So, like just about everyone else who volunteered for the Thirty Day Blog Challenge, I too have run out of enthusiasm for the project. And like a few of my blog neighbors, I find myself grasping for ideas and wondering what to do next. Until I figure it out, please enjoy this edition of The Friday Five.
- If you had to have a Siamese Twin, who would you want it to be and why?
- Zaphod Beeblebrox. Three heads are better than one. Also, as a team, we’d be a lot more effective in drawing attention away from the real source of political power in the Galaxy.
- Would you rather be connected at the top of the head, or at the waist and why?
- At the waist. To a giant. Then I could randomly pop out of his clothes and say things like “Quaid! Activate the reactor!”
- Make up a definition to the made up word “kituxilicious”. Use it in a sentence.
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy says this about the word kituxillicious. It is used to describe a situation in which one conjoined sibling attains greater status than another, in the manner of King Kitux. The merciless King Kitux conquered three-quarters of the galaxy before his sudden death. Meanwhile, Kitux’s conjoined twin brother, Droon, served as his accountant. That is, until Kitux suspected Droon of embezzling and had him executed.
- Do you think there is something ultimately good about everyone?
- Only a Sith deals in absolutes! (draws lightsaber) Oh, wait, wrong continuity. (wraps towel around head)
- Would you relive your high school days? Why/why not?
- Only if I were the kituxillicious conjoined twin of a giant, or if I were Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Hark and forsooth, dear beloved Reader, and fain welcome to Your Humble Servant’s abode, wheretofore the wandering eyes of one and all shall behold literary eructations of uncommon erudition, remarkable pulchritude, and extraordinary sesquipedality.
Lest Your Humble Servant descend into alexic logorrhea, let us hereupon galeoflect to Sunday Stealing. Henceforth, let us commence.
Pretentious Blogging Meme: Part Two.
(Part One Of Which Shall Be Performed At Date Yet To Be Determined)
- pre·ten·tious
- 1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
- 2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious.
- How many drafts of potential blog posts do you have right now?
- I will have you know that I have no less than a dozen posts in draft state.
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In what medium do you draft your posts?
- Why, electronic, of course. One might agree that there are are bloggers who may well draft their posts with pencils on paper notepads, but then one might be led to wonder whether there might be other bloggers who draft their posts on vellum and parchment with quills dipped in iron gall ink.
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How often do you completely scratch or delete drafts or blog post ideas?
- More often than not. Most drafts reveal themselves, in the fullness of time, to be nothing other than pure and utter balderdash.
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If you had to leave your blog in your will to another blogger, who would you choose?
- Who wouldn’t want the honor, the distinction, the privilege of becoming The Next Electronic Replicant? Why, one would assume that because such a multitude of bloggers would beg for the position, that choosing among them through conventional means such as soliciting résumés would prove impractical. For this reason, I would will the title of The Next Electronic Replicant to the winner of a grueling twenty-two week television contest of talent, poise, pretension, fabulosity and outrageousness, with final determination to be made by audience participation.
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Are there other blogs that you feel are similar to yours in content, style, or voice?
- No. There are only pale reflections, faint echoes, and breezy redolences. For it was none other than I who invented this style, voice, and content. I am the artist from whom all inspiration flows. Oh, and I invented blogging. And the Internet. And the computer, and the vacuum tube, and electricity.
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Has anything surprised you since you started blogging?
- Indeed. I had assumed that surely I would never lack for anything to say.
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What are your goals or plans for your blog going forward?
- To carry onward, to entertain and connect with other bloggers.
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Do you make any money from your blog? (optional) about how much a month?
- Imperntinent scoundrel! Were I to gain monetarily, in how poor taste would it be to express it in preening, flaunting self satisfaction. Fortunately, this project is conducted upon a strictly for-fun basis.
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What blogging system do you use?
- Once upon a time, I used a Java application called Thingamablog. Sadly, it developed problems which precipitated a migration to WordPress.
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How did you come up your blog name?
