking anymore). If I had to pick one that goes down well in a ‘family’ setting (as opposed to party food) it would be bolognese sauce, and some pasta to go with it.
3. Illiterate.
I hope you answer your own questions eventually *grins*
And…I hope Plush answers it too (when is she going to guest blog here?)
x
Cara.
March 15th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Hi, Cara,
For question 1, you get to choose a person from each category so that you have 4 people you’re inviting.
Mmm, bolognese sounds good.
Yes, I’ll answer them eventually.
I’ll be setting Plush up with an account to post here soon. She’s been out of town so we haven’t had a chance to discuss it in detail. She’s good about entertaining my random questions like this.
March 15th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Ok here goes…
1) A. Unofficial. I think he’d like to meet one of the people below I’m about to mention. Plus, I see him about once or twice a week right now, so given my limited schedule this would probably be on a night he and I would normally go out on. Hahha…
B. My dad. R, I know you read the post the other day so you’ll understand this. I was 8 when he passed and there are just so many questions I have as an adult that I obviously wouldn’t think to ask at age 8. Plus, I miss him… a lot.
C. This is a tough one… so I’m going to be shallow. Seriously, because if I try for a “serious” famous person then I’d have too many to choose from. For my shallow choice… Sandra Bullock. People say I look like her (a lot) and that I act like many of her characters. I’d like to see if this is true in person.
D. I’ve met a ton of people online through the Glamour blog and they’re all great. I’d either like to meet one Mr. MFOS from the blog OR Pam. R, you’re creeping up there in the list! hahah.
2) I would make Rosemary and gorgonzola stuffed fillet with over roasted red bliss potatoes and broccoli. It’s amazing!!
3) Illiterate. You can listen to books and TV and podcasts etc. However, when illiterate you can at least view beauty as well. Blind, you wouldn’t get to see anything (obv).
Can’t wait to hear yours, R! I like the idea of a Plush posting as well. Then again, you STILL haven’t answered how you gave her that nickname… or did you and I didn’t check the comments… hmmmmm….
Have a great weekend!!
~B
March 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Hi, SnarkyRunner,
I was actually thinking of your entry about your father when I asked b). Glad you chose him. And Sandra Bullock would be a fun guest!
The stuff fillet sounds really, really good.
Hope you checked the comments as I spilled the beans on how she got her nickname.
-R.
March 15th, 2008 at 10:21 am
After I wrote the comment above I DID check. How interesting. I think it’s pretty cool that she reads and comments.
March 15th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
1.
a) Rob (my boss)
b) Wendy (my BFF who died in a car accident in 1995)
c) Robin Williams
d) You can come too! It’ll be fun…everyone on this list has a killer sense of humor.
2. I can’t cook my way out of a bag, so I have to go easy. Stuffed pasta shells.
3. Blind. Taking away my ability to read (braille reading even!) would be more difficult than taking away my sight.
March 15th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Thanks Esquire, I get it now. Okay, here goes:
1. You’re having an intimate gathering. Invite one of each:
a) one person from your current life,
My good friend Dingle, cus he needs some cheering up.
b) one (known) person who has passed away,
My brother
c) one famous person (alive or dead),
My father (well, he was famous!)
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met.
Little Filthy (I love animals).
Oh sorry, that has to be a person?
Perez Hilton, so I can give him a good kicking (lol, have you read his blog? He is soooooooo rude!).
x
Cara
March 15th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Sande, I have to ask (if I may and you do not mind answering) – why your Boss?
I’ll bring carry out.
March 15th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Hi, Cara,
I’ll let you bring Little Filthy, if you want him for an evening.
I have not ever read Perez Hilton’s blog. I’ve seen a picture from his blog when Boss was looking at it, though. All I remember is a penis drawn in white. That was really all I needed to see.
March 15th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Oh yes, Esquire that is Perez Hilton indeed! I hardly go there to visit, only to occasionally check up on Britney Spears (he is very good at keeping track of her recovery from mental illness).
March 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Ok here goes!
a) one person from your current life,
Chris
b) one (known) person who has passed away,
My grandmother
c) one famous person (alive or dead), and
Owen Wilson because he seems like he’d be fun to hang out with
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met.
Kala is dying to meet LF
2. What is the best meal you can make?
Pot Roast. You’d swear you’d seen heaven after eating it
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind?
blind
March 16th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Bev, you’ve got to tell me more about this pot roast. I don’t think I’ve ever had good pot roast. What’re you doing differently to this thing? And when can I come over?
March 16th, 2008 at 8:20 am
The secret is wine.
And garlic.
You’re welcome any time, as long as you bring LF for Kala
March 16th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I’m going to flunk your quiz since I’m drawing blanks with the intimate gathering list. I prefer large groups of disorderly people (dead and alive) – more entertaining.
I recently made what I think is my current specialty: Rosemary roast chicken, mashed potatoes and garlicky creamed spinach. My son will eat the spinach in a bowl by itself, so I know it’s edible.
I’d rather be illiterate because I could learn to read. I couldn’t become unblind.
March 16th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I call Shenanigans on your last answer – illiterate for life or blind?
