Scary Survey
Posted on Thursday, April 22nd, 2004 at 20:03.
Stolen from Bryan:
I want everyone who reads this to ask me 3 questions, no more no less. Ask me anything you want. Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends (including myself) to ask you anything.
(A few rules: I reserve the right to *not* answer any question and to delete any comment. Keep it clean. Shady questions will get you banned. If you think a question might be inappropriate, e-mail me first.)
1- Do you really think people will leave you questions to answer?
2- Who’s your favorite comedian?
3- Why?
1. I am currently getting 2-300 unique browser visitors a day, plus over 300 unique IP XML requests a day. I would think that a few people have something to ask me.
2. Jon Stewart
3. Because political / educated humor is the best kind and The Daily Show wants to use Emerson’s Studio A when in Boston.
1- Have you ever been to Chicago?
2- Are you ever coming to Chicago?
3- Are you going to let me photograph you when/if you come to Chicago?
1. Do you ever find your faith alienates you from others?
2. Have you ever played down your faith, or just not mentioned it, in order to fit in or just avoid making anyone feel uncomfortable?
3. Have you ever considered making out with a guy, even a little? Come on, make a brother happy here.
Jason:
1- Have you ever been to Chicago?
A. I flew thru O’Hare once, but I haven’t actually been around the city.
2- Are you ever coming to Chicago?
A. Maybe when I have money to travel. I have friends from school who live there, so quite possibly.
3- Are you going to let me photograph you when/if you come to Chicago?
A. I think your film is better spent elsewhere than on me. :-)
Laurie:
1. Do you ever find your faith alienates you from others?
A. What people think is their own business. I am definitely in the minority at Emerson for simply having a faith, but I do not let others impose an emotion upon me simply because there is a difference in opinion. That’s silly.
2. Have you ever played down your faith, or just not mentioned it, in order to fit in or just avoid making anyone feel uncomfortable?
A. People know that I am a Christian by my actions. I don’t have to mention it. People ask me why I’m different and why I act/believe a certain way. I have never met anyone who was made uncomfortable by acts of love and compassion.
When it comes to politics and other sticky subjects, things get more difficult. Particularly, the liberals at Emerson who promote blind tolerance of everything are the ones who are the most intolerant towards my faith. (On the flip side, there are many Christians who do not unconditionally love.) I find that when I express my opinions and back them up with facts / lines of logic, people get antsy. I don’t shy away from my opinions and I keep an open mind, but I do not feel that making someone uncomfortable is a bad thing when it comes to ideologies. My most significant enlightenments have come when I was most uncomfortable.
3. Have you ever considered making out with a guy, even a little? Come on, make a brother happy here.
A. Hmm… Once when I got out of the shower and looked in the mirror, I wanted to make out with me ’cause I looked so good. lol, j/k ;-)
1. What are your summer plans?
2. What do you think of the new Power Book G4? (I just ordered one)
3. Would you visit me at work at Walt Disney World? (Sorry had to add that one)
Love the site BTW.
Tom:
Thanks, glad you like.
1. What are your summer plans?
A. I wish I knew for sure! I am trying to stay in Boston. I have two jobs lined up that should make me a good amount of money for a PowerBook and for my fall semester in Europe (pending that I actually get enough financial aid).
2. What do you think of the new Power Book G4? (I just ordered one)
A. First, congrats on the new addition. I absolutely love the updates to the PowerBook line. It was about time that Apple put Airport and Bluetooth standard across the line. It appears that the wattage on the batteries has been increased, so maybe they will get more than 2 hours of battery life. BUT WHY IS APPLE STILL SHIPPING 4200 RPM hard disks?!?!
3. Would you visit me at work at Walt Disney World? (Sorry had to add that one)
A. Sounds like fun! The next time I’m at Disney World, I’ll let you know. Of course, my budget probably won’t have me anywhere near Disney World for awhile. :-\
1. Who’s your favorite person from Ohio?
2. Do you like stretchy fabric?
3. What’s your favorite screen saver?
:-D
Bryan:
1. Who’s your favorite person from Ohio?
A, I should say someone from my step-family, but I’ll take the road of flattery and say… YOU!
