Previously on The Saga of Office Boy: The Renaissance Faire
So I'm pretty sure I've been promising you guys this Q&A post forever, and it's finally here! The fabulous Emma Harr gave us some great questions to answer, but, as always, if you have more questions for us, send 'em on over and maybe we'll be nice and do another Q&A. :)
So without further ado...I give you Office Boy!
Questions for Office Boy
1. Where did you go to college? What was your major?
I went to Virginia Tech and I majored in Finance, Insurance, and Business Law (that's the official title of the degree).
2. You mentioned wanting to punch Shakespeare in the face. Is there anything of his you DO like?
I liked "Hamlet." No crazy love story (in relation to his other works). I probably like it because I liked "The Lion King" so much. Also, "The Merchant of Venice," because I like Jewish loan sharks so much... (I would just like to say I think it's kind of ironic that he likes "Hamlet" because "Hamlet" is one of like..Shakespearean plays that I can't stand.)
3. Books-wise, are you a modern man or a classics man? Or a graphic novels man?
I like modern fiction. I've read the Dexter series and I've also read a bunch of James Bond novels, but I'd say my passion is comic books. I love reading them. It's like reading a sitcom, really, with powers.
4. Who's your favorite superhero? Why?
Superman. He has unlimited power, which is debatable, but for the most part is true. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't like all the story arcs -- Superman vs. "Insert wacky villan here." The best stories, however, are when he tackles ideas and philosophical ideals. The whole story that Alex Ross painted and wrote was amazing. How can Superman defend everyone? It was humanizing to the character. You may think he's an ultra-powered comic hero that always wins; however, it's the battles he fights where you know he can't -- doing what's right when every logical thing is telling you not to, making concerns of others your own, and engaging in situations as if you were the person in danger.
5. Who's your man-crush? (Oh, come on. You know you have one.)
I guess Sarah hasn't told you... I have three. Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Channing Tatum. Next question...
6. You're on death row. You get one last meal. What do you eat?
The guy set to push the button on my execution, and if I'm allowed another last meal, then I'll eat that guy, and so on and so forth. I WANT TO LIVE DAMMIT!!!
7. Will you tell me a really funny joke?
Sadly, I don't know jokes that would entertain anyone over six. All of the funny things I do/say are organic. I could probably never be a comedian because half of the things I would say would end in me defaulting to, "You had to be there..."
8. What is your favorite character, episode, and villain from Dr. Who (thus far)? (from Kirsti)
I don't know who I like the best yet, because I've only started watching the show. I did like Captain Jack Harkness when I saw him for the couple of episodes. I also liked the David Tennant Doctor. As for villains, I think the cyber men are the creepiest.
Questions for Sarah
1. A lot of people have places they want to visit around the world in their lifetime. What would be your top three places/things you'd want to visit/see in your life around the globe?
Well, being a military brat, there's a fair amount of pretty legit stuff I've already seen. Of what I haven't seen though, I'd have to say the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and...probably the Egyptian pyramids.
2. Would you ever consider living out your days in another country besides the US? (That includes raising a family if you have one.) And if you would, where would you live?
That's hard. I do love to travel, and I've sort of got permanent wander lust because I grew up as a military brat, but I have permanent wander lust in more of a vacationing type form. I actually really love the area that I live in and since the only time I've spent living outside of the US was from the ages of 2-4 1/2, I don't really remember much. If I did live in another country though, I'd probably say Scotland. It's absolutely gorgeous and there are few things more wonderful than afternoon tea with shortbread. :)
3. As an aspiring writer, you have your sights set on publishing down the line. Do you think you might go the self-publishing route instead of traditional, both, or just traditional?
Definitely the traditional route. I'm a traditionalist at heart when it comes to a lot of things and I know that this limits my chances and means it could be a long time before I ever get published, but I feel like there wouldn't be as much of a sense of accomplishment if I published myself, because obviously I think I'm a good writer...I mean...if I didn't, why would I be writing? But to be published in a traditional sense through an actual publishing company sort of validates my writing through someone other than just readers. I have nothing against those who go the self-publishing route, but there's just some things I will always be traditional about. I want to published traditionally for the same reason I refused to join an online dating site and will never, ever, eveeeer buy an e-reader. I'm just a traditionalist at heart.
4. You just got arrested. What did you do?
Oh jeez. Umm...had too much fun? Just kidding. I probably did something like started singing and dancing in public and wouldn't stop or something crazy like that. Maybe my desire for life to be a musical got the better of me and I just couldn't stop?
5. Power of flight or power of invisibility?
Invisibility. Hands down. I've always said that I would want my super power to be invisibility. In fact, one of the first conversations Office Boy and I had after he got my number was an hour and a half conversation over text message about superheroes -- more specifically what super powers Office Boy would have and whether or not he would have a fan club. I told him he would. He didn't believe me.
6. Ever met any famous people?
I've met several music artists after concerts and such like that, as well as lots of Broadway performers while stalking the stage door after shows. Most recently though I met Alex Wong and Jess LeProtto, alums of So You Think You Can Dance season 7 (Alex) and season 8 (Jess) after I went and saw "Newsies" on Broadway. I also met Jeremy Jordan and like...everyone else in the cast. It. Was. Amazing.
