Phantom Unmasked

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. Hmm....I cannot pick a favorite episode...they all are so awesome!
2. Yes. Pixar is pretty niffty!
3. I liked Shrek. The first two were my favorite...the third one was terrible. It was Donkey and Puss that made the movies for me.
4. I remember reading that book when I was much younger. It was very good, I do recall.
5. Well....I like Bill Engvall and Mark Lowry. I used to be more prone to more filthy comedians, but my tastes have changed over the years.
6. Hmm...that's hard to say. I like the Magic School Bus, Captain Planet, Thundercats, and Reboot.
7. Probably Kiki's Delivery Service or Howl's Moving Castle.

[rocklobster]

1. Ever go fishing?
2. What do you want written on your tombstone (you ask everyone else this question, so why not?)
3. Have you seen Ghost in the Shell?
4. Have you seen Blade Runner?
5. WHo is your favorite Thundercat?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. I used to fish a lot when I was younger. It was the only activity my father agreed with and would participate in. Catfishing is a person favorite.
2. Well...it would either say something comical, beautiful, sarcastic.....or a combination of all three. Probably the lyrics of a favorite song of mine by Baz Luhrmann.(I'll need a big stone.)
Wear Sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time it’s 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...


3. I've seen it some, but I find it rather boring.
4. Cannot say I have.
5. ....Snarf!

[rocklobster]

1. Ever watch any giant robot anime? If so, which ones?
2. Got any favorite voice actors/actresses?
3. What's your latest avatar?
4. What are you studying in college?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. I have seen a few, although I am not a big fan. I have seen Big O, a few Gundams, and similar shows. My favorites are Voltron and Eureka 7.
2. Richard Cox......most definately.
3. It's a picture of Reki from Haibane Remnei. I plan on changing it to one of my own pictures soon...since I solved the pink hair dilemma.
4. I plan on studying secondary education with an influence on literature, art, or music appreciation. I love to work with older kids. One of my biggest goals is to start a therapy session for adolescents with difficult home lives. I, at one time, worked with young kids....but I am not cut out for it. I'd change the diaper of an 82-year-old before a 2-year-old anyday of the week. Haha.

[rocklobster]

Voltron was my first anime!:rock:
1. Have you read The Story of My Life by Helen Keller?
2. What do you think of Charles Dickens?
3. Have you ever seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
4. Ever do a Sudoku puzzle?
5. What about a Kakuro puzzle?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. Yes. I read it when I was a young child. Very moving piece of literature.
2. Ehhhh....Dickens is not my favorite writer, but I respect his work.
3. It is funny that you should mention that. I have been planning on watching it, and I haven't been able to find it....so not yet.
4. On occasions. Sudoku is pretty fun. My biggest problem is that I have a tendency for swapping up numbers....like if a phone number is 555-0623 my mind interprets it 555-2306 or 0326.....
5. I haven't had the courage to play it yet.....

[Maokun]

That's an... interesting song. Are all his songs like that?
Also, what is the ability that you would like the most to have but you do not have it?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. Luhrmann is definately an interesting song writer. Most of his songs are spoken and not sung....sort of a Johnny Cash like thing.
I was introduced to this song by an old band director and I have loved it ever since. It's a song that you pick up something new to think about each time.
2. Hmmm.... I would like the ability to cease any type of pain. If someone had a broken heart, a dying relative, and painful disease, and broken nose.....I would want to be able to releave them of the pain. The thing that gets to me deep down is to watch others hurting and not being able to do anything about. I unfortunately am the type of person who sees a problem and automatically wants to fix it. I just hate to see anyone suffering...

[rocklobster]

That's what I like about you, Soran.
1. WOuld you want to live in the town in Haibane Renmei?
2. If you were on the Titanic, would you tell the captain it's going to sink?
3. Do you eat breakfast in the morning? If so, what's usually on the menu?
4. Who is your favorite comic book artist (I'm an Alex Ross fan myself)?

[Phantom_Sorano]

Ummm...thanks. Be careful before you say that...I got my fair share of problems too.

