I’m going to play a little bit of catch up with the Ask Ryan questions, seeing as there’s nothing else to do at 3 a.m.
Amy L. of Toronto, ON asks: Ryan, what is your favorite Family Guy quote?
I cannot pick a favourite. Really, I can’t. I have an appreciation for every episode and the individual lines and gimmicks from each episode. Those who know me have certainly noticed the frequency that Family Guy is reference in my every-day life. While I cannot pick a favourite line in general, I can pick a favourite line under many specific circumstances.
Right now, for example, I’m reminded of the episode when the Griffins become their own reality TV show. At the end you see Meg writing in her journal on a computer which is then edited (unvoluntarily) by Stewie. Yes, I also want to KILL THEM ALL.
Wait…what? Who am I killing now?
Ash from unknown parts of Oregon asks: Ryan, do you prefer .5 lead or .7 lead when using mechanical pencils?
I have to question the inspiration of such a question. I have spoken of, and will continue to speak of, the great benefits of the Pilot G2 but I have never mentioned my preferences with regards to pencils. The reason for this is simple: I am not a pencil person.
Even through math classes in high school I avoided using pencil and the reason isn’t clear but I think it is, like the guitar, a reason of feeling. Writing with a pencil can feel either: a) like you are scratching a surface that is quite bothered, and very resistant, to your attempts; or b) smooth as glass, with absolutely zero feedback as to whether your authoring attempt was successful. Both of these feelings are uncomfortable to me which is also why I cannot use a very fine tipped pen (too scratchy) or a foutain pen (too smooth).
Then there is the issue of a traditional pencil versus a mechanical pencil. Obviously, in this case, the question refers to a mechanical pencil. Given the choice, I’m not sure which type of pencil I would select. A traditional pencil has a sturdier structure to support the graphite, however it’s feel is inconsistant and the structure is not reusable. A mechanical pencil solves the consistancy and reusability issues, but sacrifices graphite strength to achieve this. Being a pen user, I have not experienced pencil enough lately to make a proper selection.
Regardless of the above issues, I have not yet answered the question. The answer: I prefer a 0.5 mm lead size for a mechanical pencil.
That’s it for today kids!
Ah yes, .5 lead is my preference too. Although, I’m not much of a pen person. I mess up way too much and pen erasers don’t work worth beans. But writing with pen on a large stack of paper is fun. I don’t know why, it just feels cool. And the inspiration? A lime green mechanical pencil that has guided me for the past few months at school.
Family Guy is great!! I can’t wait until the new ones start!!
Could jesus cook a burrito soo hot, that he himself could not eat it?
That’s a trick question. Jesus doesn’t eat burritos: he’s not a spic.
*shocked face* Ryan J. Allen!!
Ryan, who do you think the mystery guy is?
I don’t know, but he’s obviously here to cause trouble.
I think he had a great Ask Ryan question. I wish you’d answered it without the racial slur.
The proper answer is: Jesus can cook a burrito to any temperature, from 0 K to infinity, but he would have no trouble eating any such burrito.
On a side note, I find it interesting that religion has, again, had a hand in a ballooning number of comments.
I like to picture JC eating a burrito.
I like how you refer to him as JC, as though you guys are homies.
We ARE homies. Jesus is everyone’s homie.
Alex is right.
We think that you should initiate another blog fight like you did in June with the I Don’t Bowl thing. That was great. There were so many random people posting. Please do something like that again. Thanks!