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Subject: Re: Q & A Author: Jeff's Answers [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:17:10 09/02/02 Mon In reply to: John 's message, "Q & A" on 08:04:39 09/02/02 Mon >Okay, let's get started. > > >1. What are a few of the best films you've seen over >the last >couple of years? (no min. or max. number or ranking >required, >just the most memorable. Add why if you like.) SMOKE SIGNALS-SIGNS-LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST (ADAPTED FROM SHAKESPERE) SPIDER-MAN -MINORITY REPORT-SHIPPING NEWS >2. What are a few of the best books you've read over >the last >couple of years? (Same stipulations) RUMI,CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOKS 1&2,JEKYLL & HYDE,ROBERT BLY/IRON JOHN, GORDON DALBEY/SONS OF THE FATHER,GUY CORNEU/ABSENT FATHERS-LOST SONS,ROBERT MOORE/KING WARRIOR MAGICIAN LOVE & THE KING WITHIN, MARVIN ALLEN/ANGRYMEN-PASSIVE MEN, AARON KIPNIS/KNIGHTS WITHOUT ARMOR, JACK KERVOUAC/ON THE ROAD. >3. What music is moving you these days? List some of >your >top artists and their discs. YES-LADDER VANGELIS-OCEANIC,VOICES,MYTHODEA DEAD CAN DANCE (blessing to John for this introduction) PHILLIP GLASS-ANIMA MUNDI ART OF NOISE-THE SEDUCTION OF DEBUSSY >>4. If time or money was no problem, name 5 >destinations that >you have never visited that you would like to travel >to. AMSTERDAM SCOTLAND NEW ZEALAND JAPAN AUSTRALIA >5. What do you like best about yourself? MY CREATIVE SPIRIT >6. What do you like least about yourself? MY SECRET DESIRE TO STEP INTO THE DARK SIDE OF PERSONAL INDULGENCE >7. At what age did you feel you were truly an adult? AT THE AGE OF 39 >8. If you could be granted any 3 skills right now that >you >don't already possess, what would they be? ABLE TO PERFORM MUSIC LIKE A SEASONED MUSICIAN DRAW AND PAINT GRAPHIC ARTIST >9. What do you do to relax? LISTEN TO MUSIC WITH INCENSE BURNING, HAVING A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH A WOMAN, SEE A MOVIE,SIT AND READ >10. What energizes or revitalizes you? MUSIC, A GREAT CREATIVE IDEA, BRAINSTORMING WITH A FRIEND, GOING SOMEWHERE AND GETTING PAMPERED >11. What are you most curious about? MY SPIRITUAL SIDE, PEOPLE I MEET (WONDERING HOW THEY WILL AFFECT MY LIFE AND I AFFECT THEIR LIFE.) WHAT IDEAS OF MINE CAN BECOME A REALITY. >12. What subject, skill, or interest do you feel you >have >the greatest mastery, ability or understanding of? A NATURAL ABILITY OF SELF REFLECTION AND SELF ANALYSIS AND THE ABILITY TO NARROW DOWN WHAT ISSUES PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WOMEN WANT IN REGARDS TO RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN. ABILITY TO SEE THE POTENTIAL IN OTHERS AND BRING THAT POTENTIAL TO THE SURFACE. >13. If you were on the game show Jeopardy, what >categories >would love to see? COMIC HEROES AND VILLIANS NEW WAVE ROCK EVERYTHING ANDERSON HOGALUM ENCYCLOPEDIA >14. And the reverse, what categories would you fear? ANYTHING ABOUT SCIENCE, MATH, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, WORLD EVENTS, AMERICAN HISTORY, BIOLOGY, FARMING, POLITICS, CLASSIC WRITINGS, ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS. >15. What were your favorite classes? WESTERN CIVILIZATION, CREATIVE WRITING, INTRO TO CINEMA, ANGER MANAGEMENT >16. Which required classes did you dread? MICROECONOMICS, ACCOUNTING, ENGLISH >17. Which myths, legends, or popular stories resonate >with you? THE LEGEND OF JESUS CHRIST DID NOT DIE ON THE CROSS, INSTEAD LIVED ON IN FRANCE AND THE BLOODLINE STILL CONTINUES. THE STORY THAT SON OF SAM WAS PART OF A LARGER GROUP, HE WAS JUST THE FALL GUY. UFOS-ALIEN TECHNOLOGY-THERES MORE THE GOV'T HAS THEN WE KNOW >18. Have you ever had a brush with death? NO, BUT I'VE SEEN ITS FACE AS MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS GASPING AND FIGHTING FOR EVERY SECOND OF LIFE. >19. What would you do if you won $1,000,000? BUY A NEW CAR, BRING ALL YOU GUYS UP HERE TO WIS FOR A WEEK, GIVE THE REST TO TRUST COMPANY AND DEVELOP SAFE