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buhrger. if you didn't ask these of me, ask and you shall receive five from me, whereupon you post your answers with these instructions and perpetuate ad infinitem.
1. through some geographical or technological intervention, you join my next d&d campaign. what class/race combo do you play? why?
bard/human. (this might vary based on the needs of the existing party.) the thing that has always bothered me about D&D is that you are creating a "character" who is entirely defined by their job. bards are the closest you get to a blank slate without the incredible constellation of ability scores required to be a ranger. i like to be the character with ranged weapon skills and some handy little spells. i don't build tanks because i don't like play that calls for constantly wading into battle.
the game is written for humans; i've gotten over being half-elven.
2. speaking of buying crack (i'll let you 'splain that one if you want to) who are the people in your current gaming group, and how did y'all meet?
there's me, C, A the GM, D, E, B, and M. M and i are the only ones who don't work at PirateCo. (M organizes a gaming convention associated with an astonishingly popular local webcomic.) i met most of them through C; i think my first encounter with that clutch of people was drinks before a movie at the Bay. (back when PirateCo was an easy walk away. *sniff* actually before B and E joined the company.) A and M were fellow PCs in a defunct Iron Kingdoms game, and C and i used to hang out at the Cage (former home of A, B, E, and Pirate K). while i knew which one D was, i hadn't really talked to him before this game. A asked for me when he started to put the game together. B does legal work, C edits, M works for that webcomic, and everyone else is "gamer famous" (asthe_monkey_king would say) to fans of PirateCo.
3. through the magic of, well, magic, a dead author shows up alive and well at a con you're attending, and is doing a Q&A session. whom would you like it to be, and what would you ask?
this high-functioning introvert mostly listens at Q&A sessions. i would like to attend a panel discussion or do a koffee klatch with Octavia Butler. i don't have any questions really, but i'm still sorry that i failed to say "thank you" before it was too late.
4. when's the last time you wore you hair short? would you do so again? why[ |not]? (back here you mentioned my failure to display stereotypical sex characteristics like long hair, so there must have been a time when it was short...
i had short hair from zero to about 1992. there was a mullet period for a year or so in the 80s, but i got over it once swimming season started. mom thought long hair was a hassle, and she kept my hair short so that she wouldn't have to take care of it. it got to be a habit. it varied in length from spikes to earlobes. (my hair stands straight up without product when it's below a certain length.) this is me when i had grown it out for a hs spring musical; at the time i thought it had gotten really really long. i started to seriously grow it my senior year of high school in a pact with my then boooooyfriend. ("i'll grow mine if you grow yours.") after which i confirmed that having long hair as a chick gains beneficial attention. i cut it off again in '97, and it was a good look but by then i didn't have the money or the patience to deal with monthly maintenance and let it go. i was thinking about cutting it just the other day...
5. you become benevolent dictator of SIFF - what do you do with your new powers?
we'll assume that all of my initiatives are well-funded.
i provide free shuttle bus service between venues in Seattle, and a temporary cab kiosk after midnighters, plus a P&R run a few times a day. Lincoln Center in Bellevue would have a run to Seattle and a run to the nearest P&R.
healthy concessions choices available at all venues, and "lunch check" at SIFF cinema with a ticket/tag system for keeping food in a fridge.
i eliminate tiered pass sales (right now there are three different versions of full series pass) and institute a reservation system similar to the way previews are run. x number of seats are reserved passholder seats, x number of seats are unreserved passholder seats. reserved seats are advance sign up, first-come first-served, three-strikes and you lose the privilege. passes are good for all films even if they are a "gala" event. one may buy an additional pass or tickets for guaranteed admission to the gala films and gala parties.
a house management handbook with clear rules, so that each venue is run like every other venue.
there is at least one offering that is shown outdoors, free of charge, at Seattle Center. every showing on the eastside is a third showing, so that there are still two chances to see every film if you want to stay close to the other venues.