- Ridiculous as it may seem, it was generated by computer. ERIK is the cybernetic acronym for Electronic Replicant Intended for Killing. This was first used the blog’s tagline— another title was under consideration and was fortunately rejected. Lest the public be unsettled by references to violence, the Intended for Killing was thenceforth omitted.
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How many blogs do you have? What was your peak?
- I admit only to this one.
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Are you having as much fun as when you started?
- On occasion, indeed, but oft times are they that putting thought to word seems both duty and chore.
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Where do you find other bloggers like you?
- Patiently perambulating comments and blogrolls and trackbacks. On occasion in participating in blogging events e.g. NaBloPoMo, Holidailies, ICLW, et cetera.
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What’s your one wish when it comes to blogging?
- Simply that I always continue to have as much fun as (or more than) when I started.
Today’s post is brought to you by Sunday Stealing. When you think of stealing, think of Sunday Stealing.
- 1. What is your favorite holiday show/animated show?
- I happen to like Scrooged… but everyone happens to like that movie, so I can’t possibly submit that as my answer. Instead, I submit The He-Man She-Ra Christmas Special. It makes up for its utter cheesiness with a moment of unbelieveably cheesy cheesiness. After Skeletor saves two children, he then with dismay asks, “This… is Christmas?” He then yechs, “Well, I don’t like feeling good. I like feeling evil, evil, evil!” All laugh.
This... is Christmas?
- 2. What holiday character do you think you’re most like?
- I am like a Polar Elf, thanklessly stamping out thousands of toys per hour ostensibly for the enjoyment of ungrateful children. And who gets all the praise? A fat old man in a red suit.
- 3. What holiday character does your spouse think you’re most like?
- “I don’t know. Who comes up with this stuff?”
- 4. Favorite Christmas/holiday song?
- Here We Come A Wassailing. You don’t hear it as often as the others. Also, it’s not about fictional characters, but a door-to-door party.
- 5. Most hated Christmas/holiday song?
- “Deck the Halls” has basically become the Christmas Jingle and has therefore lost all appeal.
- 6. If you have an all holiday music radio station when do you start listening to it?
- As soon as I step through the doors of the grocery store.
- 7. If you have an all holiday music radio station do you love it or hate it?
- It’s not the station itself I dislike so much as those tired old tunes it dispenses ‘round-the-clock.
- 8. Have you ever wrapped yourself as a Christmas present?
- No, but now that you mention it, I think I’ll go make a festive holiday suit out of wrapping paper scraps.
- 9. Who is Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer’s father?
- Some say it was Dasher, some say it was Comet. Others say it was Santa Claus himself, and this was why Rudolf has had preferential treatment ever since that foggy Christmas Eve. I have my own theory. The father of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is none other than Reddy Kilowatt!
- 10. Do you drive your neighborhood or one near you at night to look at other people’s holiday decorations?
- I don’t drive myself around to look at light bulbs, much less the whole neighborhood.
- 11. When you see a heavily decorated house do you think, ‘oh that’s lovely’? Or do you think, ‘oh criminy, that looks like Christmas threw up all over their lawn’?
- Well, it does look like Christmas threw up all over their lawn.
- 12. Are you counting the days to Christmas with excited anticipation or dread?
- I’m not counting until Monday. Then by Tuesday it will be Wednesday. By Wednesday it will be Friday. And by Saturday, it will almost be time to shill for Valentine’s Day.
- 13. When was the last time you had your photo taken with Santa? Did you sit on his lap?
- It was 1981. I don’t remember if I sat in his lap, but I do remember that I asked about a change of address form.
- 14. Do you make a Christmas list for your spouse or significant other or do you rely on them to pick your gift(s) without a clue from you?
- I don’t issue a list, but I do give plenty of clues.
- 15. When do you put up your tree?
- Apparently, in 2009.
- 16. Real or fake?
- It’s not fake, it’s artificial. There’s a difference.
- 17. When do you take your tree down?
- Traditionally, the tree must be up for all twelve days of Christmas. This assumes that you put the tree up on the 24th or 25th. Most people put it up much earlier, and for that reason, I think it ought to go by New Year’s Eve.
- 18. Do you shop the day after Christmas sales? What do you shop for?