2. Do you like stretchy fabric?
A. I love Lycra, baby! I want to be able to fall down on the hard pavement and have my underwear bounce me back up into standing position.
3. What’s your favorite screen saver?
A. Those flying Windows. no, it’s seriously Kevin Rose on TechTV’s The Screensavers.
Hmm… Lemme think… What have I always wanted to know about Jeremiah? I can’t think of anything that you and I haven’t already talked about. Ok Just thought of two.
1. Best and worst / favorite and least favorite high school teachers. If you’re worried to post this one, you can IM me. But I am highly interested in this one. ;-)
2. Ketchup Boy or Bush? What would it take for you to vote for that smug bastard Kerry?
3. Better make this a good one… umm… I’ve been sitting here for five minutes now trying to think of one… ten now… What the hell am I doing? I’m trying to come up with all of these worthless hypothetical questions but can’t decide on which one to ask. Got it.
OK. If there is ONE thing you can change about your body, what would it be? Now don’t give me any BS about how perfect your body is, or how your happy with how God made you. There’s gotta be something, just one thing. Spill it.
Peace out or something. ;-)
1. Best and worst / favorite and least favorite high school teachers.
A. Best: This is difficult because I had so many incredible teachers. Ms. Childress gets my vote here. I spent three years in her classes and learned more life-applicable stuff than in any other class. She is an amazing mentor.
Worst: He’s one of your favorite teachers. Not saying any more.
2. Ketchup Boy or Bush? What would it take for you to vote for that smug bastard Kerry?
A. While I disagree with Kerry on almost everything, I have a hard time bringing myself to vote for Bush. Bush lied. Kerry waffles. Both are not favorable. I don’t know what it would take for me to vote for either of them.
3. If there is ONE thing you can change about your body, what would it be?
A. Buffer upper body. Emerson’s gym hours are not conducive to my schedule and my vertigo problems are not conducive to handling heavy weights. Maybe I will actually be able to workout one day.,,
I don’t need to see a picture ;-)
1 – If you could have any super power what would it be?
2 – Boxers, Briefs, combination or neither?
3 – How do you feel about all these guys proposing to you?
1) I think you’ve already decided, but will you please announce your decision of iBook or PowerBook (and where you got it)? I recommend MacConnection for the free 512 MB of memory, free Epson C84 and free carrying case. I also recommend not getting Apple Care, but instead using a gold or platinum credit card–if you have one–so that you’ll get a free second year warranty. Basically if you get an automatic extended warranty from your credit card, then Apple Care for an iBook is $250 for just one additional year — not two. (This offer is not valid on refurbished products.)
A. I don’t have $12k of income. I can’t get a Gold or Platinum card — or a credit limit above $1000. I will probably use my educational discount from Apple’s online store and get extra RAM through Crucial.com.
2) Since I am the *only* person who has ever made a donation to you through your Amazon.com dontations link on your site, won’t you please at least send me a “thank you” note?
A. Whoa! I totally didn’t even know you sent a donation. The e-mail from Amazon was put in my spam folder and I haven’t checked it in awhile. You’ll certainly get a thank you note. So sorry about that!
3) Will you marry me? (We could do it legally in your State in just 3 more weeks!)
A. I’m asexual and you prefer latino guys.
Dan: I love the e-mail address
1 – If you could have any super power what would it be?
A. Flying. I could save thousands on air travel.
2 – Boxers, Briefs, combination or neither?
A. Lycra boxer-briefs, preferably from H&M.
3 – How do you feel about all these guys proposing to you?
A. It’s on the weird, but funny side of life. lol
1- What’s your favorite movie of all time?
2- Is there anything in your past that you wished you had done differently?
3- Have you ever secretly been in love but didn’t act on it out of fear of rejection?
1- What’s your favorite movie of all time?
A. Minority Report
2- Is there anything in your past that you wished you had done differently?
A. There are many things that I wish I did differently. I’ve written about several instances in my journal. I don’t have any regrets. Every action has a purpose.
3- Have you ever secretly been in love but didn’t act on it out of fear of rejection?
A. Nope. I haven’t ever been in love, but I’m not one to not act out of fear. Many of my successes are direct results of doing something that I was afraid of. I don’t fear fear anymore.
