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guy44 · 03-08-2005, 08:26 PM

1. what piece of writing has influenced your philosophy the most?

John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. It made me realize that you can support strong individual freedoms while simultaneously striving for the greater good.

2. If You were to order a meal at a restaurant, and it was exactly what you wanted, what would it be?

Oh man...I'd start with saganaki for an appetizer. I'd move on to pad thai, with two - nay, three - limes, as the main course. Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cake for dessert. I'd drink Mr. Pibb (er, Pibb Extra now). Wow, that was a pretty random assortment of foods, eh?

3. What is your favorite musical recording? Why?

The Beatles, Rubber Soul. Not as inventive as Revolver or The White Album, but bit a more...emotional, grounded in the real world chord.

4. If you could say one thing to the world, what would it be?

Everything in moderation, including moderation.

5. What is your idea of a perfect day?

I sleep way, way in. I get up and enjoy a great lunch with a few of my buddies. Afterwards, we head to Wrigley field and watch the Cubs beat the Cardinals. We stay in Wrigleyville, and frequent a couple bars. I somehow get to eat the meal I wanted in question 2. At night, I play video games with my pals for many an hour, and we maybe watch a great movie (Kurasawa, perhaps?). I return home and collapse in bed without setting the alarm.

6. Who or what do you hate? If that is the wrong word, say something about what you stand against, and why...

Too many things to be healthy, probably. Tough to pick just one. I'll settle for when the Cubs play Neifi Perez.

7. 100 years from now (or longer, enough time for all but these words to live on) what would you have written as your epitaph?

Loving son, husband, father, and grandfather.

8. If you could run away to somewhere... where would it be? Why?

Alaska. Too beautiful to not go back.

9. What is your most memorable moment?

I don't know what will be remembered most by others, but the moment I remember most is traveling in a car for hours in Alaska with my family. We'd go hours without talking; instead, we simply appreciated the staggering beauty all around us. I remember traveling through one particularly picturesque valley between two mountains, as Venus Hum's The Bells swelled in my earphones...just magical.

10. If you could make 1 movie mandatory watching in high school today, what would it be?

Requiem for a Dream, no question.

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guy44 Somnabulist Location: corner of No and Where	1. what piece of writing has influenced your philosophy the most? John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. It made me realize that you can support strong individual freedoms while simultaneously striving for the greater good. 2. If You were to order a meal at a restaurant, and it was exactly what you wanted, what would it be? Oh man...I'd start with saganaki for an appetizer. I'd move on to pad thai, with two - nay, three - limes, as the main course. Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cake for dessert. I'd drink Mr. Pibb (er, Pibb Extra now). Wow, that was a pretty random assortment of foods, eh? 3. What is your favorite musical recording? Why? The Beatles, Rubber Soul. Not as inventive as Revolver or The White Album, but bit a more...emotional, grounded in the real world chord. 4. If you could say one thing to the world, what would it be? Everything in moderation, including moderation. 5. What is your idea of a perfect day? I sleep way, way in. I get up and enjoy a great lunch with a few of my buddies. Afterwards, we head to Wrigley field and watch the Cubs beat the Cardinals. We stay in Wrigleyville, and frequent a couple bars. I somehow get to eat the meal I wanted in question 2. At night, I play video games with my pals for many an hour, and we maybe watch a great movie (Kurasawa, perhaps?). I return home and collapse in bed without setting the alarm. 6. Who or what do you hate? If that is the wrong word, say something about what you stand against, and why... Too many things to be healthy, probably. Tough to pick just one. I'll settle for when the Cubs play Neifi Perez. 7. 100 years from now (or longer, enough time for all but these words to live on) what would you have written as your epitaph? Loving son, husband, father, and grandfather. 8. If you could run away to somewhere... where would it be? Why? Alaska. Too beautiful to not go back. 9. What is your most memorable moment? I don't know what will be remembered most by others, but the moment I remember most is traveling in a car for hours in Alaska with my family. We'd go hours without talking; instead, we simply appreciated the staggering beauty all around us. I remember traveling through one particularly picturesque valley between two mountains, as Venus Hum's The Bells swelled in my earphones...just magical. 10. If you could make 1 movie mandatory watching in high school today, what would it be? Requiem for a Dream, no question. __________________ "You have reached Ritual Sacrifice. For goats press one, or say 'goats.'"