General questions
What do you do for a living?
Technology Manager at a nearby pharmaceutical company.
What religions or philosophies of life do you believe in?
I'm basically agnostic, more spiritual minded than religion minded... believe that what goes around comes around and you reap what you sow.
What are your favorite books?
Lord of the Rings, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, various short stories. I read a lot but I never remember the author's name... I guess that says something about the quality of my selections.
What type of books do you like to read?
Science-fiction and fantasy... though my wife has gotten me interested in 'real' authors like Vonnegut... well, maybe just *one* real author.
What type of movies or television shows do you watch?
Science Fiction/Fantasy movies like Matrix or Highlander. My movie tastes are varied though, eveything from Pulp Fiction to Braveheart. For some reason, I admire Rutger Hauer...
What kind of music do you like?
Alternative, Grunge (yes... I'm still hooked on that), some industrial and old punk. Again... varied like my music... Cake, Beck (though I didn't like Jeff Beck), Bloodhound Gang, Beastie Boys, Rammstein, Nirvana, Offspring, Used to like Green Day, pretty much will listen to anything except country and wailing witch music.
What type of foods do you like to eat?
Junk... pure and simple... the junkier the better.
Do you consider yourself to be more of a conservative or liberal person?
Neither... I'm a fence straddling moderate...
What do you like to do for fun?
Watch movies, read, play computer games, go out to clubs and bars that are unique, shop, travel...
What are some of your interests?
Hrmm... pretty much what I like to do for fun. I also like to write but I have a hard time following through, so I guess one of my other pastimes is staring at an empty while screen waiting for something to appear.
What achievements in your life are you most proud of?
Getting my M.S. in Information Systems at Stevens, leaving everything behind in Washington State to move to New Jersey and making it, getting my first tattoo, figuring out how to set the time on a VCR.
Hoboken questions
If you live in Hoboken, how long have you been here?
almost 3 years
If you live in Hoboken, why do you live here?
To experience a little more of the east coast culture and to keep my wife from going insane in town where the nearest mall was 30 minutes away and the best food around was at a restaurant called 'Spaghetti Western'...
What do you like about Hoboken?
The buildings and convenience... As I say, "Hoboken has at least one of everything"... and, as my wife says, "A lot of a lot of things"...
What do you dislike about Hoboken?
Lack of parking, disinterest by the general populace in the sancitity of another man's vehicles and the lack of fresh air.