Spotlight on... fire_breeze!

[VelvetDarkness]

I'm in a superhero mood today. Who's your favourite comic book character and why is it Iron Man?

Cos Rob D Jr in a supersuit (and then swiftly out of the supersuit) just does it for me.

I know you're not asking me, but too bad.

 

[fire_breeze]

Aah I see where you are coming from, I knew there was reason I liked you.

One of the places I deliver to has the instructions "Leave in big cabinet out the back", the implication being that there are a selection of cabinets of varying sizes, when in fact there is only one cabinet, as to whether it is large or not, I've seen bigger.


Dunny is a good word, not quite as descriptive as Thunder Box but a lot quicker to say if you have to make a dash for the dunny.



When you are stressed to the max and you know it's going to take a while to calm down, what's your routine to bring you back to earth?


Same but different question, when you are calm and all is well and you just want relax what are your favourite things?

Just so you know, I gave myself an earworm with that question, stupid mittens on kittens.

Hmm... being extra specific - maybe that tree stump could be mistaken for a cabinet?

I'm starting to really like the word 'dunny' - when I used it, I received an odd look


To relax, I'll usually clean (the whole bringing order to chaos thing), bake or head off to the gym. If none of them are possible, I'll lock myself in a room and just breathe, but I really need to some methodical physical activity to really de-stress.

I do like to read, and I find it's a great way to spend a relaxing time especially when calm. Or I'll go out with friends, or cook (bring chaos to order ).

These are a few of my favourite things
I'll bring a hook to fish out said earworms

 

[fire_breeze]

In your profile you say you have both beer and champagne tastes. How about a few examples of both, if you please?


Normal is a setting on a washing machine --- although BG might appear normal...

Hmmm... I am at home at an opera or the symphony as well as an outdoor reggae concert or a rock venue. I love trying new trendy restaurants and simple pub fare. I have no problem being at a museum and then hitting a fair. I'm pretty comfortable in many places.

Oh, and I like both champagne and beer .

 

[MisterSir]

Cos Rob D Jr in a supersuit (and then swiftly out of the supersuit) just does it for me.

I know you're not asking me, but too bad.

Too bad? That's, like, twenty percent of my answer, have you not heard about this?

 

[fire_breeze]

In the UK we have a saying that someone has 'champagne tastes and beer pockets.' That means they like the finer things in life but lack the ambition/application needed to acquire them.

fire_breeze, how did you choose your Lit username? What first brought you to the Lit forums and what made you stick around?

*laugh*

It's a little multi-dimensional: my sign is Aquarius (air sign) and my ascendent is Leo (fire). Also, one of my childhood family nicknames was tornado, hurricane or wind which then became breeze as I matured a little and calmed down. In the theatre, I was known for always having a lighter on me, so when someone would call out "Hey, fire!" I would toss the bic at them. Also, both the wind and the fire are my favourite elements.

I stumbled onto the Lit forums accidentally while doing research on Tales from 1 001 Nights and googling 'erotic lit.' After lurking, I enjoyed the banter found on the threads (the Playground), the helpfulness and brutal honesty of the How-To and some distant reassurance from the BDSM forums. I think I am lucky that I never really went into the GB . And besides, it's so damned addicting.

 

[fire_breeze]

I'm in a superhero mood today. Who's your favourite comic book character and why is it Iron Man?

Favourite super hero? Maybe Colossus from the X-Men, or John Constantine - but he's more of an anti-superhero.

And why would it be Iron Man? Velvet said it best :

Cos Rob D Jr in a supersuit (and then swiftly out of the supersuit) just does it for me.

 

[MisterSir]

Favourite super hero? Maybe Colossus from the X-Men, or John Constantine - but he's more of an anti-superhero.

And why would it be Iron Man? Velvet said it best :

Hm.

...good choices. I approve.

 

[Guest]

I don't post in the HT very often. Just wanted to say hello to FB.

