Answer time *EDIT*

You had the questions, I have the answers. First up is Search Results:

1. Why HAVEN’T you eaten haggis? Next thing you’ll tell me is that you don’t know how to play bagpipes. Then I’ll be pissed.

Why? Not really had the opportunity to, to be honest. My mum doesn’t like it and with my dad working away from home most the time she never made it. I’m not really that bothered to be honest. If it happens it happens.

And, no, I can’t play the pipes. I don’t play any instrument.

2. If you had to read a book about a period in history, what period of history would it be?

I’m not that big on historical fiction. I do like reading about the 60’s though.

3. What are the last good book you read and last good movie you’ve seen?

Book: The Passage by Justin Cronin. It was released yesterday so I’m looking forward to finally having people to talk about it with.

Film: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Hollywood should just give up now. No way their version will be better.

One more. If you had to eat human flesh, what body part would you eat and how would you prepare it?

Oh God. Really have no idea, sorry.

ONE MORE. Well, three. Rage Against The Machine advocates on behalf of death row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal.
Is Mumia innocent of the charges against him?

Have to read more into the case, but it does appear dodgy.

Is Mumia the best cause celebre to rally around in order to protest the inherent cruelty of the US death penalty?

Well, and I really hate to put it like this, someone has to be. If it wasn’t him then it would have been someone else.

Is it okay to divorce the artist from their actions, or do their actions color their art?

I’m a huge Michael Jackson and Chris Benoit fan. I think you can work out where I stand from that.

Next up, we have SHARPSkinkid:
Have you ever listened to Frightened Rabbit? They’re a Scottish indie band and are getting pretty good reception in the States.

Never heard of them till you mentioned them in the question. (I’m shit with new music in general.) Found some of their stuff online and they’re not bad.

I capture the castle showed up next:
Questions: if you could be character in a book, who would you be/why?

That’s a tough one. On balance, I’d have to say Richard from The Beach. Cos I’ve got an unrequited dream of travelling someday.

what book can you simply not get through/have given up with trying to read it?

Twilight. What’s wrong with it? Well, nothing if you don’t count the appalling writing, the cliché storm and incredibly uneven pacing. Oh, and the fact that the main character is a complete Mary Sue who can do absolutely no wrong (I counted at least one crash she was in that was partly her fault only to be told it wasn’t) who is so super special (despite being kind of a bitch) that us poor blokes have no choice except to fall desperately in love with her upon the merest glimpse of her.

I didn’t even get to the sparkly vampires bit, which is just as well cos I’d have probably broken my laptop.

& thirdly, what about an aberdeen meet-up? I know there are a few more that live around here

I wouldn’t mind meeting up with some of you in meatspace.

Steven the Rill has a time and space question:
What’s your favourite episode, so far, from this present season of Doctor Who?

Well, depending on what happens tonight, this might change (I think in terms of stories not individual episodes) but so far, the answer has to be Amy’s Choice. I just thought it was incredibly well done and the Dream Lord was fantastic. Worse is the Silurian two parter. But I’m not surprised considering it was written by the guy who previously wrote a real time episode which was notable for not being in real time…

*EDIT* I caved and watched tonights Doctor Who online. I’m going to change this one. The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang is my favourite. Best series finale since the show comes back.

The Silurian episodes are still the worse though.

Another musical one, this time from *JenJen*:

Imogen Heap? For or against? Or any opinion at all, if you don’t know who she is x x x x

She has a good voice, but it’s not my cup of tea.
And finally, we have pierced_poet:
question – i’m in your neck of the woods for 24 hours and you’ve decided to play tour guide of your city. Where would we go? and what would we do? 🙂

To be honest, I’d rather be answering this about Aberdeen, cos there’s not much to do in Boro. Lets see. Well, the Transporter bridge is a must. Hopefully it’d be working so we could have a trip on it. I suppose while we’re there I could show you Temenos even if I do still think it looks like a giant wind sock. We’d definitely have to visit MIMA and see what art is there. On our way to Albert Park, we could make a quick trip to the Dorman museum. Probably find the time to visit a few local hostelry’s and try and get you to try a parmo before you have to go.

what are the 6 geek tattoo ideas? [pierced_poet]

I didn’t actually say 6 geek tattoos I said about 6 tattoos most of which were geeky. They are: dragon tattoo adapted from the cover of Runaways issue 7, the number 42 in binary using a computer font and in dark green, either a TARDIS or a sonic screwdriver, another Doctor Who tattoo and a Subtle Knife from the His Dark Materials.

And that’s your lot. Thanks to all who asked questions.

Will

 

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