You could ask him what he's working on now. That'd probably fill about 10 minutes all by itself.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 11:40:28 am PDT #4547 of 10001
Morgana - Oct 03, 2005 12:48:41 pm PDT #4548 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
If I won a phone call from Tim we could wish each other happy birthdays
aurelia, I see on imdb that Tim's birthday is Oct. 29th, 1963 (assuming imdb is correct, which it isn't always). Is that your birthday too? Mine is Oct. 24th, 1963.... so I suppose when the stars were aligning, they decided to drop all the creativity in his direction, hmmm? (Not to speak for you, of course. Just me.)
sarameg - Oct 03, 2005 1:12:31 pm PDT #4549 of 10001
I just heard a teaser for a piece on Fiona Apple on Morning Edition tomorrow.
Something about fans sending thousands of foam apples to the record company sitting on the album.
I had a brief image of Allyson's head exploding had she been within 500 feet of that fan campaign.
Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 1:15:11 pm PDT #4550 of 10001
At least foam apples won't rot in the mailroom.
sarameg - Oct 03, 2005 1:16:24 pm PDT #4551 of 10001
There is that.
aurelia - Oct 03, 2005 2:32:45 pm PDT #4552 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
aurelia, I see on imdb that Tim's birthday is Oct. 29th, 1963 (assuming imdb is correct, which it isn't always). Is that your birthday too?
Mine is the 28th which is the start date for the phone call window.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 03, 2005 3:12:50 pm PDT #4553 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Honestly, I can't imagine many things less enjoyable than winning a phone call with a celebrity so I could have an awkward contest-mandated conversation with them. And anything I want to say to Tim I can just post here, where the ability to compose and edit my thoughts beforehand seriously lowers the impression of doofushood I'd otherwise give.
Tim Minear - Oct 03, 2005 3:17:47 pm PDT #4554 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Matt, I've met you uncomposed, and your doofushooditude quotient seemed small.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2005 3:19:50 pm PDT #4555 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't get why people would be nervous to talk to Tim. He's just a dude sitting in his jammies, smoking and surfing the 'net.
Which is EXACTLY what I plan to do with my evening.
We have so much in common.
Ginger - Oct 03, 2005 3:26:04 pm PDT #4556 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My track record of having intelligent conversation with people I admire is not good. I did once have a lovely evening with Berke Breathed, marred only with the introductory, "Oh my god, I love Opus, and I'm sorry I violated your copyright to make the posters." On the other hand, I ate dinner with Robert and Gini Heinlein and I'm not sure I managed to get out both nouns and verbs. Usually I end up saying something like, "Boy, I like your stuff" or "Sorry about that cancellation" and then shuffling off.