Personal Questions Interview

[TheGreatErenan]

This thread contains a bunch of questions for you to answer.

Feel free to skip any of these questions if you are not comfortable answering them on the Internet, obviously.

I'll give my responses below, but first, here is the list of questions:

How old are you?
Are you male or female?
In what country or region do you live?
What is your favorite food?
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
What is your favorite song or piece of music?
What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
What sort of job do you have, if you have one?
If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick?
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?
If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?
What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?
What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?
What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?
What is something you learned in the last week?
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.
Where’s Waldo?


And here are my responses:

How old are you?

I am thirty years old.

Are you male or female?

I am male.

In what country or region do you live?

USA, Southern California

What is your favorite food?

Gosh, I guess it used to be tacos when I was in 8th grade, and then more recently, I suppose it was gyros, but now I'm not really sure. I guess it might still be gyros, but lately they are being edged out by good ol' fashioned burgers.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Thrifty Medieval Madness from Rite-Aid

What is your favorite song or non-song piece of music?

Oh gosh, this is hard. Maybe a list of favorites will have to do:

"Starless" by King Crimson
"The ConstruKction of Light" by King Crimson
"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
"Prosper" by Locust Leaves
"Promise" by Locust Leaves
Beethoven's 32nd Piano Sonata

What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

Hands down my favorite thing is composing music.

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

Folding and putting away laundry. ARGH! I HATE IT!

What sort of job do you have, if you have one?

I am a software engineer working mostly in C/C++.

If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?

It would be an album release party for my own music, but this'll probably not happen for years. Furthermore, I expect that everyone will leave before the album finishes playing, because probably no one will like it.

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?

Thirty years old, my current age. I have finally matured enough that my heavy metal singing is more like Hansi Kürsch and less like Kai Hansen. Another way of looking at it is that it's more like James Hetfield circa ...And Justice for All and less like James Hetfield circa Kill 'Em All.

If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick?

I don't know, poweewee I guess. I suck at Outwitters and need to get better.

If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?

Oh, I guess probably the creation of the Universe or something insipid like that.

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

Graphic arts! I wish I could draw/paint/etc. so much! Every time I've tried, it's turned out miserably, and for that matter I don't really have enough time to devote to it anyway.

If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?

I'd flip a coin for this. Heads, telekinesis. Tails, shapeshifting.

If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?

Well, my first name is Luke. If I had to change it, I would change it to Lüke.

If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?

I would divide my time between the following:

Listening to and composing music
Reading and writing novels
Reading and writing philosophy
Watching and making movies
Playing and making video games
Spending time with my family
Playing Outwitters
Pumping iron
Running

If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?

Dude, it would be a magical flying miniature squid that could talk and breathe air even!

If we're talking about boring real life animals, then I guess I'd just go with a regular squid, or maybe an octopus since they are easier to keep alive in captivity. Oooooh, maybe a community of those immortal jellyfish! That would be cool to have!

What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?

It would be called Pentachoron and would actually be semi-autobiographically written as though my personality was formed by the aggregation of five separate distinct personalities. Actually, it would probably be a movie instead of a book.

What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?

Well, the whole thing is written by me and the five personalities mentioned above, but there aren't really titles yet, since I haven't written it yet. ( again)

Who is your favorite fictional character and why?

I don't know. Probably that singing sketchpad from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. Don't ask me why. Probably something to do with Postmodernism?

If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?

It would be that autobiographical one I mentioned earlier! But in case we must have a different answer, I suppose it would be about a college student who creates a new universe with his mind and retreats into it in order to escape from the harsh realities of his loserdom in our world, and then his mind would split into three persons representing his id, ego, and superego, and then he flees from zombies and eyeball martians and maybe hooks up with a cannibalistic succubus with batwings or something and the four of them go on a road trip to the world's largest can of shaving cream. And like, the succubus and the guy have an argument about moral realism vs moral anti-realism, and the succubus coerces him into voicing agreement with her by threatening to puncture the can of shaving cream, which would, of course, be quite dangerous to all present. And then, like, he has to decide whether to go back to his own world or not or something like that? P.S. The guy's college roommate is named Leroy.

What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?

Probably between two hours and two and a half hours, I suppose. I mean, I know what Hitchcock said about movies and bladders and all that, but look, how about if I just put an intermission in the middle of it? Would that be acceptable to you, Alfred?

What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?

Probably one of the problems on one of my calculus homework assignments in late 2008. I hadn't done any math in about six years and jumped right back into it at the calculus level, and I had to spend like eight hours a day in the library reading the textbook and agonizing through those damn problems. But by golly, I got an A in that freaking class!

What is something you learned in the last week?

There is an Indian restaurant in the shopping center near my workplace where I often eat lunch.

Okay, fine, a real answer: I learned that Marisa Tomei's taste in men is apparently quirky, funny, bald men.

All right, all right, try number three: I guess I learned about the view that certain elements in American culture strongly reinforce the notion that men are entitled to romantic attention from women based upon their purported merits and that this is an extremely damaging aspect of the culture.

