Sunday, October 11, 2009

What would you eat for a last meal?

There are certain questions I like to ask that I feel tell a lot about someone:

--How do you like your eggs?
--If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
--Do you have a criminal record?

These questions don't have a right or wrong answer. They're just telling, y'know? And this weekend I was speaking to some people about my adventures of late, and I realized, I basically answered the question "What would you take to a deserted island?" Oh, and here's a picture of my answer.




Watermelon (for hydration, of course!), my bread, wine (man can not live on bread alone), Henry David Thoreau's Walden, and well, a cigarette. (I know, I know. Dammit!)

Most of us really don't need much. In fact, I like to remind myself that I don't need anything. But oxygen is good. And I really do dig sunshine. And I'll begrudgingly admit that gravity has its benefits. Maybe the things we need are what we cannot capture.

Laughter, happiness and love are the oxygen, sunshine and gravity of our lives. They're impossible to capture, and the science behind them is mind-blowing. So, although I really like my cigarettes, booze and literature, I'm certain I could make it on a deserted island as long as I had some good company.




5 comments:

Welsh Tramp said...

--How do you like your eggs?
Poached

--If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Power to talk to Animals

--Do you have a criminal record?
Yes for trying to save a woodland

--What would you take to a deserted island?
surfboard
sun tan lotion
some rope (rope is great)
Tess

Ms. Becca said...

Welsh Tramp--I think it's so cute that you would take Tess. I wonder if she knows that. You should tell her if not. And you're right, rope is very useful--have you ever seen The Boondock Saints?

My answers:
Eggs-overeasy
Superpower-fly (working on that one)
Criminal record--nope, I'm a good girl :)

Karim--Thanks!

Jen said...

The whole time I was reading this post there was one nagging question in the back of my mind: What on earth can you learn about a person from the way they like their eggs?

1. Don't care, as long as they aren't runny
2. Either acid spit or invisibility
3. Nope

Ms. Becca said...

You're not picky. Easy to please. That's what I can tell about you with that answer.

Overeasy: Want a little bit of everything. And I want it now! But it's got to be pretty much perfect and it's usually difficult to do.

Poached: This is similar to the overeasy egg, but it also means the person is visual. Have you ever watched an egg poached? That shit is aweeeeesome!

I can keep going. I worked a breakfast joint. There are tons of answers ;)

P.S. Acid spit. Nice.

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