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If you were to write an autobiography, what would the title be?
Vancouver Air Force Base Directory of Personnel, Winter 1982
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Vancouver Air Force Base Directory of Personnel, Winter 1982
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What is your favorite charity or social justic organization and why?
I'm a big fan of water.org because it really gets at one of the most fundamental and yet simplest problems facing the world today.
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I'm a big fan of water.org because it really gets at one of the most fundamental and yet simplest problems facing the world today.
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What do you hoard?
Information.
"Data, data, data!" he cried impatiently. "I cannot make bricks without clay!"
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Information.
"Data, data, data!" he cried impatiently. "I cannot make bricks without clay!"
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Even the hippest among us secretly digs some song that's horribly embarrassing. What's yours?
So many choices. I am the king of embarrassing music, but since I proposed this one I'd better answer the damned thing. Let's see, most horrifying... I'd probably have to go with either of the Fire, Inc. songs off the Streets of Fire soundtrack, "Nowhere Fast" or "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young". What can I say, I've got a soft spot for Jim Steinman.
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So many choices. I am the king of embarrassing music, but since I proposed this one I'd better answer the damned thing. Let's see, most horrifying... I'd probably have to go with either of the Fire, Inc. songs off the Streets of Fire soundtrack, "Nowhere Fast" or "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young". What can I say, I've got a soft spot for Jim Steinman.
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What are you most passionate about?
Learning. The moment you stop learning new things, you start to die. Doesn't matter if it's useful, you should spend your life packing your brain to the rafters with knowledge.
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Learning. The moment you stop learning new things, you start to die. Doesn't matter if it's useful, you should spend your life packing your brain to the rafters with knowledge.
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Your life in lyrics: What song speaks to you, and why?
If greatness courts failure / Then failure's my fame / Although they call me a legend / They can't remember my name
Joe Ely, "Character Flaw"
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If greatness courts failure / Then failure's my fame / Although they call me a legend / They can't remember my name
Joe Ely, "Character Flaw"
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So we're all going broke. Think of it as an opportunity for adventure. What will you do when you own nothing but what fits in a duffle bag and you're down to your last hundred bucks?
I've always wanted to sail around the world on a cargo ship, and that would be as good a time as any to hitch a ride.
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I've always wanted to sail around the world on a cargo ship, and that would be as good a time as any to hitch a ride.
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What drink best represents you?
That weird marble soda you get at the Asian markets that tastes like lychees, in that it always seems like a better idea on the shelf than when you get it home.
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That weird marble soda you get at the Asian markets that tastes like lychees, in that it always seems like a better idea on the shelf than when you get it home.
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What completely irrational beliefs get you through the day?
I'm a Taoist. Everything about me is irrational.
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I'm a Taoist. Everything about me is irrational.
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Things that make you momentarily shed your thin veneer of cynical sophistication. Go.
That wonderful moment where a skateboarder transitions from "look at me doing this amazingly cool thing" to "I'm about to land on my nuts from thirty feet up" never gets old.
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That wonderful moment where a skateboarder transitions from "look at me doing this amazingly cool thing" to "I'm about to land on my nuts from thirty feet up" never gets old.
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What's the strangest compliment you've ever received?
"You may be the strangest person I've ever met," said with a smile. I was delighted.
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"You may be the strangest person I've ever met," said with a smile. I was delighted.
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Tell us about your guiltiest pleasure.
Tiramisu. Most definitely.
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Tiramisu. Most definitely.
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If you could take part in one historical event, what would it be and why?
Caesar's conquest of Alexandria in 48 BC. I'd try to put out the fire that destroyed quite possibly the greatest repository of knowledge in the ancient world.
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Caesar's conquest of Alexandria in 48 BC. I'd try to put out the fire that destroyed quite possibly the greatest repository of knowledge in the ancient world.
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Everyone has their biggest pet peeve. What's yours, and why?
People who don't examine their own opinions. I don't mind if you disagree with me, I just want you to understand why.
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People who don't examine their own opinions. I don't mind if you disagree with me, I just want you to understand why.
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What habits are uniquely yours and will never change regardless of anyone's opinion?
Standing back and observing the universe with a peculiar little smirk on my face.
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Standing back and observing the universe with a peculiar little smirk on my face.
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What do you want on your tombstone?
A giant animatronic robot version of myself that occasionally fires lasers from its eyes.
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A giant animatronic robot version of myself that occasionally fires lasers from its eyes.
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Which one do you choose?
Comparatively, the spot between a rock and a hard place probably isn't as uncomfortable as either.
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Comparatively, the spot between a rock and a hard place probably isn't as uncomfortable as either.
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Would you rather sleep with Adolf Hitler, or Margaret Thatcher, and why?
Neither. I'd get them both drunk, hook them up, and sell the resulting video to TMZ.
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Neither. I'd get them both drunk, hook them up, and sell the resulting video to TMZ.
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Have you ever had - or felt like you had - a supernatural experience?
I am a supernatural experience.
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I am a supernatural experience.
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Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who. Would would you have picked to be the newest incarnation of the Doctor?
The more of him I see, startlingly enough, Matt Smith.
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The more of him I see, startlingly enough, Matt Smith.
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What would your dream job consist of?
Writing. Which is at least mechanically what I do now, so I'm pretty happy.
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Writing. Which is at least mechanically what I do now, so I'm pretty happy.
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Where are you going, and more importantly, why should we follow you there?
Who's the greater fool, the fool or the fool who follows him? Find your own path, I'll meet you at our destination.
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Who's the greater fool, the fool or the fool who follows him? Find your own path, I'll meet you at our destination.
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Describe your most pretentious habit.
Being unrelentingly awesome.
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Being unrelentingly awesome.
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Bad Advice:
Try to never make a mistake. It's not like you ever learn from them, or they're ever fun.
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Try to never make a mistake. It's not like you ever learn from them, or they're ever fun.
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Tell us about the teacher who had the most impact on your life. What did they teach and what did you learn from them?
Several teachers explained to me at a very young age that I was smart enough to figure out what I wanted to do with my own life. That was the most valuable thing I ever learned. Too bad I forgot it until fairly recently.
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Several teachers explained to me at a very young age that I was smart enough to figure out what I wanted to do with my own life. That was the most valuable thing I ever learned. Too bad I forgot it until fairly recently.
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What was your favorite book as a child? What is your favorite children's book now?
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny.
I was a frighteningly precocious reader as a child.
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A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny.
I was a frighteningly precocious reader as a child.
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Tell us about the furry members of your family (pets, not wolf-boys).
Guinea pigs. With the names of Norse deities. I'm a firm believer in the fact that the smaller the animal, the bigger the name it needs to balance things out.
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Guinea pigs. With the names of Norse deities. I'm a firm believer in the fact that the smaller the animal, the bigger the name it needs to balance things out.
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Should I stay or should I go now?
[Insert 3,567th iteration of Clash lyric here]
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[Insert 3,567th iteration of Clash lyric here]
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If someone asked to buy your DNA (i.e. sperm/eggs) for 1 million, citing genetic and physical superiority as the reason, would you?
Probably not. I would instead offer them a rock that keeps away tigers for two million, because obviously they're completely and utterly insane.
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Probably not. I would instead offer them a rock that keeps away tigers for two million, because obviously they're completely and utterly insane.
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What in life, is beautiful to you? Where do you find inspiration?
Beauty and inspiration surround us as we walk through life; we only need to stop once in a while and appreciate it.
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Beauty and inspiration surround us as we walk through life; we only need to stop once in a while and appreciate it.
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