QOTD: Desert Island Game

I got this email today for an idea for next week's podcast and I've been thinking about it tonight and I'm not sure how I'd answer — so, I'm tossing it out to the forum because I wanna read responses and steal your ideas for next week's episode:

You are alone on an island...

You are given an iPad capable of ONLY holding:
1 album
1 movie
1 book

What are your choices?

You also get to bring 1 miscellaneous item (cannot be phone/internet/laptop/anything connecting to outside world) - what do you choose?

You also have access to:
1 drink (unlimited amount for life, and assume fresh drinking water is abundant and readily available)
1 food (again, unlimited amount, but only this food for life)

What are your choices?

 

God I love this game

1 Album: The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About
1 Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
1 Book: Slaughterhouse-Five
1 Drink: Cheerwine
1 Food: Hawaiian Pizza
Misc Item: probably a drum kit to dick around with, presuming I could repair everything if needed

 

Album: Since I Left You by The Avalanches
Movie: 12 Angry Men
Book: The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Miscellaneous: Snorkel and mask
Drink: Sam Adam's Boston Lager
Food: Jambalaya with shrimp, chicken, and sausage, and a huge bowl of broccoli

 

Laughed out loud at my computer. Well played.

 

Album: American Football self Titled
Book: Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Movie: No Country For Old Men

Drink: Idk (dont really drink much else besides water, this one is on hold)
Food: Paella
Misc: Makeup kit (to make a coconut or a rock into a friend to talk to so I don't get lonely)

 

Album: Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols 1-IV (a nice range of music here, won't be bored as easily).
Movie: V For Vendetta
Book: I would also choose Slaugherhouse Five
Misc Item: Machete (I can use this to chop down trees and create even more tools)
Drink: Pomegranate juice
Food: Mongolian beef with fried rice.

 

Album: Chroma by Cartel (not my favorite album, but probably my favorite beach music)
Movie: Godzilla (2014)
Book: The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien

Miscellaneous: a tent to cover from rain
Drink: sweet tea
Food: bell peppers

 

@Timmiluvs Swan Song is such a great book

 

I read it like 5 years ago, I really should read it again. I had completely forgotten about it until trying to think of long books that I'd read in the past.

 

Album: Third Eye Blind - A Collection
Movie: Wall-E
Book: Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey

Misc: Eno hammock
Drink: Mexican Coca-Cola
Food: Pepperoni calzone

 

Album: Freewheelin Bob Dylan
Movie: Castaway (why not?)
Book: TLOR

Misc Item: Machete
Drink: Diet Dr Pepper
Food: Mac and cheese

 

You guys are being so creative with these I'm worried I can't top it.

 

This is tough.

Album: Reconstruction Site
Book: Only Revolutions
Movie: Toy Story
Drink: Acai Berry V8 Fusion
Food: Pita and hummus (does that count as one food?)
Misc Item: Acoustic guitar

 

1 album: Bayside Acoustic
1 movie: Star Wars
1 book: The Lord of The Rings
1 drink: Woodchuck Gumption
1 food: Burritos Mexicanos con chorizo
1 misc. item: A kennel containing my dog.

 

Hmm... My initial thought what an obvious Devil & God for an album, but then I thought "if I'm alone for the rest of my life, TDAGARIM really going to lighten the mood?"... Probably not. So I actually wouldn't pick it regardless of it being my favorite record haha.

Album: Clarity
Movie: the Sandlot
Book: how to build a boat for dummies
Drink: Vanilla Coke
Food: cafe rio sweet pork burrito
Misc: acoustic guitar

 

If I bring a guitar, will the strings not break?

 

Since this island provides unlimited food and beverages, I assumed it could handle unlimited guitar strings as well.

 

Haha good point! If only the castaways on Lost could've been so lucky.

Alright, that's one of 5 down.

 

Album: Ryan Adams - Gold
This is a hard one. It's a long, at times musically intricate album with a lot of different moods, and some of my favorite songs are on it. Not too sad, which I think would be kind of key during my extended stay. Plus it has a track called "The Rescue Blues", which would be an incredibly ironic listen, regardless of the song's actual subject matter.

Book: Betting on the Muse by Charles Bukowski
Since I can't get any epic fantasy series (Harry Potter would be a dark horse pick for me, but it's one book...not seven), and The Complete Calvin & Hobbes is a three-book set, I decided to go with something more abstract. I considered my Whitman anthology, but that seemed a little too on-the-nose, like it would be grating after a while. Other potentials were Between Angels by Stephen Dunn (my favorite, but much too short) and Against Expression, a large anthology of uncreative writing that is fun as thought experiments, but not necessarily a compelling read. Ultimately Bukowski seemed absurd and thought-provoking enough for this extended stay.

Movie: Dazed and Confused
One of my favorite faux-nostalgia movies. I feel like I need a film that's kind of plotless to get through desert island life.

Drink: Red Gatorade
One of my favorite drinks on hot days, goes well with my chosen food.

Food: Cheesesteaks from Jim's Steaks
To keep me sane.

Misc Item: Acoustic guitar
To keep me alive.

 

1 album: Lydia - Illuminate
If I only can take 1 album for my entire life, it is obviously a difficult choice, but I think I would go with my favorite album ever because no matter how long I go without listening I still love every moment of it. I thought about going with something a little more diverse, and my initial thought was "I like it when you sleep..." but I ultimately decided to just go with my favorite.

1 movie: I would probably say Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I know it might be kind of a lame choice, but it would give me more music to listen to, plus it's a really enjoyable movie which would give me some humor for a little while on my deserted island.

1 book: Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace. I've heard this is a whirlwind to get through and will take you a long, long time, so I figured it would keep me occupied for a while.

1 drink: I probably would have to go Dr. Pepper, which I am convinced is the nectar of the gods.

1 food: Cheesesteak on Garlic Bread. It's a total gamechanger.

Miscellaneous Item: Piano or drum kit, since I've always wanted to learn both but never had the patience.

 

Album: I don't know if there's anything I wouldn't get sick of, maybe a jazz compilation of some sort? Sorry

Movie: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Book: I'll be the fourth person to go TLOR

Drink: Black coffee

Food: brisket burrito all the way

Misc: Solar iPad charger good luck with your five hours of battery life everybody

 

wait wait wait wait what is this and how can I get one?

 

How about this?