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More May Memage..and Buffy/Angel fandom bits..
More May Question-A-Day Memage (kudos to the individual who comes up with these questions, I tried it once, and sigh, it did not end well.)
20. Own up – do you have a drawer in your home with stuff you don’t know what to do with, or shove things that you’ll ‘sort out later’ in it? How often do you clear it out?
Yes. Sigh. (I can't remember if I answered this question previously?) And more than one. I'm extremely good at building nests and shoving stuff in drawers. Organized - I'm not. I'm a quirky absent-minded artist. Organization? What's that?
My brother once said he thought I should have become a librarian.
My mother and I both laughed at this. I do not think like a librarian - the only things we have in common is a fondness for books.
21. How would you describe the décor in your main living area?
Cluttered? Artsy? I have wooden Russian Dolls on the tv stand, candles in the window sill - one is a carved owl, self-made pottery, a flower under a glass, cards, a chocolate bunny rabbit, and a glass globe venus universe lamp that's very small. Also a picture of my niece. Then there's my painting station, which has a minuature easel on my desk, with watercolors, a completed painting, a stuffed frog on top of a paper holder with a magazine picture of Cillian Murphy from GQ, above which are two photos of sunflowers, next to that a small felt cube with paints and paper on top of it, and a bookcase overflowing with books, an hand woven basket, a ceramic Christmas tree, and on top of it a large photo on canvas of a sunset. I have knitted throws, and a large television (flat screen) ....it's obvious I'm an artist. Someone comes into this apartment - they'll think artist and writer.
22. Have you ever lived or worked in a skyscraper or high-rise building? Which floor?
I currently work in a skyscraper - on the 18th Floor of a 32 floor skyscraper in the Financial District of Manhattan. I also currently live on the third floor of a 77 unit apartment building, that is six stories.
So yes?
23. Have you ever tried non-alcoholic beer or wine?
Yes. It's not worth the indigestion.
24. Have you ever had a pedicure?
Many times. Highly overrated. And expensive. Not a fan. I don't like the feel of nail polish, also I end up with toe fungus. When I stopped doing that, the toe fungus went away.
25. Are you a fan of popcorn at the movies?
Yes and no? I wouldn't say fan exactly. I do like getting it however.
26. Today the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling event will take place to celebrate the UK Spring Bank Holiday. A 7-9lb (3-4kg) round Double Gloucester cheese will be rolled down a hill until someone catches it (you can see a video of the spectacle here). Are there any Spring Festival Events in your area?
I live in NYC. I'm sure there are? But I lose track. Nothing like that.
I know they are having a Met Opening Festival next weekend, which may count. Also there's the Macy's annual flower show. And the Cherry Blossoms at the Botanical Gardens.
27. Do you like lettuce? Any particular variety?
Yes, but I'm picky. I like power greens: Chard, Spinach, Kale, Pea Greens,
Baby Spinach, Argula, and Romaine.
I will not eat iceburg - it's like glass on my tummy. That's the cheap stuff.
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My pictures via FB links are disappearing faster than usual. I may need to figure out Pillowfort or find an alternative soon. Damn FB.
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I was bored and frustrated this morning at work - so I distracted myself by listening to youtube actor Q&A podcasts on my cell phone.
I listened to David Boreanze - who is kind of boring? But he did say a few interesting things.
* He has no interest in revisiting past roles, unless there's something new to explore - which is unlikely. He likes to leave the projects in the past and not revisit them in any way, just let them rest as is. He doesn't remember them, and doesn't like to discuss or talk about them. (Hence the reason he's kind of boring? Also, I think it's highly unlikely he'll be part of the Buffy Reboot, unless he can revisit the character in a new way and briefly. Although he didn't mention this at all - and kind of made it clear to the audience that he no intentions or interest in revisiting it in any way.)
* His degree was from Ithica in film direction, and he intended on becoming a director, but fell into acting. He believes it takes at least 34 years to become a good actor. His first roles were commercials (a David Fincher commercial that was rather dark, he was so terrified he couldn't get the line out, and never aired) and a guest appearance on Married with Children (also terrified), and he was terrified when he started on Buffy. All he knew about the character was that he was a vampire, and he was given a white shirt, and a black velvet coat. He barely made it through the audition and was kind of surprised when he got the role. He enjoyed playing the bi-polarity of Angel and Angelus, also used Gary Oldman in The Professional as a reference for the role along with a Prize fighter - Big Joe Lewis.
