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Interview with Kenny
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I got this from Kenny.
The Rules
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by asking you five questions, I get to pick the questions
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions
Now, on with the questions.
1) What's your favorite music genre and what are your 5 favorite bands (regardless of genre)?
That is a tough one. I would have to go with the broad, encompassing genre of rock, because I couldn’t single out one sub-genre… punk, emo, ska, metal, grunge, garage, hardcore, all have great bands that I love. As for my five favorite bands (which change as often as my underpants), today, I’d have to say, in no particular order:
The Beatles
Radiohead
Nirvana
Green Day
Rage Against the Machine
Aside from the Beatles, this list does change depending on my moods- some bands, like System of a Down and Coldplay, make the list when I’m in different mood… anyway, I could go on, but I won’t…
2) Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years, I see myself with Janel and a couple of children living in a house somewhere in America, both gainfully employed and moving up the ladder. Some days I see myself starting an historical consulting firm with Janel, conducting house histories, family histories, oral histories, land-use surveys, and offering editorial, research and writing assistance. Of course, other times I see myself working for a good company doing what I do now, only for more money so that I can enjoy spending time with my family…
3) I know you love quoting movies, what is the most obscure movie line that you quoted in a conversation that was totally applicable to the situation?
Hmmm, this is another tough one. I usually quote funny lines from movies, and then only to people I know will get the reference. I guess the best one I can think of right now was in an early discussion of graduate school and the numerous books we had to read with other students. I slightly altered a quote from Animal House in discussing the “hazing” the faculty was placing on the first semester graduate students, with a book to read and review and critique in class every week for 8 straight weeks, per week… “Thank you sir, may I read another!”
The other one that’s come in handy every now and again, with various moves from home to apartment to another apartment, upon viewing the total amount of crap I’ve accumulated in my nearly 28 years on this earth, is the line from Jaws, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Otherwise, it’s just whatever statement someone says that sparks a quote or song from a movie… always good for a laugh is the “Soul Glo” song from Coming to America… too funny…
4) Janel told me that you grew up on a farm, what was the nastiest thing you had to do? (If you answer "sheep" this interview is over.)
Ahh, the infamous farm story (it’s more than famous… its infamous). I have many many many stories to pull from, but I think I know the one everyone wants to hear… (And no, we did not have any sheep).
From 6th grade through the end of my sophomore year in college, my family lived on 40 acres in rural Northwest Florida, an hour northeast of Pensacola. We had a small herd of cattle and a coop of chickens. As my father was trying to increase the number of cows we had, and make it into something profitable, we learned how to take care of small calves and raise them to sell to the slaughterhouse… never sold all that many, and after watching cows grow up, and naming the bulls, and having some slaughtered for our own personal consumption, if I’m not a vegan now, I never will be…
One of the things that you must do in the raising of small bulls for the market is castrating them at a fairly young age. I don’t know why, never asked the particulars, but it had to be done early because the bigger they got, the harder it would be to castrate them. So, the process was that my father, brother, and I would have to go out with what looked like pliers with 4 points on them and a heavy-duty rubber band, specifically made for this purpose (It was called “banding”). My brother and I would have to hold the calf up against the fence or stall or wherever we were able to corner them, and my father would use the pliers to stretch the rubber band out, slide it up around the “boys,” and release it slowly. This would cut off the blood flow down there, neutering him without surgery or bleeding. I guess they would fall off somewhere in the field during the next week… I never looked for ‘em. It was bloodless, and wasn’t as stinky as walking around the muddy, manure filled sections of the field, but it was probably the most disturbing part of the life that I experienced. And it doesn’t really bother me… it’s an amusing story to tell to witness the look of horror on people’s faces. But this is how life works in rural America and much worse things happen- I saw, but didn’t take part in, ringing a chicken’s neck. I ate squirrel and rabbit and bear and gator and deer meat. I never appreciated hunting, but do like fishing. It was just part of the life.
5) While this is kind of cliche, I still like the question... what movie/tv character do you identify most with and why?
This is another good question. Sometimes I identify with the Kevin Spacey character in American Beauty, without the desire to have sex with a minor… the quote that stands out for me is early in the movie when he says, “That’s ok, I wouldn’t remember me, either.” Sometimes I feel pretty ordinary and boring, as I’m not able to open up easily unless I know that the things I do and say won’t be held against me, at least in the “real world…” blogging is a different beast, as I don’t have to view the repercussions immediately.
Mostly, though, I don’t really identify with characters in the movies so much as I want to have the traits that make them admirable. And here, I could go on for days. I identify generally with the underdog that gets kicked to the curb, but still maintains his sense of human decency and loyalty to a greater purpose, and will help those that wouldn’t help him. I’m weird like that, I guess. I know that mankind is inherently evil, but want to believe that I can make positive gains with a few people… I guess that’s why I like some superhero movies… the ability to be treated as an outcast and still want to help people… it’s reassuring to me…
The Rules
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by asking you five questions, I get to pick the questions
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions
Now, on with the questions.
