5 questions meme

[castiron]

From oursin:

1. If you could choose a super-power, what would it be? If a power that I was born with, immunity to projectile weapons. If a power that I developed as an adult (i.e. I had already formed my moral code and become wary of the law of unintended consequences), telepathy/mind manipulation.

2. What artist (living or dead) would you like to be painted by? Vermeer.

3. Your ideal guest list of historical or fictional figures for a dinner party (6-8 guests seems reasonable)? So many iterations I could come up with! Let's do the dinner party of fictional women:

Jane Marple, from Agatha Christie
Ruth Carroll, from Dean's Secret Country series
Susan Pevensie, from the Narnia Books
Jane Brailsford, from Stevermer's College of Magic
Tocohl Susumo, from Kagan's Hellspark
Ekaterin Vorkosigan, from Bujold
Phryne Fisher, from Kerry Greenwood
Lady Bexbury, from the Comfortable Courtesan series


4. Assuming that you could have all relevant immunisations etc in advance, what historical period/event would you like to visit? 1850s Frederick, Maryland or Dallas, Texas, so I could see how my ancestors lived. Or if I'm able to observe without being seen and having to worry about language/treatment of my gender/etc., the Battle of Salamis.

5. If you were in a book, what would the genre be? If I picked the genre? SF or fantasy utopia. My actual life? Slice-of-life litfic.

Let me know if you'd like five questions!

Comments

[eller]

Oh, being painted by Vermeer would be so cool! XD

I love this five questions game, so if you have any questions for me, I'll gladly take them! ;)

[castiron]

1. If you could become instantly fluent in any human language, past or present, which would you chose?

2. What's a mineral that you think the general public doesn't sufficently appreciate?

3. If some place created a holiday to honor you, how would they observe it?

4. You are given a time machine and a custard pie topped with whipped cream and told to go lob it at a historical figure. Who do you pie? (The pie has gone off in the fridge, so you aren't tempted to eat it yourself.)

5. If you were designing the ecosystem for a terraformed planet, what plant or animal would you find a way to include just because you like it?

[sonia]

I'd love to have some questions, thanks!

I like the idea of placing yourself in a utopia. Who thought this current dystopia thing we're living through was a good idea???

[castiron]

1. If you could become instantly fluent in any human language, past or present, which would you chose?

2. You get all-expenses paid trips to any two places, one place to learn their dances and one to learn their music. (All dietary, allergy, and fragrance concerns are magically taken care of.) Where would you go?

3. If some place created a holiday to honor you, how would they observe it?

4. In the movie of your life, what would be the theme song?

5. If you were designing the ecosystem for a giant space station with centripetal gravity, what plant or animal would you find a way to include just because you like it?

[sonia]

Thanks! Posted replies here.

[green_knight]

May I have some questions, please?

[castiron]

1. If you could become instantly fluent in any human language, past or present, which would you chose?

2. What is your favorite feature of Filemaker Pro?

3. You have to go live in a fictional world in a published novel as an ordinary person. Which world do you pick?

4. You are given the magic power to instantaneously paint a world landmark any color or design you like. Which landmark do you pick, and how do you paint it?

5. If you were designing the ecosystem for a terraformed planet, what plant or animal would you find a way to include just because you like it?