8 posts tagged “qotd”
Who or what do you really love?
What comedian makes you pee your pants laughing?
Submitted by pookieb.
Kathryn and I saw Mike O'Connell at Joe's Pub a while back. He was first on the bill, but easily the funniest comedian of the evening. His website is a mess, and infrequently updated; his album is almost exclusively music, which is only part of his stand-up routine. It's just as well, since he really needs to be experienced live. If you have the chance to see him, take it.
What food or drink do you love when it's cold out? (Recipes and recommendations, please!)
I've weened myself off of the various espresso-based drinks from Starbucks, but I still go back for their Carmel Apple Cider when the weather turns cold. As with all of their sugar-filled beverages, it's terribly unhealthy for you, but I don't care. The extra layer of blubber will keep me warm, come January.
Are there any snacks, food or candy that are no longer made that you desperately miss?
When I was a child, my father worked first shift and my mother worked second. There was a brief overlap in their schedules between when I would arrive home from school and when my dad would come home from the office.
It was during these unsupervised hours that I would consume devour four to eight JELL-O Pudding Pops. Dad never wondered why I wasn't hungry at dinner time, and Mom didn't exactly do a nightly freezer inventory. Come grocery day, she'd just scratch her head and think, "Didn't I just buy four boxes of these?"
Eventually, she caught on and just stopped buying them. And, eventually, JELL-O stopped making them altogether.
A bit of news, however: when googling for pudding pops, I learned that Popsicle has since started once again to produce my favorite treat. Sadly, they have no distributors in the New York City area, so either I have to take the PATH to Jersey, or make my own.
When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group? How did you feel?
I was the Best Man at my brother's wedding, and as such was required to give a toast. The build-up was rather terrifying, but once I had the microphone in my hand, I was fine.
What's your cell phone's ringtone? What made you pick it?
The Final Countdown by Europe. You know why. And if I don't answer my phone until the fifth or sixth ring, it's because I'm rocking out. You'll just have to wait.
Back in 1987, my parents stumbled downstairs at four o'clock on Christmas morning to investigate a peculiar sound. The noise, as it turns out, was thirteen-year-old pajama-clad Dan, engrossed in his freshly opened copy of Metroid.
I don't quite remember what they yelled at me, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't, "Merry Christmas!"
These days, I don't have as much time to play as I'd like, though I probably play more than a thirty-two year old man ought to. I just wrapped up Luigi's Mansion, so I'm in between games at the moment. I suspect I'll find a bit of time this holiday weekend to hook up my recently purchased piece of my childhood and try once again to defeat Kraid, Ridley, and Mother Brain.
