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301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.

A. – skydiving

B. – catching a really big fish out of the ocean

C. – standing on top of a snow covered mountain that I just climbed

D. – spend a month in a monastery/ashram

E. – wake up on a sailboat with no land in sight

302. Will you try to accomplish any of these things within the next year? – No firm plans, but I’m pretty much open to whatever. My only concrete plan at the moment is walking the Camino de Santiago later this summer or early fall.

303. What do you feel controlled by? – I let the opinions of others sway me too much… I get guilted (usually of my own making but sometimes not) into doing or not doing things.

304. If Jesus appeared to you and told you that the moon was made of green cheese would you believe him? – Absolutely. If anyone appeared to me out of no where and told me I’d probably be inclined to believe them.

305. What is one thing you are sure of? – The only thing I’m sure of is that life/time goes on, with or without me or regardless of anything else. Life rolls on like a river, ever flowing.

306. At what part of the day do you feel the most alert? – later afternoon (3 – 5 pm)

307. Have you ever played in a band? – nope

308. Have you ever stared into the ocean thinking ‘early creatures crawled outta that’? – No. Every time I’m at the ocean I just stare at how immense and powerful it is and it helps me put my own life in perspective.

309. If not, what do you think of when you are staring into the ocean? – See above.

310. Do you like the mental challenge of chess or other games? – yes

311. Do you ever think of where your atoms were before they were in you? – Yes, I think that’s what reincarnation is.

312. Do you ever think about where your atoms will go after they have been in you? – Yes (see above).

313. If you didn’t know that people couldn’t fly do you think that you could? – no

314. Are you someone that others call when they’re having a problem and want to talk about it? – Quite often, my friends do call me for advice, actually… sometimes they call just to have someone listen. I’m a good listener.

315. When it comes to literature, do you see beyond the writing and into the meaning intended by the author? – I try to… but more often than not I see how it relates to my own experiences.

316. Is there anything you can take apart completely, and then put back together, and have no left over parts? – a gun

317. What are your feelings about the death penalty? – I’m very opposed to the death penalty.

318. If there was a god and you could ask him/her one question what would it be? – What’s next?

319. Do you believe that life will be found on other planets? – I do believe in life on other planets.

320. What is something worth suffering for? – Love.

321. If you could put an extra eye on your body anywhere you wanted, where would you put it? – Probably someplace that would allow me to check out hot girls more often. lol

322. Are you in touch with the earth and nature? – I’d like to think so.

323. Would you rather live simply or extravagently? – Simply.

324. Have you ever been camping? – Many, many times.

325. Is your heart open when you meet someone new? – I’d like to think so.

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? – Yes. I have a lot of friends that are very different than me in both their personalities and their interests/experiences.

327. Are strangers more beautiful or frightening to you? – beautiful

328. What stops you from doing everything you want to do? – Stupid stuff like guilt and fear.

329. Can you think of three adjective that do not apply to you at all? – angry, fashionable, conventional

330. How do you feel about Jeremy Jaynes, who got a nine year prison sentence for spamming people with junk email (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Jaynes)? – The law is the law, I guess.

331. Do you know who the current premier of China is? – I haven’t a clue.

332. Are you very active? – Kinda… I tend to always be doing something.

333. Is there a city that reminds you of the landscape of your brain? – Not a city but a town: Moab, Utah.

334. Have you ever loved someone who has loved you back? – Yes.

335. Is it really being ‘in love with’ someone if the other person doesn’t love you? – I’m not entirely sure… I used to think love is something I do, but after reading Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, True Love, I’ve wondered if love is something that exists between two people instead of something that one has for another.

336. Do you believe that there is someone perfect for everyone or that people just fall in love with who ever they are with at the time? – A little bit of both.

337. Do you know secret things? – Several.

338. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t have? – Once… it changed my life and hers both in good ways and in bad ways.

339. How do you overcome your fears? – By realizing all is temporary, including myself and even this world.

340. What can you do better than anyone you know? – Listen.

341. Would you benefit from a wilder existence? – Probably.

342. Does it seem to you like the range of socially acceptable behavior is getting smaller or larger? – Both depending on what we are talking about. It seems it’s becoming more acceptable to do a lot of things but less acceptable to believe a lot of other things.

343. Have you ever fired a gun? – Quite a few times.

344. Are people becoming more afraid of each other? – I think so.

345. If you had to choose the percentage of freedom vs. safety what ratio would you decide on (ex: 100% free 0% safe)? – 90% free, 10% safe

346. Does safety stifle you? – It can be limiting and then you have to ask yourself what the point of living in a bubble is.

347. Who or what needs to be stopped? – Guilt.

348. Are human beings becoming more domesticated? – I think we are losing our connection with nature and what is real.

349. Do you follow the lives of the British Royal Family? – No, I think the idea of royalty is absurd.

350. How did the death of Pope John Paul II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II) affect you? – It didn’t.

351. Have you ever lost something and never found it? – Many times.

352. Do you listen to any talk radio shows? – No, I find it very annoying.

353. Who do you trust more, your friends or your parents? – Depends on what I am trusting them with.

354. Would you ever date someone outside of your race or religion? – Yes.

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? – Sloth

357. Are you afraid to be alone with yourself? – Sometimes… it’s hard to be left with your own thoughts at times.

Do you try to avoid thinking? – Sometimes.