- No, thanks. I’m already shopped-out. I think we all are.
- 19. Is your work/office having a holiday party this year? Will you attend?
- They already have and I already did. And if you’re wondering who threw up on your lawn, it was “Christmas.”
- 20. Do you have your New Year’s Eve Plans set yet?
- Yes, I’m going to etch my name into the moon with a giant laser beam.
What’s on your desktop this week? I’ve gone back to outer space. This image originally came from an article on the Sputnik satellite. I flipped it around and simplified the background.
beep... beep... beep...
It’s amazing to think that this was the first spacecraft. It was basically just a flying radio beacon, and was only in orbit for a few months, but it led the United States and the Soviet Union into the space race.
Since the Borrowed Bookmeme is all about Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, I’d like us all to imagine that Majel Barrett, voice of the Computer on Star Trek, has just said, “Last time on The Electronic Replicant…” Then imagine that there were scenes of aliens making threats, scenes of Data, Beverly and Troi looking perplexed, some explosions, a clip of Worf and Riker each getting punched in the face, scenes of Jean Luc Picard grimly giving commands, many more explosions, and then the words, “And now, the conclusion.”
- Hard SF or Space Opera?
- Both have their merits. On one hand, I enjoy the way that Hard SF will present an idea and then explore it to its end, or at least ask what effects the idea may have on the future of humanity. On the other hand, it often lacks the space fleets and grandiose heroics which are the hallmarks of Space Opera. On the other, other hand, Space Opera overlaps with something that I call “Space Fantasy,” which is basically High Fantasy costumed in technology.
- Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)?
- Each is like a box of chocolates. An anthology is like a sampler. You’ve got nutty, chewy, crunchy, plain, and what have you. You’ve also got a good chance of finding something that tastes like soap or maybe toothpaste. But the important thing is that you’ve got a variety of flavors and textures. A collection is like a box of truffles, or caramels, or bonbons, or what have you. If you happen to like that sort of candy, it’s great. On the other hand, if you get a box of soap nuggets, that’s not so great. Then again, if you already knew you didn’t like soap nuggets, why would you buy a box of them in the first place?
- Hugo or Nebula?
- Sure. They’re both good.
- Golden Age SF or New Wave SF?
- I find the Golden Age stuff fun to read.
- Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?
- Tidy ending. There’s nothing worse than drudging through a mediocre novel only to reach a cliffhanger.
- Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?
- I do most of my reading in the afternoon on my lunch break.
- Standalone or Series?
- I’ve nothing against a good series as long as it’s a good series, and as long as the author doesn’t get bored halfway through and begin to mechanically churn out content because he’s under contract for five more books.
- Urban fantasy or high fantasy?
- To be honest, I’ve never heard of Urban Fantasy before. It’s apparently any sort of fantasy that takes place in an urban setting that is important to the story. Something like Perdido Street Station would fit this definition. Or possibly even the manga Big O with its City of Amnesia. However, I think I prefer High Fantasy’s boundless adventure over politics and intrigue in thieves’ dens.
- New or used?
- There’s nothing wrong with a gently used book. In fact, older editions often have a certain charm about themselves, whether it’s from the cheesy cover art, or the dated typefaces inside. (Futura? Really?)
- Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
- My most favorite obscure SF book is The Ring of Charon, a story about a scientist who builds a black hole and awakens an ancient race of cybernetic aliens.
- Top X favorite genre books read last year? (Where X is 5 or less)
- Is it true that I’ve read less than five genre books this year? Apparently! Here they are, sorted by likelihood that I’d read them again:
- Magic Kingdom For Sale– Sold!
- Mona Lisa Overdrive
- Snow Crash
- Spook Country
- Perdido Street Station
- Top X favorite genre books of all time? (Where X is 5 or less)
- Since I see that the next question is about series, I’ll change my usual answers just a bit.
