こんにちは Fanpoppers!

I know I'm still a rookie at this interview thing, but I'm starting to get the hang of it (I think) and to be honest I'm also developing a taste for asking a lot of questions. Muahahaha!..ahem..anyway..

She's a great individual, with interesting ideas, strong beliefs and she's very funny too. She has a way with words that lets her express her opinions very clearly and she's constantly mediating when some situations get out of hand; I'm sure a lot of あなた have seen it around Fanpop. She's a joy to talk to and most definitely made of awesome.

Anyway, she took some time out from her very busy schedule to answer a few questions, so we'd get to know her a bit better...so here's what I found out 'chatting' with Cinders...

Hi Carly! Thanks for agreeing to do this interview.

-Okay, the standard 質問 here is: What's your ファンポップ story?

My story is a classic one. A lot of リンク on the old tv-links site ended me here and I found that things were so neatly tagged. I saw the アンケー in the side of the screen watching Ugly Betty one 日 and 発言しました to myself, "Hey, Bradford is NOT もっと見る evil than Willamina!" and signed up for the privilege of answering picks. And it just spiraled out of control from there.


-You have a way with words, so try to describe yourself in 3 words:

Capricious Child-Like Traveler (is that three または four?)

Note: Is that a trick question?


-Traveler huh? Ok, あなた have traveled a lot, right? Which has been your お気に入り place and why?

I am Egyptian at ハート, 心 and often in action. They are one of my お気に入り kinds of people as a culture because they are so over the 上, ページのトップへ and genuine. When あなた meet an acquaintance on the 通り, ストリート they will stop あなた and demand to know about your entire life, family and how your job is going. When they ask how you're doing, they really mean it. They have a sort of "inshallah" attitude, または a very laid back sort of "if it happens, it happens" which can be very soothing または frustrating depending on the circumstances but it's always fun. I 愛 the food, shisha, and even just the smell of the air, which is mostly sand and car exhausts, but still... Yeah, it's great... Sorry, I can go on for hours about Egypt. But I 愛 Belgium and Seattle too. They definitely make the 上, ページのトップへ three.

-Awesome! So, what's the most important thing you've learned によって traveling?

That even if あなた think あなた know a place, あなた never really do. And that everyone is worth meeting. Even if あなた don't get along または disagree, it's nice to get a radically different perspective on the world.

-Where are あなた from?

This is an impossible 質問 to answer.

Note: As corny as it sounds, I guess ホーム is where the ハート, 心 is, right?

-What are あなた most passionate about?

As far as hobbies go... Theater, Writing, and Politics

Note: Politics? Hobby?..we are so on different wavelengths..j/k!


-Okay, tell us, which would be your 上, ページのトップへ Five spots:

*Low whistle* only five?

-Yup..only five, therein lies the challenge...

Er, in no particular order,link, link, ファンポップ Users, link, and... link. Yeah, I'm a ape-lover.

Note: Aren't we all? :)


-Of the spots you've created, which one are あなた most proud of?

Folks may think the ディベート spot, but in fact it's the link Spot.

-And there we were thinking it was the ディベート spot, we've been punk'd, hahaha! Anyway, why that spot?

I just 愛 what it stands for and finding リンク that can spread the word and help improve them. Though the ディベート Spot really took off fast, and has seen some great discussions.


-What's your ファンポップ forte?

Er... I like 書く soapboxes. I feel like I've accomplished something when they're done.

-I personally 愛 your link, I think it was very honest..but tell us which of your soapboxes gave あなた that sense of accomplishment?

Generally any 記事 I had to do research for または check my notes... CSI's "link" took some constructing...link... "link"... "link," that one took me a few days. Personal stories are sometimes harder to write though, because facts are just facts. Some of my もっと見る personal soapboxes still make me a little nervous having them out there. So I won't name them. :oP. But I've written 記事 for entertainment purposes too. I've written them for link, link, link, and link. Yeah, good times, good times...

-What's the one movie または book, that あなた 愛 and recommend?

Ah, this is too hard... HBO's link (available at the spot of the same name). Also, Mark Z. Danielewski's link. And Card's link. And Wag the Dog with DeNiro and Hoffman. What, did あなた just say one?


-An obsession...

My dog. Yeah, I have a bad case of 子犬 love. I even contemplated making him his own Facebook.


Wow, his own Facebook!..right, because he... needs..it? LOL! j/k!

-Okay, most of us know about your famous cookies, but for those who don't: What's in them? Love?

Ooh, if I answer that I may have to kill you. And I really would not enjoy killing you. I plead the fifth.
Note: Oh well, I thought I'd give it a shot; sorry guys!

-Do あなた march to the beat of your own ドラマー または do あなた go with the flow?

Well, I fall into routines easily and I feel like a 羊 when I run to class with a few hundred other students... But I have my own mind and theories and 愛 being spontaneous. So... a bit of both?


-What's the craziest thing you'd do for for money?..Umm, let's say..a million?

The craziest PG-13 rated thing I would do for money is probably... Hm, a million, あなた say? I once jumped into a lake in the middle of December fully clothed just on a dare, so... Probably something beyond that. I would eat strange foods, even insects... unless it was a cockroach. I have a pathological fear of cockroaches.


-What's the one thing あなた can't believe still happens in the world?

That people still support George W ブッシュ for the sole reason that he lets them snowplow in Yellowstone Park (true story. Colorful people in Eastern Washington).


-You have one wish. What do あなた wish for?

World peace... Nah, just kidding. Probably to be happy in the long run, no matter where I end up.

Note: Good one! :)

-In your opinion, what does ファンポップ have that あなた can't find in any other site?

A 99.99% welcoming community.


-Favorite thing about ファンポップ and fanpoppers:

The Love.


-Let's play a game of word association. Are あなた up for it? Do I have a choice?

Umm, no! I was just being nice, haha! j/k!

Fanpop: Green
Debate: Podium
Love: Lost
Addiction: Pills
dazl: Sparkle
Dave: Smile
DarkSarcasm: Bob Marley
hooch-is-crazy: Shotgun
alinazeer: Photoshop

(My mind went weird places with that one)
Note: I wonder...

-Who is your hero?

あなた know, I find my ヒーローズ in the strangest places... I admire confidence and being comfortable with who あなた are. I also admire those true diamonds in the rough that seem to permanently hide in your peripheral vision. Oh, and myself. Also... my brother. But don't tell him that.

-All is fair in 愛 and war, so...

...sleeping with the enemy is strategy, not promiscuity.

Note: Wow! Very creative answer! I 愛 it!

-A word to the wise:

Oh, so many good quotes, none of which belong to me, but... “Years 前 my mother used to say to me, she’d say, ‘In this world, Elwood, あなた must be’ - she always called me Elwood – ‘In this world, Elwood, あなた must be oh so smart または oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. あなた may quote me.”—Elwood Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), Harvey (1950).