358. Would you venture to tell someone you loved him or her if they didn’t say it first? – Yes.

359. What are you the most sensitive about? – My physical appearance… I don’t feel attractive at all.

360. What can you talk about for hours? – Caves and philosophy. :)

361. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most? – Ideas and places.

362. Do you believe that spell casting can work? – Sure, why not?

363. Are you a fan of The Legend of Zelda games? – I LOVE the Legend of Zelda games.

364. What old movie would you go see if it were re-released in the movie theaters? – The Sting

365. Is there a celebrity that you would be too starstruck to talk to if you met them? – No. I don’t pay attention to celebrities too much.

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? – No. There aren’t any original ideas or thoughts so it’s all a type of regurgitation.

368. What are three things that you try not to think about? – Mental illness, homeless animals, and failure

369. Is casual sex acceptable for you? – I think it can be okay as long as both people see it that way.

370. What form of sexual protection do you use? – Common sense and whatever goes along with that.

371. What is expected of you that you feel is unnatural or not right? – Running the Rat Race

372. Do you sometimes place your own expectations on other people? – I’m sure I do to a degree, but I honestly try not to.

373. Do you sometimes act overeager to make friends when you are around strangers? – I don’t think so.

374. Do you take everything that is said literally? – No. There isn’t much you can take literately.

375. Do you take most things others say seriously? – No.

376. Do you have a quick wit? – I think quickly but usually don’t say much.

377. Do you believe in the need for political correctness? – It has its place but I think it’s taken to the extreme quite too often.

378. Do you have strong opinions and beliefs? – I think most things are subjective.

379. If yes, can you still hang out with and be friends with people who disagree with you? – Sure.

380. Are you uptight? – Nope.

381. Do you sometimes do risky things? – Yes.

382. Could just about anyone hold your interest in a conversation for at least ten minutes? – Probably.

383. Are you self-conscious? – Painfully so sometimes.

384. What would be your ideal destination for a Saturday afternoon? – A hiking trail.

385. Does anyone have a video tape of you doing soemthing embaressing? – Ummmm… I don’t think so. At least I hope so.

386. What is Kevin Smith’s(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith) best movie? – Clerks

387. Where do you like to go on Friday or Saturday nights? – Fridays I like to volunteer at a homeless shelter in Louisville, KY. Saturdays I usually do my shopping for the week.

388. Do you like your friends to act the same way all the time or do you accept their moods and changes? – I’m pretty accepting… or at least I’d like to think so.

389. Do you often feel like other people are judging you? – Sometimes.

390. What do you think other people judge you to be like? – I think it makes people uncomfortable that I don’t do what most other people do.

391. Are you quick to judge others? – I probably do judge people to some degree, but I honestly try not to.

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 try to avoid the fight to begin with.

393. Some say love is a river (according to the old song). What do you say love is? – Love is life.

394. What is the worst fault a person can have? – Not being open minded.

395. Do you have it? – I try to be open minded.

396. Which do you think has more impact on a person’s character, genetics or environment? – I think genetics does play a role, but I think environment means more.

397. Who was your first best friend? – There was a girl named Jenny that I knew when I was a teenager… we were very close but then she disappeared.

398. If you are not best friends anymore, what came between you? – I’m not sure, but she just disappeared.

399. Who have you read a biography about? – George S.S. Patton

400. What would your own autobiography be called? – Life flows on like a river.

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201. Put these creatures in order from what you would least like to be reincarnated as (1), to what you would most like to be reincarnated as (10) assuming reincarnation ended up existing AND you were given a choice.

caterpillar, house dog, wild dog, vulture, male human, female human, oak tree, rock, manta ray, dolphin – Caterpillar, vulture, rock, oak tree, manta ray, dolphin, wild dog, female human, male human, house dog.

202. What do you feel unworthy of? – Affection.

203. Would you rather be remembered for having done something for humanity or being a really nice person? – Being a really nice person.

204. Which do you value more: science or intuition? – Intuition.

205. Your best friend and your significant other are in the hospital at the same time with the same ailment. Who do you visit first? – Significant other.

206. Does the universe revolve around human beings? – Nope.

207. If you are no longer a virgin, do you wish you still were? – Nope.

208. Who is your favorite poet of those who are alive right now? – Maya Angelou

209. What is your favorite song from the 90’s? – Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

210. If you were in alphabet soup what letter would you be? – X

211. Do you believe in fairies, ghosts, aliens, angels, dwarves, elves, etc.? – I believe in aliens/ufos and angels. I’m not entirely sure what I think about ghosts. I don’t believe in the rest.

212. What makes you want to be someone’s friend? – If they are interesting.

213. Do you troll around the Internet harassing people anonymously for fun? – No, I’m not an asshole.

214. Have you ever seen the movie A Man Who Fell to Earth? – Nope.

215. What is your favorite line from a movie? – “I’m a mushroom cloud laying motherfucker, motherfucker!” (It’s from Pulp Fiction)

216. What’s your favorite video game? – Tetris

217. Have you ever taken something that wasn’t yours? – Maybe by accident. I take stealing very seriously.

218. What is one phrase people say that irritates you? – My dad has a saying… I won’t repeat it here, but it annoys the absolute shit out of me whenever he or anyone else says it (it’s a bit crude and probably most people haven’t even heard of it before, bit it’s not that uncommon in some regards).

