Here I am now, entertain me!

[rj_anderson]

I'm stuck home on a Sunday morning. I'm sick and I'm bored.

Ask me anything.

ETA: As my sick son watches Scooby Doo cartoons in the background -- did you know Shaggy's real first name is "Norville"? Like, I had no idea!

Comments

Questions

[vdansk]

OK--these may be too esoteric depending on how sick you are!

What do you think is the most reprehensible of human qualities? What is the best?

What, to you, is the essence of evil? How do you define good?

If you could give one quality or attribute to a child (a "fairy gift", if you will), what would it be?

And if you're still bored, I recommend taking the Reincarnation Placement Exam on HelloQuizzy, first as yourself, and then as various of your characters. :>

Re: Questions

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Wow, you don't fool around, do you? Let's see if I can answer these briefly without doing them a total injustice:

Most reprehensible: self-centeredness (because it leads to every other kind of reprehensible behavior -- there's a good reason that "pride" is the worst of the Seven Deadlies). Best: self-sacrifice ("Greater love hath no man...").

I don't think I'm up to debating the nature of good and evil in less than 5,000 words, so I'll just say that I believe good is that which conforms to and flows from the character of God and leads us back to Him, whereas evil is a rejection of God's order and authority that leads us farther away from Him.

One quality or attribute to give to a child: Wisdom.

Re: Questions

[vdansk]

Very nice! I hope you feel better soon!

Re: Questions

[kristin-briana.livejournal.com]

Agreed. :D And I hope you don't might that I've abruptly become a rabid reader of your blog, hoping to steal some writing tips. :)

Re: Questions

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know how many tips I have to offer -- my writing method at present seems to consist chiefly of trying things and finding out they don't work -- but I'm always glad for more readers! Welcome!