General questions
What do you do for a living?
at the moment, i don't... i am expanding my knowledge of web site development, toying with some php and mysql... i've worked on websites for the past 3 years, and my previous employer was mistreating me and ignoring both my and their needs for continued education (the technologies on which they rely on are fast becoming obsolete), so i verified that i could afford to leave, did so, took a much-needed mental vacation, and am now learnin' new stuff... i am happy...
prior to quitting:
the day of:
my guru.com profile/resumé:
What religions or philosophies of life do you believe in?
there is something bigger than all of us that appears to excercise some degree of control over each and every one of our individual fates, though the intracacies of it all are beyond our comprehension and utterly defy explanation
What are your favorite books?
"burning chrome" - steven gibson
"strange attractor" - william sleator
"sirens of titan" - kurt vonnegut
"dilbert gives you the business" - scott adams
What type of books do you like to read?
sci-fi : cyber / other worlds / time-travel
What type of movies or television shows do you watch?
futurama
(aah, rest in peace - i had hoped it would have outlived the simpsons - it had all the makings of a true successor and perfect example of matt groenig's genius - anyone who's read "the huge book of hell" knows what i'm talking about)
simpsons
(before it started to suck)
What kind of music do you like?
drum n' bass
breakbeat
techno
industrial
tribal house
idm
alt rock / other stuff that isn't desperately formulaic
(coldplay, superdrag, echoboy, beta band, etc.)
What type of foods do you like to eat?
particularly fond of sushi and thai
... i'm game to try anything not shellfish (allergic)
Do you consider yourself to be more of a conservative or liberal person?
depends entirely on the subject at hand
What do you like to do for fun?
spin records
create all kinds strange electronic noise/music
computer programming (yes, for fun. got a problem w/ that? :)
What are some of your interests?
electronic music
freeverse poetry
contemporary art
What achievements in your life are you most proud of?
(i programmed the entire site)
(yahoo-directory-style site encompassing
art organization and artists in brooklyn)
(totally from-scratch ecommerce site i built;
absolutely no third party software used)
Hoboken questions
If you live in Hoboken, how long have you been here?
since enrolling @ stevens in the fall of 1995
If you live in Hoboken, why do you live here?
i'm not sure anymore... i moved into an apartment here upon graduation out of convenience and because i truly loved the town and its proximity to "bigger and better things" in manhattan, but i have as of late grown rather despondent with regards to the armies of pretentious and oblivious drunks i have to walk through to get to and from my various nights out in the city... it might be time for a change of scene...
What do you like about Hoboken?
i feel relatively safe here... as long as you keep away from the quite-limited not-so-nice area near monroe/jackson, you can walk anywhere at any hour of the day and feel pretty secure...
What do you dislike about Hoboken?
drunks with money out to prove their "worth"...