219. You allow strangers to read your diary, but would you let your parents read it? – I’d prefer if no one read it.

220. Hot steamy bubble bath or quick in and out shower? – Usually a quick shower.

221. Are you allergic to anything? – I think I’m allergic to wheat… apparently my doctor, though, says who knows. I feel better when I don’t eat it, though.

222. What is your favorite Terminator movie? – Two.

223. What is your favorite fast food? – White Castles.

224. What would someone have to do to get you to never speak to him or her again? – Purposely hurt someone I love.

225. Would (or have) you ever whip someone or be whipped by someone in bed? – Whipped? I’m assuming this is more than a spanking but an actual whip? Not yet. haha!

226. Have you ever said ‘I hate everyone’ and really meant it literally? – Nope.

227. Why do some people want to get more money than they could ever spend? – They need the security, I guess. I don’t relate to this desire very much.

228. Have you ever won a carnival fish? – Nope.

229. Did it live more than a week? – N/A

230. What’s the best sounding accent a person can have? – Finnish accents are awfully cute. ;-)

231. What’s the most boring thing you’ve ever read? – The writings of the Puritans.

232. Do you prefer buttons or touch screens? – Touch Screens.

233. Do you think there is a lot of similarity between the Harry Potter books and the Lord of the Rings series? – Nope.

234. Would you consider yourself to be naive? – Hmmm… maybe in some ways I am a bit too trusting, but life feels too inorganic to me if you’re too cynical so I just go with being open to trusting.

235. Which of your friends is most likely to go to jail? – Greg. lol

236. What is the smallest amount of money that could be in a public toilet that would make you reach in and grab it? – $100.

237. Would you ever wear real fur? – Probably if I was cold enough and it was the only thing available.

238. Arachnophobia or Eight Legged Freaks? – Spiders don’t bother me.

239. What are your feelings about police officers? – Most are probably okay people and even okay police officers, but I think a lot of them get into it because they like authority and it all goes to their head and are on a constant power trip.

240. what is your favorite line from a song? – The more I see the less I know the more I’d like to let it go…

241. Is fifty dollars a lot of money? – It’s all relative, but no, I wouldn’t normally think of $50 as a lot of money.

242. Do you like the band Front 242 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_242)? – Apparently not. I don’t know who they are.

243. Would you rather have fame, money, or self-satisfaction? – Self satisfaction.

244. What’s your middle name? – David

245. What is the absolute limit, the craziest thing you would do for a million dollars? – I could easily retire the rest of my life on a million dollars, so there isn’t much I wouldn’t do for a quick million.

246. Are you good, evil or neutral? – Neutral.

247. Should ebonics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics) be considered a language? – Nope.

248. What color is your bedroom? – Steel gray.

What color would you like it to be? – Steel gray. I painted it.

249. When are you planning to move to a new home? – At this point, I don’t really know.

250. If you added up the cost of everything in the room with you, approximately what would it come out to be? – Probably 2-3 thousand dollars.

251. Do you blow your nose in public? – If I need to.

252. Do you want to follow in your parent’s footsteps? – In some regards… but in others I do not.

253. What is the coolest web site you know of? – 43Things.

254. Which cartoon would you most like to see turned into a movie? – Peanuts.

255. Of the following, which word best describes you: enthusiastic,

fair minded, generous, helpful – generous

256. Can you eat with chopsticks? – Very well, actually.

257. Could you tell real money from counterfeit? – Probably.

258. What do you think about school uniforms? – They make hot outfits for women of legal age. ;-)

259. What ancient civilization would you most like to visit? – Rome.

260. What would make a great new Crayola color? – Yellow curry.

261. If an art project is created with the intent of getting rich and famous, does that cast doubt over its significance as a work of art? – Depends on the art project and the artist.

262. If you became president, whom would you invite to sing at your inauguration? – Kid Rock.

263. Who is the greatest philosopher of your country? – Anthony Robbins

264. If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go? – Don’t get me started on this… please.

265. Is it as easy to make you happy now as it was when you were a child? – Maybe more so. I can be happy all the time if I choose to be (maybe not bursting forth with laughter and joy, but happy, content, and at peace).

266. Who knows more…you, or your parents? – Depends on what we are talking about.

267. What instrument would you like to be famous for playing? – saxaphone!

268. Children fill its lungs completely with air. Adults breathe in a more shallow way, not filling their lungs completely. Why the change? – Laziness

269. Would you have sex with a stranger for one million dollars? – Probably not.

270. Are you completely in control of your body? – I think I can control a lot through how I think and how I act, but there are some things that will happen that I may not be able to control (though I think that list is MUCH smaller than most people would think it would be).

Are you completely in control of your mind? – I can be.

271. Which is more romantic: an expensive, glittering bouquet OR flowers that were hand picked as they grew beside the parkway? – Hand Picked flowers.

