हे Fanpoppers!
I know I'm still a rookie at this interview thing, but I'm starting to get the hang of it (I think) and to be honest I'm also developing a taste for asking a lot of questions. Muahahaha!..ahem..anyway..
She's a great individual, with interesting ideas, strong beliefs and she's very funny too. She has a way with words that lets her express her opinions very clearly and she's constantly mediating when some situations get out of hand; I'm sure a lot of आप have seen it around Fanpop. She's a joy to talk to and most definitely made of awesome.
Anyway, she took some time out from her very busy schedule to answer a few questions, so we'd get to know her a bit better...so here's what I found out 'chatting' with Cinders...
Hi Carly! Thanks for agreeing to do this interview.
-Okay, the standard सवाल here is: What's your फैन्पॉप story?
My story is a classic one. A lot of लिंक्स on the old tv-links site ended me here and I found that things were so neatly tagged. I saw the मतदानो in the side of the screen watching Ugly Betty one दिन and कहा to myself, "Hey, Bradford is NOT और evil than Willamina!" and signed up for the privilege of answering picks. And it just spiraled out of control from there.
-You have a way with words, so try to describe yourself in 3 words:
Capricious Child-Like Traveler (is that three या four?)
Note: Is that a trick question?
-Traveler huh? Ok, आप have traveled a lot, right? Which has been your प्रिय place and why?
I am Egyptian at दिल and often in action. They are one of my प्रिय kinds of people as a culture because they are so over the चोटी, शीर्ष and genuine. When आप meet an acquaintance on the सड़क, स्ट्रीट they will stop आप and demand to know about your entire life, family and how your job is going. When they ask how you're doing, they really mean it. They have a sort of "inshallah" attitude, या a very laid back sort of "if it happens, it happens" which can be very soothing या frustrating depending on the circumstances but it's always fun. I प्यार the food, shisha, and even just the smell of the air, which is mostly sand and car exhausts, but still... Yeah, it's great... Sorry, I can go on for hours about Egypt. But I प्यार Belgium and Seattle too. They definitely make the चोटी, शीर्ष three.
-Awesome! So, what's the most important thing you've learned द्वारा traveling?
That even if आप think आप know a place, आप never really do. And that everyone is worth meeting. Even if आप don't get along या disagree, it's nice to get a radically different perspective on the world.
-Where are आप from?
This is an impossible सवाल to answer.
Note: As corny as it sounds, I guess घर is where the दिल is, right?
-What are आप most passionate about?
As far as hobbies go... Theater, Writing, and Politics
Note: Politics? Hobby?..we are so on different wavelengths..j/k!
-Okay, tell us, which would be your चोटी, शीर्ष Five spots:
*Low whistle* only five?
-Yup..only five, therein lies the challenge...
Er, in no particular order,link, link, फैन्पॉप Users, link, and... link. Yeah, I'm a ape-lover.
Note: Aren't we all? :)
-Of the spots you've created, which one are आप most proud of?
Folks may think the वाद-विवाद spot, but in fact it's the link Spot.
-And there we were thinking it was the वाद-विवाद spot, we've been punk'd, hahaha! Anyway, why that spot?
I just प्यार what it stands for and finding लिंक्स that can spread the word and help improve them. Though the वाद-विवाद Spot really took off fast, and has seen some great discussions.
-What's your फैन्पॉप forte?
Er... I like लेखन soapboxes. I feel like I've accomplished something when they're done.
-I personally प्यार your link, I think it was very honest..but tell us which of your soapboxes gave आप that sense of accomplishment?
Generally any लेख I had to do research for या check my notes... CSI's "link" took some constructing...link... "link"... "link," that one took me a few days. Personal stories are sometimes harder to write though, because facts are just facts. Some of my और personal soapboxes still make me a little nervous having them out there. So I won't name them. :oP. But I've written लेखाए for entertainment purposes too. I've written them for link, link, link, and link. Yeah, good times, good times...
-What's the one movie या book, that आप प्यार and recommend?
Ah, this is too hard... HBO's link (available at the spot of the same name). Also, Mark Z. Danielewski's link. And Card's link. And Wag the Dog with DeNiro and Hoffman. What, did आप just say one?
-An obsession...
My dog. Yeah, I have a bad case of कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला love. I even contemplated making him his own Facebook.
Wow, his own Facebook!..right, because he... needs..it? LOL! j/k!
-Okay, most of us know about your famous cookies, but for those who don't: What's in them? Love?
Ooh, if I answer that I may have to kill you. And I really would not enjoy killing you. I plead the fifth.
Note: Oh well, I thought I'd give it a shot; sorry guys!