 

[silverwhisper]

fb: i too approve of your selection of john constantine!

have you been a reader of comics for long? are there any particular writer/artist teams whose work you particularly admire? no, you needn't add alan moore: i daresay that rather goes without saying...

what goofy misconceptions do you find that americans specifically have about canada/canadians?

ed

 

[satindesire]

what goofy misconceptions do you find that americans specifically have about canada/canadians?

I'm very interested in seeing the answer to this question as well.

 

[VelvetDarkness]

fb: i too approve of your selection of john constantine!

have you been a reader of comics for long? are there any particular writer/artist teams whose work you particularly admire? no, you needn't add alan moore: i daresay that rather goes without saying...

what goofy misconceptions do you find that americans specifically have about canada/canadians?

ed

In the UK, misconceptions are that there's a cute Mountie on every street corner, with the morals of a saint, who can communicate telepathically with his deaf wolf.

 

[silverwhisper]

velvet: i'm sure that's an improvement over what the typical yank might think--which might very well be a great big question mark. :>

ed

 

[SweetErika]

velvet: i'm sure that's an improvement over what the typical yank might think--which might very well be a great big question mark. :>

ed

True.

Or that Canada's actually part of the U.S., isn't any different from the U.S., all Canadians are overly polite wimps that say "eh" every time they open their mouths, the only useful things that come from Canada are Canadian bacon and B.C. Bud...


Fire, if you could determine when you were going to have your last meal, what would you choose to eat and drink?

Do you have or want kids? If so, how many?

Do you have a funniest and/or worst date story to share?

 

[MisterSir]

velvet: i'm sure that's an improvement over what the typical yank might think--which might very well be a great big question mark. :>

Americans think?

 

[satindesire]

Americans think?

Oh, come on now. I've been quiet about Yank bashing so far but that's quite enough from all of you.

 

[SweetErika]

Oh, come on now. I've been quiet about Yank bashing so far but that's quite enough from all of you.

The truth hurts.

The face we have projected internally and to the rest of the world for much of history hasn't been very pretty. We have a lot of positive points and actions under our belt, but those are very well tempered with the negatives.

I think it takes courage to recognize it and do what we can to change it, even when those steps are small, like acknowledging our less desirable qualities on Lit and making sure we're on our best, most informed behavior when we come across people from other countries at home and travel abroad. In my experience, those who bury their heads in the sand on this issue are often the worst offenders when it comes to ensuring the ugly American stereotype lives on and history repeats itself.

I bet this would make for a great discussion if Ed or someone else wants to start the thread.
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[satindesire]

The truth hurts.

Generalizations hurt too. Every country has it's own stereotypes, and it's wrong to bash people because of them. It's hateful and rude.

 

[fire_breeze]

Hm.

...good choices. I approve.

Oh you approve, eh, sir?

Thank you!

I don't post in the HT very often. Just wanted to say hello to FB.

Hello there, Db

 

[fire_breeze]

fb: i too approve of your selection of john constantine!

have you been a reader of comics for long? are there any particular writer/artist teams whose work you particularly admire? no, you needn't add alan moore: i daresay that rather goes without saying...

what goofy misconceptions do you find that americans specifically have about canada/canadians?

ed

Thank you! I've had a minor crush on him

I did read comics as a kid, mostly my father's old Superman's comics (he bought them to learn English when he came out here), but I got made fun of because of it, so I stopped. When I learned not to care, I was reintroduced by a friend of mine who lent me a Dark Knight copy, and I've been reading ever since.

I tend to admire particular works as opposed to writes/artists. I love LOVE the Sandman series - I believe it's a work of art. I also highly enjoyed 300, Batmans by Frank Miller, and Y: The Last Man.

Ah, goofy misconceptions, eh? Most of them have been mentioned, such as having a Mountie on every street corner (we don't - they are on Parliament Hill), we live in igloos rolleyes, that we don't lock our doors (we do, except out in the country), that we wear Birkenstocks (most of us don't), that we're push overs and that we are hockey freaks (okay, this one might be true ). Those are the more goofy ones, along with some others that I can't think of.

 

[fire_breeze]

True.