272. Do you know yourself well enough to understand why you feel the way you do? – Unfortunately, I do.

273. Which do you do more often: let movies, songs and books put your feelings into words for you or put your feelings into words by yourself? – Do it myself.

274. Do you believe celebrities when they are endorsing a product? – Hell no.

275. What kind of movies do you wish were made more often? – Fantasy movies.

276. Does fashion matter to you? – If you had asked me a month ago (or anytime prior to that) I would have said no… but I’ve actually had a stranger urge to learn more about fashion the last few weeks.

277. Should politicians be held to the same legal standards as everyone else? – Higher standards.

278. What do you get in trouble for the most? – Indecision.

279. Should parents spank their kids? – Maybe sparingly when the children are too young to understand. Maybe.

280. What is your worst daily habit? – Too much time on the internet.

281. If you had your choice which one TV show would you have canceled? – I don’t really watch TV.

282. Do you like the taste of sweet or salt? – Both.

283. Are you very precise about what words you use to describe your feelings and thoughts? – Yes.

284. What do you feel the most guilty about? – Waiting too long for certain things.

285. Do you meditate? – Yes… nearly everyday (actually, nearly twice everyday).

286. Can dreams be visions, or do you feel they are always random images? – I think they can be visions at times, though, we probably don’t often recognize which dream is what.

287. Do you try to write/say what you are feeling in a true and simple way? – I try to.

288. The thief _ that everyone steals. – thought

What verb would you fill in the blank with?

289. What’s the most incredible experience you ever had? – Spending a day in Haiti with a famous rapper who is also the leader of the biggest street gang in Haiti. We drove around for a long time and went to some clubs. Sometimes when we’d stop he’d sign autographs and other times he’d pick up money from people on the street. One time he stopped and let his entourage warn someone to stop doing something. It was a combination of hanging out with someone like Snoop Dog and someone like Tony Soprano.

290. Are you ever afraid to write/say/think how you feel? – Quite often.

291. Do you write/say/think it anyway or become intimidated and try to avoid it? – I usually bottle it up.

292. What is one thing you can’t do? – Draw.

293. Do you like movies starring Charleton Heston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleton_Heston)? – They are okay.

294. Are you gentle? – Very.

295. When do you feel the most raw and vulnerable? – When I’m in a large crowd.

296. Are you trying to find yourself? – In a way… but I wouldn’t phrase it like that.

297. Where are you looking? – Within.

298. Are you sometimes afraid of being honest because you are afraid of hurting people’s feelings? – Constantly.

299. What would make you a stronger person? – Letting go of expectations.

300. What book would you like to read sometime soon? – The Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin.

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101. What does happiness/joy feel like physically? – A cool breeze on a warm summer day.

102. List five people you love starting with the one you love the absolute most. – The people I love are well aware of it.

103. How many movies have you gone to see this month? – None.

104. If you could have 3 wishes…but none of them could be for yourself, what would you wish for? – Health for P., a house for R., and a recycling center for Haiti.

105. In what ways do you relax and de-stress when you are really tense? – I go for a walk or meditate usually… sometimes I cook… if it’s REALLY bad I just say fuck it and take a road trip because that usually gives things a fresh perspective.

106. How much money would it take to get you to drive to school naked in the springtime and get out of the car? – I would probably do that for a million dollars.

107. Have you ever killed an animal? – I’ve accidentally hit a few with my car. :(

108. Have you ever lost someone close to you? – Yes.

109. What do you think of cloning? – I think this planet is too over crowed as it is.

110. Do you read or watch TV more often? – Depends on what you mean by often. I read at least a few nights a week and I usually watch a documentary or a show or a movie at least a few times a week on Netflix

111. With all this talk of terrorism going around are you willing to sacrifice rights and freedoms for increased safety? – I’m willing to take precautions (and for my government take precautions) and I’m willing to have some of those precautions be inconvenient, but I’m not really for giving up any freedoms.

112. What is the punishment you would come up with for Osama Bin Laden if you caught him alive? – Well, the Navy SEALS killed him already, but I would have rather seen him imprisoned. I’m not a fan of capital punishment.

113. Have you ever named an individual part of your body? – Yes. ;-)

114. Have you ever been on the radio or on TV? – I’ve been included in a few martial arts demos that were briefly aired on the news before.

115. Have you ever won a lottery, or sweepstakes? – Just small scratch off amounts.

116. Have you ever won a contest or competition? – I’ve won several martial arts competitions.

117. Do you like to watch The Joy of Painting show with Bob Ross (check out this link if you don’t know who he is. Also please note me if you notice the link is broken) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross_(painter)? – Actually, I do. I’ve thought of taking some of the courses (or at least buy some of the books/dvd’s) about his method before.

118. Do you know what your grandparents and your great grand parents did for a living? – I don’t know what any of my great grand parents did for a living, but both of my grandmothers were homemakers. My paternal grandfather was a warehouse worker and my maternal grandfather was a union ironworker.

119. Is there anything really interesting in your family history? – Probably nothing anyone else would find interesting (at least not as far back as I know for sure), but I find it fascinating that my great, great grandfather is the one who came over from Ireland and that my great grandmother was 100% Cherokee.