Well, I guess I could go back to Marisa Tomei and the bald guy eating curry if you want.

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.

Well, insofar as a picture's worth can be legitimately measured in terms of words, it seems doubtful that every picture would be worth exactly a thousand of them. Surely, some would be worth more and some less. I mean, surely there is some legitimate sense in which some pictures are worth more than other pictures, right? But if every picture is worth a thousand words (which seems to be in a sense very closely related to the sense in which pictures' worth can be compared against each other), then wouldn't that imply that all pictures have the same worth?

Maybe what's meant is that every picture is worth at least a thousand words? Even so, that seems doubtful to me. I mean, is worth a thousand words? Is worth a thousand words?

Related note: Clearly not every set of a thousand words is worth a picture, so it also doesn't work going the other way.

Where’s Waldo?

I'm skipping this question.

[Flarp55]

If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?

I'd buy 100 iPads, create 100 GCIDs, buy everything, and play 3500 games at once. I'd make sure not to get matched up against myself. Also sleep, eat, and go to the bathroom when necessary.

If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
Getting into Top 200. I was on a huge winning streak in which I got promoted to masters, and to my surprise I was on top 200. I wouldn't even have noticed it if jchris hadn't mentioned it. I promptly fell off the list 3 weeks later.

[[PETA] Doodat]

How old are you?

17, turning 18 pretty soon.

Are you male or female?

Male

In what country or region do you live?

Texas

What is your favorite food?

Potatoes.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Cookies & Cream

What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

Tennis!

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

Dishes

What sort of job do you have, if you have one?

Currently working as an assistant tennis coach, mostly coaching little kids.

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?

10

If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick?

Definitely not Mag!cGuy. Jk. Now, idk. Dunno. Too many things to be mentored on.

If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?

Uhhhhh... Umm... How would I know? There's plenty of things to see, but nothing really stands out. Maybe the beginning of human life~

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

Probably the ability to materialize anything, whether physical or not.

If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?

Materialization. Is that one?

If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?

Had to? Ehhh. Anything. Doesn't really matter. I like my name.

If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?

Bunny

What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?

Hi. This is me.
Why? Idk. I like simple and straightforward.

Who is your favorite fictional character and why?

Scooby Doo. For various reasons, one of which is excessive eating.

If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?

I could say something and then easily think of something I wanted more later.

What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?

1.75-2.5 hours

What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?

Finding an answer for this question.

What is something you learned in the last week?

I might want to double major in CS and something related to child care. ...

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.

I'll let Chemoeum answer this one.

Where’s Waldo?

How would you answer this?


I didn't answer a couple, but w/e.

[LegacyofEight]

Are you male or female?
Female

In what country or region do you live?
United States

What is your favorite food?
Ramen. Really good ramen.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Golden caramel swirl at Trader Joes

What is your favorite song or piece of music?
Anything by Anthem Lights ILOVETHEMSOMUCH!! Also On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons

What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
Playing Outwitters

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Changing the garbage bag in the car

If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
Some kind of Outwitters Convention (idk if that's really a party but close enough)

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
12

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
How to do kendama like Jake Weins (look him up he's amazing)

If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?
Flight

If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
Something really exotic. There's a girl in the Sunday School class I help in named Maleia and I really like that.

If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
I just want an iPhone and some kind of tablet

If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?
I like my dog

What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?
I would just call it Legacy. I'm a Christian music fan and Britt Nicole's song Look Like Love is the best.

What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Follow Your Heart by Anthem Lights Best Day of my Life by American Authors

Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Eight from the I am Number Four books

If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?
It would be a movie based on Enclave by Ann Aguirre

What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?
2 hrs

What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?
The Leadership class I took last year. Picture a forest of popular kids who refuse to work.

What is something you learned in the last week?
A squash club is a group who plays a racket game, not a bunch of gardeners who like gourds.

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.
Sometimes. I'm a nervous talker so I prefer the thousand words. Pics help me understand stuff though.

Where’s Waldo?
Somewhere.

[Extreme Ghost]

How old are you? I'm 24
Are you male or female? You tell me *drops pants*
In what country or region do you live? Some where in the milkyway (Near Demon :O)
What is your favorite food? Chicken Alfredo
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Vanilla (in my banana milkshake) not a big straight up icecream person
What is your favorite song or piece of music? All of. Lil wane ,Enmine's songs are some of my faves but I basicly love all music (exept country music ...)
What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Indoor as much as I love outwitters I love sleeping more!!! Outdoors has to be playing basketball
What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Dishes hate doing dishes gwd do I hate it!!
What sort of job do you have, if you have one? I'm a medical assistant I also free lance as a hit man if ya need anyone killed PM me
If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?a “swim suit party" bowchikawowo!
If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? 16 I loved being 16!!!
If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick? Goku ( you didn't say thay had to be real!
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? I'd wittiness the successful invention of time travel
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? To hack everything!
If you could have any one superpower, what would it be? The ability to telport anything to anywhere including my self and other
If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? My name is Marrio and I'm pretty happy with it but if it had to be changed I'd go with G-g-ghost
If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
I would go around and help the ppl who needed by making all the world power efferent,self sufficient getting us to rely as little as possible on big courperations as possible!!
If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be? I'd have a massive hawk who I could ride on!
What would you name the autobiography of your life and why? Meh idk
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life? I'm only human" Drop the world ,no love
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?Monkey D Luffy we share the same goal/dream to have the most freedom!!
If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about? Bowchikawowo! A pizza man walks in ....
What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question? 2 years!
What’s the hardest thing you've ever done? Raise my nephew,neice
What is something you learned in the last week? How to make concert floors look hardwood floors with paper bags floor polish and polyurethane
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Depends who/what picture and who's saying the words some of use only need one

