Epic Blog Party Tag

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Heidi at Along the Brandywine is hosting an Epic Blog Party! And as you might be able to guess, just say the word "epic", and I am SO in. I was thinking about doing a more involved post, but since my life is insane and all my creative energy is currently going into my ten-page paper, (and also I have no ideas XD) I'm just doing the super fun and also very hard tag. :) Enjoy!

1) …fight a dragon or a giant?
I'm going to be honest, both of those sound awful. But since I think a giant would require more brute strength, where the dragon would require cunning and aim, which are more my department, I think I'll go with the dragon.

Or okay, maybe not. XD

2) …time travel back to ancient Egypt or go to Mars?
Not even a hard one! Ever since I was a small child, I've been fascinated with ancient Egypt (as, I think, many small children are) and I would love a chance to go back to that time and explore! Plus, do you know how long it takes to get to Mars? And how boring it is up there?

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3) …explore a deep dark cave or a long lost, underwater city?
Y'see, I really don't like either of these options. I'm both kinda claustrophobic, AND have a fear of drowning. So...yeah. XD But I think, of the two, I'd rather do the deep dark cave, since at least it's (in theory) above the water. So yeah. But...*shudders*

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4) …be a court jester or lead a wagon train?
I hate making myself ridiculous, and love bossing people around, so...wagon train. XD

5) …eat a meal with hobbits or Master Tumnus?
WHYYYYYYY. 

Okay, it's going to have to be the hobbits. Love ya, Mr. Tumnus (look, I even named a goat after you) but if it's going to be a choice between you and hobbits, with their panoply of meals, their foods-that-are-all-my-favorite, and their hobbity ways...I'm going to choose the hobbits. But maybe I can catch up with you later?

6) …walk through an enchanted mirror or jump into a pool leading into another world?
Look, both of these sound like horrifically bad ideas. 
And I'd rather not, thanks.
But.
If I was being held at gunpoint, with a mirror on one side, and a pool on the other, I'd choose the pool, and just not ring any bells when I got there.
Cuz what I don't want is this:

7) …live in a castle or a house in the treetops?
Hmmm.
I was going to go straight for the house in the treetops, because do you know how much work a castle is to clean? And how drafty it is in the winter?
But then I remembered the secret passages that a castle might potentially have...and how much fun I'd have running around it.
Which then was outweighed by the ridiculously awesome swings a treetop house might have...
So I think I'm going treetop house.

(Image credit to owner, and DOESN'T THIS LOOK AWESOME?!)

8) …go over a waterfall in a barrel or climb Mt. Everest?
Climb Mt. Everest. That one seems like it would be least likely to lead to my death. But not by much.

9) …ride a buffalo or be a cannoneer in a sea battle? 
See, as I mentioned before, I have a fear of drowning. So while I normally would be ok with being on a ship, I would HATE being in a sea battle with fiery passion.
While on the other hand, buffalo are used in many parts of the world for transportation. 

See?
So I'll go for the buffalo. 
(Oh wait, you say that Heidi meant a bison? Like, the American, multi-ton, terrifying ruminant creatures? Too bad. Should have worded it better. XD)

10) Bonus question: you’re caught by the Bad Guys and tied up to a chair when a fire erupts at your feet (long story ;)). Do you break the ropes and tumble out the window, yell for help, or hop your chair across the room to take refuge in the cold fireplace/chimney corner?
I think my knee-jerk reaction (literally) would be to break the ropes if I possibly could, and if not, hop the chair across the room. Although if breaking the ropes meant I had to fall out the window...I'd just hop the chair across the room. (I'm curious where Heidi got this scenario--it sounds uncannily like a situation Natasha Romanoff would find herself in.)

Kinda like this, but also with fire?

Have you ever ridden a water buffalo? Would you like a house in the treetops? What's the most epic thing you've ever done?