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[fredericks]

orpheus78 put this up in his journal and I completely didn't follow the directions. D'oh. Here I go:

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me".
2. I will respond by asking you five questions.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.


1.What made you want to study psychology?
My two close friends at the time suffered from depression. I really wanted to help them and I figured the best way to do it would be to go about learning about what made people tick on a cognitive/behavioral/psychological level. When I started learning I found that I really enjoyed it, so I continued. Now I can't really imagine myself engaging in anything else.

2.What do you think are the best and worst things about living in New York?
The best thing is the ease of transportation. I don't drive and if I continued living here I don't think I'd ever have to. Most everything of importance is a bus or train ride away. Closely following in the heels of that is the sense of anonymity you get from being a face in a crowd of 10 million. I like being able to go about my business unseen.

The worst? that living in NYC spoils me for living anywhere else. I don't think I could make it in a small town or anywhere without a great public transportation system.

3.Is there an album, book, anything from someone who you are a fan of which you dislike with a passion?
There might be, but as I can't make my way through something I'm not enjoying I'm not really sure. The latter Wheel of Time books might fit in the category. I really liked the first 4 or so and after that it was like pulling teeth.

4.What was the first comic book that convinced you that comics are not just for children?
The X-men comics I found in my uncle's room. Up to that point I simply collected Archie comics (you know, the ones you found at the check-out areas). I didn't realize older people read comics until I found my uncle's stash. I also found my first D&D-like fantasy books in my uncle's room. Thank God I snooped around that night. :)

5.What surprises people the most about you?
Probably my sense of humor. I've been told that I either look physically imposing or chronically cheerful, and both those things along with my usual silence factor into people thinking I'm somewhat of an idiot. When I start making intelligent comments or jokes I can see people being thrown for a loop. I don't mind it; I like to surprise people and I like to make people laugh so it's win-win.

Comments

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Aren't all memes self-centered and self-absorbed? Ones like this at least cut through the cute pics or multiple radio questions and get to the heart of the matter - mainly the other person. Or yourself. Meh, welcome to Livejournal. I hope I answered your/Xioley's question sufficiently; I can never figure out how much is too much/little information.

1. What do you think you can get in uni that you couldn't get anywhere or anymeans else (besides the diploma)?
2. Do you seriously enjoy haggis? Why [God, why]?
3. Money is no object - where would you choose to rest your head?
4. Where do you see yourself two years from now?
5. Why'd you start keeping your LJ?

[geeklovegod.livejournal.com]

Well, I think I have a better image in my head of who you are now.
Another quick question [as I've thought of one.] Where is ^^^ that icon from, and why did you pick it?

1. What do you think you can get in uni that you couldn't get anywhere or anymeans else (besides the diploma)?
Mainly, structured and forced learning. I'm awful at teaching myself - I can't figure out direction or progression.
However, I am in a serious panicky doubt about uni, all thanks to my brother - isn't he nice to me? - as he's brought to the fore things I've thought of but tried to ignore [hmm... slight rhyme in there..] ie: I'll be 31 when I finish, competing against people 10 years younger than me. I'll be in uni with people 10 years younger than me. At my age, companies look for experience more than the academics. money. etc.
I also think I can get a bigger debt at uni :)

2. Do you seriously enjoy haggis? Why [God, why]?
Yes, I do enjoy haggis. As to why? Why do we enjoy any food - it just tastes nice.
Have you ever had haggis? [or any of the other countries in the world's equivalent? I hear greece and holland has something similar]. I am fully aware of what it is made of, but I don't let that bother me. After all, the meat I eat is the muscle of a dead animal. What's the difference from eating it's heart, lungs, etc?

