ارے 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 آپ 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 سوال here is: What's your Fanpop story?

My story is a classic one. A lot of لنکس on the old tv-links site ended me here and I found that things were so neatly tagged. I saw the پولز in the side of the screen watching Ugly Betty one دن and کہا to myself, "Hey, Bradford is NOT مزید 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 یا four?)

Note: Is that a trick question?


-Traveler huh? Ok, آپ have traveled a lot, right? Which has been your پسندیدہ place and why?

I am Egyptian at دل and often in action. They are one of my پسندیدہ kinds of people as a culture because they are so over the سب, سب سے اوپر and genuine. When آپ meet an acquaintance on the سٹریٹ, گلی they will stop آپ 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, یا a very laid back sort of "if it happens, it happens" which can be very soothing یا frustrating depending on the circumstances but it's always fun. I love 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 love Belgium and Seattle too. They definitely make the سب, سب سے اوپر three.

-Awesome! So, what's the most important thing you've learned سے طرف کی traveling?

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

-Where are آپ from?

This is an impossible سوال to answer.

Note: As corny as it sounds, I guess ہوم is where the دل is, right?

-What are آپ 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 سب, سب سے اوپر Five spots:

*Low whistle* only five?

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

Er, in no particular order,link, link, Fanpop Users, link, and... link. Yeah, I'm a ape-lover.

Note: Aren't we all? :)


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

Folks may think the Debate spot, but in fact it's the link Spot.

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

I just love what it stands for and finding لنکس that can spread the word and help improve them. Though the Debate Spot really took off fast, and has seen some great discussions.


-What's your Fanpop forte?

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

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

Generally any مضمون I had to do research for یا 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 مزید personal soapboxes still make me a little nervous having them out there. So I won't name them. :oP. But I've written مضامین for entertainment purposes too. I've written them for link, link, link, and link. Yeah, good times, good times...

-What's the one movie یا book, that آپ love 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 آپ just say one?


-An obsession...

My dog. Yeah, I have a bad case of کتے 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 آپ march to the beat of your own ڈرمر یا do آپ go with the flow?

Well, I fall into routines easily and I feel like a بھیڑوں, بھیڑ when I run to class with a few hundred other students... But I have my own mind and theories and love 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, آپ 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 آپ can't believe still happens in the world?

That people still support George W بش 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 آپ 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 Fanpop have that آپ can't find in any other site?

A 99.99% welcoming community.


-Favorite thing about Fanpop and fanpoppers:

The Love.


-Let's play a game of word association. Are آپ 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?

آپ know, I find my heroes in the strangest places... I admire confidence and being comfortable with who آپ 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 love and war, so...

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

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

-A word to the wise:

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