1. Probably. Things seem peaceful and simplistic. It would be a nice change of things.
2. Definately. When crisis happens, I push my emotions aside and go into an active mode. I would tell the captain and begin to situate the boats and get the passengers loaded. If complications occured, my angry Southerner would come out and I would have the boats full. In the end, I'd probably die trying to save as many lives as possible, and I would be fine with that. (Yeah...I thought about this one day...)
3. Hmm...I suppose it really depends. Before I moved, I could not eat breakfast because I would get sick from the atmosphere at my old home. Now, I try to eat a little bit in the mornings. I always have coffee with Splenda. If I eat, I prefer to eat two slices of cinnamon toast.
4. Hmmm....I'm a Stan Lee fan.

[rocklobster]

1. Would you join the Mafia?
2. What 3 wishes would you ask for from a genie?
3. Would you consider bearing Miroku's children?

[Maokun]

2. Definately. When crisis happens, I push my emotions aside and go into an active mode. I would tell the captain and begin to situate the boats and get the passengers loaded. If complications occured, my angry Southerner would come out and I would have the boats full. In the end, I'd probably die trying to save as many lives as possible, and I would be fine with that. (Yeah...I thought about this one day...)

Have you seen/remember that old TV series "Voyagers"? That Titanic episode was great. Anyway, I reformulate the question with the time travel spin: Would you try to stop it from sink, knowing that you'd be changing the history in unaccountable ways? (Not to mention causing paradoxes that would mean the end of reality as we know it) :p

Also, favourite non-anime cartoon of your childhood?
Favourite book of your childhood?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. In a heartbeat. I have wanted to be in the mafia since I was seven. I remember being in fifth grade and giving a presentation in front of the class about what you wanted to be when you grew up. Most girls wanted to be nurses, ballerinas, and mothers....and then I got up and said " I'd want to be a hitman in the mafia."
2. Hmmm....that's pretty tough. I'd probably wish for wisdom (like Solomon), the ability to provide for others, and the last I'd save for a rainy day.
3. Hahahaha. I don't think so. As cute as he is, I don't see myself as the type to bear anyone children without first be married and in love.
4. Probably. I think of the people that lost their lives, so I'd naturally want to save them.
5. Hmm. Probably Rocky and Bullwinkle. I can remember watching it when I was a child.
6. Black Beauty by Jack Frost.

[rocklobster]

You got the writer wrong for Black Beauty. It's Anna Sewell.
anywho, more questions for my good friend.
1. What is your favorite work by C.S. Lewis?
2. Have you ever watched Trigun?
3. Have you ever seen Dr. Strangelove?
4. What is your opinion of country music?

[Phantom_Sorano]

Give me a little slack...I answer these questions usually early in the morning.

1. I still like The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe the best.
2. I have seen the anime through about twice. I like it. Vash cracks me up when he cries and eats doughnuts...that and I like Kuroneko.
3. Not yet, but it's on my queue.
4. Honestly... I detest country music. My dad made me learn guitar when I was a kid so we could have a family band....I have hated the genre since.

[rocklobster]

Hmm another similarity! I'm not fond of Country music myself. It's so trite and most of the musicians are terrible at singing.
1. Have you ever been to Disneyworld or Disneyland?
2. Have you ever watched Dr. Who?
3. Would you eat Green Eggs and Ham?

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. I get the two confused...but I've been to Disney in Florida. I went with my old band to compete and march in both Universal Studios and the Magic Kingdom...twice! Both times I busted my booty to get their.....even selling most of my furniture. I love Disney though, and I love to preform. You get such a thrill putting on that uniform and transforming into a stronger character....playing into front of 250,000 people....it's such a rush! But yes, I went there awhile back ago. I love Disney.....^_^
2. I have seen a episode or two. I had a friend who was really into it and she deterred my away with her fangirl-like approach.
3. Hello? Green eggs and ham? I'll take seconds!

[rocklobster]

oh yeah, I forgot you told me that.
1. What do you think of Don Bluth's movies (An American Tail, Land Before Time, The Secret of Nimh, etc)?
2. Do you like Care Bears? Any favorites? (Mine are Secret Bear, Friend Bear, Tenderheart Bear, Brave-Heart Lion, Loyal-Heart Dog, True-Heart Bear, and Gentle-Heart Lamb)

[Phantom_Sorano]

1. I like him quite well. I loved Land Before Time when it came out....
2. I never liked Care Bears. I considered it too....fluffy?

[rocklobster]

1. Why are you a Byronic Hero?
2. Would you ever consider being a ninja?