PORTFOLIO. >20. Or $100,000,000? INVEST IN INNER COMPASS LLC, PUBLISH KEN'S BOOKS, SPEND MORE ON CRAP LIKE HOUSE, HOME THEATRE, COMPUTER... CREATE FUND FOR THE BOYS TO MEN PROGRAM, BUY LAKE PROPERTY AND BUILD CAMP SITE FOR ORG. TAKE BETTER CARE OF MOM AND HAVE COLLEGE FUNDS IN PLACE FOR KIDS. BUY MUSIC EQUIPT. AND HELP FRIENDS RECORD NEW ALBUMS WHICH I'LL PRODUCE GET PERSONAL TRAINER BUILD CORPORATE EMPIRE >21. If you could live anywhere, where would you call >home? RIGHT HERE >Here are some excellent questions from my favorite Zen >teacher, Cheri Huber. She advises to answer these >quickly without "thinking". > >22. I'm happiest when... I'M CREATING, BRAINSTORMING AND ENVISIONING WONDERFUL PROJECTS. >23. Someday I'm going to... GET INNER COMPASS UP AND RUNNING FROM CARDS TO RETAIL TO MAGAZINE. >24. When I'm really down, what I want to do is... EAT, LAY IN BED HUGGING PILLOW, DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH MAIL OR ANSWER PHONE OR DEAL WITH LIFE'S RESPONSIBILITIES. I ALSO WANT TO BE NURTURED BY A WOMAN AND FEEL 'TAKEN CARE OF'. >25. I feel anxious when... BILLS OR INNER COMPASS PROJECT SEEMS OVERWHELMING OR IF I FEEL LIKE I'M IN TROUBLE FOR SOMETHING. >26. I'm afraid that... THE LAW FIRM WILL HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS AND NOT BACK ME ON INNER COMPASS, HAYDEN WILL LISTEN TO KIM'S LIES, AND GROW UP TO HATE ME. THAT MY CAR WILL BREAK DOWN BEFORE I CAN BUY A NEWER ONE. THAT MY CREDIT WILL CONTINUE TO SUCK FOR OVER A YEAR. I'M AFRAID OF THE DAY I LEAVE M&I, AND START NEW BUSINESS. I'M AFRAID I WILL FAIL. >27. I like people who... HAVE SIMILAR INTERESTS THAT I CAN TALK WITH, ARE CREATIVE, WHO APPRECIATE ME AND VALUE MY CONTRIBUTIONS. >28. All it takes to make me happy is... Y'KNOW....MY MIND IS BLANK ON THIS...WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >29. What I really want to do is... I'M TAKING STEPS TO DO WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO, TO CREATE A WORLD OF IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY BY USING MY CREATIVE POWER TO MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE AND THAT OF THOSE I MEET. >30. I wish that... WE WERE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER EVERY YEAR AT AN EXOTIC LOCATION EACH TIME WITH NO FRET OF MONEY. I WISH THAT MOM WAS HEALTHIER AND TAKE MORE INITIATIVE. I WISH CHRIS WOULD GET HIS ACT TOGETHER AND GET SOME HELP. >31. I don't like people who... ARE TRULY MEAN, SELF CENTERED AND CRUEL. MEN WHO ENJOY BEING OBNOXIOUS AND ACCEPT BEING A JACKASS. I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO EXPRESS WHY THEY CAN'T DO SOMETHING....PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO SPIT OUT EXCUSES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE MINDED AND IGNORANT. >32. A person really should... GET IN TOUCH WITH THEIR INNER POTENTIAL, SEE ALL THAT THEY DO AS GOOD, SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST AMONGST US ALL AND REACH OUT TO EACH OTHER FOR HELP. >33. I just hate it that... I CAN'T MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE NOW! THAT IT TAKES TIME. THAT OTHERS DON'T BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN DOUBTS OR BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AS EXCITED AS I AM. I HATE IT THAT I LIVE PAYCHECK BY PAYCHECK, THAT I'M NOT DIVORCED YET AND KIM KEEPS ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Curt's Responses to the Q & A Author: Curt [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 03:16:49 09/03/02 Tue Here goes. >1. What are a few of the best films you've seen over >the last >couple of years? (no min. or max. number or ranking >required, >just the most memorable. Add why if you like.) The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, The Insider, Toy Story 2, Dogma, Fight Club, Ronin, Heat, Gladiator >2. What are a few of the best books you've read over >the last >couple of years? (Same stipulations) Sci-Fi by Larry Niven James P. Hogan's Giants trilogy Brave New World DS9 "A Stitch in Time" (Book about Garak