-Do आप march to the beat of your own ढंढोरची, ढोलकिया या do आप go with the flow?
Well, I fall into routines easily and I feel like a भेड़ when I run to class with a few hundred other students... But I have my own mind and theories and प्यार being spontaneous. So... a bit of both?
-What's the craziest thing you'd do for for money?..Umm, let's say..a million?
The craziest PG-13 rated thing I would do for money is probably... Hm, a million, आप say? I once jumped into a lake in the middle of December fully clothed just on a dare, so... Probably something beyond that. I would eat strange foods, even insects... unless it was a cockroach. I have a pathological fear of cockroaches.
-What's the one thing आप can't believe still happens in the world?
That people still support George W झाड़ी, बुश for the sole reason that he lets them snowplow in Yellowstone Park (true story. Colorful people in Eastern Washington).
-You have one wish. What do आप wish for?
World peace... Nah, just kidding. Probably to be happy in the long run, no matter where I end up.
Note: Good one! :)
-In your opinion, what does फैन्पॉप have that आप can't find in any other site?
A 99.99% welcoming community.
-Favorite thing about फैन्पॉप and fanpoppers:
The Love.
-Let's play a game of word association. Are आप up for it? Do I have a choice?
Umm, no! I was just being nice, haha! j/k!
Fanpop: Green
Debate: Podium
Love: Lost
Addiction: Pills
dazl: Sparkle
Dave: Smile
DarkSarcasm: Bob Marley
hooch-is-crazy: Shotgun
alinazeer: Photoshop
(My mind went weird places with that one)
Note: I wonder...
-Who is your hero?
आप know, I find my हीरोस in the strangest places... I admire confidence and being comfortable with who आप are. I also admire those true diamonds in the rough that seem to permanently hide in your peripheral vision. Oh, and myself. Also... my brother. But don't tell him that.
-All is fair in प्यार and war, so...
...sleeping with the enemy is strategy, not promiscuity.
Note: Wow! Very creative answer! I प्यार it!
-A word to the wise:
Oh, so many good quotes, none of which belong to me, but... “Years पूर्व my mother used to say to me, she’d say, ‘In this world, Elwood, आप must be’ - she always called me Elwood – ‘In this world, Elwood, आप must be oh so smart या oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. आप may quote me.”—Elwood Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), Harvey (1950).
I know I'm still a rookie at this interview thing, but I'm starting to get the hang of it (I think) and to be honest I'm also developing a taste for asking a lot of questions. Muahahaha!..ahem..anyway..
She's a great individual, with interesting ideas, strong beliefs and she's very funny too. She has a way with words that lets her express her opinions very clearly and she's constantly mediating when some situations get out of hand; I'm sure a lot of आप have seen it around Fanpop. She's a joy to talk to and most definitely made of awesome.
Anyway, she took some time out from her very busy schedule to answer a few questions, so we'd get to know her a bit better...so here's what I found out 'chatting' with Cinders...
Hi Carly! Thanks for agreeing to do this interview.
-Okay, the standard सवाल here is: What's your फैन्पॉप story?
My story is a classic one. A lot of लिंक्स on the old tv-links site ended me here and I found that things were so neatly tagged. I saw the मतदानो in the side of the screen watching Ugly Betty one दिन and कहा to myself, "Hey, Bradford is NOT और evil than Willamina!" and signed up for the privilege of answering picks. And it just spiraled out of control from there.
-You have a way with words, so try to describe yourself in 3 words:
Capricious Child-Like Traveler (is that three या four?)
Note: Is that a trick question?
-Traveler huh? Ok, आप have traveled a lot, right? Which has been your प्रिय place and why?
I am Egyptian at दिल and often in action. They are one of my प्रिय kinds of people as a culture because they are so over the चोटी, शीर्ष and genuine. When आप meet an acquaintance on the सड़क, स्ट्रीट they will stop आप and demand to know about your entire life, family and how your job is going. When they ask how you're doing, they really mean it. They have a sort of "inshallah" attitude, या a very laid back sort of "if it happens, it happens" which can be very soothing या frustrating depending on the circumstances but it's always fun. I प्यार the food, shisha, and even just the smell of the air, which is mostly sand and car exhausts, but still... Yeah, it's great... Sorry, I can go on for hours about Egypt. But I प्यार Belgium and Seattle too. They definitely make the चोटी, शीर्ष three.
-Awesome! So, what's the most important thing you've learned द्वारा traveling?
That even if आप think आप know a place, आप never really do. And that everyone is worth meeting. Even if आप don't get along या disagree, it's nice to get a radically different perspective on the world.
