These ten (10) questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot. They're better known as the questions that James Lipton asks every guest at the end of "Inside the Actor's Studio."
1. What is your favorite word?
Stealth. There is power is proceeding furtively and unobtrusively. And not a lot of people use the word. Ha.
2. What is your least favorite word?
Twist. Anything now has a 'twist'. And that's supposed to make it different?
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Impulse
4. What turns you off?
Deliberate displays of vileness
5. What is your favorite curse word?
P*ta
6. What sound or noise do you love?
Creative or intellectual banter
7. What sound or noise do you hate (dislike)?
Whining
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
DJ-ing. I will spin house music until everyone's panting. That's gonna happen soon.
9. What profession would you not like to do?
Soldiery. I know I won't survive. My father knows that.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"I've a room prepared just for you. And would you like some Cuba Libre?"
Earlier today, my mind was torn between buying an iPod with bigger storage and staying put with the trusty old unit I've been using for three years now. The one I have now - a 2 GB first generation Nano - can only house around 450 songs (if I un-tick the Album Artwork option).
It's not an epic dilemma, really. It's just the conspicuous consumer in me attempting a jailbreak. I am not entirely convinced that I need a new iPod. I have an older one, a mini, that still runs fine when nestled on the charger all day. A third one is, admittedly, unnecessary.
But yes, the (almost) daily edit and sync bothers me. I don't the have best home computer to house all my songs, you know. And Star, that macbook, is yet to be. Wouldn't it be nice to have all your songs in the same gadget at anytime?
*silence*
Well, not really. For all my PC's latency, I get a natural high from handpicking each song that lands on a playlist. Or from creating a playlist that captures a sweet/sad memory. Or from rearranging songs in an album the way you think works. There's also that part of me that wants to make sure that anyone who borrows my iPod for the next few minutes will enjoy the experience. It's a tedious process that makes me smile from ear to ear.
Come to think of it, an streamlined serving is notches better than picking from a pile. Daily edit and sync it is.
For now, this is the closest I could get to being a curator. And a good one I'll be. You watch out.
