5 questions from khaosworks

1. Small worlds - we both know Lynn Gold. How did you meet her?

we met at a startup called Actra Business Systems, which was later bought out by Netscape.

2. What is it that you like about California?

the scenery is gorgeous. i appreciate the diversity of cultures that i'm exposed to here. the city i live in suits me perfectly -- i can be in SF in fifteen minutes, but my neighborhood is quiet, safe, and friendly; it never gets too hot in the summer, it rarely gets too cold in the winter, and i can watch the Pacific from bed. there's only one place in the US with a better variety of food than San Francisco, and some people might debate that. but many of those are things i like about my area, as opposed to California as a whole.

there's a lot i don't like about California too, but i won't go into that here.

3. When was the last time you seriously thought about doing an album of songs?

yesterday afternoon.

4. What's stopping you?

work stuff and neuroses. when i'm less busy with work, i'll get more into the music thing again, but i'm still not sure i'll be able to maintain the level of interest i really want.

5. Boxers or briefs?

boxers. definitely.

nerdsholm log

there was some discussion of what exactly Sammy Sosa does all day.

ikkyu2 says, "this is ALL THIS GUY DOES, ALL DAY EVERY DAY, is use a bat to swing at balls."
ikkyu2 says, "i mean, when I am swinging my bat at your balls, that's amateurism."
ikkyu2 says, "where the hell is that TomF anyway."
kludge says, "He's on silly point today."
rwx says, "dh: well, he probably takes some time out to do coke and eat sushi off of strippers' torsos."
You say, "i want to eat sushi off a stripper's torso"
rwx says, "merde: i can arrange that. how much is it worth to you?"
bc says, "isn't it hard to balance the sushi on ./..."
bc says, "never mine"
bc says, "never MIND dammit"
kludge says, "It's easier with boys, bc."
You say to rwx, "not much."
rwx says, "merde: alas, they're expensive to rent for non-sexual purposes."
kludge says, "They charge extra not to have sex with you?"
rwx says, "so, you're saying that your dream date is not a private balcony overlooking the city, with a private sushi chef and a stripper with a ball gag, mask, and ear plugs serving as the tray? maybe some nice wine?"
ikkyu2 says to rwx, "pick your stripper right and you can skip the sushi and go straight to cunnilingus."
ikkyu2 is sorry.
rwx says, "ikkyu2: entirely not the point. we're striving for class here."
chaosrose says, "looks aren't everything. as they say."
ikkyu2 says to rwx, "Hey, I got class with a capital K."
merde would rather wear the ball gag herself. only that would make eating sushi problematic.
merde obviously needs to think this out more carefully.
bc says, "get me a dead stripper, so that she doesn't warm the fish"

hilarity ensues.

so...

...anyone else want to interview me, a'la the interview meme?

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questions from emmett_the_sane:

1. How many names have you gone by so far? Why?
   
   six, if you count the two weeks in summer camp when everybody called me "Dawn". but you won't get the reference if i try to explain why.
   
   as for why i used a variety of names before i settled on calling myself by my real one: because i was trying to define myself. names are powerful. there's a reason so many teenagers insist on having nicknames.
   
   
2. Is it likely you'll change names again?
   
   no. i do sometimes think about going by my middle name (Laurel) instead, but i just don't think it's me.
   
   
3. Over the roll, or under the roll? Does it matter?
   
   under the roll makes it harder for cats to decorate the apartment with it, but i prefer over the roll. and fortunately, my cats aren't big on toilet paper.
   
   
4. Have you ever catcalled from a moving vehicle?
   
   nope.
   
   
5. On a scale of "vanilla" to "fudge caramel ripple with walnuts, pistachios, marshmallows and chocolate chip cookie dough", rate your own sexual preferences. Is your actual experience more or less towards vanilla from your preferences?
   
   well... that's a tough call. i suppose less, but kink is something i can take or leave. nice to have, but not essential. (which is good, because most of my SO's have been pretty thoroughly vanilla.)
   
   
6. You're a writer. What physical environment do you like to be in for writing, and what mental/emotional state?
   
   i like to be in bed with my laptop, in a vaguely melancholy state.
   
   
7. How long do you feel obligated to keep gifts that you don't like?
   
   that depends on whether i think i'll the person will ever know that i've tossed the gift.
   
   
8. What's your favourite type of wine?
   
   mmm, a really good pinot noir.
   
   
9. Which is better, wine alone or shared with others?
   
   shared with others, definitely.
   
   
10. Money immaterial; if you could do any job, or create any job, in the world that you'd spend most of your life doing, what would it be?
    
    you know, i honestly don't know. right now, i enjoy tech writing a whole lot, but i do also think i'd like to be some sort of forensic investigator or something.
    
    
11. Is this long enough yet?
    
    yes!