buhrger. if you didn't ask these of me, ask and you shall receive five from me, whereupon you post your answers with these instructions and perpetuate ad infinitem.1. through some geographical or technological intervention, you join my next d&d campaign. what class/race combo do you play? why?
bard/human. (this might vary based on the needs of the existing party.) the thing that has always bothered me about D&D is that you are creating a "character" who is entirely defined by their job. bards are the closest you get to a blank slate without the incredible constellation of ability scores required to be a ranger. i like to be the character with ranged weapon skills and some handy little spells. i don't build tanks because i don't like play that calls for constantly wading into battle.
the game is written for humans; i've gotten over being half-elven.
2. speaking of buying crack (i'll let you 'splain that one if you want to) who are the people in your current gaming group, and how did y'all meet?
there's me, C, A the GM, D, E, B, and M. M and i are the only ones who don't work at PirateCo. (M organizes a gaming convention associated with an astonishingly popular local webcomic.) i met most of them through C; i think my first encounter with that clutch of people was drinks before a movie at the Bay. (back when PirateCo was an easy walk away. *sniff* actually before B and E joined the company.) A and M were fellow PCs in a defunct Iron Kingdoms game, and C and i used to hang out at the Cage (former home of A, B, E, and Pirate K). while i knew which one D was, i hadn't really talked to him before this game. A asked for me when he started to put the game together. B does legal work, C edits, M works for that webcomic, and everyone else is "gamer famous" (as
the_monkey_king would say) to fans of PirateCo.3. through the magic of, well, magic, a dead author shows up alive and well at a con you're attending, and is doing a Q&A session. whom would you like it to be, and what would you ask?
this high-functioning introvert mostly listens at Q&A sessions. i would like to attend a panel discussion or do a koffee klatch with Octavia Butler. i don't have any questions really, but i'm still sorry that i failed to say "thank you" before it was too late.
4. when's the last time you wore you hair short? would you do so again? why[ |not]? (back here you mentioned my failure to display stereotypical sex characteristics like long hair, so there must have been a time when it was short...
i had short hair from zero to about 1992. there was a mullet period for a year or so in the 80s, but i got over it once swimming season started. mom thought long hair was a hassle, and she kept my hair short so that she wouldn't have to take care of it. it got to be a habit. it varied in length from spikes to earlobes. (my hair stands straight up without product when it's below a certain length.) this is me when i had grown it out for a hs spring musical; at the time i thought it had gotten really really long. i started to seriously grow it my senior year of high school in a pact with my then boooooyfriend. ("i'll grow mine if you grow yours.") after which i confirmed that having long hair as a chick gains beneficial attention. i cut it off again in '97, and it was a good look but by then i didn't have the money or the patience to deal with monthly maintenance and let it go. i was thinking about cutting it just the other day...
5. you become benevolent dictator of SIFF - what do you do with your new powers?
we'll assume that all of my initiatives are well-funded.
i provide free shuttle bus service between venues in Seattle, and a temporary cab kiosk after midnighters, plus a P&R run a few times a day. Lincoln Center in Bellevue would have a run to Seattle and a run to the nearest P&R.
healthy concessions choices available at all venues, and "lunch check" at SIFF cinema with a ticket/tag system for keeping food in a fridge.
i eliminate tiered pass sales (right now there are three different versions of full series pass) and institute a reservation system similar to the way previews are run. x number of seats are reserved passholder seats, x number of seats are unreserved passholder seats. reserved seats are advance sign up, first-come first-served, three-strikes and you lose the privilege. passes are good for all films even if they are a "gala" event. one may buy an additional pass or tickets for guaranteed admission to the gala films and gala parties.
a house management handbook with clear rules, so that each venue is run like every other venue.
there is at least one offering that is shown outdoors, free of charge, at Seattle Center. every showing on the eastside is a third showing, so that there are still two chances to see every film if you want to stay close to the other venues.
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