[A Day in the Life of a Duckling]

General Questions:

Name: Pen
Age (no one under 13, House rules): 19
Location: Boston, Mass
Occupation: Student, working towards a degree in Classics

Likes: classicists, my cat, Michael Vartan, lemons in beverages, reference humor, sixty-five degree weather, writing, and Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Dislikes: the producers of Alias, incompetence, Thoreau, boredom, Fox News, and basketball

3 Favorite Movies: Network, The Philadelphia Story, Vertigo
3 Favorite Musicians and/or Musical Groups: U2… and I have to pick two more? *pulls out IPod* Um… Queen and Beck
3 Favorite Books: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott, The Odyssey
3 Favorite Foods: shrimp tempura sushi rolls, enchiladas, and pancakes
3 Favorite Television Shows: House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 24

Strengths: I’m articulate, quick, intuitive, resolved, and analytical; I excel in the arts, film, semantics, conversation, and Latin.
Weaknesses: I cannot spell, suck at sports, have no short-term memory, hate science, and have the attention span of a rabid squirrel. I am also very frank – that’s a strength or weakness, depending on your point-of-view.
Fears: Going blind
Hobbies: Writing, frequenting the cinema and theatre, harassing my best friend, sleeping
The One Thing You Want to Do More Than Anything: Write for television.

House Related Questions

Who is your favorite character and why?

Wilson.

1. When Foreman wanted advice on basically stealing House’s job, Wilson stood unwaveringly by his best friend. He refused to even entertain Foreman, and responded with, “And you want my advice on how to usurp him? It’s very ancient Rome; you’ll need a toga, of course, a sword…” [Favorite House quote. Period]

2. I love his reactions to House’s behavior. My two favorite happen in Daddy’s Boy. I love how he throws his pen down when Cameron tells him about House’s parents being in town. I adore how he fights not bursting out in laughter as House revs up the motorbike as Foreman tries speaking. His eyes say ‘you’re a childish ass’, but his smirk says, ‘who I think is hysterical’.

3. He’s unsuspecting. People believe his façade of ‘Wonder Boy’, but Wilson is just as fucked up as House. House is the extrovert throwing his problems in everyone’s face. Wilson is the introvert; however, his caddish behavior at times, three failed marriages, backhanded remarks, and deep friendship with House counteract the Nice Guy mask, revealing he has deeper issues.

4. His offices sports a Vertigo poster. *stares at my own Vertigo poster, and thinks it’s pretty*

5. Robert Sean Leanord is wonderful.

Do you have a favorite episode? Care to Share?

In purely fangrl reasoning, Sex Kills is my favorite. I’m a huge Greg Grunberg fan (he played the husband). So between his appearance, his character kneeing House in the groin, and Wilson moving in with House, I was quite the happy camper by the end. That said, I don’t have an actual favorite episode. I think my top [six] are: Histories, Sports Medicine, Autopsy, TB or Not TB, Daddy's Boy, and Distractions.

Do you have a favorite quote and/or snark? Wanna tell us?

Cameron: What do you do with your cane?
House: If he buys me dinner, he’ll find out.

Do you have a favorite House accessory?

Does Wilson count? Hmm.. Didn’t think so. Right. I’m rather fond of House's red coffee mug. I find it aesthetically pleasing (in an odd way).

If you were sick, would you want House as a doctor?

Yes. He finds out what’s wrong with his patients and cures them. Sure, he’s a son of a bitch; but I’d rather take a week of emotional battery, than a chance at a lifetime in the afterlife.

Which character do you identify with most? This can include a patient.

None of primary cast screams ‘that is me’ to me. I treat my best friend like House treats Wilson; so from that perspective, I identify with House's position in that relationship. As for patients, I would say Jessica from Heavy. I hate secondary school. I hate girls. I hate Chase in that episode, especially. I definitely understood her situation far more than anyone should.

Most importantly, what is your non-House favorite quote?

It's not a quote. But it's a fortune cookie I got once. It said: "Some fortune cookies have no fortune."


Pictures? I haven't taken a picture of myself in nearly two years. Sorry.