The four-year-old. I had to put up with one on the bus back from Toronto last time I visited my folks. Instead of calming the kid down, his mother just slapped and yelled at him. This went on for 3 hours, no foolin’. Some people shouldn’t be parents.
I would believe that about Bermuda shorts, as they are fairly large compared to other laid-back apparel. But definitely not the Bermuda triangle. Geometric objects don’t eat sailors, they leave that to betentacled priest-Gods.
153. Who are you the most jealous of?
I don’t really have an object of wrath or jealousy. Maybe people who are more ambitious than I am. No one specific, though.
154. What is the happiest way you can start your day?
With some sort of physical exercise. Running or sex, maybe a couple push-ups…
155. Do you ever have moments where you feel like everything is all right in the world?
I’m like that most of the time.
156. What makes a person deep?
Are we talking orifices or emotions?
Are you a deep person?
That really depends what we’re talking about.
157. What makes a person spiritual?
Spiritual is a very relative term. That’s for people to classify for themselves.
Are you a spiritual person?
To an extent. I don’t follow organized religion, but I believe in something bigger than myself. It doesn’t control me in any way, though. I don’t rely on “it” and I don’t expect “it” to rely on me. I just go about my days trying to be as good a human as I have been conditioned to be. Haven’t murdered anyone yet, so I think I’m on the right track.
158. Have you ever had a spiritual experience (that is an experience that cannot be explained by science)?
I have a lot of Deja Vu, but that’s just my brain doing weird stuff.
159. Do you believe that this experience was truly mystical or do you think there is some scientific explanation for it, only you don’t know what it is?
Brain doing weird stuff, etc.
160. Do you get offended easily?
Not really. Unless you seriously insult my intelligence or call me a Nazi, in which case I’ll probably get pretty angry, because either of those comments are uncalled for.
161. Would you still love and stay with your girl or boy friend if he or she had to have a breast or testicle removed?
I’m thinking breast removal is a bit more extreme than detesticlation, so I don’t have to worry too much as I’m not a guy. Besides, what’s one less testicle on the B-F? That just means I can make more While You Were Sleeping comments.
162. Do you believe in fate or free will?
Free Will.
163. Do you believe that only boring people get bored?
No, I get bored sometimes and I’m definitely not boring.
164. Can life change or are we all stuck in vain?
Said the platelet to the plasma cell, am i rite?
165. What changes are you afraid of?
Not really any. I’m apprehensive of leaving university, but that’s just me avoiding more responsibility.
166. Are you a day person or nocturnal?
Is there really no word for “day person”? That’s pretty weird. I’m probably closer to nocturnal, unless I’ve been landscaping all day and in that case I’m already tired at 10pm.
167. What one CD could you listen to for an entire week (no mixed CD’s, it must be an album)?
I do that with most of my albums. I could listen to Meddle by Pink Floyd for a month, though. I almost proved that in grade 12.
168. Which is worse, working in retail, food service, or an office?
I’ve never worked in retail, but food service is definitely worse than office work.
169. What’s the coolest job you ever had?
Working at the local medical clinic, filing charts and listening to classic rock for 15 clams an hour. The only problem was the clams were never really cleaned properly, so my house ended up smelling like fish for three years.
170. What is one central idea that your thoughts seem to come back to?
The Internet. And boys, of course. Sometimes my thoughts come back to Boys On The Internet, as well.
171. Have you ever wanted to be an actor/tress?
Until grade 10, when I realized how much I like being behind the camera instead.
172. If you had the power to control one person at your school and make this person do anything you wanted for a whole day, who would you pick and what would they do?
I’d pick someone at the Registrar’s office, and make them change all my grades to awesome kickass grades. And then do the robot.
173. What star sign are you and what is your sign like?
Aries. Look it up.
174. Did the Blair Witch Project scare you?
I never saw it.
175. Are you in constant fear of death?
Not constant, but it’s there every couple months or so.
176. Does fear of death keep you from building a life sometimes?
Um, no? Why on earth would I let that happen?
177. Do you like all your movies to be in wide-screen?
I prefer to watch films at the aspect-ratio in which they were filmed. That means letterbox for older films, and anamorphic wide screen for the more recent ones. I prefer anamorphic, though, because “anamorphic” is a great word.
178. Are you a fan of any comic books?
I really liked the Jay and Silent Bob series. Maus was beautiful, and I liked Ghost World as well. Kelly’s also reminded me that Archie Comics were my favourite grocery store impulse purchases. They were fantastic. I really want to read Jimmy Corrigan as well, I think I’ll like it.