-Where are आप from?
This is an impossible सवाल to answer.
Note: As corny as it sounds, I guess घर is where the दिल is, right?
-What are आप most passionate about?
As far as hobbies go... Theater, Writing, and Politics
Note: Politics? Hobby?..we are so on different wavelengths..j/k!
-Okay, tell us, which would be your चोटी, शीर्ष Five spots:
*Low whistle* only five?
-Yup..only five, therein lies the challenge...
Er, in no particular order,link, link, फैन्पॉप Users, link, and... link. Yeah, I'm a ape-lover.
Note: Aren't we all? :)
-Of the spots you've created, which one are आप most proud of?
Folks may think the वाद-विवाद spot, but in fact it's the link Spot.
-And there we were thinking it was the वाद-विवाद spot, we've been punk'd, hahaha! Anyway, why that spot?
I just प्यार what it stands for and finding लिंक्स that can spread the word and help improve them. Though the वाद-विवाद Spot really took off fast, and has seen some great discussions.
-What's your फैन्पॉप forte?
Er... I like लेखन soapboxes. I feel like I've accomplished something when they're done.
-I personally प्यार your link, I think it was very honest..but tell us which of your soapboxes gave आप that sense of accomplishment?
Generally any लेख I had to do research for या check my notes... CSI's "link" took some constructing...link... "link"... "link," that one took me a few days. Personal stories are sometimes harder to write though, because facts are just facts. Some of my और personal soapboxes still make me a little nervous having them out there. So I won't name them. :oP. But I've written लेखाए for entertainment purposes too. I've written them for link, link, link, and link. Yeah, good times, good times...
-What's the one movie या book, that आप प्यार and recommend?
Ah, this is too hard... HBO's link (available at the spot of the same name). Also, Mark Z. Danielewski's link. And Card's link. And Wag the Dog with DeNiro and Hoffman. What, did आप just say one?
-An obsession...
My dog. Yeah, I have a bad case of कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला love. I even contemplated making him his own Facebook.
Wow, his own Facebook!..right, because he... needs..it? LOL! j/k!
-Okay, most of us know about your famous cookies, but for those who don't: What's in them? Love?
Ooh, if I answer that I may have to kill you. And I really would not enjoy killing you. I plead the fifth.
Note: Oh well, I thought I'd give it a shot; sorry guys!
-Do आप march to the beat of your own ढंढोरची, ढोलकिया या do आप go with the flow?
Well, I fall into routines easily and I feel like a भेड़ when I run to class with a few hundred other students... But I have my own mind and theories and प्यार being spontaneous. So... a bit of both?
-What's the craziest thing you'd do for for money?..Umm, let's say..a million?
The craziest PG-13 rated thing I would do for money is probably... Hm, a million, आप say? I once jumped into a lake in the middle of December fully clothed just on a dare, so... Probably something beyond that. I would eat strange foods, even insects... unless it was a cockroach. I have a pathological fear of cockroaches.
-What's the one thing आप can't believe still happens in the world?
That people still support George W झाड़ी, बुश for the sole reason that he lets them snowplow in Yellowstone Park (true story. Colorful people in Eastern Washington).
-You have one wish. What do आप wish for?
World peace... Nah, just kidding. Probably to be happy in the long run, no matter where I end up.
Note: Good one! :)
-In your opinion, what does फैन्पॉप have that आप can't find in any other site?
A 99.99% welcoming community.
-Favorite thing about फैन्पॉप and fanpoppers:
The Love.
-Let's play a game of word association. Are आप up for it? Do I have a choice?
Umm, no! I was just being nice, haha! j/k!
Fanpop: Green
Debate: Podium
Love: Lost
Addiction: Pills
dazl: Sparkle
Dave: Smile
DarkSarcasm: Bob Marley
hooch-is-crazy: Shotgun
alinazeer: Photoshop
(My mind went weird places with that one)
Note: I wonder...
-Who is your hero?
आप know, I find my हीरोस in the strangest places... I admire confidence and being comfortable with who आप are. I also admire those true diamonds in the rough that seem to permanently hide in your peripheral vision. Oh, and myself. Also... my brother. But don't tell him that.
-All is fair in प्यार and war, so...
...sleeping with the enemy is strategy, not promiscuity.
Note: Wow! Very creative answer! I प्यार it!
-A word to the wise:
Oh, so many good quotes, none of which belong to me, but... “Years पूर्व my mother used to say to me, she’d say, ‘In this world, Elwood, आप must be’ - she always called me Elwood – ‘In this world, Elwood, आप must be oh so smart या oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. आप may quote me.”—Elwood Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), Harvey (1950).