[Flarp55]

What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?
I'm so meta, even this acronym.
See 917, for those who know what I'm talking about.

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Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Black Hat from xkcd. He's hilarious

[Chemoeum]

How old are you?
15.
Are you male or female?
Male.
In what country or region do you live?
North Carolina, USA
What is your favorite food?
Fried seaweed, with seasoning. And pizza.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Strawberry, French vanilla, Cookie dough
What is your favorite song or piece of music?
Dunno.
What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
Games. Board games, electronic games, stuff.
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Dish washing.
What sort of job do you have, if you have one?
Nada.
If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
A party dedicated to OML, invites sent to people who play their games.
If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
15. Not too young to be stupid, not too old for responsibilities.
If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick?
Dunno.
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
The day Adam and Alex banded together to make OML.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Build a robot, design a website, make a video game.
If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?
Pyrokinesis.
If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
Outwittey.
If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
Dunno.
If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?
Dog, rabbit, mouse, bear, flying narwhal, dolphin, something.
What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?
Dunno.
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Dunno.
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Purple-Shirted Eye Stabber. He is funny, but can cause pretty tragic events.
If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?
Outwitters.
What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?
90-105 minutes, includes credits, after-scenes, bloopers.
What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?
Dunno.
What is something you learned in the last week?
World History. I had summer school for the first time.
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.
Some people convey their own thoughts in a cloaked way, where only a few words of that thought can be said clearly, but most other words have to be found by the audience. People who see the picture will find words others cannot see, effectively meaning a picture has a thousand words, but not all of them can be found by the same person.
Where’s Waldo?
Right below.

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(06-27-2014 07:45 AM)TheGreatErenan Wrote:  If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

Graphic arts! I wish I could draw/paint/etc. so much! Every time I've tried, it's turned out miserably, and for that matter I don't really have enough time to devote to it anyway.

If you did, Ser Purple Wolf, DavidL1337, and I would be proud.

[Demon]

How old are you?
20
Are you male or female?
I'm a dude
In what country or region do you live?
Michigan, USA
What is your favorite food?
Anything beef
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Butter Pecan
What is your favorite song or piece of music?
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Resistance - Muse
45 - The Gaslight Anthem
The Grace - Neverending White Lights
Apartment - Young the Giant
What's your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
Keeping it PG, soccer or reading.
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Any kind of yard work. Nice days should be enjoyed.
What sort of job do you have, if you have one?
I run the seafood departments for a fresh market, used to do meat.
If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
Kegger for the hell of it.
If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?
20 has been by far the most formative year of my life, so I guess I'd stay 20.
If you could choose anyone to be your mentor, who would you pick?
Neil Degrasse Tyson fo sho.
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
I'd like to see the Lions win a Super Bowl.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Parkour
If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?
Reading minds. Knowledge is power.
If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
People always say I look like a Kyle…
If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you spend your time doing?
Maybe travel the world?
If you could have any kind of pet or non-subservient animal companion, what would it be?
I have a dog. Dogs are cool.
What would you name the autobiography of your life and why?
Life as a Machine
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Probably a lot of Indie
Who is your favorite fictional character and why?
Ike! He's straightforward and does what he thinks is right.
If you could make a movie about anything, what would it be about?
I have this idea where there's a college kid whose roommate is the second coming of Jesus. He could be Hispanic (hay-zoos). And Michael and Gabriel would live next door. And the whole thing would be kind of a comedy but at the same time tackle a lot of the issues and moral dilemmas of modern life.
What would be the running time of the movie you made in the previous question?
Like 5-6 hours
What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?
Once I broke up with a girl I had been dating well over a year. It was not fun.
What is something you learned in the last week?
Besides way too much Linear Algebra? That I'm not happy on my own anymore.
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.
Depends on the picture, who's looking, and what it means to them personally.
Where’s Waldo?
I chopped him up and dropped the bits into different trash cans around the city. It makes a smiley face.

[LegacyofEight]

Ghost always talks about living near Demon. Do you two know each other irl?

[Demon]

(06-27-2014 01:56 PM)LegacyofEight Wrote:  Ghost always talks about living near Demon. Do you two know each other irl?

Nah. He lives in that other state, the one we don't talk about.