I’m late to the meme, although this is one frivolty I’d like to engage in. John Hawkins has a post listing the ten bloggers he’d like to have around him should he be on a desert island, here’s my list:

1. Val Prieto would make an awesome lechon for whoever’s joining the party. I assure him that any island we will be on will not have a bearded dictator to spread the lechon’s feet around evenly while he keeps the rest of the hog for himself.
2. Miss Venomous Kate would be the official bartender. With both mean martinis and Venom and Blights (none of which I she has made for me, though I will make sure she will in the not-so-near future), she’ll be able to keep the party going. Besides, she’s sharp as a tack and we could probably sit down over kawffee and talk about all sorts of things if we’re not getting drunk.
3. Doc J, of course. His dry wit and calm demeanor will surely keep us marooned bloggers on an even keel. Besides, I can take a few poli. sci. classes from him while we’ve got nothing better to do.
4. Mog. With a heart of gold and a taste for all things beautiful, I hope she brings her Psycho Cat along for the ride.
5. Greg Bouchillon. One of the few capital-L Liberals that I respect. He’ll be fun to have around, and will surely liven up some discussions while figuring out a way off the island. Of course, since he’ll be the lone capital-L Lib on my list, he gets a fists off from any of the other right wingers. Not that he can’t hold his own, but beating each other up is no way to have a desert island party.
6. Victor of the Apes. This young man will be helping me practice my mad kenjutsu skillz. The resulting entertainment will be even greater reason for lots of lechon and martinis. (For a “desert” island it sure is full of pork and alcohol, eh?)
7. Matthew Stinson. I’ll summon him all the way from China. He’s a pretty cool cat and there’d be more than enough topics of discussion to talk about: from people, to drinks, to video games. More than enough topics to cover until we all die of alcohol poisoning.
8. Rhesa. She’ll be writing the official account of our island party. [I thought it would be an ordeal? --- Ed.]
9. Mama Montezz. Nothing beats having a good gourmet not only to cook with, but to enjoy eating with as well.
10. Vinny. Great for some acerbic wit and for putting the foot down on a party that might turn wild.

So there you have it folks, ten bloggers I’d like to be marooned on an island with. Whether said island is a deathtrap or not, I did not consider. Nor did I consider if said people would want to be on the island with each other!

Other participants in this game are Miss VK and Mamamontezz.