Sam's Questions

Holy crap. Answering questions takes a lot longer than I thought. Anyway, on to the answers.

1) If you could be any X-Man, who would you be? And you can be obscure here, you don't have to limit yourself to the commonly known characters, unless you're really *really* attached to her (or him). Sub-question: Were you as pissed as I was with the treatment of Lady Death Strike in the second X-Man film? Her character was totally different! Although, I believe she was cast perfectly. Kelly Hu is beautiful, and sadly under-used.

Wow, what a hard question. There's so many X-Men to choose from. Well, Nightcrawler was always my favorite, because he's so swashbuckling and charismatic. He didn't come across that way in the movie. He was a little shy, but I'm hoping he'll come out of his shell more for the next one. Kurt Wagner* is my favorite :-). I wouldn't say that I'd want to be Nightcrawler though. He's furry and it smells like sulfur and brimstone when he teleports. Teleportation would be cool, because I'm too lazy to walk anywhere, but knowing me, I'd make a mistake and get stuck in a tree or something.

I guess, off the top of my mind, I'd want to be either Psyche or the White Queen (Emma Frost). Jubilee was okay, but she was a little too annoying for me. Dazzler was okay too, because she could turn sound into light, but I didn't like her outfit. I always liked Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde), but I wouldn't want her power, especially since she almost phased out of existence. I can't imagine being a living ghost. My first choice would be Psyche, because she's telekenetic/telepathic, and she's sexier than Jean Grey. I mean, she's got long black hair and a tight black/purple outfit! How is that NOT me?! Then I'd pick the White Queen because she's so evil and icy and cool.

*Character's alter ego names were used where I could remember them to make my nerd hat even bigger.

As for Lady Deathstrike, I was SO pissed off with how she turned out in the movie. How is she supposed to come back with adamantium claws and cybernetic parts when she's stuck at the bottom of a tank? Where was the tie-in with her father? Where was the romance with Logan? They almost got married for crap's sake! I think a former love interest of Wolverine deserves better than a treasure-chest-at-the-bottom-of-a-fishtank death. I used to have hopes that in some freaky way, Yuriko would come back in X-3 in her Lady Deathstrike form, but as I watched the end of the movie, I realized X-2 was just a set up for the Phoenix Saga. *sigh*
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2) Are you ever going to actually pursure being an actress or a director? If yes, when? If no, why not?

I know I want to. Right now I'm working in Dad's clinic. It was fun for the first week, but now it's work. Lately I've been thinking about getting an MFA in directing. Why directing? 1) It's fun. I like seeing what I create all come together and at the very end, still have no idea how it's gonna come out, because it's theatre! 2) There isn't as much pressure to do it when you're young, like acting. With acting, older you get, the harder it is to start a career. With directing, I could be in my 120's and still be thought of as a distinguished director (or extinguished, depending on how long I live.) 3) I like being bossy (as Stink Pants #5 will tell you.)

Right now, I'm trying to convince Stink Pants #5 to go to Carnegie Mellon University (or well, anywhere that's not Snowtown) for a Masters degree in Computer Science. Carnegie Mellon has a Masters in Directing program and I don't have to have an undergraduate degree related to fine arts. I do, however, need to have some experience in professional theater, so I'm going to try and audition for plays in the D-town and A^2 areas when I can make the drive down there. It doesn't really matter what I'd do, as long as I'd get experience. It could be acting, ass. directing, floor sweeping, whatever. I can't do it now though, because I told my Dad I'd help out with his work, and I don't usually get out until 6:00 or so. We'll see what the future holds. I haven't given up yet :-).
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3) How attached are you to home? Home can mean anything: your actual home, where Stinky resides, or even just Michigan in general. Would you be willing to leave Michigan to pursue a dream?

I'm not attached to where Stink Pants #5 lives, that's for damn sure. If I had my way, he'd be out of there tomorrow. Stink Pants likes his job and stuff though, so what can you do? I do like my house here downstate, but lately I've had reason to suspect that a raccoon or other woodland animal lives in the crawlspace above our ceiling and I'm always scared whatever it is will fall through the ceiling and attack my dad and I in our sleep. I guess I am attached to my home, but the home where my parents live and where the home where I live is different. Well, technically, they're the same, but you know what I mean. My parents have settled here. I haven't settled anywhere. I don't feel like I have a home of my own. I'll always have this place to come back to, if something crappy happens, but I'd really like to find a place for myself. So I am attached to this place, and Michigan in general, but it's mostly sentimental. I really want to go out into the world and find my spot. I guess I wasn't ready to though, because if I was, I would've done it by now. I would definitely be willing to leave Michigan to pursue a dream :-) I just need to figure out exactly what my dream is.