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Date Posted: 03:16:49 09/03/02 Tue
In reply to:
John
's message, "Q & A" on 08:04:39 09/02/02 Mon
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.
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