The Weekly Waffle was back in the hands of Blissbubbley and she decided to go for a more quirky look with the questions this week
Have you or do you plan to apply for London 2012 tickets?
Parneaus: I don’t have tickets, but I would’ve liked to go. I’m not really interested in seeing it on the TV, but if I were to see it in the flesh, it would be a completely different experience.Seeing the falls, the faults and of course, the wins would be amazing to see myself and not through a television screen.
Jay Motty: I haven’t applied yet although I wouldn’t mind going, I’m going to wait and see how my running improves. I’ve got my 100 metre sprint time down to 14.5 seconds, so if I can shave roughly 5 seconds off it, then there’s a good chance I’ll make the British team.
Blissbubbley: I’ve moaned about all the cost of the London 2012 games and become a complete hypocrite for then going in the ballot for tickets. It still doesn’t sit quite right with me, but this could be my only chance to see The Olympics.
If you could pick one destination anywhere in the world where would you go and who would you go with?
Billymawa: I grew up in West Germany and miss it quite badly, so I’d probably go back there. I’d take my little sister, Alix with me because she was only very young when we left. I’d take her to all the places that hold fun, special memories for me that – since losing my parents – I have noone to talk about with!
Soapgirl: I would love to go to the galapagos islands with Bill. On a career break he ran a reptile shop and we often talked about going off to visit their natural environment. With man destroying the environment I want to go, before these natural islands and their occupants become endangered/extinct.
Jay Motty: I’d go to Vegas with Simon Cowell. Anybody who can make that much money for having no discernible talent has got to be the luckiest man alive.
With twitter celebrating it’s fifth anniversary recently, do you find it difficult to explain to those who don’t use twitter why you choose to tweet?
Max: Not really, I just say it’s the quickest way of finding and hearing from like minded people and taking part in quick fire conversation and seeing news before it usually appears anywhere else
JasDunham: Yes, most people are on FB and that’s the extent of their acceptable social media. I have had to explain to my parents and wife the attraction to Twitter. I’m not a big FB advocate. I like the simplicity of Twitter. My dad used to be like “Why are you on Twitter all the time?” But now, when he says something funny (that I normally tweet), he’ll say, “Hey son, are you gonna put that on Twitter.” I think most people think it’s more of a joke than anything else. FB seems more acceptable to most people.
Soapgirl: I have just celebrated my 3rd twitter birthday. I adore the interaction with my twitter friends. I recognise that yes you are at first talking to strangers and the dangers that can come with it. But the positives outweigh the negatives. I try to explain that my tweets are like FB status updates that derive comments, but the comments are from friendly strangers. That talking to likeminded people about a likeminded subject is so cool like an overgrown social club. Some try it and get it, most don’t even want to know. What’s fabulous is when, like today, you randomly meet a fellow tweeter and the joy/pleasure it brings. Someone who gets twitter and also is genuinely interested about me, even though they don’t have to be. Those who don’t ‘get’ twitter don’t deserve to get the mass interaction that I’ve got/enjoyed.
If you could recommend just one book, what would it be and why?
Max: Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco. Still the most darkly intriguing book I have ever read
Billymawa: I recently read a play by Martin McDonagh called “The Pillow Man”. I would recommend this to every man and his dog. It’s brilliant. It’s an incredibly dark, touching and often disturbingly funny story about the fight for freedom of speech. It had me laughing out loud – and sobbing – on the bus home from work more than once! Absolutely fantastic.
JasDunham: Any Nick Hornby or John Grisham book. Although, I loved “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson.
Soapgirl: Review in Daily Waffle Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris because it’s so magically different
Parneaus: If I could recommend a book to someone, it would have to be Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty. It’s funny, quirky, and everyone who I’ve forced to read it has loved it. It’s just one of those books you can’t help but love.
Jay Motty: I’d recommend “Down and Dirty Pictures” by Peter Biskind as I’m a movie lover and it gives a fascinating insight into the indie film business from around 1989 onwards which for me was something of a golden era.
Blissbubbley: Recently a lot of people recommended The Magus by John Fowles. It’s a truly inspiring read and I can understand why people choose to read it again (every 10 years or so) as it makes you think about your life and where you are going. It’s back on my bookshelf to read again in years to come.
If you could re-take one exam from school, which would it be and why?
Billymawa: If I could re-take one exam from school, it’d be IT. I obtained a grade C when I originally took the exam about 200 years ago and, given that I’m now in an IT based job, I imagine I’d ace it now!
Soapgirl: I wish I hadn’t given up art. I love being creative both with interior and exterior design. I love it as a hobby, but think I really could’ve done well commercially. Saying that, I don’t regret becoming a nurse……
Max: None. I would never want to go through the revision time again. I did well in my exams, specifically because I never wanted to take them again and wanted move on to the next challenges!