Actress
Rachel Miner got her first big break in the' 80s when
Woody Allen picked her for a role in '
Alice.' Since then, Rachel has been steadily working in television and the movies. She acted for years on daytime soap-opera '
Guiding Light,' and also appeared in hit TV series like '
Sex and the City' and '
CSI.'
She is currently starring in Showtime's new series '
Californication' -- also starring
David Duchovony -- where she plays the role of Dani
California, a secretary with double-crossing tendencies. Rachel got back to us with answers to the Switched Questionnaire. Although she's decidedly old-school when it comes to gaming, Rachel knows her way around the newest gadgets and is a huge music fan.What gadgets do you always bring with you to the set for down-time? My
iPod, in fact I'll sometimes listen to it right up to the point the camera is set to role. The music really helps me stay focussed on the scene ahead. Downside is, when I do so, I sometimes am less aware of the environment around me. I'm not sure sure if it looks very sane to the people around me when I am bouncing around to music they can't hear. Oh well.
What cell phone do you have right now and what do you love/hate about it? I have a
Helio. I get service absolutely everywhere -- seriously, even inside elevators in underground parking lots. I guess I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the cute chirping sounds it makes when I dial. I think they're adorable, but they can bit intrusive when I'm in a quiet room surrounded by other people, I should probably turn that feature off, but it's so darn cute.
Who's the last person you sent a text message to and what was it about? My boyfriend, some lovely dovey text. Yes... I am a girl, sorry.
Where do you go pretty much every time you get online? I'm a huge fan of
dictionaryreference.com... basically because I'm a geek. I also really dig
TV's Top Five on AOL, basically cause I don't actually watch tv much and it keeps me from being a social outcast who doesn't know what's going on.
What annoys you most about your iPod, cell phone, or laptop? They don't listen to reason! Try as I might to debate the finer points of why my laptop, iPod and cell phone should obey my every whim they so often blindly refuses to do what I ask despite the logic of my argument.
Name one thing you wish your iPod/cellphone/laptop could do that it doesn't do now? Bedsides obey my every whim? Well, I guess it would be awesome if they cleaned my house too and had buttons which could pause time so I could actually have an opportunity to respond to all my messages without it taking up my whole day.
What upcoming gadget can you not wait to get your hands on? I know I'll want whatever the next generation of
Mac laptops is. Isn't that the game, every-time I think I'm up to date I go into the Mac store and there's a new computer that that's ten times cooler then the one I have. That and even though it's already out I still want a
Roomba. I saw an ad for that and it looks so cool. I told you I want a computer that cleans my house.
You're stranded on a desert island: What gadget do you bring? (Give reason why.) My cell phone, and a solar power charger. Does that defeat the question? Obviously I wouldn't be stranded for long in that case.
What's the most-played song or artist on your iPod? It rotates, but my current top played list includes:
The Pretenders,
Otis Redding,
Pulp,
U2,
Pixies,
Spiritualized,
David Bowie,
Sigar Ros,
Damien Rice,
Postal Service,
The Verve,
Johnny Cash,
John Lennon,
Travis,
The Cranberries,
Chris Isaak,
Firewater,
The Band,
Aretha Franklin,
Etta James,
Bob Marley,
Bob Dylan,
Marvin Gaye,
Peter Gabriel,
Muddy Waters, and just discovered '
Maps' by the
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.
Yes, I have eclectic taste. The songs on my ipod range from
Alice in Chains to Irish Folk music.
BlackBerry, Sidekick, or Treo? Wow, I'm lame still using my cell phone to make calls and text message, I seriously need to catch up.
Are you getting an iPhone-if so, why? At some point probably, love all the nifty features. I mean with what other phone could you spy on your friends houses from a birds eye view? Seriously, though it seems like an really fun useful gadget and it's cool looking.
What's the longest time you've ever spent playing a video game in one sitting and what game was it? Your going to have to time warp back with me to the week that Super Mario Brothers 3 came out on the original
Nintendo. Just to save face though, I have played video games since. Really liking '
Rock Band' and '
Wii sports.' But just haven't had the same kind of free time that I had when I was 10.
Mac or PC? Mac. It's prettier and it explains things to me in cute symbols I don't have to have an IQ to understand. Honestly, can't make heads or tales of PC's.
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