WRITER'S BLOCK: Persnickety, flibbertigibbet, lollygag—some words are just more fun to say. What's your favorite word?
"Words are all you know
Body language is what you need."
"Words are all you know
Body language is what you need."
WRITER'S BLOCK: Try to describe yourself in just one sentence.
"I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl."
"I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl."
WRITER'S BLOCK: Do you like to plan everything out or do you prefer to be spontaneous?
"I know just how to scheme."
"I know just how to scheme."
WRITER'S BLOCK: Robert Frost speculated about the world ending in fire or in ice. Which do you think is likely to end us all: meteorite, global warming, nuclear weapons, zombies, or the superflu?
"We'll all burn down!"
"We'll all burn down!"
WRITER'S BLOCK: Are you worried about catching the swine flu?
"I'm not ill."
"I'm not ill."
Do you have a plan for avoiding contagion?
"Doors are locked and windows closed
Shut your eyes and wipe your nose
Say another prayer
And go to sleep now!"
"Doors are locked and windows closed
Shut your eyes and wipe your nose
Say another prayer
And go to sleep now!"
---- "Mother River Song"
WRITER'S BLOCK: Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, el chupacabra—what is your favorite creature that may or may not exist?
"Vampires are real and alive."
WRITER'S BLOCK: How long could you survive on your own in the wild?
"....infinitesimal time."
"....infinitesimal time."
---- "Original Sin"
WRITER'S BLOCK: Have you had an earworm lately? Exorcise it by inflicting it on your friendslist. Post the lyrics or - even better - a video.
"And do I love you, my oh my
River deep, mountain high."
"And do I love you, my oh my
River deep, mountain high."
Okay, I know this isn't actually a Jim Steinman song - but, like so many songs, it can be connected with Steinman. A) he produced a cover version of it for Celine Dion in 1996 and B) he, Karla DeVito and Meat Loaf performed it live in concert in 1977. Listen to it here, and end up with it stuck as well! It really does have a very catchy tune.
WRITER'S BLOCK: What is the one question you've always wanted someone to ask you?
"Is there sex after death?"
"Is there sex after death?"
WRITER'S BLOCK: Out of all of your favorite books, pick just one you'd recommend everyone read.
"Robespierre, Homer und Seneca, Da Vinci und Cervantes
Und die wunderbaren Opera, Boccaccios und Dantes
Und Marquis de Sade und Don Juan, Frivoles und Galantes
Und Lord Byron, Goethe, Eckermann, Giordano Bruno, Lessing, Thomas Moore!"
"Robespierre, Homer und Seneca, Da Vinci und Cervantes
Und die wunderbaren Opera, Boccaccios und Dantes
Und Marquis de Sade und Don Juan, Frivoles und Galantes
Und Lord Byron, Goethe, Eckermann, Giordano Bruno, Lessing, Thomas Moore!"
---- "Noch mehr Bucher!"