Zorro - Plinky Answers

If I had to, I'd spend a week in a tent

2009-07-09T06:20:46-06:00

Underground bunkers are way too claustrophobic and unnatural. I need some sunlight, dammit!
Tree houses are okay, but I'm not that cool with small birds (I'm fine with birds of prey, though.) and I have a smallish fear of heights that I inherited from my dad.
Plus, you can pitch a tent ANYWHERE! At the beach, in a forest, on a mountain... Spending a week in tent means spending a week in a zone of incredible natural beauty. Sign me up!

My money's on Wolverine

2009-07-05T08:31:40-06:00

Because last I checked, Tasmanian Devil wasn't an X-Man. :P

(Actually, neither was Wolverine, but that's another 12 issues of story.)

'Oh, hi, Stephen Hawking, Paul McCartney, and Lenin. You free for dinner Wednesday?'

2009-07-05T08:28:51-06:00

Stephen Hawking
To explain "A Brief History of Time" in a way that doesn't make me feel like my head is imploding.

Paul McCartney
So I can show him a geneological tree that proves that we are related in a casual context.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
So I can get his autograph for myself and all the socialists I know.

The next scene features the violent death of a main character

2009-07-02T09:48:17-06:00

John Singer Sargent: Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (detail)

With the violent death of a main character, just to shake things up.
Everybody should be so shocked, that it would seem that the murderer might get away with it, except for the telltale tattoo on the deceased's ankle...

If only Melbourne were closer to Berlin

2009-07-02T09:39:50-06:00

Melbourne is where I live, and is an excellent city at that. It is filled with a vibrant arts community and tons of excelllent places to hang out.
Berlin is the only other place I consider close to melbourne in awesomeness, and has the nicest people ever.

My money's on the pack of hyenas, because:

2009-07-02T09:35:54-06:00

Hyenas are savage rapacious beasts that work effectively together as a pack to bring down enemies larger than themselves. Gorillas use intimidation to solve their problems, and thus as actually weaker than more violent species.

Wardrobe by Savers

2009-07-02T09:14:07-06:00

Two words: Secondhand. Superstore.
All the hidden gems and retro quality of an op-shop, yet a way bigger stock and really nice staff.
Brilliant.

The egg came first, indubitably

2009-07-02T09:02:46-06:00

Eggs feature in way more creation myths from around the globe than chicken do.
The Swedish goddess that created the world was born from a swan's egg, and the Greeks believed that the world was in an egg, surrounded by chaos.
Therefore how can anybody believe that the chicken came first. Preposterous!

I travel on public transportation

2009-07-02T08:43:45-06:00

I have plenty of reasons to use public transport:
-I don't own a car.
-It's environmentally friendly.
-I'm too lazy to walk or bike.
-I can make snide remarks about the service delays to my friends. (I'm looking at you, Connex!)
-I'd probably crash any motor vehicle I drove. (I am that clumsy. Seriously.)

The Illuminatus! Trilogy is long, but it's worth the read

2009-07-02T08:38:18-06:00

It sums up all the mystical hyped-up crazyness that arose from the seventies in a pulse-pounding, acid-trip, stream of consciousness style that just leaves you hooked and wanting to believe.

When I get home, I change my shoes & jacket

2009-07-02T08:34:26-06:00

We don't wear shoes in my house, so they get immediately relegated to the doormat.
As for my jumper/jacket, I have two white cats and a penchant for dark colours, so if I don't take my coats/jackets/jumpers off they'll swiftly get three shades lighter in the onrush of food-derived-affection that pour from my cats on my return from school.

Three overplayed songs I love anyway are:

2009-07-02T08:28:43-06:00

Lisztomania by Phoenix

I've played this song much too many times recently...Too good to put down.

Seven Nation Army by White Stripes

First dates, mosh pits, sing alongs, bus rides...This song has been an firm part of my life since I started listening to my own tastes in music.

Everyday I Love You Less And Less by Kaiser Chiefs

Probably one of the classier break-up songs available, not that that says much, given the nature of break-up songs.