Dec 07 2007

Been Questioned

Published by Brillig at 11:22 am under Blogginess

It’s that time again, folks! It’s been MONTHS since I did an interview, and when the lovely and illustrious JerseyGirl of Dirty Little Secret was handing out questions, I decided to beg some off of her. And so, without further ado, here ya go:

1. You get to start a rock band of less than 8 people. You can choose any living musicians. Who would you pick and what would you call your band?

I’d pick Simon Le Bon (of Duran Duran, natch) for vocals, Neil Peart (of Rush) on the drums, Mike Dirnt (of Green Day) on bass guitar, Vince Clarke (of early-Depeche Mode, Yaz, and, most notably, Erasure) for some of the Euro Synthpop sound to mix it up a bit, Brandon Flowers (of the Killers) just to stand there so I can look at him, Dave Keuning (also of the Killers) for lead guitar, Beck (of… well… Beck) because he’s a frickin’ brackin’ genius, and why don’t we have Timbaland produce it all, since he’s involved with everything these days and everything he touches turns to gold. And we’ll call the band Frumious Bandersnatch, cuz that’s how we roll here at Twas Brillig. (And it would be a catastrophic mess—can you imagine all of those people trying to make music together?)

2. What traits do all of your children share? Do you think they got these traits from you?

My children are all gorgeous. They surely get that from me. :-D Hahaha. Actually, they ARE all gorgeous but they get that from their Daddy (they all look like mini-Hubby clones). But they are really friendly, bouncy, independent, and outgoing, and they love to be the center of attention. They definitely get that from me.

3. What are five books that you think everyone should read?

(My absolute first inclusions here would be the Bible and the Book of Mormon, no question, but those are so obvious that I’ll leave them out in order to list five others)

  1. The Complete Works of Shakespeare (yes, all of it)
  2. Don Quixote (Cervantes, best if read in its original Spanish— considered to be the greatest work ever written in any language)
  3. A Tale of Two Cities (and everything else Dickens, but if I just have to pick one, I’ll choose that one)
  4. The Divine Comedy (Dante)
  5. Lyrical Ballads (Wordsworth)

I don’t think a person can carry on a civilized conversation without being fully versed in all of these. ;-) Could I sound any snootier? Sorry. I was raised by a brilliant English Lit. professor… Blame Daddy.

4. What is your favorite thing to do with your children (can be as a group or individually)?

We love our Family Home Evenings, where every Monday night the whole family gets together for an activity, Gospel lesson, and a treat. (Even though it’s called “family home eveing,” we are often anywhere BUT home). We try to make every Monday night special and memorable and FUN! Sometimes they’re a big ordeal, sometimes they’re just simple, but we never miss a week.


5. What percentage of people do you think know where your bloggy name comes from?

Hahaha. I’m not sure. I know that a lot of my readers are here because of my blog name. I assume that most people at least sorta get it—they’ve heard it before, they recognize it from school, or whatever. But for those who don’t, I’ve written this page to help you out. You’ll notice that my own husband didn’t get it at first…

So, huge thanks to JerseyGirl for her thoughtful and interesting questions! And, as is the tradition with these things, I’ll hand out interviews now too. So, if you want one, just leave your request in my comments, and I’ll leave your questions there too. A good time shall be had by all.

—–Also, please note that Soap Opera Sunday is being hosted by my lovely and illustrious SOS co-founder, Walking Kateastrophe this weekend. I won’t be able to join in until Sunday, because I have something else going on tomorrow that trumps even SOS. :-D

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45 Responses to “Been Questioned”

  1. # Maddyon 07 Dec 2007 at 11:28 am

    Very interesting, I like that one. Can you translate ’soap opera sunday ‘ for me please? I’m still a relative newbie.
    Cheers

  2. # Maddyon 07 Dec 2007 at 11:29 am

    Cancel that, I’ve just found it in the top right corner! Duh!

  3. # ~JJ!on 07 Dec 2007 at 11:58 am

    I would totally see your band.