7. What's your favorite place to go when you want to disappear for a little while?
I don't really have a specific place. My favorite place to get away when I really have time to get away is White Sulphur Springs, but that's a 3-hour drive, so that's more of an "I need a weekend away" type place. A lot of times I'll just take a walk, or sometimes I'll head down to this little pond that's within walking distance of my parents house, but mostly I just go into my room and shut the door. In college I used to climb this one tree near the volleyball courts, but alas...I graduated and cannot do that anymore.
Questions for the Couple
1. If you guys had met at a speed dating event, and you only had two minutes to talk, what would be the first things you'd say/ask?
Office Boy: I don't know. I never did speed dating.Sarah: I've never done speed dating either.
Office Boy: I'd probably ask her if she'd want to see my basement.
Sarah: What?
Office Boy: Do you want to see my basement?
Sarah: What does that mean?
Office Boy: I started thinking of something creepy...and then nothing else solidified in my brain to continue that thought, so I'm sorry.
Sarah: I'd probably start off with something normal and simple like, "Hi. My name is Sarah."
Office Boy: That's stupid. You have a name tag, probably.
Sarah: Well, fine. What would you say? That isn't creepy and unsolidifed?
Office Boy: I'd probably just keep asking questions and not saying anything about myself. Just seeming super interested in whatever you had to say, because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what I think, it's all about what's happening in your brain.
2. Toilet paper: do you put it on the roll with the new sheet in the front, facing down? Or to the back, where you would have to pull it from the front?
Office Boy: Front.Sarah: I prefer to put it in the front, but because my cats are dumb and like to unroll the toilet paper if you do that, by necessity we have to put it towards the back.
3. What's the best thing your parents ever taught you? Even if they didn't specifically mean to?
Office Boy: I don't know. I learned a lot of everything from Bill Murray. I guess the best thing my parents taught me was that Bill Murray existed. Also, how to use a toilet, because that helps...a lot...now.Sarah: On a slightly more serious note...I think the best thing my parents taught me, aside from my faith, is that no one person is better than another just because they have different strengths. I'm the "different" kid in my family in the sense that all of my siblings (and my parents) are math/science people and I'm not. In any way shape or form. And sometimes it was hard for me to remember my value and worth because I wasn't super awesome at those "hard" subjects and I didn't want to major in something that would actually give me a decent paycheck, but my parents always reminded me that I am who I am for a reason and just because my siblings are better at science and math (and actually like them), doesn't mean they're a better (or worse) person than I am.
4. What's your poison? Beer, wine, mixed drinks, or straight-up liquor?
Office Boy: Monster.Sarah: That doesn't count. It's not an alcohol or an option listed.
Office Boy: I'm not a sheep, Sarah. I go by my own path. You know, paint my own way. March to the beat of my own drum. I don't have to conform to questions. Probally beer, though. Probally.
Sarah: It's mixed drinks for me. Definitely mixed drinks.
5. If you could share one thing from your childhood with the other, what would it be?
Office Boy: I think I do that all the time. I don't think I never not share things from my childhood with you, because it makes so much more sense if you know the things happened and then you try to understand why I did what I just did, so I constantly share things. Do I not?Sarah: He does. If I could share one thing with him...probably the trip we took to Legoland when I was little.
Office Boy: I went to Legoland.
Sarah: Ok...in that case...probably...Sandy Hill beach, which is a beach we used to go to all the time when we lived in Italy. My mom loved it because there was a giant sandy hill and we would run up the hill and roll allllll the way down and get covered in sand and then run in the water and wash off and then run back up the hill and roll alllll the way down again and keep doing that until we were totally exhausted. And all my mom had to do was sit in a chair and watch.
Office Boy: Also, make sure you didn't die in the ocean.
Sarah: True.
6. Do you think you'll be voting for the same candidate this fall? Or different candidates? Are polticis something you discuss, friendly-like?
Office Boy: Probally not.Sarah: I'd have to agree with that. We generally don't talk about politics much. Except when Hulu plays the obnoxious Mitt Romney ad for every single commercial break on a show.
7. If we hung out in person and you guys were showing me around where you live, where would you take me?
Office Boy: Probally my basement.
Sarah: You don't have a basement.
Office Boy: That's what makes a joke good, Sarah. You bring it back around. You bring it back around.
Sarah: I see.
Office Boy: Ossie Davis...you've been looking over in the corner forever. What are you looking at? Are you looking at my chair? You can't have it, you son of a b*tch! (For the record, he had a movie paused and Ossie Davis was looking off into the corner, conceivably at his massage chair.) But anyway...I think I'd let Sarah pick where she thinks you'd like to go.
Sarah: I think it would depend. I mean, there's the stereotypical DC stuff, which, if you've never seen it before, is actually pretty cool.
Office Boy: Stereotypical?
Sarah: It's like the stereotypical, touristy, DC stuff.
Office Boy: But that's not stereotypical because there isn't a stereotype. A stereotype would be like a negative connotation that's widely believed.
Sarah: Fineeee. The common, touristy DC stuff. Better?
Office Boy: I'll allow it.
Sarah: So yea...there's all that. And then there's the less common stuff like the International Spy Museum and the Newseum and such. And then there's also Mount Vernon, Lake Accotink park, and other fun places to go. Basically...you'd just have to stay for a long time so I could show you all the cool stuff. :)
Alright friends...that's all for now! If reading the answers to these questions happen to spark anymore, send them our way and maybe we'll be nice and answer them for you. In any event, have a happy Saturday and try to stay cool!
--Sarah & Office Boy.
