Ha! I say

[fredericks]

Mainly Partly to prove candicelbj wrong, and partly to satisfy my own curiousity.

I want everyone who reads this to ask me 3 questions, no more no less. Ask me anything you want. Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends (including myself) to ask you anything.

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[citizenjess.livejournal.com]

1. What's the story with your username? I'm always curious, if it's not a really obvious fandom-related moniker, how people choose their online handles.

2. B/J or B/M (or both, or neither) and why? (I know, I know, I'm just asking for trouble.)

3. What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

1. What's the story with your username?
I stole it from a character in Tad Williams fantasy/sci-fi series "Otherland". Sam Fredericks. I saw a lot of myself in that character: my insecurities, my confusion, my inability to find my niche. We seemed to match even down to our physical descriptions. And so I thought it'd make a great sn. "Otherland" is a really excellent read, btw, if you're into that genre. I've always mentioned this to my friends and they either know enough about me to placate me, or have attempted to read it, given up in frustration, and are afraid to hurt my feelings. *grin* It took me about three tried before I could make it past page 100 myself, so eh.

2. B/J or B/M (or both, or neither) and why? (I know, I know, I'm just asking for trouble.)
Ha! The QAF fandom.
Oh, you're not asking for trouble at all.

How about none of the above? I've never really placed myself within a shipperdom, because I have a hard time choosing one of anything. I guess the romantic in me wants Brian and Michael to get together. I mean, we spent much of S1 and S2 being privy to Michael's longing for Brian, and the kisses. The kisses, my friend. But how could Michael and Brian ever work out? Brian looks unlikely to change, and he definitely couldn't uphold Michael's desire for a traditionally monogamous relationship.

B/J is sort of blah to me. I'm tired of watching those two go at it like rabbits. Even though I know that contrivance is QAF's middle name *and* the show is fiction, I can't fathom why in the world Brian initially approached Justin. But Justin's grown during the course of the seasons, and the writers have softened Brian, solely to satisfy the horny members of the fandom keep their relationship afloat. So, in a very real sense, Brian is made for Justin and Justin is made for Brian.

Every time I think B/M I think Stuart/Vince, though, which makes me want to see those two together when everything is said and done.

So maybe I'm 35% B/M, 30% B/J, and 35% ::shrug:: I'll take the show with any couplings I can get.

3. What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
::eyebrow raise:: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

[citizenjess.livejournal.com]

3. What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
::eyebrow raise:: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

Oh, good, you DID get the Monty Python reference. :D

I've got to come clean

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

I've watched MP and The Holy Grail a few times, but not recently enough to quote it. Or remember lines. I first started looking for my physics book, thinking your question was some play on the meaning of velocity. After determining "speed velocity" was an erroneous term I realized I was spending way too much mental energy analyzing the question.

So I Asked Jeeves. And up came the Monty Python transcript with the line in it. And I laughed.

Re: I've got to come clean

[citizenjess.livejournal.com]

I have to tell you, I would have DIED if you'd actually come up with an estimate for air speed velocity. :D