Well the address are made to prevent the stupid spiders and web crawlers from spamming me to death. If you are interested, I would send you my real one :-)
1. who is your favorite band of all time?
2. blondes or brunettes?
3. what is your biggest pet peeve?
Good questions Abigail!
1. who is your favorite band of all time?
A. I love so many! According to iTunes smart playlists, Jars of Clay has the highest play count of all my music.
2. blondes or brunettes?
A. I am most attracted to blondes, but they are fleeting. So I stick with brunettes.
3. what is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Ignorance. Everyone owes themselves the gift of learning about the world around them.
1 – Why did you choose Emerson? What exactly are you studying?
2 – What other schools are you considering?
3 – Do you still do web development (I.E. jeremiah.biz stuff) from Emerson? Do you find it difficult to run a business from school, if you do?
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Scott:
1 – Why did you choose Emerson? What exactly are you studying?
A. I came to Emerson because of its reputation in the media industry. When I worked for Primedia’s Channel One News and other various new media companies, one college was continually repeated: Emerson. My Uncle Jon flew me up to Boston for Emerson’s open house and I realized that Emerson offered the best mix of a full liberal arts education and technical training. I am a BFA New Media major in the Honors Program.
2 – What other schools are you considering?
A. Or “considered” rather. In no particular order: Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Elon University, University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, NYU.
3 – Do you still do web development (I.E. jeremiah.biz stuff) from Emerson? Do you find it difficult to run a business from school, if you do?
A. I have not done any commercial web development since coming to Emerson, as I have been too busy doing such projects within organizations on campus. However, I am still doing paid updates and hosting.
poo i missed the deadline…but ummmmmm let’s seee heeerrrrr…
1. if you had a millions dollars what kind of present(s)–notice plural–would you get me
2. whats your favorite kind of car
3. whats your favorite childhood memory
1. if you had a millions dollars what kind of present(s)–notice plural–would you get me
A. A giant house on a solemn San Diego coast for all of us siblings to live in.
2. whats your favorite kind of car
A. Audi TT, Mini Cooper, Harley-Davidson V-Rod
3. whats your favorite childhood memory
A. The moment when you realized that I wasn’t your enemy.
Hey Jeremiah, great site. Lemme put you in a tight spot by asking harder questions:
1) Republican or Democrat – which are you?
2) As a man of faith, what are your views on non-Christian faiths? (e.g. by that I mean faiths like Judaism and Islam which don’t believe in Jesus Christ as God)?
3) If you ever fall in love, how important is for you that your special someone has the same faith as you?
Hope these questions weren’t too pointed :-)
Shawn, sorry, but that spot isn’t tight enough. You *can’t* possibly put me in a tight spot when asking questions that expect such simple answers.
1) Republican or Democrat – which are you?
A. I am a moderate: ideologically and fiscally conservative, socially liberal. I have disgust with both parties. Of the politicians I respect, most of them are centrist Republicans. President Bush is leading the Republican party to places I don’t want to be, but Democrats are not in a much better place with President-Elect Kerry.
2) As a man of faith, what are your views on non-Christian faiths? (e.g. by that I mean faiths like Judaism and Islam which don’t believe in Jesus Christ as God)?
A. I asked myself, “Could this question be more vague?” and the answer was, “No.”
What are my views? Since you stated that you wanted to pin me down, I am guessing that you want me to say whether or not I think all the non-Christians are going to hell. So, let me answer with such assumption:
I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He is the only way to eternal life, which is to say that it’s not my place (it’s Christ’s) to decide the fate of others. Religious faith is an individual choice and I am not going to impose it upon others, but I won’t shy away from offering my perspective as someone within the Christian ideology.
3) If you ever fall in love, how important is for you that your special someone has the same faith as you?
A. Love is an action of imitation by example. The most perfect example of love was from Jesus Christ. To love someone more than Jesus (that is, to not have my religious faith as top priority) is to completely undermine my ability to love that special someone. The reverse is true. My special someone cannot truly love me without loving Christ more than me. More than religious faith, my special someone must be one of actionable loving faith as demonstrated by Jesus in the New Testament.