  4. # Jerseygirl89on 07 Dec 2007 at 11:59 am

    I love your answers! Awesome post. And I totally want a Fruminous Bandersnatch CD. :)

  5. # Kateastropheon 07 Dec 2007 at 12:11 pm

    HAHA I love your band. It would be very . . . eclectic!

    I agree with all your book selections and have read them all. YAY! Just not Don Quixote in Spanish .. . but do I get credit for reading the unabridged version in English at least?

  6. # canadianflakeon 07 Dec 2007 at 12:54 pm

    interesting answers…I like the idea of a family night…I miss having nights together but now that I work nights, it isn’t possible…maybe someday this will change again.

  7. # carrieon 07 Dec 2007 at 2:06 pm

    I want an interview! PLEASE distract me! Give me blog fodder, oh wondermous Brillig!

    I’m such a whiner. Wow. :)

  8. # Bryanon 07 Dec 2007 at 2:24 pm

    Got four words for you: Divine Comedy, Divine Schmomedy.

    And two more: Shakespeare…Schmakes…mere…. that one doesn’t work as well.

    And two more: Cliff Notes. Civilized conversation is all about seeming like you know, after all. Actually knowing has been out of fashion for centuries.

  9. # Luisaon 07 Dec 2007 at 3:29 pm

    My Sister! (’tis a wish of mine)
    Now that our morning meal is done,
    Make haste, your morning task resign;
    Come forth and feel the sun.

    Fabulous answers, chuck!

  10. # Dedeeon 07 Dec 2007 at 3:39 pm

    I have to admit that if you are handing out the questions, I’d love to get them. Can I play?

    Love you answers and apparently need to get reading because inspite of the thousands of books I’ve read, I can only claim two of the five, and although I’ve read most of Shakespeare, I haven’t read most of the histories.

    You rock!

  11. # Smiling Momon 07 Dec 2007 at 4:33 pm

    I’m interested in being questioned! :-) Thanks. :-) Now off to read your post on your name… I’m one who doesn’t ‘get it’

    xo

  12. # Kimberlyon 07 Dec 2007 at 5:37 pm

    Something that trumps SOS?! Do tell! I’ve read all your five books, but I’m afraid Don Quixote is not a favourite of mine. Still love me?

  13. # Great 20th Century Works of Fiction by Women » Blog Archive » Been Questionedon 07 Dec 2007 at 7:08 pm

    […] Been QuestionedBy Brillig(Even though it’s called “family home eveing,” we are often anywhere BUT home). We try to make every Monday night special and memorable and FUN! Sometimes they’re a big ordeal, sometimes they’re just simple, but we never miss a week. …Twas Brillig - http://www.twas-brillig.com […]

  14. # Bryanon 07 Dec 2007 at 7:09 pm

    Do you feel you deserve it?

  15. # Aliceon 07 Dec 2007 at 7:39 pm

    I was very dissapointed in your list of top 5 books, but I won’t hold it against you!

  16. # Soccer Mom in Denialon 08 Dec 2007 at 6:01 am

    YOU PUT VINCE CLARK IN YOUR DREAM BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Oh, oh, oh do I LOVE you!

    Could I get interview questions from you? Puull-eeeeeeease? I’ll take them in 2009 if you need the time.

  17. # Wholly Burbleon 08 Dec 2007 at 2:08 pm

    As a Lit & Lang prof (in a former life), I think your choices appropo–however, I’d add in Mark Twain and . . . ah if I get to naming them, well, my “prof-ness” will be showing and the list could go on–good thing to limit to five or I’m sure you would have added in more as well.

    Having found myself rather “played out” after NaBloPoMo (whew thought I wouldn’t be writing THAT out any more LOL)–I would enjoy having questions to answer, if you feel so inspired on my behalf.

  18. # Heffalumpon 08 Dec 2007 at 8:49 pm

    You can interview me, so my three readers will have something new to read from me…

  19. # Maddson 09 Dec 2007 at 8:34 pm

    What does comment #13 mean? It says,
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  20. # Nanetteon 10 Dec 2007 at 1:38 am

    I do believe you have fantastic taste in music for a youngster. ;)

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    Angus Young isn’t playing lead guitar?

    Oh, wait… you’re probably too young to know anything about Angus.

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