1) What's your favorite music genre and what are your 5 favorite bands (regardless of genre)?
That is a tough one. I would have to go with the broad, encompassing genre of rock, because I couldn’t single out one sub-genre… punk, emo, ska, metal, grunge, garage, hardcore, all have great bands that I love. As for my five favorite bands (which change as often as my underpants), today, I’d have to say, in no particular order:
The Beatles
Radiohead
Nirvana
Green Day
Rage Against the Machine
Aside from the Beatles, this list does change depending on my moods- some bands, like System of a Down and Coldplay, make the list when I’m in different mood… anyway, I could go on, but I won’t…
2) Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years, I see myself with Janel and a couple of children living in a house somewhere in America, both gainfully employed and moving up the ladder. Some days I see myself starting an historical consulting firm with Janel, conducting house histories, family histories, oral histories, land-use surveys, and offering editorial, research and writing assistance. Of course, other times I see myself working for a good company doing what I do now, only for more money so that I can enjoy spending time with my family…
3) I know you love quoting movies, what is the most obscure movie line that you quoted in a conversation that was totally applicable to the situation?
Hmmm, this is another tough one. I usually quote funny lines from movies, and then only to people I know will get the reference. I guess the best one I can think of right now was in an early discussion of graduate school and the numerous books we had to read with other students. I slightly altered a quote from Animal House in discussing the “hazing” the faculty was placing on the first semester graduate students, with a book to read and review and critique in class every week for 8 straight weeks, per week… “Thank you sir, may I read another!”
The other one that’s come in handy every now and again, with various moves from home to apartment to another apartment, upon viewing the total amount of crap I’ve accumulated in my nearly 28 years on this earth, is the line from Jaws, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Otherwise, it’s just whatever statement someone says that sparks a quote or song from a movie… always good for a laugh is the “Soul Glo” song from Coming to America… too funny…
4) Janel told me that you grew up on a farm, what was the nastiest thing you had to do? (If you answer "sheep" this interview is over.)
Ahh, the infamous farm story (it’s more than famous… its infamous). I have many many many stories to pull from, but I think I know the one everyone wants to hear… (And no, we did not have any sheep).
From 6th grade through the end of my sophomore year in college, my family lived on 40 acres in rural Northwest Florida, an hour northeast of Pensacola. We had a small herd of cattle and a coop of chickens. As my father was trying to increase the number of cows we had, and make it into something profitable, we learned how to take care of small calves and raise them to sell to the slaughterhouse… never sold all that many, and after watching cows grow up, and naming the bulls, and having some slaughtered for our own personal consumption, if I’m not a vegan now, I never will be…
One of the things that you must do in the raising of small bulls for the market is castrating them at a fairly young age. I don’t know why, never asked the particulars, but it had to be done early because the bigger they got, the harder it would be to castrate them. So, the process was that my father, brother, and I would have to go out with what looked like pliers with 4 points on them and a heavy-duty rubber band, specifically made for this purpose (It was called “banding”). My brother and I would have to hold the calf up against the fence or stall or wherever we were able to corner them, and my father would use the pliers to stretch the rubber band out, slide it up around the “boys,” and release it slowly. This would cut off the blood flow down there, neutering him without surgery or bleeding. I guess they would fall off somewhere in the field during the next week… I never looked for ‘em. It was bloodless, and wasn’t as stinky as walking around the muddy, manure filled sections of the field, but it was probably the most disturbing part of the life that I experienced. And it doesn’t really bother me… it’s an amusing story to tell to witness the look of horror on people’s faces. But this is how life works in rural America and much worse things happen- I saw, but didn’t take part in, ringing a chicken’s neck. I ate squirrel and rabbit and bear and gator and deer meat. I never appreciated hunting, but do like fishing. It was just part of the life.
5) While this is kind of cliche, I still like the question... what movie/tv character do you identify most with and why?
This is another good question. Sometimes I identify with the Kevin Spacey character in American Beauty, without the desire to have sex with a minor… the quote that stands out for me is early in the movie when he says, “That’s ok, I wouldn’t remember me, either.” Sometimes I feel pretty ordinary and boring, as I’m not able to open up easily unless I know that the things I do and say won’t be held against me, at least in the “real world…” blogging is a different beast, as I don’t have to view the repercussions immediately.
Mostly, though, I don’t really identify with characters in the movies so much as I want to have the traits that make them admirable. And here, I could go on for days. I identify generally with the underdog that gets kicked to the curb, but still maintains his sense of human decency and loyalty to a greater purpose, and will help those that wouldn’t help him. I’m weird like that, I guess. I know that mankind is inherently evil, but want to believe that I can make positive gains with a few people… I guess that’s why I like some superhero movies… the ability to be treated as an outcast and still want to help people… it’s reassuring to me…
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