- The Diamond Age or A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer
- Neuromancer
- Ringworld
- Diaspora
- The Complete Robot (Asimov collection)
- X favorite genre series? (Where X is 5 or less)
- In randomized order, they are:
- Middle Earth (Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion)
- Night’s Dawn (Reality Dysfunction, Neutronium Alchemist, Naked God)
- Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion
- Greatwinter
- Top X favorite genre short stories? (Where X is 5 or less)
- Gosh, I’ve read so many that I can’t remember them all, much less their titles. Do you mind if I save this one for another time?
Phew, that was a long one!
Borrowed, without asking, from SF Signal.
I thought I’d jump on the meme bandwagon and start one of my own, mainly centered on genre fiction books. Well, actually, only on science fiction, fantasy and horror.
You know how this works: Copy the questions and give your own answers…
Since this one’s rather long, I’ve decided to present it in two parts, this being (obviously) the first.
- Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror?
- Science Fiction, then Fantasy, then Horror.
- Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?
- I like the form factor of hardcover and trade paperback. It’s much easier to hold open with one hand, so that I can read while I eat.
- Heinlein or Asimov?
- I honestly haven’t read much Heinlein, just The Cat Who Walks Through Walls and the short story “It’s Great To Be Back.” On the other hand, I’ve read lots of Asmov. He’s got robots, after all.
- Amazon or Brick and Mortar?
- Brick and Mortar. There’s no substitute for picking up a potential purchase and actually looking at it, looking through it, reading a few pages or more and then deciding that this is the book for you.
- Barnes & Noble or Borders?
- I don’t really see that much difference between the two. In fact I’m occasionally not sure which I’m in until the cashier asks me for my customer loyalty card. I will say that I know of at least two beautiful (or at least interesting) old buildings that have been saved by Barnes & Noble moving into them, so that’s worth a few points right there.
- Hitchhiker or Discworld?
- I have read a couple of Discworld novels, but I have to say Hitchhiker all the way. I guess it’s that Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy question, or maybe it’s a question of silliness vs. satire.
- Bookmark or Dogear?
- I used to dogear, but not any more. I also used to use the flaps of the book jacket as placeholders, but that doesn’t work very well either. So now I’m a proud bookmark user.
- Magazine: Asimov’s Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction?
- I used to read both at different times. But I think I preferred Asimov’s since I seem to recall that it featured a bit more of the hard SF.
- Alphabetize by author, alphabetize by title, or random?
- Umm… they’re not exactly random… they’re vaguely grouped by category, theme, size and series. Yes, a little bit of alphabetization would probably be a good thing. I suppose I’d do author then title, just as the book shops do.
- Keep, Throw Away or Sell?
- Throw away? Throw away? Oh! The very idea! Usually, if I don’t want a book anymore, I’ll first put it on paperbackswap.com. Then, if there are no takers, I’ll eventually donate it (which, I’m afraid, probably amounts to the same as throwing it away.)
- Year’s Best Science Fiction series (edited by Gardner Dozois) or Years Best SF series (edited by David G. Hartwell)?
- I’ve got three of the former and one of the latter. I’m not that picky.
- Keep dustjacket or toss it?
- Keep. It makes the book more identifiable on the shelf, and the jacket notes are handy when you’ve forgotten what the book was about.
- Read with dustjacket or remove it?
- Remove. It’s annoying to have the book slipping and sliding around in the jacket while you’re trying to hold onto it.
- Short story or novel?
- As I’ve said in the past, I do enjoy a good anthology. If a story’s not to your liking, you can either skip it (perhaps even assuring yourself that you’ll come back to it later,) or you can slog through it, taking some comfort in the fact that it will at least be short. When I discover that I’m reading a bad novel, on the other hand, I usually feel compelled to grind my way on to the end, if only to try and redeem the investment that I’ve already made in the story. You never know— it could have a really great ending that makes up for the preceding 64 chapters.
- Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
- Neither. I read Harry Potter once to see what all the hoopla was over. It was like an In-N-Out burger— indeed tasty, but not something I’d wait in line for.
- Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
- I try to stop at chapter breaks as it’s easier to pick up again afterward, but sometimes it just can’t be helped.
- “It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?
- Oh, a dark and stormy night, for sure, with a sky the color of television tuned to a dead channel. (Though I suppose nowadays that could mean a solid bright blue rather than a weirdly luminous gray.)