120. Is there anyone you trust completely? – There are two people I trust completely, and they know who they are.

121. Have you ever lost someone without having the chance to say goodbye? – Sort of.

122. How do you feel about women in politics? – I love women and hate politics, but I don’t think that is what you were asking. :)

123. Would you rather have an indoor Jacuzzi or an outdoor pool? – I’d rather have a jacuzzi tub indoors and an outdoors hot tub. :)

124. What things are you interested in that you study or read about on your own? – Too many to list, but philosophy, martial arts, jewelry making, astronomy, etc.

125. Would you consider yourself to be intelligent? – I don’t think I’m dumb but I don’t claim to be a genius either.

126. Would you consider yourself to be wise? – I’d like to think I’m not a fool but I’m not sure wise is the right term either.

127. Have you ever given or received a lap dance? – I’ve received a few.

128. Have you ever spoken to a homeless person? – Thousands of times.

129. Would you ever creep into the subway tunnels to go exploring? – I think that would be fun.

130. If you could add 70 years to your life but only by making some random person die 70 years sooner would you? – No.

131. Can you finish any of the following lyrics?

A: Nothing to kill or die for… – yet I do it anyway.

B: Late comings with the late comin’ stretcher… – pain and joy both pass with time.

C: I could make a film and make you my star… – we’d dance naked and they could watch from afar.

132. Were you ever with someone while they died? – I held my maternal grandmother’s hand when she took her last breath.

133. Would you rather be a world political leader or a rock star? – I honestly have no desire to be either one of those things.

134. Have you ever given someone a love letter that you wrote? – Yes.

135. Have you ever sent someone a surprise though the mail? – Yes.

136. Are you looking forward to any concerts right now?

137. Of all animated movies, which is the best one you’ve ever seen? – The Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to be in Louisville on June 7th… it’s going to be epic. :)

138. What are the best bands or songs to listen to while driving? – I’ve been on a big Foo Fighters and The Offspring kick lately.

139. What do you think is the most amazing thing that anyone has ever accomplished? – I think we all do amazing things all the time.

140. What could a member of the opposite sex do to impress you? – I like boobs.

141. About how many emails do you get a day? – Probably 20-30 since I’ve started my blog.

How many of those emails are junk mail? – 10

How many of them are forwards? – My mom might forward something silly to me once a week or so.

142. What’s your favorite thing to do online besides write in your diary and hang out at this site? – I’ve been enjoying Twitter and Pinterest lately in addition to 43Things.

143. Do you believe Kurt Cobain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain) killed himself or was it a conspiracy? – I think he probably killed himself, but I don’t spend too much time thinking about what any celebrity does.

144. Have you ever thought about hitchhiking across the country? – Many times.

145. Who would you bring with you on this kind of a road trip? – Anyone who wanted to come along. I’m not shy.

146. Of the following, which word best describes you: accurate, bold,
charming, dependable: – I’d like to think I have a little bit of all of those things, but I’m probably bold.

147. If you are single, at about what age do you think you will be ready to settle down and get married? If you are married, how old were you at the time? – I’m divorced (well, in the process… legally separated for over 18 months now).

148. Do you often wonder, when you say goodbye to people, if it is the last time you will ever see them? – Not really.

149. What movie are you most looking forward to seeing when it comes out? – I haven’t a clue what movies are in the works right now.

150. What is your quest? – I want to help work towards building a sustainable future for the Haitian people… but that is something very long term and I’m sure I will do many other things for other groups and for myself throughout my life, as well.

151. What is louder and more annoying: 200 adults talking or one four-year-old screaming? – One four year old screaming.

152. Do you believe the stories about planes, boats and people mysteriously disappearing into the Bermuda triangle? – I’ve never given it much thought.

153. Who are you the most jealous of? – I tend to not be a very jealous person… but I envy the amount of traveling some people get to do… I plan to, but I have to break it off in smaller chunks so that I can afford it.

154. What is the happiest way you can start your day? – Morning sex is never a bad start to the day.

155. Do you ever have moments where you feel like everything is all right in the world? – Very recently, I’ve felt that very strongly… not that every situation is ideal for either myself or others but that it’s okay and good if I/we just awaken to it.

156. Who thinks that you are offensive? – Probably my parents.

157. If you had to teach a class in something, what would you be able to teach people? – I can and do teach martial arts sometimes… I can also teach you how to cook, bake, carpentry, flooring, drywall, and a lot of other construction trades, too.

158. Have you ever had a spiritual experience (an experience that cannot be explained by science)? – I’ve had a few actually… some recently.

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? – I think there are things outside of our current realm of experience… a spiritual world, I guess. I think those things bleed into our world at times when it is supposed to happen.

160. Do you get offended easily? – No… It’s one of my better qualities, actually.

161. Would you still love and stay with your signifigant other if he or she had to have a breast or testicle removed? – Yes.

162. Do you believe in fate or free will? – Both to a degree.

163. Do you believe that only boring people get bored? – I think complacent people get bored.

164. Can life change or are we all stuck in vain? – It can and will change if you’re willing to let it.

165. What changes are you afraid of? – Losing people I love.

166. Are you a day person or nocturnal? – I’m kind of a night person.

167. What one CD could you listen to for an entire week (no mixed CD’s, it must be an album)? – The Into the Wild soundtrack.

