1. What is your name as it appears on your birth certificate?

Matthew Ryan McKibben

2. What are some nicknames that people call you?

Mack, Macdaddy, Mattches (motherly love), Mattchew, Uncle Matt

3. What is the date today?

July 13, 2003

4. What do you think the biggest issue is facing human beings?

The inequality and misdistribution of wealth and basic services needed for people to sustain a long, healthy, and ultimately enjoyable life.

5. If you could devote your life to one cause, what would it be? (eg, feeding the homeless, saving the trees)

Turning our government into a more social oriented institution, instead of an institution of personal advancement and greed. Making sure the government is accountable to all people of all nationalities, instead of mostly being accountable to multi-national corporations and campaign financiers.

6. What are some things you like to do when you are bored?

I'm a movie fiend. I like to watch movies on either dvd or in the theater or on television if there's a good one on. I like to read all types of magazines about politics and entertainment. I like to read books and novels but don't really do it with any amount of regularity.

7. Do you support the drug war?

No

8. What 3 books changed you the most and who wrote them?

a) 1984 by George Orwell. He had a knowledge of politics, mass media, and propoganda that is beyond genius.


b) Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Every page of this book sums up why I think that war is trully a crime against the senses as well as a crime against humanity. This should be required reading by everyone.


c) Native Son-by Richard Wright. Richard Wright's "Native Son" is to race, what Orwell's "1984" is to politics. It's an excruciatingly painful and honest book. I joked to my teacher who assigned it to us that it had an "oh damn" factor, in that every page I turned to, I kept muttering things like "oh damn" and "oh shit," because of what was happening on the page.

9. What are 3 of your favorite movies/films/documentaries?

a) E.T by Steven Spielberg. Still gets me every time. The only movie that can bring me back to a time in my life when life didn't hurt so much, aka childhood.


b) The Star Wars Saga (All five, soon to be six films). I don't care what anyone says about any of these films, I can watch any one of these movies at the drop of a hat. They're perfect to me.

c) The Shawshank Redemption. This movie is perfect. Perfectly acted, perfectly written, perfectly directed, perfectly scored. It covers all the bases with the greatest of ease.


10. What is your favorite car?

My GEO Prizm

11. What is the most influencial music you have ever heard (changed you the most)?

The Beatles. There is rarely a time when I am not in the mood to listen to the Beatles. Most of the modern music I listen to now, is Beatles-esque. They're my perfect band.

12. What song would you want to be played at your funeral?

"Wake me up, before you go-go." by Wham j/k

I think that I'd like "In My Life," by the Beatles and "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night. I'd like the Beatles one to be the introspective one and the Three Dog Night to be the jubilant one. Then, as I'm being wheeled down the church, I'd like "Ob La Di, Ob La Da, Life Goes on Bra," played. :-)

13. What will you want to have done with your remains when you die?

After organ donation, I'd like to be cremated and spread in one of the Okinawan beaches. You can substitute Okinawa for a San Diego beach if funds don't permit.

14. Do you think that there will ever be gender equality in the United States?

no. I agree with Jamie, that by the time gender equality is reached, there won't be a United States of America.

15. Do you think there will ever be gender equality worldwide?

no.

16. Do you think there will ever be racial equality in the United States?

no. (see 14)

17. Do you think there will ever be racial equality worldwide?

no


18. Would the world be a better place if there was no religion?

The world would be a better place if religion wasn't a crutch to using one's own brain. The world would be a better place if scripture didn't always substitute for logic. It'd be better if compassion came from one's actions, instead of the offering plate.

19. Would the world be a better place if there were no possessions?

The world would be a better place if those possessions were better distributed.

20. Would the world be a better place if there were no borders?

The world would be a better place if the borders had no emphasis. I like the idea that there are different regions and nations, but I don't like the idea of borders being the end all be all. I think that the emphasis should be shifted from "boundaries" and should instead be placed on "neighbors."

21. Are you a vegetarian? If you are, why did you become one and why do you remain one?

I am not a vegetarian. I do limit my meat consumption. I rarely go for the big meat meals anymore. There are days where I have no meat at all. I'm getting better.

22. How do you think the world will end?

The world won't end until the sun says it's time to. If world ending means the end of human existence, then I think that some catastrophic event either man made or natural would do the trick. In some way shape or form, I think that humans will survive for a long time, but it probably won't be like life as we know it.

23. How did you vote in the last presidential election?

Green: Nader/LaDuke

24. What source do you usually get your news from (or what medium)?

I usually get my news from the internet since I like to read and digest my information at my own pace. I go to CNN and Salon daily. I rarely listen to NPR because I'm not an audio oriented type of person. I spend most of my time reading sites from CNN, to Salon, to Z-Mag, to The Onion. As far as television, I get my news from the Daily Show and CNN. You know it's a sad state of affairs that one of the most in depth news sources is also the most satyrical.

