301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.
A) Get a book published
B) Skydive
C) Go to Antarctica
D) Get a PhD
E) Work on the ocean in some way
302. Will you try to accomplish any of these things within the next year?
Indeed.
303. What do you feel controlled by?
Certain circumstances that shall not be mentioned here.
304. If Jesus appeared to you and told you that the moon was made of green cheese would you believe him?
I think I’d be too much in shock regarding seeing Jesus to make any claims about the moon.
305. What is one thing you are sure of?
That I’m not sure of anything. HA!
306. At what part of the day do you feel the most alert?
Probably around 10 or 11 PM.
307. Have you ever played in a band?
Dude, you have no idea.
308. Have you ever stared into the ocean thinking ‘early creatures crawled outta that’?
Hahaha. I was too busy focusing on the green cheese moon.
309. If not, what do you think of when you are staring into the ocean?
Staring into the ocean is not something I do frequently.
310. Do you like the mental challenge of chess or other games?
Indeed. Though I don’t know how to play chess.
311. Do you ever think of where your atoms were before they were in you?
Yup.
312. Do you ever think about where your atoms will go after they have been in you?
Indeed.
313. If you didn’t know that people couldn’t fly do you think that you could?
Probably. We’re a pretty capable species when we’re not being idiots.
314. Are you someone that others call when they’re having a problem and want to talk about it?
I wouldn’t mind that, but I don’t think anyone would ever call me.
315. When it comes to literature, do you see beyond the writing and into the meaning intended by the author?
I try to, but I also try not to add too much meaning above what I would think the author actually tried to include.
316. Is there anything you can take apart completely, and then put back together, and have no left over parts?
Haha, the last thing I took apart was a TV. That was fun.
317. What are your feelings about the death penalty?
I think it’s pretty useless the way it’s set up now, but other than that I don’t really have much of an opinion.
318. If there was a god and you could ask him/her one question what would it be?
“Why is Jesus delusional about the moon?”
319. Do you believe that life will be found on other planets?
Yup.
320. What is something worth suffering for?
Knowledge.
321. If you could put an extra eye on your body anywhere you wanted, where would you put it?
AWESOME! My butt.
322. Are you in touch with the earth and nature?
Meh.
323. Would you rather live simply or extravagantly?
In between?
324. Have you ever been camping?
Indeed.
325. Is your heart open when you meet someone new?
Sure.
326. Are you able to have conversations with and become friends with people who are not like you and are interested in different things than you are?
Indeed.
327. Are strangers more beautiful or frightening to you?
Frightening.
328. What stops you from doing everything you want to do?
Fear. Desire to not be shunned. Dumb, I know.
329. Can you think of three adjective that do not apply to you at all?
Tall, bland, outgoing.
330. How do you feel about Jeremy Jaynes, who got a nine year prison sentence for spamming people with junk email?
I think it’s pretty bad that we’d assign nine years of prison to someone for this while people who do a lot worse things get off for much less.
331. Do you know who the current premier of China is?
Nope.
332. Are you very active?
I try to be.
333. Is there a city that reminds you of the landscape of your brain?
Hahaha. The literal landscape or the figurative one?
334. Have you ever loved someone who has loved you back?
I’m not entirely sure if any of the people who have told me they loved me were totally sincere.
335. Is it really being ‘in love with’ someone if the other person doesn’t love you?
I have debated this question over and over again in my head. I had issues when I was younger.
336. Do you believe that there is someone perfect for everyone or that people just fall in love with whoever they are with at the time?
I think we pick the best out of the people with whom we associate, since it’s obviously unrealistic to assume we’d get to select from the entire population.
337. Do you know secret things?
Some things, yes.
338. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t have?
Welcome to elementary school/junior high/high school. Like I said, issues.
339. How do you overcome your fears?
BY BEING MANLY!
340. What can you do better than anyone you know?
Screw around. Take a lot of credits. Do both at the same time.
341. Would you benefit from a wilder existence?
Haha, probably. Grad school’s not like the wild, wild west or anything (“this thesis ain’t big enough for the two of us…”).
342. Does it seem to you like the range of socially acceptable behavior is getting smaller or larger?
Larger.
343. Have you ever fired a gun?
Yup.
344. Are people becoming more afraid of each other?
Probably.
345. If you had to choose the percentage of freedom vs. safety what ratio would you decide on (ex: 100% free 0% safe)?
I don’t think the two are opposites.
346. Does safety stifle you?
Only when I let it.
347. Who or what needs to be stopped?
This is an odd question.
