Eh, what the hell. Ask away.
AMA Because I Wanna Be One of the Cool Kids
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I haven't but I'd love to try some properly cooked armadillo sometime in my lifetime.
Because I'm a monster.
Armadillos carry leprosy.
That said:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=armadillo+recipe&btnG=Search&gws_rd=ssl
So what you should have said is "I'd give an arm and a leg to try a properly cooked armadillo".
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Leprosy...you made me half the man I used to be.*
*(sung to the tune of Yesterday by the Beatles)
1) These days, I'm honesty not sure. Yoga, biking, and writing, I suppose. I feel great after doing any of these. If I write around 2,000+ words in one sitting, I feel amazingly accomplished.
As for thoughts? I...don't know how to answer that right now.
2) Books. Well, some of my favourites include Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, and Daniel Keyes' Flower for Algernon. So those, for sure. I also really liked AJ Jacob's The Year of Living Bibically and Richard Matheson's What Dreams May Come, because while I'm not a particularly religious person any more, I'm still fascinated to study different spiritual perspectives. Maybe a part of me still wants to find some form of spirituality in my life.
On the writing side, I firmly believe every writer should read Stephen King's On Writing.
As for series, I have a few:
-Simon R Green's Nightside series (12 books). People have compared it with the Harry Dresden books, since they're basically a fantasy detective series. Of any books, these were my biggest inspiration for Dill.
-John Zakour's sci-fi detective series, starting with The Plutonium Blonde, for the same reason: major inspiration for Dill. The Nightside series was the primary one, but this is a close second. And they're hilarious.
-Robert J Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. Really great sci-fi trilogy about our world discovering an alternate universe where the neanderthal species, rather than us humans, are the dominant species. Really, I love anything written by Robert J Sawyer. He's Canadian and he writes good, smart sci-fi.
-Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy. It's been a long time since I read these, but I remember finding it near impossible to put them down at the time.[DOUBLEPOST=1446764726,1446764674][/DOUBLEPOST]
Do you ask that of all your prey or just like the sound of it?[DOUBLEPOST=1446764863][/DOUBLEPOST]
I already have it. I have this amazingly warm blanket with a wolf design on it. Not sure what it's made of. Fleece, maybe? The tag came off years ago. It's very heavy and it's great to bundle up under during cold nights. I've had it for over a decade and it's still in great condition.[DOUBLEPOST=1446764977][/DOUBLEPOST]
Probably something healthy and vegetarian. I'm not really one for fancy food or restaurants. But there was this amazing place in Toronto that served all vegetarian meals. Every single dish was amazing. Can I choose to just eat there for the rest of my life instead of spending ungodly amounts of money on just one meal at a hoity toity place?[DOUBLEPOST=1446765059][/DOUBLEPOST]
Unquestionably, it'd be Jack Kirby.
Of course you can, this is your fantasy meal. Don't let anyone else tell you what kind of food to enjoy.
Neither. I've never liked licorice.
Does the movie version count?
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My mother bakes all the time. I've gotten so fat from her cookies. Though she's more into baking bread and ham rolls for Christmas.
As far as cookies in general, it'd probably be her chocolate chip cookies.
What is the perfect gift someone could give you?
Where is your dream trip? And would your answer change if you could have one dream trip solo and one with a group?
If you win the lottery tomorrow what would your first truly silly/totally frivolous purchase be?
Where is your dream trip? And would your answer change if you could have one dream trip solo and one with a group?
If you win the lottery tomorrow what would your first truly silly/totally frivolous purchase be?
1) Gift cards. Seriously, it's better than guessing what I want or run the risk I already bought it. Comic store, MEC, Steam. I'll never say no to those ones, especially.
2) I honestly don't know. There are some places I'd love to go, like New Orleans (to do a "Gabriel Knight locations tour"), maybe take a train trip all across Canada, the British Isles, etc. I don't really have a "dream" trip, I guess. And I don't think it'd be any fun to do it alone, anyway.
3) This will sound really boring, but pay off my student loans. And then, depending on how much I won, help a few friends pay off theirs, as well. Maybe buy a good, reliable car.
That sounds exactly like the blanket my MiL got me for our first Christmas.
This is still a thing on the forums, so what the hell. Let's bump this to the top of the page and have at it again.
GasBandit
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Where the hell did this come from and why do you keep asking it?
I think you're in the wrong AMA. You want 12A, next door.
What happened that made me start to associate Dave Grohl with you? 
Don't answer that. I don't know the how or why, but somehow that became a thing, and when I see Dave doing something awesome, it makes me think happy thoughts about Nick, and I hope some of them eventually make their way to you.
Don't answer that. I don't know the how or why, but somehow that became a thing, and when I see Dave doing something awesome, it makes me think happy thoughts about Nick, and I hope some of them eventually make their way to you.
