Movies What is your favorite film of all-time? Empire Strikes Backs Why? I love Star Wars and this is the best Star Wars movie. Best acted, best dialogue, best directed. Love the cliffhanger ending. Love "I know". Love Bespin. Love Dagobah. Love Hoth. Love Yoda. Love the Force. What is the last movie you saw in the theatres? 2046 What was your favorite movie of 2005? Sin City or Kung Fu Hustle What is your favorite musical? Singin' in the Rain Books What is your favorite novel? Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It's the most amazing novel ever written. Favorite adaptation. novel--->film (TV or other)? Too many great ones to choose from: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Raging Bull, Lawrence of Arabia, Rashomon... Favorite character from a novel? Frodo (Lord of the Rings) or Tyrone Slothrop (Gravity's Rainbow) About You What time did you get up today? about 9:30am What was the weather like where you live today? moderate temperatures, mostly sunny, very nice! If you could live anywhere in the world and have any job, where and what would it be? I love my job and the city where I live, so I don't think I would trade either for anything I can think of How many of the 50 states have you visited? maybe a dozen or so? Where is your favorite vacation destination (that you have been to)? DragonCon Where do you most want to go on vacation? Europe, all over, but especially France, UK, Italy What did you last eat and drink? Pulled pork BBQ sandwich and a Stella Artois at the concert I was at tonight When was the last time you went dancing? May 11, 2002 <-- It's been way too long. When was the last time you spent all day on the couch, watching TV (no computer, no phone, etc.)? There's always some computing in between the TV episodes, so like never. But I've spent quite a few lazy weekend days doing nothing much more than watch TV. Last time you watched a football game on Sunday or Monday night? Last Sunday, Steelers vs. Patriots. I'm a huge Steelers fan and almost never miss a game. Star Wars Favorite Star Wars character? Luke Favorite Star Wars film? Empire Strikes Back Favorite line from Star Wars? "Listen, I don't know who you are or where you came from, but, from now on, you do as I tell you. 'kay?" Especially when Maggie says it. :-) Favorite costume from Star Wars? So many to choose from... Probably Padme's Episode I Senate gown. Are you really convinced that Padme fell in love with Anakin in Attack of the Clones?? No way. Anakin is a creepy jerk in AotC. Can't believe Padme would ever fall for such a lout. Who had a better "courtship", Leia and Han, or Padme and Anakin? Leia and Han, of course. Random Question If you could meet any person in the history of the world, who would it be and why? Albert Einstein (because he's kind of a hero of mine) or perhaps my paternal grandfather (he died when my father was very young)