179. Do you collect something?
Weird cookbooks, wacky socks, dirty dishes and unfinished psych essays.
180. What do you smell like (lotion, cologne, sweat)?
Alex, the current beau. I must have spent 20 of the last 24 hours with him.
181. What are your greatest sources for wisdom?
Books, movies, drugs and The Internet.
182. When you were little, where did your parents tell you babies come from?
My parents never talked about storks or any of the other white lies parents tell kids. Sure, they never gave me the birds and the bees talk (I learned it pretty early in gym class), but I also never went through the crushing realization that my parents lied to me about Santa Claus.
183. What is your favorite American band?
The Beastie Boys.
184. What’s the best cheesy 80’s song?
I really like Kathy DeVito’s “We Are Not Alone,” due to that great Ally Sheedy dance scene in The Breakfast Club. Pop in a John Hughes movie, I guarantee you’ll find at least one gem.
185. What’s the best kind of movie to see on a date?
The only good date movies air on Showcase after midnight.
186. Do you like to sit in the front, middle or back of the Movie Theater?
Middle, closer to the front than the back. Somewhere in the second quarter of the theatre.
187. Have you ever been inside an abandoned building?
One time me and my buddy Hoss went into this scary old mansion, and I hit this cobwebby knight’s armor with my slingshot and it totally chased us. It was the best Choose Your Own Adventure ever.
188. Under what circumstances would you agree to work for free?
If it served mankind, or involved Malcolm McDowell.
189. Candles or strobe lights?
That depends if it’s a romantic dinner or Underground Dance Party 2005.
190. Do you think the Lord of the Rings movies are true to the books or did Hollywood change the story too much?
I think it was a very successful adaptation. Stayed close to the spirit and plot of the books (except for the stealing of Glorfindel’s role by Liv “Asswad” Tyler), and got rid of the right things (the unnecessary half of the Fellowship and especially Tom Bombadil).
191. When you see a stranger on the street does your first reaction lean towards thinking of this person as a potential friend or as a potential threat?
That depends how much blood in splashed on them, and whether or not they’re holding a Batleth.
192. Is it natural for human beings to fear and distrust each other, or is it cultural?
Human beings have control over their instincts, so saying something is “natural” isn’t enough to justify such behaviour. We’re taught early to compete with each other, which leads to the fear and distrust thing. Either that or we’ve all seen too many Kevin Bacon slasher flicks.
193. What do you really want to buy?
A digital camera.
194. You have to choose. Would you be happier marrying someone rich for their money or living in the streets and subway tunnels with someone you love?
How big an asshole is the rich guy? Because I’d probably be able to fall in love with the rich guy eventually. People grow on each other.
195. If someone wanted to understand you what book could they read that would help?
Ffangs the Vampire Bat and the Kiss of Truth by Ted Hughes.
196. Do you think it’s odd that Americans have freedom of religion and yet call themselves ‘one nation under God’?
Yes. But that’s just the screwed up way America works.
197. Do you think there will ever come a time when Caucasians are the minority in America?
They’re already a minority in Toronto. It’s not likely to happened for a while in the States, though.
198. The 1920’s were full of artistic and spiritual revolution. So were the 1970’s. Some people would say that the 1980’s through now have been an age of spiritual and artistic and soulful death. Would you agree? Why?
It’s true that money is dominating art nowadays, which is never good for creativity. But there’s also a lot that’s happening outside of that. There always is. It kind of annoys me how everyone hallows the ’70s, like it was some magic decade. Yes, the music produced then was amazing. The art was pretty cool. The fashion was fantastic. But we’re ignoring some of the shit that came out of that decade, and we’re ignoring the great stuff that came out of other decades. The ’40s were wonderful for film. The ’50s gave birth to rock and roll. Social revolution was happenin’ in the ’60s. Sure, the 80’s were weird, but they were great. Cartoons, music television, hip hop, Bruce Robinson movies, teen comedies, the wild clothing; it was a stimulating decade. Don’t let them tell you it wasn’t.
199. When do you predict the next revolution will be?
People are too lazy to revolt right now, but it’s coming. It’s been a while since we’ve had a good backing- our- leaders- up- against- the- wall. Maybe in ten years or so we’ll be ready. Or hey, maybe once they get Bush out of the White House something will happen.
200. Since America currently has no counter culture, where can a revolution come from?
That’s just not true at all.
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