168. Which is worse, working in retail, food service, or an office? – I don’t think I’d enjoy office work too much.

169. What’s the coolest job you ever had? – I helped work on the remodeling of the historic courthouse in Flagstaff, AZ back in 2002 for a while.

170. What is one central idea that your thoughts seem to come back to? – Life rolls on like a river.

171. Have you ever wanted to be an actor/tress? – Not at all.

172. If you had the power to control one person and make this person do anything you wanted for a whole day, who would you pick and what would they do? – There’s a not blond I wouldn’t mind harassing me all day.

173. What star sign are you and what is your sign like? – I’m a gemini. That’s all I know because I don’t put much credence into that sort of stuff.

174. Did the Blair Witch Project scare you? – No… did it scare anyone?

175. Are you in constant fear of death? – I don’t want to die now, but I’m not afraid of death.

176. Does fear of death keep you from building a life? – No.

177. Do you like all your movies to be in wide-screen? – I don’t really have a preference.

178. Are you a fan of any comic books? – I loved the graphic novel Bone.

179. At what age did you attend your first funeral? – 5 or 6.

180. What do you smell like (lotion, cologne, sweat)? – There’s a cologne that I put on daily after I get out of the shower. Breath of God by Lush (sometimes I spray Cubano Gold on me instead, though… I really like both scents and they are the only two I own).

181. What are your greatest sources for wisdom? – Nature.

182. When you were little, where did your parents tell you babies come from? – Sex.

183. What is your favorite band? – The Red Hot Chili Peppers

184. What’s the best cheesy 80’s song? – Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OP5EnaaYjQ

185. What’s the best kind of movie to see on a date? – A scary movie.

186. Do you like to sit in the front, middle or back of the Movie Theater? – The back.

187. Have you ever been inside an abandoned building? – Several times.

188. Under what circumstances would you agree to work for free? – I volunteer my time quite often.

189. Candles or strobe lights? – Candles.

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’s about as good as you could do in film format.

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? – Neither… I just see a person… or at least I try to.

192. Is it natural for human beings to fear and distrust each other, or is it cultural? – Probably cultural.

193. What do you really want to buy? – A sidecar motorcycle from Ural. That’s what I want to drive to Argentina in.

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? – I’d be perfectly happy being homeless with someone I truly loved. Money doesn’t mean that much to me.

195. If someone wanted to understand you what book could they read that would help? – There are five books that have profoundly shaped my life, and if one wanted to get a better understanding of me, they are: Into the Wild by Jon Krackauer, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey.

196. Do you think it’s odd that Americans have freedom of religion and yet call themselves ‘one nation under god’? – They never said which God you had to worship.

197. In what sense are you a minority? – I walk with a cane.

198. Are you anti social? – No… but I am a big introverted.

199. Do you photograph well? – Photos of me never turn out well. :(

200. Do you think that human beings would survivor through a nuclear winter? – there are nearly 7 billion of us now… I’d like to think some of us would survive nuclear winter.

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1. Who are you? – Josh… that’s all I can and ever will be.

2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you? – I’m loyal, I don’t care what is “normal”, and money means almost nothing to me.

3. When you aren’t filling out 5,000 question surveys like this one what are you doing? – Lots of things, including writing, cooking, hiking, caving, volunteering, or doing martial arts.

4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn’t like at the time). – I actually enjoyed most of my classes in high school and in college. I got good grades in everything and didn’t really find that I needed to work harder in any certain subjects than others. In high school I loved chemistry and physics because I enjoyed learning about how the world works. In college I loved geology, philosophy, and literature the most when I was a geology major. When I transferred to culinary school, I loved the culinary and baking/pastry classes but I felt that the general education classes there were a joke.

5. What is your biggest goal for this year? – The hardest goal that I hope to accomplish this year is walking the Camino de Santiago.

6. Where do you want to be in 5 years? – Living in a small hut on the beach somewhere warm and beautiful.

7. What stage of life are you in right now? – Probably a foundational stage. In a lot of ways I’m starting over… some of it due to choices I’ve made and some of it due to the economy and health reasons.

8. Are you more child-like or childish? – Ha! Probably a little of both… but I’d like to think more child-like. I don’t throw fits or get jealous, selfish, or throw fits that often. A lot of things most “grown ups” take seriously I don’t, though. I tend to not be very cynical and pessimistic, also. Perhaps there are things I should take more seriously, but I don’t really have any intentions of “growing up”.

9. What is the last thing you said out loud? – “Mother fucker”. My hip poped and it was an explicative expressing that pain… just talking aloud to myself.

10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now? – These Days by The Foo Fighters

11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes? – More than I can count… I’ve taught some, too. I’ve been involved with martial arts of various kinds since June 27, 1995. I started when I was 14.

12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? – It circumstances (abundance vs lack, being alone vs relationships, etc) changes over time… but that’s life. How I feel about if fluctuates, too, but that’s always a choice.

13. Does time really heal all wounds? – Yes, I believe so… as long as you don’t try to trap those wounds and keep the with you always.

14. How do you handle a rainy day? – Often I just have a lazy day and read and watch tv and such. Rainy days are good days for getting caught up on house work or doing something creative like art or writing, too. Sometimes I like to walk in the rain or sit out on the porch if it’s not too cold.