And that chicken sounds great. I’m off to brunch now; I’m pretty sure it’s going to pale in comparison.
March 16th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
You’re having an intimate gathering. Invite one of each:
a) one person from your current life,
C, because he would kill me if I were having this killer soiree and didn’t invite him.
b) one (known) person who has passed away,
Richard Pryor. I’ve always wanted to know what he was like.
c) one famous person (alive or dead), and
Jon Stewart.
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met.
Ze Frank – http://www.zefrank.com. I’ve been rediscovering his site, and he’s hysterical.
2. What is the best meal you can make?
I make a fabulous filet mignon, I have to say. Pure meaty goodness.
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind?
I thought about this in the car while I was doing errands this morning. I’d probably choose illiterate. Even though I couldn’t read, I could still watch and comprehend most of television. And I wouldn’t necessarily be in danger of stepping off a curb and getting hit by a bus.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Avitania – I’ve got to check out Ze Frank – sounds interesting! And for b), it has to be someone you knew. Now, if you had known Richard Pryor, that’d be damn cool. heh.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Carry out works!
Why my boss? Because he’s fun, and a social chameleon to boot. Always a good thing to have at a party.
March 16th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
1. Those are way too hard.
2. I’m a terrible cook. I make pretty good chicken & wild rice soup, and I’m pretty good with salmon. That’s about it.
3. Illiterate. I doubt braille is that great, it certainly doesn’t tempt me to go blind.
There was a good episode of This American Life that asked if you’d rather be able to fly, or be able to become invisible. It is supposed to be very telling about your personality.
March 16th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
First off, I love to cook. So, I plan my gatherings and the people who are invited based on what I feel like cooking. Rarely am I interested in chile con queso and chips with those little mini hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls. When I have an “intimate gathering” it generally involves a well appointed menu with interesting and tastefully selected wine. I envision something continental, with a fantastic selection of red wines to taste with every course.
So – okay – now onto my guests!
1. You’re having an intimate gathering. Invite one of each:
a) one person from your current life: My mom (because of my choice for “b”)
b) one (known) person who has passed away: My dad.
c) one famous person (alive or dead): Isaac Asimov
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met: Modobs (on wordpress – she lives in France and is a journalist)
2. What is the best meal you can make? That’s a tough one. I can make just about anything I can taste… So take your pick. I had this fantastic red pepper crusted halibut once that I think I would love to recreate. Over orzo with taragon, marjoram, garlic, truffles, a hint of parsley cooked in a chicken boullion until thickened (almost like risotto, but not). Halved, seasoned Brussel Sprouts, steamed and then grilled to crisp – or perhaps collard greens done with the slightest taste of bacon? No. If not the sprouts, then Spinach a few golden raisins, pine nuts and more garlic, of course. The wine would probably be a Pinot Gris or nice woodsy Chardonnay. So, when do we eat?
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind? I don’t like those choices. How can anyone make an educated guess, or even try to assume they know whether one would be better than the other? If I am blind, but well-learned, then how on earth would I prepare such a fantastic meal? And, it would be quite the challenge to be well-learned, being blind, unless of course I’d experienced a late onset of blindness. Though I suppose there is alwyas a way to achieve one’s goals with an ounce of determination. If I am illiterate, I don’t see how I would come to choose the guests on my list, unless I had some great fondness on another level – other than literate (like a personal relationship with them, or having seen the movie “I, Robot” adapted by one of Asimov’s books), but being illiterate, I probably wouldn’t know or care that “I, Robot” was adapted from a book, would I?
Dammit. I suppose I’d be blind. But I’d be afflicted with blindness that occurs later in life, so I would have time to savor the sweet beauty of life that is beheld through the eyes, and goes into the soul. And, even that my friend, is a tough decision to come to for an avid reader (audio books just won’t do). But there you have it.
March 16th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Hi, Krystie Lee,
I like how your answer to #3 is that while Braille, you have no doubt, is great, it doesn’t really tempt you to go blind. *laugh* Nice!
Hmm, I think I’d rather be able to fly. What about you – invisible or fly?
March 16th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I’d rather fly, too. People who want to be invisible are sneaky bastards and not to be trusted.
March 16th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Ms. Cheevious,
1. I had to grin at this: “First off, I love to cook. So, I plan my gatherings and the people who are invited based on what I feel like cooking.”
So, first you decide what you want to cook…and then you invite people that groove well with the food?
2. I do like halibut and that would, I am sure, be a fantastic meal. But I’m so much more partial to red wines. I have a Silver Oak Cab bottle I’ve been saving for a good meal. When do we eat? I don’t know. When can you be here?
3. Has anyone ever told you that you’re a complicated woman?
March 16th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Krystie Lee –
This is what I like about you. In the back of my head, I thought, “FLY.” And then I thought…wait, what am I missing by not being invisible? And my first thought was, “Being sneaky? Dude, that’s shady.” So I went with flying. I like that you said it out loud. I dig it.
