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LJ Friends Survey

o name:
o age:
o where on earth do you live:
o reason behind your LJ username:
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die:
o what makes you happy:
o what have you been listening to lately:
o do you enjoy reading my LJ:
o if so, why:
o interesting fact about you:
o are you in love at the moment:
o favorite destination:
o favorite quote:
o will you post this in your LJ:

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o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie):
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down):
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[the-ogre.livejournal.com]

LJ Friends Survey
name: Aaron
age: 39
where on earth do you live: Daly City, CA
reason behind your LJ username: It's 7patches' fault. See Time Bandits (http://imdb.com/title/tt0081633/) fro reference
five things you want to do/accomplish before you die: At least one cross-USA trip via motorcycle. At least one trans-Europe trip. Sell one piece of original artwork for what I actually think it's worth. Have gallery representation. Celebrate my 100th birthday and have both myself and 7patches be in reasonable health.
what makes you happy: Doing things that I enjoy - doing them consciously.
what have you been listening to lately: Lots of instrumental "progressive surf" (The Mermen, Man or Astro-Man?), lost of "roots" rock & blues (Gatemouth Brown, Little Feat The Swanky Modes) and oddities like The Horse Flies.
do you enjoy reading my LJ: I do.
if so, why: I like your take on sports and your "out there' sense of humor.
interesting fact about you: I have better color acuity than 99.95% of humanity (according to military tests). Despite this, I'm horribly nearsighted.
are you in love at the moment: Indeed I am.
favorite destination: London, at the moment.
favorite quote: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read" --Groucho Marx.
will you post this in your LJ: Probably.

RECOMMEND
a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): The Station Agent
a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan.
a musical artist, song, or album: The Mermen (my favorites, surrently, and likely to remain so for a long time)
your favorite LJ user (not on my list already): supergee While not my favorite, I like his stuff a lot - and I think you would as well.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

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o name: Traveler Farlander. It's more really my name than the one my parents gave me.
o age: 29
o where on earth do you live: Carrollton, TX, a suburb of Dallas.
o reason behind your LJ username: It's the easiest 8 letter abbreviation of "Traveler Farlander" I could make, from back when login names and email addreses had character limits.
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die: write a book, be rich at least once, conquer the world, shake the pillars of Heaven, and be crowned the Antichrist by Pat Robertson.
o what makes you happy: Not going to work. Being with valkyrwench.
o what have you been listening to lately: Dread Zepplin, the Buffy musical episode, and the sound effects in City of Heroes.
o do you enjoy reading my LJ: Yup.
o if so, why: It's interesting. A viewpoint on some things I wouldn't otherwise get.
o interesting fact about you: I'm allergic to sunlight.
o are you in love at the moment: Very.
o favorite destination: Home at the end of a shift at work.
o favorite quote: "Just live."
o will you post this in your LJ: Probably not.

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o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): American Beauty
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): the Illuminatus! trilogy by R. Shaw and R.A. Wilson.
o a musical artist, song, or album: Dread Zepplin. Think Zepplin songs done by a reggae band with Elvis as lead singer.
o your favorite LJ user (not on my list already): Since valkyrwench is on your list (I think), then sorcia.

[benkenobigal.livejournal.com]

o name: Steff
o age: Thirty-(COUGH!!)
o where on earth do you live: Lake Ridge, VA
o reason behind your LJ username: I love Ewan McGregor and his characterization of Ben Kenobi. I want to be Ben Kenobi's Girl. :)
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die: see the pyramids, get a book published, have a show of my photographs, own my own home and visit New Zealand
o what makes you happy: Being with my friends
o what have you been listening to lately: Travis
o do you enjoy reading my LJ: Of course I do!
o if so, why: You're an amazing person
o interesting fact about you: I can touch my nose with my tongue
o are you in love at the moment: Nope
o favorite destination: Canada
o favorite quote: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Teddy Roosevelt, 1918
o will you post this in your LJ: probably

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o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): Now, Voyager
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): Practical Magic
o a musical artist, song, or album: Travis
o your favorite LJ user (not on my list already): sajazz

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

o name: Michael
o age: 36
o where on earth do you live: Eugene, OR
o reason behind your LJ username: biomechanic was already taken. it is a reference to my interest in genetic engineering and transhumanism in general. It's also a song on Front Line Assembly's Tactical Neural Implant.
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die: be published, be a parent, dive off of the Great Barrier reef, travel to Europe, tour the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan
o what makes you happy: being home with sbloss
o what have you been listening to lately: Lush, Undertow
o do you enjoy reading my LJ: For the most part.
o if so, why: interesting opinions, the occassional gaming idea.
o interesting fact about you: in '72 I was the first legally recognized gifted/dyslexic child in PA, and am on the lawbooks as a John Doe in the case filed by my parents against the school district.
o are you in love at the moment: very much so
o favorite destination: home to the wife at the end of the day.
o favorite quote: I am innocent of all but malice. Fiona, Zelazny's Chronicals of Amber
o will you post this in your LJ: it's a mighty big IF

RECOMMEND
o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): Princess Mononoke
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): The Colors of Chaos/The White Order dualogy by L.E. Modesitt. Actually one book, ,but split into two parts by the publisher because of length.
o a musical artist, song, or album: Course of Empire. A thinking person's hard rock, I'll stop now before I gush.
o your favorite LJ user (not on my list already): m15m, if you haven't read Cleonlinda's Movies in 15 Minutes, you owe it to yourself to do so. The Van Helsing review is my personal favorite.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

o name: Lynn
o age: 46
o where on earth do you live: Mountain View, CA
o reason behind your LJ username: I use "figmo" wherever I can. I've been using it on the net since 1980.
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die:

1. Have my own TV show.
2. Get in shape.
3. Pay off my house.
4. Marry Warren.
5. Reproduce with Warren.
6. See the world.

o what makes you happy: My dog, my friends (esp. Warren), my home, being able to afford things
o what have you been listening to lately: News and traffic reports, especially KGO, KSFO, and KLIV, for business reasons.
o do you enjoy reading my LJ: Yes
o if so, why: I care about you
o interesting fact about you: The first person to ever tell me I had "a good voice" was the late Harry Chapin
o are you in love at the moment: very
o favorite destination: home
o favorite quote: "This'll all be funny ten years from now."
o will you post this in your LJ: Maybe

RECOMMEND
o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): Zelig -- from a technical POV, Woody Allen's cinematographer kicked ass.
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): I've never been inspired by a book.
o a musical artist, song, or album: Allan Sherman
o your favorite LJ user (not on my list already): I'd say merde. She posts really good recipes on hers.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Guess I couldn't count. Oh well. Haven't had my morning coffee yet.