THE MEME INTERVIEWS PART 412
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brangwaine .
Twenty (20) things you wanted to know about me but never thought to ask
1. Do you have any tattoos? What are their stories?
No. Next question.
2. What is your most favorite thing EVER. What is it that REALLY gets you going?
Besides sex? Probably music, whether playing it, listening to it or talking about it, I can get pretty worked up.
3. What is the one thing you miss most about being a kid? Hated most?
I don’t know that I really miss anything about being a kid, apart from being in better shape physically than I am now, which of course I didn’t appreciate at the time. What did I hate the most? Just about all of it.
4. What did you want to be when you grow up?
Astronaut. I wanted off the planet and fast.
5. Have you ever noticed a pattern in your life, like meeting several people at the same time with the same name or similar birthday, or dating people with strong similarities, such as parent’s names, etc? What do you think that means?
Not until I metlayla_aaron , no. And it either means we are all one consciousness and death is an illusion, or we are simple-minded creatures with a built-in need to ascribe a higher meaning to everything.
6. You write a bestselling novel and your first big royalty check comes in. How do you spend it?
It depends on how big a check we’re talking about, and whether it’s enough for me to quit my day job. Given what I usually write, I figure I’ll be able to treat the bridal unit to dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s.
7. Are you old enough to believe that coupons are cool?
Cool? No. Useful? Sure, but I still don’t use them that much.
8. Have you ever realized that you just did something exactly the same way your parents always did it? Did it make you laugh or get annoyed?
Sometimes I’ll find myself using catch-phrases my mom used when I was a kid. I’m generally okay with it.
9. Do you need people around or are you solitary?
“I don’t hate people. I just feel better when they’re not around.” Charles Bukowski said that, and I generally feel that way, at least around people I don’t know. I feel better if I know everyone in the room.
10. Do you like sports? Which ones?
I can take them or leave them. Baseball and football (as in soccer) are the only ones I really care for, and I don’t get that worked up about either of them. I also like auto racing, but I only watch for the crashes, which is horrible of me.
11. If you could go back in time, anywhere, any time period, and witness a lost civilization (or game, or historical event) where/what would it be? Why?
I’d opt for one of the following: (1) a night out drinking with Jack Kerouac and the beats in San Francisco, or (2) seeing The Doors play at the Whiskey a Go-go.
12. If you were to hazard a guess on who and what you were in three past lives, what would you say?
A strapping farmhand, a speakeasy bouncer and a nude model.
13. Have you ever gone through major philosophical life changes in such a way that it restructured everything about you? When? Why? How old where you?
There have been a few. The major ones were:
(1) Losing my religion at age 18 after being proselytized one time too many.
(2) The Army jag right after that, which taught me to stop daydreaming, organize myself and get shit done.
(3) The heavy university art-punk period when I was reading Bukowski, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Anais Nin, watching David Lynch films and listening to California hardcore punk, which taught me that society is a joke and we’re all going to die no matter who we are or how much money we have. The glorious results speak for themselves.
14. What is your oldest memory?
Wandering around my uncle’s apartment in Detroit, trying to reach a doorknob. I was two, I think.
15. Favorite meal, followed by favorite dessert. Do you eat it with just one person, or a group?
I like too many kinds of food to have a favorite, but I’ll never say no to a Chicago-style hot dog with everything. I don’t do desserts that much, but I want my last meal on Earth to end with some hot fudge cake. The latter is closer to a group food, so I'll share that.
16. Do you remember the first time you realized that you were middle-aged? How did it feel?
Yes – earlier this week, when the student opthamologist told me I need “progressive lenses”.
17. How did you feel about turning Thirty? Forty?Fifty?
I was okay with it. I don’t get hung up on age milestones. Never have, really. Maybe when I hit 60, I’ll change my mind.
18. Do you remember the first time you encountered a cell phone or other modern bit of technology that is now prevalent?
My first computer experience was an Amiga 2000 via an Army roommate who was a serious computer nerd. We teased him,. but when he showed me how to create music on it, I got him to show me how to use it. My first mobile phone experience was 1996 when I first moved to Hong Kong, where they were quite common compared to the US. My future wife had one, and eventually got me one. I still have it somewhere.
19. Do you remember life before Nintendo?
Sure. We called it “pinball”.
20. If you could turn back time, if you could find a way, what would have been your favorite song ten years ago? Twenty years ago? Thirty?
Me being me, it would be difficult to narrow it down to one song, but at a guess:
Ten years ago = either “Ballad Of A Ladyman” by Sleater-Kinney or “My Shit’s Fucked Up” by Warren Zevon
Twenty years ago = either “Dirty Boots” by Sonic Youth or “Lucky Ball And Chain” by They Might Be Giants”
Thirty years ago = either “My Sharona” by The Knack or “Freedom Of Choice” by Devo
Okay.