March 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I love reds too. How funny that I read your email, and the only thing that really bothered me about my comment was that I started off with a red wine, and ended up putting white on the menu. Red would be excellent. I’m really into blends right now. yummy. But I’m on a serious health kick right now, or haven’t you noticed? I am not drinking right now – unless of course Isaac Asimov is coming to dinner. Anyhow, I am hungry now, so even though it’s only 4:30 pm I am off to get something yummy to eat – out. And, yes, I’ll sit happily with all the senior citizens, and talk politics.
March 16th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Ms. Cheevious,
Isaac Asimov probably does warrant an exception to health kick food rules. Enjoy that early bird.
-R
March 16th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Darn. Illiterate then. I couldn’t bear it if I had to miss watching my kids grow. And maybe they would read to their dear old illiterate mother if I made them my chicken and spinach.
March 16th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Angie – let’s hope you have the recipe memorized.
March 17th, 2008 at 9:04 am
If I were blind…I wouldn’t be able to read anyway. Right? I’d have to go with illiterate. Then I could always re-teach myself to read and write. Could never un-blind myself.
Where are your answers to those questions Random?
Mine would be.
1. My boyfriend.
2. My father.
3. Georgia O’Keefe.
4. Seth Godin.
Not sure what I would cook, probably steaks…
March 17th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hi, Ms Single Mama,
I called shenanigans on the same answer for the illiterate/blind question. You have to be either illiterate or blind – that means illiterate for life or blind. No teaching yourself to read.
I’ll respond in a new comment with my answers now.
-R.
March 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am
For a) I’d invite my mother because my answer to b) is her best friend (and my second mother) who passed away of breast cancer. There are, for better or for worse, things I know my mother would have liked to tell her – and I would, too.
c) one famous person (alive or dead) – Anne Frank.
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met. – This is very hard as I’d like to meet the entire Seattle contingent, Mamaphunk and a host of others. Since I am confident that I will meet them all soon, I’ll go with the woman who writes The Leaky Brain. (abarclay12.wordpress.com)
2. What is the best meal you can make?
Steak. DUH. But if it can’t be steak…probably a roasted monk fish with jasmine rice (cooked with lemon grass, garlic, fresh basil and a touch of crushed pineapple) with some steamed vegetables.
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind?
I think illiterate.
March 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I can’t cook. So it would have to be steak. : )
March 17th, 2008 at 10:00 am
And yeah – you’re right – if I were to invite my dead father to the dinner would be wise to make the living person at the table – my mother. So they could talk. Sad. I hate this post. Sorry.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am
RandomEsq: Does this mean you’ll make us Monkfish if the Seattle contingent descends upon Chicago? Because we’ll bring forks and an appetite.
So it looks like I have to re-do that question — I’m sad I didn’t know Richard Pryor, too! Then it would probably have to be my father, because he would tell jokes that no one would understand — and that, in itself, would be funny.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Avitania – I’ll make steak *and* monkfish.
And Little Filthy will even get a BATH.
March 18th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Okay, I’ve been wanting to answer this for days but haven’t had, well, creativity. My brain doesn’t always work. But I’m back, so!
1. I’d probably invite RandomEsq, not just because this is where the question was posted but because I can’t think of many people in my life who would be able to come up with as many fabulous questions. Plus I like those little secretive nudges during group events – makes me feel special.
One person I know who has passed away…I don’t know that many people, to be honest, but it would probably be my grandpa. I didn’t get to talk to him nearly enough when I was growing up and now – well, I’m a cliche.
Albert Einstein. Again, I’m a cliche, I know, but I fucking love that man. Plus I think Grandpa would have enjoyed talking to him.
And as for the internet person…man…maybe that little Japanese kid who plays Beatles songs?
2. Yikes, I’m a horrible cook! Um…no really…RandomEsq has offered to make me dinner and I think that we should probably leave it at that. I could contribute, maybe, mac & cheese?
3. Tough call…I’m an avid reader so being illiterate would relegate me to the ranks of the reality TV watchers. On the other hand, I’m super clumsy and kind of needy, so being blind would probably just make me a complete whiny klutz.
I’ll go with illiterate. At least then I could still play Guitar Hero.
March 18th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Hi there, Plush. I haven’t tasted your cooking but I’m going to trust you on that one. I’ll cook – you bring grandpa and Albert and the little Beatles kid. That page made me grin.
Good call, good call, on Guitar Hero!
March 19th, 2008 at 7:27 am
1. You’re having an intimate gathering. Invite one of each:
a) one person from your current life,
BEV – MY WIFE. She made it abundantly clear that if I didn’t put her down she would be very upset. So she’s in like Flynn.
b) one (known) person who has passed away,
My Mom’s mother who passed away when I was fairly young. Would like to spend more time knowing her now. She was a super sweet lady. Cooked way too many cakes and pies every time I went to see her.
c) one famous person (alive or dead), and
Gine Gershon. She rocks. That’s why.
d) one person from the internet you’ve never met.
RE! Of course!
2. What is the best meal you can make?
Filet Mignon with preparation that’s a mixture of an article I read on here and from a friend of mine.
3. Would you rather be illiterate or blind?
Illiterate. At least then you probably don’t know you’re illiterate. You know when you’re blind.