by the actor who played him) Mickey Spillaine Mike hammer novels >3. What music is moving you these days? List some of >your >top artists and their discs. Cranberries, Fiona Apple and Alternative music from a cable music station. Various artists (I haven't gotten around to buying any CDs yet. I was planning on burning MP3 CDs containing 100s of songs recorded off of the station.) >4. If time or money was no problem, name 5 >destinations that >you have never visited that you would like to travel >to. Germany, England, Ireland, Greece and Japan. >5. What do you like best about yourself? My ability to problem solve and my ability to get in touch with my emotions. >6. What do you like least about yourself? My ability to procrastinate doing things that are not fun including things that I want to get done. >7. At what age did you feel you were truly an adult? I became sentient around 1979, and I thought of myself as grown up when my kids started grade school (around 1999). >8. If you could be granted any 3 skills right now that >you >don't already possess, what would they be? Fluency in German, 3D animation and piano playing. >9. What do you do to relax? Read! listen to loud music or occasionally watch favorite videos. >10. What energizes or revitalizes you? Learning a new concept, solving problems in an especially elegant way, and reading prose written by a very intelligent author. >11. What are you most curious about? What life was actually like in past time periods. >12. What subject, skill, or interest do you feel you >have >the greatest mastery, ability or understanding of? Talking about myself. (Kidding) Actually my ability to understand any concept that I am presented with, and perhaps my ability to express myself succinctly on technical subjects especially when talking to a mixed audience. >13. If you were on the game show Jeopardy, what >categories >would love to see? Star Trek, Objectivism, Object Oriented Software Design, Logic, Human Physiology, Physics, Math, Disneyland, Sci-Fi Movies, TV Series by Gerry Anderson >14. And the reverse, what categories would you fear? Sports related, The Bible, World Religions, South America, Famous Poets, Art History, Astrology, New Age Quakery, Accountancy >15. What were your favorite classes? Physics, Human Physiology, Math, Chemistry, Geometry, Production/Operations Management, Philosophy >16. Which required classes did you dread? Physics Lab with Electronics Applications >17. Which myths, legends, or popular stories resonate >with you? Greek Myths, Ayn Rand novels, Star Trek time travel stories >18. Have you ever had a brush with death? Yes, a few near misses in automobiles. >19. What would you do if you won $1,000,000? I would move to LA area and train in 3D animation, pay bills and put away for children's college fund. >20. Or $100,000,000? Commission certain interactive CD-ROMs, make grants to Film Preservation, worldwide disease innoculations, ACLU and Gay rights groups. Found a production company. >21. If you could live anywhere, where would you call >home? Southern California. >Here are some excellent questions from my favorite Zen >teacher, Cheri Huber. She advises to answer these >quickly without "thinking". Okay, without thinking: >22. I'm happiest when... I'm thinking > >23. Someday I'm going to... be a great grandfather > >24. When I'm really down, what I want to do is... talk to my Mom. > >25. I feel anxious when... things I care about are being managed by incompetants. > >26. I'm afraid that... I won't live forever. > >27. I like people who... are passionate about what they do and who don't compromise their integrity. > >28. All it takes to make me happy is... to let me do it my way. > >29. What I really want to do is... work in the entertainment industry. > >30. I wish that... I had fucked more women before getting married. > >31. I don't like people who... are dogmatic and who won't listen to reason. > >32. A person really should... do whatever makes them happy. > >33. I just hate it that... I have so little free time.