* Most underrated actor in his opinion is Brian Dennehey (I actually agree with him on this), and he is a fan of the effortlessness of Meryl Streep's performances. Also a fan of Gregory Peck.
* He doesn't know what he'll do next, but he wouldn't mind doing some more theater. He enjoyed working in the Spaulding Gray play that was off-Broadway, and a play by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith that was odd - called Cowboy Jack or something like that. He really likes the plays of Sam Shepard.
* Seal Team just about crippled him and was the most arduous and hardest stunt role that he has ever done. Angel also had a lot of stunts that were difficult to do - due to night shots. The few things he remembers from his time on Angel is he really enjoyed working with Julie Benze, also liked working with Sarah and Charisma. And he liked how it ended.
The Belgium Q&A is the best one, he's relaxed and the male interviewer is in more control. He kind of rolls over the interviewer in Calgary, who is too nervous and fangirling him, (I also think he might have had one beer too many.)
Boreanze rarely does fan events - not sure why he is now? He appears to be doing it to promote himself and see what's out there? I doubt he needs the money, but who knows?
No one really asked him about the Buffy Reboot, outside of whether he'd want to revisit the character of Angel and if so, how? And he kind of handwaved it - stating, eh, no, been there done that, not all that interested in revisiting the past. (He reminds me of Harrison Ford asked about Han Solo.)
I still have mixed feelings about this actor. But upon rewatch of Buffy - he is admittedly among the best things in the early seasons. The actor sells the role, in an understated way. And I can't take my eyes off of him, Dru, and Spike in S2. Those three have oodles of chemistry. You can tell he got along with Marsters - they play off of each other very well. And neither has any issues or hangups regarding homosexuality. In fact, Boreanze was rather impressed and flattered when a male fan informed him that his performance as Angel was how the male fan realized he was gay. Boreanze thought that was cool. And say what you will about him? He has nothing but nice things to say about his female co-stars, and they all liked him and became friends. He's also friends with most of the male co-stars.
He also more or less states the same things about fame that Marsters does - that it is toxic and to stay away from it and social media, which makes it worse. And he feels it is important to be kind to people. Overall, I think he's a nice bloke. Hasn't aged well - looks a bit on the puffy side, and I can tell he's a beer drinker. He's about my age - fifty five. Honestly they were doing Buffy and Angel when I was in my late 20s, early 30s, and they were in their late 20s and early 30s.
Also another Marsters Q&A. Marsters is far more entertaining and open with the audience. He genuinely enjoys interacting with the fans and the interviewers. He's an entertainer, and just loves being on stage and connecting with an audience. The man is so expressive - he's fun to watch and listen to.
Marsters also remembers everything from past roles, along with interesting anecdotes, and lines. And the whole process, along with insight on acting.
He'd spent years working in Chicago theater, producing, directing, and acting in plays. By the time he got to LA, he was 34 and had done over 100 plays. He was an actor, but not a screen actor - and had to relearn his entire craft.
Said, he got along well enough with David Boreanze, that he's time on Angel went smoothly and they had great banter. Also, Angel was easier than Buffy, since it was only 12 hour days as opposed to 20 hour days (Buffy). Unlike Boreanze, he talks up Buffy and Angel, and seems to be a fan of both. Especially Buffy.
Very different actors. I prefer Marsters - mainly because I can identify more with him, and he's more interesting. Boreanze is basically a jock who got a lot of roles on action television series as an action hero. I only could watch Angel, and admittedly gave up on it intermittently, because I got bored of Angel (the character). I tended to watch Angel for everyone else.
Also, weirdly, I've found that I tend to get along better with the Spike/Marsters fans than the Boreanze/Angel ones, who seem to be more conservative and mainstream in their interests, while I'm incredibly quirky.
Time for bed.
So here's a picture:
20. Own up – do you have a drawer in your home with stuff you don’t know what to do with, or shove things that you’ll ‘sort out later’ in it? How often do you clear it out?
Yes. Sigh. (I can't remember if I answered this question previously?) And more than one. I'm extremely good at building nests and shoving stuff in drawers. Organized - I'm not. I'm a quirky absent-minded artist. Organization? What's that?
My brother once said he thought I should have become a librarian.
My mother and I both laughed at this. I do not think like a librarian - the only things we have in common is a fondness for books.