15. Which is worse…losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights? – Probably losing my luggage… I don’t own too much as it is.

16. How is your relationship with your parents? – Fairly good for the most part… in someways we aren’t that close and in other ways we are.

Will you miss them when they are gone? – Very much.

17. Do you tend to be aware of what is going on around you? – Painfully so… even if I don’t let on that I do. Awareness is a big part of the martial arts training that I’ve had.

18. What is the truest thing that you know? – Life rolls on like a river.

19. What did you want to be when you grew up? – An explorer.

20. Have you ever been given a second chance? – Yes. :) It’s kind of what I am doing… just not for the world but for myself.

21. Are you more of a giver or a taker? – A giver… but I’m trying to work towards balancing that. Sometimes I have felt drained because I’ve given too much and other times I’ve realized I’ve kept others from having the blessing of being a giver because I I either wouldn’t take or had given in a way that resulted in them not being able to give.

22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind? – I would like to think so. I’m sure, though, that at times I my own selfishness, agenda, and expectations get the way.

23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you? – I had an extensive jaw surgery when I was 18. My jaw bone was cut in half on both sides and my mouth was wired shut for about six weeks.

24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you? – I had someone disappear on me.

25. Who have you hugged today? – My mom.

26. Who has done something today to show they care about you? – My mom hugged me.

27. Do you have a lot to learn? – I’m sure I have tons to learn about everything.

28. If you could learn how to do three things just by wishing and not by working what would they be?

A* – Astral projection.

B* – Day trade profitably.

C* – Speak Finnish.

29. Which do you remember the longest: what other people say, what other people do or how other people make you feel?* – How other people make me feel.

30. What are the key ingredients to having a good relationship? – Passion (not just sexual passion), patience, and unconditional acceptance.

31. What 3 things do you want to do before you die?

A* – To live in a small hut on the beach somewhere beautiful and warm.

B* – Drive from the US to Argentina.

C* – Climb a technical mountain.

32. What three things would you want to die to avoid doing?* _{I took this question to mean what three things would be so bad that I’d rather die than do these things.}

A* – Harming a child.

B* – Letting someone I love die if I could prevent it.

C* – Letting freedom/democracy die.

33. Is there a cause you believe in more than any other cause?* – I feel strongly connected to helping the homeless, Haiti, and the environment.

34. What does each decade make you think of:

The 19..

20’s: – Prohibition and the mob (I grew up on an old moonshine trafficking facility that was part of Capone’s operations).

30’s: – My grandfather… he grew up during the Great Depression.

40’s: – My grandfather… he fought in World War II in Northern Africa and Italy.

50’s: – My father, he was born in 1950.

60’s: – Hippies! :)

70’s: – LSD and rock and roll.

80’s: – Living in an extremely run down trailer in the poorest county in Indiana… I was born in 1981 and we didn’t move out of the trailer till 1991.

90’s: – Bill Clinton getting in trouble for getting a blowjob.

2000 (so far): – Poor choices.

2010’s: – My rebirth and freedom.

35. Which decade do you feel the most special connection to and why? – Probably the 2000’s.

36. What is your favorite oldie/classic rock song? – Stair Way to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

37. What country do you live in and who is the leader of that country? – The United States of America. I’m not sure it’s really simple enough to say one person is responsible for everything that happens, regardless how how much people want to give credit or blame, but Barack Obama is our president.

If you could say any sentence to the current leader of your country what would it be? – Focus more on the damn environment.

38. What’s your favorite TV channel to watch in the middle of the night? – I don’t have access to a single TV channel.

39. What Disney villain are you the most like and why? – I don’t even know if I can think of any Disney villans… I haven’t seen most of their films.

40. Have you ever been a girl scout/boy scout? – Nope.

41. If you were traveling to another continent would you rather fly or take a boat? – If I had the time and money, I’d rather take a boat. I love the ocean.

42. Why is the sky blue during the day and black at night? – Sunlight.

43. What does your name mean? – It’s based off of Biblical Hebrew… it essentially means “Protected (or saved) by God”.

44. Would you rather explore the deeps of the ocean or outer space? – The depths of the ocean.

45. Word association

What is the first word that comes to mind when you see the word:

Air: – head

Meat: – steak

Different: – Taeguk

Pink: – Floyd

Deserve: – punishment

White: – robes

Elvis: – Forest Gump

Magic: – Harry Potter

Heart: – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Clash: – of the Titans.

Pulp: – Fiction.

46. If you could meet any person in the world who is dead who would you want it to be? – Hermann Hesse

47. What if you could meet anyone who is alive? – She knows who she is.

48. Is there a movie that you love so much you could watch it everyday? – I’m not sure I could watch any movie everyday, but I really like The Big Lebowski.

49. You are going to be stuck alone in an elevator for a week. What do you bring to do? – I’d bring my Kindle so I could read.

50. Have you ever saved someone’s life or had your life saved? – I helped save someone from bleeding out once when I was an EMT.

51. Make up a definition for the following silly words…

Fruitgoogle: – Google’s cereal (hey, they seem to be getting into everything else, so why not?).

Ambytime: – Sounds like a sleeping pill to me.