Ask me anything,
This is dF
brangwaine . Twenty (20) things you wanted to know about me but never thought to ask
1. Do you have any tattoos? What are their stories?
No. Next question.
2. What is your most favorite thing EVER. What is it that REALLY gets you going?
Besides sex? Probably music, whether playing it, listening to it or talking about it, I can get pretty worked up.
3. What is the one thing you miss most about being a kid? Hated most?
I don’t know that I really miss anything about being a kid, apart from being in better shape physically than I am now, which of course I didn’t appreciate at the time. What did I hate the most? Just about all of it.
4. What did you want to be when you grow up?
Astronaut. I wanted off the planet and fast.
5. Have you ever noticed a pattern in your life, like meeting several people at the same time with the same name or similar birthday, or dating people with strong similarities, such as parent’s names, etc? What do you think that means?
Not until I met
layla_aaron , no. And it either means we are all one consciousness and death is an illusion, or we are simple-minded creatures with a built-in need to ascribe a higher meaning to everything. 6. You write a bestselling novel and your first big royalty check comes in. How do you spend it?
It depends on how big a check we’re talking about, and whether it’s enough for me to quit my day job. Given what I usually write, I figure I’ll be able to treat the bridal unit to dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s.
7. Are you old enough to believe that coupons are cool?
Cool? No. Useful? Sure, but I still don’t use them that much.
8. Have you ever realized that you just did something exactly the same way your parents always did it? Did it make you laugh or get annoyed?
Sometimes I’ll find myself using catch-phrases my mom used when I was a kid. I’m generally okay with it.
9. Do you need people around or are you solitary?
“I don’t hate people. I just feel better when they’re not around.” Charles Bukowski said that, and I generally feel that way, at least around people I don’t know. I feel better if I know everyone in the room.
10. Do you like sports? Which ones?
I can take them or leave them. Baseball and football (as in soccer) are the only ones I really care for, and I don’t get that worked up about either of them. I also like auto racing, but I only watch for the crashes, which is horrible of me.
11. If you could go back in time, anywhere, any time period, and witness a lost civilization (or game, or historical event) where/what would it be? Why?
I’d opt for one of the following: (1) a night out drinking with Jack Kerouac and the beats in San Francisco, or (2) seeing The Doors play at the Whiskey a Go-go.
12. If you were to hazard a guess on who and what you were in three past lives, what would you say?
A strapping farmhand, a speakeasy bouncer and a nude model.
13. Have you ever gone through major philosophical life changes in such a way that it restructured everything about you? When? Why? How old where you?
There have been a few. The major ones were:
(1) Losing my religion at age 18 after being proselytized one time too many.
(2) The Army jag right after that, which taught me to stop daydreaming, organize myself and get shit done.
(3) The heavy university art-punk period when I was reading Bukowski, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Anais Nin, watching David Lynch films and listening to California hardcore punk, which taught me that society is a joke and we’re all going to die no matter who we are or how much money we have. The glorious results speak for themselves.
14. What is your oldest memory?
Wandering around my uncle’s apartment in Detroit, trying to reach a doorknob. I was two, I think.
15. Favorite meal, followed by favorite dessert. Do you eat it with just one person, or a group?
I like too many kinds of food to have a favorite, but I’ll never say no to a Chicago-style hot dog with everything. I don’t do desserts that much, but I want my last meal on Earth to end with some hot fudge cake. The latter is closer to a group food, so I'll share that.
16. Do you remember the first time you realized that you were middle-aged? How did it feel?
Yes – earlier this week, when the student opthamologist told me I need “progressive lenses”.
17. How did you feel about turning Thirty? Forty?
I was okay with it. I don’t get hung up on age milestones. Never have, really. Maybe when I hit 60, I’ll change my mind.
18. Do you remember the first time you encountered a cell phone or other modern bit of technology that is now prevalent?
My first computer experience was an Amiga 2000 via an Army roommate who was a serious computer nerd. We teased him,. but when he showed me how to create music on it, I got him to show me how to use it. My first mobile phone experience was 1996 when I first moved to Hong Kong, where they were quite common compared to the US. My future wife had one, and eventually got me one. I still have it somewhere.
19. Do you remember life before Nintendo?
Sure. We called it “pinball”.
20. If you could turn back time, if you could find a way, what would have been your favorite song ten years ago? Twenty years ago? Thirty?
Me being me, it would be difficult to narrow it down to one song, but at a guess:
Ten years ago = either “Ballad Of A Ladyman” by Sleater-Kinney or “My Shit’s Fucked Up” by Warren Zevon
Twenty years ago = either “Dirty Boots” by Sonic Youth or “Lucky Ball And Chain” by They Might Be Giants”
Thirty years ago = either “My Sharona” by The Knack or “Freedom Of Choice” by Devo
Okay.
Ask me anything,
This is dF