21. How would you describe the décor in your main living area?
Cluttered? Artsy? I have wooden Russian Dolls on the tv stand, candles in the window sill - one is a carved owl, self-made pottery, a flower under a glass, cards, a chocolate bunny rabbit, and a glass globe venus universe lamp that's very small. Also a picture of my niece. Then there's my painting station, which has a minuature easel on my desk, with watercolors, a completed painting, a stuffed frog on top of a paper holder with a magazine picture of Cillian Murphy from GQ, above which are two photos of sunflowers, next to that a small felt cube with paints and paper on top of it, and a bookcase overflowing with books, an hand woven basket, a ceramic Christmas tree, and on top of it a large photo on canvas of a sunset. I have knitted throws, and a large television (flat screen) ....it's obvious I'm an artist. Someone comes into this apartment - they'll think artist and writer.
22. Have you ever lived or worked in a skyscraper or high-rise building? Which floor?
I currently work in a skyscraper - on the 18th Floor of a 32 floor skyscraper in the Financial District of Manhattan. I also currently live on the third floor of a 77 unit apartment building, that is six stories.
So yes?
23. Have you ever tried non-alcoholic beer or wine?
Yes. It's not worth the indigestion.
24. Have you ever had a pedicure?
Many times. Highly overrated. And expensive. Not a fan. I don't like the feel of nail polish, also I end up with toe fungus. When I stopped doing that, the toe fungus went away.
25. Are you a fan of popcorn at the movies?
Yes and no? I wouldn't say fan exactly. I do like getting it however.
26. Today the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling event will take place to celebrate the UK Spring Bank Holiday. A 7-9lb (3-4kg) round Double Gloucester cheese will be rolled down a hill until someone catches it (you can see a video of the spectacle here). Are there any Spring Festival Events in your area?
I live in NYC. I'm sure there are? But I lose track. Nothing like that.
I know they are having a Met Opening Festival next weekend, which may count. Also there's the Macy's annual flower show. And the Cherry Blossoms at the Botanical Gardens.
27. Do you like lettuce? Any particular variety?
Yes, but I'm picky. I like power greens: Chard, Spinach, Kale, Pea Greens,
Baby Spinach, Argula, and Romaine.
I will not eat iceburg - it's like glass on my tummy. That's the cheap stuff.
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My pictures via FB links are disappearing faster than usual. I may need to figure out Pillowfort or find an alternative soon. Damn FB.
***
I was bored and frustrated this morning at work - so I distracted myself by listening to youtube actor Q&A podcasts on my cell phone.
I listened to David Boreanze - who is kind of boring? But he did say a few interesting things.
* He has no interest in revisiting past roles, unless there's something new to explore - which is unlikely. He likes to leave the projects in the past and not revisit them in any way, just let them rest as is. He doesn't remember them, and doesn't like to discuss or talk about them. (Hence the reason he's kind of boring? Also, I think it's highly unlikely he'll be part of the Buffy Reboot, unless he can revisit the character in a new way and briefly. Although he didn't mention this at all - and kind of made it clear to the audience that he no intentions or interest in revisiting it in any way.)
* His degree was from Ithica in film direction, and he intended on becoming a director, but fell into acting. He believes it takes at least 34 years to become a good actor. His first roles were commercials (a David Fincher commercial that was rather dark, he was so terrified he couldn't get the line out, and never aired) and a guest appearance on Married with Children (also terrified), and he was terrified when he started on Buffy. All he knew about the character was that he was a vampire, and he was given a white shirt, and a black velvet coat. He barely made it through the audition and was kind of surprised when he got the role. He enjoyed playing the bi-polarity of Angel and Angelus, also used Gary Oldman in The Professional as a reference for the role along with a Prize fighter - Big Joe Lewis.
* Most underrated actor in his opinion is Brian Dennehey (I actually agree with him on this), and he is a fan of the effortlessness of Meryl Streep's performances. Also a fan of Gregory Peck.
* He doesn't know what he'll do next, but he wouldn't mind doing some more theater. He enjoyed working in the Spaulding Gray play that was off-Broadway, and a play by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith that was odd - called Cowboy Jack or something like that. He really likes the plays of Sam Shepard.
* Seal Team just about crippled him and was the most arduous and hardest stunt role that he has ever done. Angel also had a lot of stunts that were difficult to do - due to night shots. The few things he remembers from his time on Angel is he really enjoyed working with Julie Benze, also liked working with Sarah and Charisma. And he liked how it ended.