- Buy or Borrow?
- Buy, I think. I haven’t borrowed a book in a long time. The last one had to have been for a book ring, which technically is a borrow (though a complicated one.) I’ve gotten many books through trades of one sort or another— paperbackswap, book boxes, book relay, etc. Not exactly buying— more of a bartering.
- Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse?
- Currently, it’s Recommendation, then Browse, then Book Reviews. I don’t like to read reviews because I don’t want to have any preconceived notions as to what I’ll be reading. I also don’t want to be haunted by any subtle spoilers. I’ve had mixed luck with recommendations, though the LibraryThing unsuggester seems pretty well spot-on.
- Lewis or Tolkien?
- Ooh, tough one. I really liked Through the Looking Glass— oh, wait, that was Lewis Carroll, not C.S. Lewis. Tolkien, then.
Sadly, today was one of those days where my brain grew tired before my body did. Therefore, I now turn to Friday Five for supernatural themed inspiration.
- 1. Do you believe in ghosts?
- As in disembodied voices that moan in the middle of the night? Sometimes accompanied by the rattle of chains? I think that’s just the neighbors.
- 2. Do you believe in extraterrestrials?
- As in weird little men who beam folks out of their beds to perform “space probes?” A likely story. Right up there with going to Brokeback Mountain to go “fishing.”
- 3. Do you believe in mythical creatures (unicorns, vampires, etc.)?
- Yes. Unicorns make terrific chili.
- 4. Do you believe in a higher power (God, Allah, Buddha, Hecate, Zeus, etc.)?
- Gee, I dunno. I applied for an internship there once but never heard back.
- 5. Do you believe in the power of crystals?
- Yes. I believe in the power of sugar to bring me great happiness.
Today’s post is once again brought to you by Sunday Stealing. Also, dear reader(s), don’t forget the Memeday Challenge!
- 26. What color is your watch?
- Like most people of this day and age, I don’t wear a wristwatch, but rather consult my mobile device to check the time. And that’s classic black, by the way. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pronouncing wristwatches obsolete. They still have a place as jewelry.
- 27. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”?
- Kangaroos, Lex Luthor, and the Muttonchopped Mutant. I’m sure if I were to actually visit the place, I’d form better word associations than zoo animals and dialogue from a twenty-nine year old movie.
- 28. Would you strip for money?
- Depends who was paying, and why.
- 29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
- Depend on the time of day. At lunchtime, I will almost always go inside. At dinner time, I’ll almost always hit the drive through and bring my meal home.
- 30. What is your favorite number?
- 8675309
- 31. Who’s the last person you talked to on the phone?
- Somebody with the grave misfortune of having a phone number mentioned in a twenty-seven year old pop song.
- 32. Any plans today?
- Perhaps I’ll go see Men Who Stare At Goats.
- 33. In how many states have you lived?
- Just one. Is that odd?
- 34. Biggest annoyance right now?
- Overhearing the bitching and moaning of an MMO player.
- 35. Last song listened to?
- Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist
- 36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
- “Teba Hapla Eht.”
- 37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
- No, but that’s a great idea.
- 38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
- I’m not particularly fond of any of them.
- 39. Are you jealous of anyone?
- Yes, Stevie B and Dead Robot for their ability to not only post daily, but also to make it appear effortless, and on top of that, to also be consistently entertaining. Good work, guys.
- 40. Is anyone jealous of you?
- If so, I’m unaware of it.
- 41. Do you love anyone?
- Yes, but that’s all I’ll say about that for now.
- 42. Do any of your friends have children?
- Most of my friends have children, especially when you count the non-human sort of children.
- 43. What do you usually do during the day?
- Like most people of this day and age, I have a thing called a job.
- 44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
- No, but I hate lots of people that I don’t know.
- 45. Do you use the word hello daily?
- Probably. I’ve never counted.
- 46. What color is your car?
- Umm, a grayish blob?
- 47. What size wedding ring do you wear?
- None. Thanks a lot, stupid voters.