348. Are human beings becoming more domesticated?
Michael Pollan, woooo! Haha, sorry.
349. Do you follow the lives of the British Royal Family?
Haha, nope.
350. How did the death of Pope John Paul II affect you?
Not at all.
351. Have you ever lost something and never found it?
My sanity.
352. Do you listen to any talk radio shows?
Nope.
353. Who do you trust more, your friends or your parents?
Parents.
354. Would you ever date someone outside of your race or religion?
Why not?
355. Which of the 7 deadly sins in the worst (gluttony, greed, pride, lust, envy, wrath, sloth)?
Pride.
356. Which one are you most guilty of?
Envy. Or Wrath. Or wrathful envy. Envious wrath?
357. Are you afraid to be alone with yourself?
On occasion.
358. Would you venture to tell someone you loved him or her if they didn’t say it first?
I’d be extremely nervous to, but I suppose I would.
359. What are you the most sensitive about?
My intelligence.
360. What can you talk about for hours?
Statistics. Philosophy. Leibniz.
361. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
I try to talk most about ideas.
362. Do you believe that spell casting can work?
Nah.
363. Are you a fan of The Legend of Zelda games?
I’ve actually never played any of them, but I’ve watched Lanky play on the Wii.
364. What old movie would you go see if it were re-released in the movie theaters?
Not much of a movie person.
365. Is there a celebrity that you would be too starstruck to talk to if you met them?
Can Leibniz count? If so, him.
366. Have you ever left a mean unsigned note?
Nope.
367. Do you think it’s cheesy to paste things you didn’t write into your diary?
Depends on why you’re doing it, I suppose.
368. What are three things that you try not to think about?
I try not to restrict what I think about.
369. Is casual sex acceptable for you?
I don’t do this “sex” thing.
370. What form of sexual protection do you use?
Being me, haha, it seems to do the trick.
371. What is expected of you that you feel is unnatural or not right?
I don’t like that I’m expected to earn my education in the “traditional” way.
372. Do you sometimes place your own expectations on other people?
I try not to.
373. Do you sometimes act overeager to make friends when you are around strangers?
Haha, I’m too shy.
374. Do you take everything that is said literally?
If I did, life would certainly be interesting.
375. Do you take most things others say seriously?
Somewhat.
376. Do you have a quick wit?
When I’m hyper.
377. Do you believe in the need for political correctness?
Pfft.
378. Do you have strong opinions and beliefs?
About some things, yes.
379. If yes, can you still hang out with and be friends with people who disagree with you?
Of course.
380. Are you uptight?
Haha, yeah.
381. Do you sometimes do risky things?
Indeed.
382. Could just about anyone hold your interest in a conversation for at least ten minutes?
Meh.
383. Are you self-conscious?
Oh yes.
384. What would be your ideal destination for a Saturday afternoon?
Chilling in my apartment. Possibly playing Fallout.
385. Does anyone have a video tape of you doing something embarrassing?
Every time I’m captured on film I’m doing something embarrassing.
386. What is Kevin Smith’s best movie?
I’ve never seen any of the movies he’s been in.
387. Where do you like to go on Friday or Saturday nights?
I like to stay home and chill.
388. Do you like your friends to act the same way all the time or do you accept their moods and changes?
I have weird ass friends, I expect nothing of them but to be the strange things that they are. :)
389. Do you often feel like other people are judging you?
Yes.
390. What do you think other people judge you to be like?
Probably weird, stupid, and ugly.
391. Are you quick to judge others?
I try not to be.
392. When you have a fight with someone do you want to talk about it right away or calm down first and then talk?
I haven’t fought with anyone in like two years.
393. Some say love is a river (according to the old song). What do you say love is?
It’s MORE THAN A FEEEEEEEEELING…WHEN I HEAR THAT OLD SONG THEY USE TO PLAAAAAAAAAY…(sorry).
394. What is the worst fault a person can have?
Being too judgmental of others.
395. Do you have it?
The above fault? I hope not.
396. Which do you think has more impact on a person’s character, genetics or environment?
Genetics.
397. Who was your first best friend?
Last time I had a “best friend” was in elementary school. Her name was Anastasia Pennington.
398. If you are not best friends anymore, what came between you?
She moved away.
399. Who have you read a biography about?
Leibniz, Einstein…that’s about it.
400. What would your own autobiography be called?
Haha, I think my blogs are becoming my autobiography.
Also, isn’t the phrase “own autobiography” a bit redundant in this question?
