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Friday, May 06, 2005

Friday Spies - The Seis de Mayo Edition

Fitz & Co. asked us to address these questions "if you survive the body shots, the bad tacos, and
the pinata bashing tonight." Sadly, my Cinco de Mayo consisted of leftover fajitas and canned refried beans followed by purchasing bedding plants from a woman named "Tree." Seriously.

But having a lame life myself is no reason to be a spoilsport, so here they are:

1. What is a food you have tried but will never eat again, and what
don't you like about it?

Oooh…here’s where marrying into a rather large Chinese family comes in handy. My two answers to this come from the same meal where I tried both tripe and chicken feet. The texture of tripe is just nasty – once it’s in your mouth, you’ve basically got the option of spitting it out (rude) or just chewing until the pieces are small enough to swallow (gross). The chicken feet might have been ok if the sauce were different. Other than that, they’re pretty much um…just skin and bones.

2. What are your five favorite possessions?

1. Laptop.

2. Wedding ring.

3. Bread maker

4. The cd player in my car. It's not super fancy or anything - just listening to music while driving makes me happy.

5. Starbucks card.

3. How do you deal with confrontation? Do you seek it out or do you
avoid it? Are you more apt to be the confronter or the confronted?

It depends. At school I tend to be very conflict avoidant and quiet. Everywhere else, I tend to seek it out – and I’m almost always the confronter.

4. What will Michael Jackson be doing five years from now?

Time.

5. What is the worst movie sequel ever made, what is the best sequel
ever, and what movie should have had a sequel but didn't?

The Good. Indiana Jones. Probably the Godfather, but I’ve never seen any of them, so I couldn’t really say.

The Bad. Jurassic Park, Romancing the Stone, Ghostbusters II, Hannibal – all bad, bad, sequels.

I tend not to be a big fan of sequels. If you can’t tell a story in 3 hours (give or take), it probably doesn’t need to be told. Either that or you need a better editor. Mr. Q is helping me with this one, and we’re looking at the “Perfect List” our local video store puts out. We’ve decided that all the really great movies didn’t need a sequel.

But here’s our short list of impossequels - sequels that [probably] couldn’t be made. Not because you asked, but because it amused us:

1. Schindler’s List

2. American Beauty

3. Life is Beautiful

4. Braveheart

5. Amadeus

6. Thelma and Louise

7. Boys Don’t Cry

8. Titanic

9. West Side Story

10. Dead Man Walking