3. Money is no object - where would you choose to rest your head?
On the biggest and comfiest bed I can buy [yet I'd still only sleep on one of the sides...]
Oh, you mean location? :)
Not 100% sure, but it'd probably be either Largs or Glasgow. Largs because that's almost where all of my friends are, or Glasgow because, well... it's a city and you can get good nights out there.
It'd have to be a massive house, though - couldn't stand a flat... I hate being too nervous to play my drums :)

4. Where do you see yourself two years from now?
Do you mean emotionally, financially, or work-wise?
Emotionally, I'd like to think I'll get a handle on my worst neurotic tendancy [my fear or rejection, even from my friends], be in a good relationship [Jebus, I'll be almost 30, I hope I'm in one by then! I mean my bro's married with kid on the way, and he's 30...], and have a lot of good friends to rely on.
However, much that'll need a large change in me. :/
Financially and work - depends if I go to uni or not. If I do, I'll be broke, living on a shoestring, etc. If I don't, I'll hopefully have a stable wage, and I'll probably have only progressed to one of the User Admin jobs at JPM [even though I hate the place] and still be living in Bournemouth [fulfilling Cara's prediction - she dreamt I'd stay for a couple more years]

5. Why'd you start keeping your LJ?
Well, I used to actually keep a diary, which I painstakingly added to LJ [the version on this journal is more complete than the one on taii... I left a little bit out as I had people that knew me reading, and felt that they'd judge me wrongly]. I stopped writing in it for some reason, and then one night Cara and I were got discussing LJ. She said she'd started one but I couldn't see the appeal at that point.
Went to bed, and for some reason started thinking about it - I wondered what it'd be like writing a diary that was viewable by anyone, where they could comment on what I was saying. And sometimes I had questions about my life that I couldn't ask friends about. So, I said "fuck it" and started the journal.
But basically, I'm a sheep - I started because she did.
Oh, and if you've ever wondered, 'taii' is a play on how I do go on the net - it means 'Captain' in Japanese, and I get called 'capt', which came from Captain Farrell [which came from a traditional Irish song that Thin Lizzy/Metallica covered].
Geeklovegod was a joke I came up with a while back, trying to be a play on Greek Love God...

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

*grin* I don't think I'll ever tire of bothering you about haggis. I find it funny to say, type, and think about. Thanks for being a sport.

What's the difference from eating it's heart, lungs, etc?
I was going to say I don't eat those things, but then I remembered that I do indulge in the occasional hot dog so I prolly have eaten my share of organ meat, along with ear, nose, skin, random animal droppings (extra flavor!)...

I've always thought you were considerably older than myself. Well, not considerably - early to mid-thirties, perhaps. And you're not. I feel as if a rug has been pulled out from under me.

I'll be 31 when I finish [university], competing against people 10 years younger than me. I'll be in uni with people 10 years younger than me. At my age, companies look for experience more than the academics. money. etc.
I also think I can get a bigger debt at uni :)
Well, what's the downside? :)
You'll never really know. I don't think your age will work terribly against you, particularly now that lifetime job security is getting thrown to the wayside (unless that's only an American thing in which case forget everything I've said).

btw - my icon is from the BSG S1 episode "Colonial Day", when colonial VP position was up for grabs. Baltar was a right ass during the bulk of the episode, but I don't blame him for falling asleep in the middle of things. It was one of the funnier moments of the 42 minutes.

[geeklovegod.livejournal.com]

I've always thought you were considerably older than myself. Well, not considerably - early to mid-thirties, perhaps. And you're not. I feel as if a rug has been pulled out from under me.
Nope, I'm 27...

You'll never really know. I don't think your age will work terribly against you, particularly now that lifetime job security is getting thrown to the wayside
Well, most jobs are all contract stuff now in the IT field, so that is a fair point.

And no, not that icon...
the one of the girl sitting down

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Girl sitting down icon is a snippet of a work by artist Michael Whelan. (http://www.michaelwhelan.com/index.asp?vsPage=home) It's from a work of his called "Glimpse", and it's *much* less dreary and depressing when it's larger in size I must say. It's under his online "fine art" category, I believe.
Whelan's my favorite fantasy painter - he's done work for Tad Williams and he's done the covers for Stephen King's Dark Tower books.