Asscactus: – An advanced sex position… ;-)

52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands? – I built a frame to support the sagging floor in a house on Wednesday. I was in the crawl space of a 150 years old house and lifted it with two 12,000 hydraulic jacks.

53. What was your favorite toy as a child? – I didn’t have many toys… but I do remember playing with Construx.

54. How many TV’s are in your house? – One.

55. What is your favorite thing to do outside? – Hiking.

56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? – Hopeful.

57. Have you ever dreamt a dream that came true? – Quite a few times.

58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader? – Yes.

59. What is your idea of paradise? – Living out your dreams.

60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like? – Yes… but it’s probably a bit too complicated to explain here… you can PM me if you’re really that interested.

61. Do you believe in Hell? – I haven’t really made up my mind on that… but I do believe there is punishment but I’m not sure if it’s eternal… I’m not sure if anything is really eternal.

62. What one thing have you done that most people haven’t? – Be voluntarily homeless for about a year.

63. What is the kindest thing you have ever done? – I adopted a cat from a pet shelter after I got my first apartment. Within a week of having him, he got really sick and I took him back to the shelter because part of the adoption fees included six month’s worth of vet services. Turns out he was terminally ill and needed to be euthanized. He had spent the last three years in the shelter (it was a no kill shelter and I purposely asked for a cat that was less likely to be adopted) and I had only had him for a week. Maybe I’m humanizing the event, but I felt like Max, the cat, had had a lonely life. I didn’t want him to die alone despite the fact that I had only had him a week. I asked and was granted the right to be with him when he was euthanized. I held him and petted him because I wanted him to feel loved when he died.

64. Are you a patient person? – Yes… probably more than I should be at times.

65. What holiday should exist but doesn’t? – Men’s Day.

66. What holiday shouldn’t exist but does? – I never really have seen the point in Memorial Day or Labor Day… I know what they are supposed to represent but they are just purely commercial institutions used to sell stuff at this point.

67. What’s the best joke you ever heard? – It’s hanging around her somewhere.

68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been? – Moab, Utah.

69. Is your hair natural or dyed? – Natural.

70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front? – I’m pretty upfront with most things. Something I might not share unless someone is really close to me, though.

71. What is under your bed right now? – Nothing… I have a mattress that sits on the floor.

72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home? – Those damn munchkins would drive me crazy.

73. If you drive do you frequently speed? – I usually go about 5-10 mph over the speed limit when on the interstate.

74. What is the world’s best song to dance to? – Baby Got Back – by Sir Mix A-Lot.

75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone? – I briefly danced with someone on September 20, 2010 to Dave Matthews’ song Crash Into Me.

76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers? – Warner Brothers… I always loved watching Looney Tunes. :D

77. What is the first animal you would run to see if you went to the zoo? – I love elephants. :)

78. Would you consider yourself to be romantic? – No… not particularly. I’m trying to learn to be, though.

79. If the earth stopped rotating would we all fly off? – No… we’d all be dead because it would mean the asthenosphere had cooled.

80. What is the one thing that you love to do so much that you would make sacrifices to be able to do it? – Traveling.

81. If you (and everyone) had to lose one right or freedom, but you could pick which one everyone had to lose, what would you pick? – I honestly can’t think of any rights we should give up. These are the types of things we should be willing to fight for not be willing to bargin away.

82. If you had to choose would you live on the equator or at the North Pole? – The equator.

83. Would you rather give up listening to music or watching television? – Watching television.

84. What do you think makes someone a hero? – When someone does what’s right regardless of their fears.

85. What cartoon would you like to be a character in? – Wizard of Id.

86. Name one thing that turns your stomach: – Violence.

87. What was the last thing you paid for? – Groceries today.

88. Are you a coupon clipper? – No… I think it’s impractical and useless for the most part.

89. Get anything good in the mail recently? – Reese’s!

90. Which would you rather take as a gym class…dancing, sailing, karate, or bowling? – I do take martial arts classes.

91. In Star Trek people ‘beam’ back and forth between different places. What this means is they stand in a little tube and their molecules are deconstructed and sent to another tube somewhere else where they are reassembled. Only problem is when the molecules are deconstructed the person is dead. When they are put back together it is only a clone that has all the dead person’s memories. So…

Is the person who gets beamed the same person on both ends? – Yeah… I’ve thought of that before… I’ve often wondered if it would be the same person or not… they would think so, but would they really be?

92. What insects are you afraid of? – I respect that some can harm me, but I’m not really afraid of any of them.

93. If you could print any phrase on a T-shirt, what would it say? – I only wear solid color t-shirt these days.

94. What’s the most eccentric thing you have ever worn? – I’ve always dressed fairly conservatively.

95. If you could pick one food that you could eat all you wanted but it would have no effect on how much you weigh, what food would it be? – Tacos!!!

96. What are your parents interested in? – Money.

97. Have you ever caught an insect and kept it as a pet? – Never for more than a few hours, and that was when I was a child.

Have you ever caught and tamed a wild animal? – No.

98. What is more helpful to you, wishes or plans? – Plans.

99. When do you feel your life energy the strongest? – When I’m in nature.

100. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring? – A flashlight, a tent, and a sleeping bag.

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