The Belgium Q&A is the best one, he's relaxed and the male interviewer is in more control. He kind of rolls over the interviewer in Calgary, who is too nervous and fangirling him, (I also think he might have had one beer too many.)
Boreanze rarely does fan events - not sure why he is now? He appears to be doing it to promote himself and see what's out there? I doubt he needs the money, but who knows?
No one really asked him about the Buffy Reboot, outside of whether he'd want to revisit the character of Angel and if so, how? And he kind of handwaved it - stating, eh, no, been there done that, not all that interested in revisiting the past. (He reminds me of Harrison Ford asked about Han Solo.)
I still have mixed feelings about this actor. But upon rewatch of Buffy - he is admittedly among the best things in the early seasons. The actor sells the role, in an understated way. And I can't take my eyes off of him, Dru, and Spike in S2. Those three have oodles of chemistry. You can tell he got along with Marsters - they play off of each other very well. And neither has any issues or hangups regarding homosexuality. In fact, Boreanze was rather impressed and flattered when a male fan informed him that his performance as Angel was how the male fan realized he was gay. Boreanze thought that was cool. And say what you will about him? He has nothing but nice things to say about his female co-stars, and they all liked him and became friends. He's also friends with most of the male co-stars.
He also more or less states the same things about fame that Marsters does - that it is toxic and to stay away from it and social media, which makes it worse. And he feels it is important to be kind to people. Overall, I think he's a nice bloke. Hasn't aged well - looks a bit on the puffy side, and I can tell he's a beer drinker. He's about my age - fifty five. Honestly they were doing Buffy and Angel when I was in my late 20s, early 30s, and they were in their late 20s and early 30s.
Also another Marsters Q&A. Marsters is far more entertaining and open with the audience. He genuinely enjoys interacting with the fans and the interviewers. He's an entertainer, and just loves being on stage and connecting with an audience. The man is so expressive - he's fun to watch and listen to.
Marsters also remembers everything from past roles, along with interesting anecdotes, and lines. And the whole process, along with insight on acting.
He'd spent years working in Chicago theater, producing, directing, and acting in plays. By the time he got to LA, he was 34 and had done over 100 plays. He was an actor, but not a screen actor - and had to relearn his entire craft.
Said, he got along well enough with David Boreanze, that he's time on Angel went smoothly and they had great banter. Also, Angel was easier than Buffy, since it was only 12 hour days as opposed to 20 hour days (Buffy). Unlike Boreanze, he talks up Buffy and Angel, and seems to be a fan of both. Especially Buffy.
Very different actors. I prefer Marsters - mainly because I can identify more with him, and he's more interesting. Boreanze is basically a jock who got a lot of roles on action television series as an action hero. I only could watch Angel, and admittedly gave up on it intermittently, because I got bored of Angel (the character). I tended to watch Angel for everyone else.
Also, weirdly, I've found that I tend to get along better with the Spike/Marsters fans than the Boreanze/Angel ones, who seem to be more conservative and mainstream in their interests, while I'm incredibly quirky.
Time for bed.
So here's a picture:
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Iceberg lettuce is just tasteless to me.
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Regarding iceburg lettuce? I don't understand the point? It has no taste, and is impossible to digest.
Regarding Marsters? Oh yes. I saw him (in person) perform with Ghost in the Robot way back in 2003 or thereabouts when he was maybe 45 years of age, and the man did a back flip on stage. My jaw dropped. Holding a lollipop. And what he did with those lollipops.
He lives to be on stage and can't stop moving. He's rarely still. Actually he explains it in one of his Q&A's where he states that he discovered at the age of 10, while doing a monologue and a song for a play that was basically child monologues from various people across cultures...and he said the energy he got back from the audience and that connection, instant, made him realize that's what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He wanted to perform on stage with an audience.
He also apparently started going to fan conventions in the 70s at 13 - and adored it. He loves giving audiences pleasure and making them laugh and smile. The man is a born entertainer and showman, reminds me a lot of Hugh Jackman in that respect.
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As for the non alcoholic beer and indigestion, I remember when I was about 7 and Dad had tried some non alcoholic beer at...I want to say his work Christmas party, and the memory of his reaction at the time put me off that too.
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Yeah, neither is worth the indigestion.
There are some decent non-alcoholic whiskey's and bitters, but I'm not sure what the point is?
I guess if people miss the taste of alcohol but can't drink the alcohol?