Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Talk Show Question #1
Here's a question for you:
If you could be in the audience of a talk show, which talk show would you choose?
If you're feeling philosophical about it, you can expound about the whys and wherefores of your choice.
For me, if I'd choose either The Daily Show or Ellen; The Daily Show for the wit, Ellen because she seems fun and she dances.
Your turn!
If you could be in the audience of a talk show, which talk show would you choose?
If you're feeling philosophical about it, you can expound about the whys and wherefores of your choice.
For me, if I'd choose either The Daily Show or Ellen; The Daily Show for the wit, Ellen because she seems fun and she dances.
Your turn!
Labels: daily show, ellen, question, talk show
Monday, April 23, 2007
Q & A
I just read a book with the most interesting plot. It's been said that there are no original stories left in the world, and while this may be true at it's root, I still think there are many original ways to tell a story. Indian author Vikas Swarup does just that in his book "Q & A." The premise of the novel, which does not give anything away, is that an orphaned Indian boy, 18 years old, goes on a quiz show called Who Will Win a Billion? and he wins a billion rupees. The day after winning, he is arrested because the show's producers claim that he cheated. This is where the novel starts. The rest of the chapters are structured so that Ram Mohammed Thomas, the main character, tells his life story based on each of the questions he is asked in the show. Of course, he is trying to show how he knew the answer to each question and prove that he didn't cheat. This was a fabulous way to tell the story and kept me guessing as to what the question would be from the story he told in each chapter. I rarely could tell. At the end, there were three twists that I didn't see coming. Now that's a story!
Here's an interview with Vikas Swarup by Channel NewsAsia.
Here's an interview with Vikas Swarup by Channel NewsAsia.
Labels: answer, books, india, novel, originality, question, vikas swarup, writers
Sunday, February 18, 2007
To do? Or, not to do?
Got other things on my mind today besides blog posting. Hey, it happens. Being as how I'm a person full of questions, here's one for you:
What do you do when you're not doing what you do?
What do you do when you're not doing what you do?