- 48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
- Whoever that is who’s still driving around the neighborhood with not one, but two, “Yes on 8″ bumper stickers.
- 49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
- Yes. More than one, in fact, but at the time they were called “Marriott’s Great America,” and “Marine World USA.”
- 50. How did you get your worst scar?
- I lost a chunk out of the thumb on my left hand during a bout of alligator wrestling.
I was looking through my archives and I remembered that I used to do something that I called the “Memeday Challenge.” That is, each Memeday, I’d challenge my dear readers to either tag me with a meme or pose me an interesting question, to which I’d respond with a questionable answer. So, at least for the duration of November, I shall reinstate the Memeday Challenge. Now, as for which day of the week Memeday is… well, let’s just say it’s Sunday.
By the way, this year’s NaBloPoMo Randomizer? I’m not a fan. I have my guesses as to why the programmer constructed it as it is, but I much preferred the original fullscreen toolbar. Frames that I have to scroll around in make me grouchy. Frames that I need to scroll but can’t just make me downright upset.
This Memeday’s post is brought to you by Erik Rubright. He, in turn, thanks YvesPaul who in turn thanks Kwizgiver.
- What is on your desktop wallpaper?
- The International Space Station.
- What is your favorite zoo animal?
- The crocodiles. This is because there’s a sign on the outside of the local zoo’s crocodile enclosure that says something to the effect of “don’t throw litter into the crocodile pen,” but the first time I saw it, my eyes were playing tricks on me and I read it as “do not throw children into the crocodile pen.”
- What was your favorite toy as a child?
- In fact, it was a tape recorder. I put on imaginary variety shows: telling stories, singing songs, and inventing crazy rhymes.
- What food do you eat too much of?
- Today? Halloween candy. I see now that there is such a thing as too much sugar… ugh…
- What kind of hairstyle do you have?
- I’m afraid to say that my hair has no style at all.
- What was your favorite activity in gym class?
- Leaving.
- What is on the shirt you are wearing right now?
- A pocket.
- What is the picture nearest to you of?
- The LEGO Winter Toy Shop. Must… have…!
- What kind of salad dressing do you like?
- I don’t really care for salad. I think it’s the lettuce. It’s just so… boring.
- What’s your least favorite food?
- Besides lettuce?
- What do you do on a Sunday night?
- Fill out memes, surveys, and questionnaires, apparently.
- If you could only use one condiment on your food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- Condiments should be unnecessary if there’s a good cook on your side. However, there’s an old saying that goes something like, “Learn to like garlic and Tabasco sauce and you can make anything taste good.” So I’d choose not Tabasco, but hot sauce in general. There’s a huge variety of hot sauces out there, so it shouldn’t get too monotonous.
- What color are your sheets?
- They’re sort of tannish brownish beige. And before you ask, yes, they were originally that color.
- How big is your computer display?
- As just about everyone will say, not big enough.
- What pair of shoes do you wear most often?
- The boring black ones that I wear to work.
- What is your favorite game?
- My favorite computer games were Roller Coaster Tycoon, SimCity 3000 and Robot Odyssey. As for board games, I’ve always enjoyed Witch Trial and Arkham Horror.
- What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
- All of it. The turkey, the stuffing, the cranberry garnish, the candied yams, the mashed potatoes, and the turkey gravy. Oh, no! Gravy’s not a condiment, is it?
- What is your favorite pizza topping?
- I’ll go one better and tell you the recipe for my favorite pizza. On your plain pizza crust, lay down a layer of pesto sauce and then then drizzle on a touch of spicy Polynesian sauce. The desired effect should be a spicy sort of pesto, not basil drowned in honey. Onto the sauce, sprinkle your favorite cheese blend. Then apply chopped red onions, roasted garlic cloves, and ground Italian sausage. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cheese has melted and sausage is gray throughout.
- What time do you plan on waking up tomorrow?
- Seven forty five in the AM. It is little consolation that that’s about two hours later than I got up today.
- What is your favorite day of the year?
- The final day of Daylight Savings, for the extra hour in which to sleep, or party, or whatever,
ERIK
