Sunday Stealing: Stolen from Tom

Tonight was spent at somebody else's Christmas Party. It appears that other people's Christmas parties are better than the ones that you own yourself. In this case, a friend's band was playing. Said friend is a nurse. It was great watching my mate play as well as catching up with friends and taking in the diaspora of medicos. And why is the anaesthetist always on the keyboard and the drummer is an orthopaedic surgeon?

Regardless, it was a fun night. It's probably going to be the only Christmas Party I attend. 

Today's questions come from Sunday Stealing - as always. 

1) What was the scariest thing in the world to you when you were a kid? Does it still scare you now?

 Snakes and huntsman spiders scared the hell out of me. Living in country Australia you have a good reason to be scared of snakes, especially as most snakes in Australia can kill you if they bite you. Huntsman spiders are just big and ugly, but they won't hurt you. I still hate them, but I can at least dispose of them with a can of big spray now. 

2) Imagine your 12-year-old daughter (or granddaughter) is hosting a sleepover at your home. A sudden storm knocks out cellphone service, wifi and cable. How would you keep these suddenly unplugged pre-teens entertained?

 I have no idea. I don't have kids. Maybe hope that my reading habits have worn off on them. 

3) What piece of movie or TV memorabilia would you love to own?

I have enough crap around my place, but I do have a Vote for Pedro t-shirt, which I rather like. If you don't know about Napoleon Dynamite, you're missing out. 

I wouldn't mind a t-shirt from The Princess Bride with a quote like, "As you wish...", "I do not think that means what you think it means", "Inconceivable!", or "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die." You can't wear the last one in airports. 

People don't have a sense of humour anymore. 

4) You are gifted with the services of a personal assistant for four hours. What would you ask your assistant to do?

 Oh, they would be sorting out my cloud accounts and getting them in order. They're a mess. 

5) If literary characters were real, which one would you like to interview, and what would you ask?

I have no idea. Too many characters, too many questions. I could sit down with Billy Pilgrim, or Dorrigo Evans, or the main character from Miranda July's All Fours (that would be interesting - the first question would be "What's your bloody name!")

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