Or that Canada's actually part of the U.S., isn't any different from the U.S., all Canadians are overly polite wimps that say "eh" every time they open their mouths, the only useful things that come from Canada are Canadian bacon and B.C. Bud...


Fire, if you could determine when you were going to have your last meal, what would you choose to eat and drink?

Do you have or want kids? If so, how many?

Do you have a funniest and/or worst date story to share?

... and that we constantly drink beer

My last meal would probably be tomato soup, my aunt's pörkölt (it's kind of a beef stew, but not really) with gnocchis, seafood pasta, lots of fruit of all kinds, and heaps of chocolate, coffee and wine. Especially the last three .

No kids, and while I haven't thought about it, I do believe I would may eventually want some, if my life calms down.

It's not the funniest, but the oddest date story: I went on a blind date, and we hit it off really well, had a couple of drinks, laughing and talking. All of a sudden, out of the blue, he asks me what was my first impressions of him. I was a little uncomfortable and avoided answering. He pressed on, asking me about my opinions on families and so forth. The final straw came when he asked me what I thought about joint bank accounts. On the first date, when I haven't even spoken to him before. It ended soon after, he left, I stayed at the bar and I got a date for the following week with the bartender

 

[SweetErika]

Generalizations hurt too. Every country has it's own stereotypes, and it's wrong to bash people because of them. It's hateful and rude.

MisterSir should certainly correct me if I'm wrong, but I read his comment as a joke or small jab (of the variety that most of us make at various times; as you said, stereotypes abound, and people often use them as comedy material). If MS meant to be hateful and rude, actually believed Americans don't think, or that we were way beneath him, I doubt he'd even bother engaging with us here.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" is coming to mind.

 

[VelvetDarkness]

As a total mini-hijack, anyone heard this?

"This is based on an actual radio conversation between a U.S. Navy
aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities
off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio
conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on
10/10/95 authorized by the Freedom of Information Act.)"

Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to
avoid collision.

Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the
North to avoid a collision.

Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15
degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again,
divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND
LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS
SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES
NORTH--I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH--OR
COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

 

[MisterSir]

MisterSir should certainly correct me if I'm wrong, but I read his comment as a joke or small jab (of the variety that most of us make at various times; as you said, stereotypes abound, and people often use them as comedy material). If MS meant to be hateful and rude, actually believed Americans don't think, or that we were way beneath him, I doubt he'd even bother engaging with us here.

Pretty much. I figured that was obvious and, besides, it was too good a lead-in ignore.

C'mon, I love you guys. If I wanted to make fun of someone I'd pick a less all-encompassing insult

 

[silverwhisper]

satindesire, was it only mistersir's comment that was a problem for you? like erika, i too interpreted it as a light-hearted, playful jab, rather than a serious accusation.

FB: thanks, great answers to the questions, thanks! and now, some more...



what do you know now about sex that you wish you'd known for your first experience?

i'd missed erika's question (and your answer) about wine. how did your interest in wine develop, and how would you describe the change in your palate since your first glass to the present time?

are there particular food/wine pairings that really work for you?

ed

 

[fire_breeze]

satindesire, was it only mistersir's comment that was a problem for you? like erika, i too interpreted it as a light-hearted, playful jab, rather than a serious accusation.

FB: thanks, great answers to the questions, thanks! and now, some more...



what do you know now about sex that you wish you'd known for your first experience?

i'd missed erika's question (and your answer) about wine. how did your interest in wine develop, and how would you describe the change in your palate since your first glass to the present time?

are there particular food/wine pairings that really work for you?

ed

My pleasure.

Ugh... first experience. That if something doesn't work, speak up - don't be afraid to tell your partner what you want, and don't be afraid to be in the moment and let go. Self control and discipline is not always a good thing.

I grew up on Tokay, a little bit on special occasions. Wine was always available in our house (Central European household). So it was always a part of my life. When I first became more interested in wine, I leaned towards the full bodied red wine (Bull's Blood, for example). Over time, I grew to appreciate the delicacies of semi-sweet and sweet wines.

Pinot grigio with salmon... you can't go wrong!