In terms of Entertainment, I get Entertainment Weekly every so often, but spend most of my time going to aintitcoolnews.com, moviehole.net, darkhorizons.com, or cnn.com.

25. What is one place that you would like to travel to in the world?

I'd like to go to Nepal or Mongolia.

26. What is one place that you would never like to travel to?

Any place riddled with bloody civil war and revolutions. Africa, I'm looking in your direction.

27. If you are an activist, what was the first issue that you became active in?

Green Party, 2000 election

28. Do you support gun control?

yes.

29. Do you believe in God?

I believe in an energy source where all life springs from.

30. Do you support the death penalty?

no

31. Do you support Reproductive Rights?

yes. In every conceivable way.

32. Describe briefly your perfect system of government (if any)?

Democratic Socialist with non profit news agencies, funded by the people through their taxes.

33. Is there such thing as evil?

Not in the black and white sense of the word. I believe that everyone is capable of doing monstrous things as well as being capable to love unconditionally. If the most evil of persons loves or is loved by someone, than can that person be trully evil?

34. Do you support the rights of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgendered people?

yes

35. Would you rather know when you were going to die or how you are going to die?

I'd rather know when.

36. What would your "Room 101" be (reference to Orwell's 1984, room 101 contains your biggest fear)

being on the ledge of something incredibly high and angular. ie. being on the edge of a cliff in the Grand Canyon or being on the edge of the top of the Sears Tower.

37. What would be the worst way to die?

burning

38. If you could only eat one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I'd eat at Osaka's sushi bar in Plano. They have all kinds of fish, chicken, and steak.

39. What was the best birthday you remember?

My 22nd Birthday in 29 Palms California. My friends Tom and Jennifer invited me over to their house and where I enjoyed the food, folks, and fun.

40. What is the saddest memory in your life?

January 28th, 2003. The Day my father passed on.

41. What is the maddest memory in your life?

There were a few days in August of 2002 that would rank as the maddest I've ever been.

42. Have you ever been in an auto accident?

minor fender bender when I was 16

43. Have you ever been in love?

Am!!!!!!!!

44. Do you believe in love?

Most definitely

45. Do you believe in heaven?

I believe in energy and the birth of souls. I believe that heaven is a place where are souls are created. We choose to go between that realm and this realm before birth and after death. Heaven is a place where we see everything for what it is, and feel loved.

46. Do you believe in reincarnation?

yes. I believe it to be a trully beautiful experience.

47. Do you believe god has a sex? If so, what is it? (disregard this question if you don't believe in God).

god is energy so the answer is no

48. Would you give your life for your country?

no. I'd give my life for my family and that's about it.


49. Would you give your life for your beliefs?

no

50. Do you believe in Universal Health Care?

yes. It shouldn't be a privilege for those that can afford, but should be a right for everyone.

51. If you could travel back in time (5 years) and give yourself one piece of advise, what would it be?

To make sure to force my dad, and myself to take better care of our bodies.

52. What is the most scared you have ever been?

I'd have to say the few weeks leading up to boot camp would pale in comparison to how I felt in the few weeks following my dad's passing.

53. If your house caught on fire, and you could only save one material thing (besides the photo albums) what
would it be??

Mr. Fox; my childhood stuffed animal

54. Do you usually sleep on your back, front, left, or right side, random, other?

back, with an alternation between left and right sides

55. If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be?

John Lennon

56. Would you rather have infinite time travel or infinite space travel? (don't get all "smart" on this one,
just answer please!)

infinite time travel. Oh the sites I'd see.

57. What is one major personal goal you will want to have accomplished before you die?

to be published, preferrably in novel form

58. How often do you remember dreams?

Depends on the magnitude of the dream. The more profound the dream, the more I'll remember.

59. Do you talk in your sleep?

When my brother Luke and I would share a bed, we'd talk to each other in our sleep.

60. Do you think that human sexuality is, for the most part, divided into three distinct categories of
"Straight, Gay, and Bisexual" or do you think at some level we are all Bisexual?

I think on some level, most people are in some way, shape, or form bi-sexual. I think that everyone has at least had some kind of arousal from someone of their same sex.

61. If you think all people are Bisexual, and if there was a scale to sexuality, and “1” meant completely
heterosexual and “10” meant completely homosexual, where would you rate yourself??

four

62. What is the best pet you have ever had?

though not technically mine, my brother's dog Bjork is my all time favorite pet. I want to clone her.

63. What is your 'type of food' to eat?

Tex-mex

64. Do you think that using the 'male generic' when writing is offensive?

no

65. What political party do you most identify with?

socialist or Green

66. If you could live in any decade, which would it be?

I'd like to be college aged in 1967. But then again, the mass hippy sell out that was the 1980's would depress me. Nah...nix that last sentence, I'd always have LSD flashbacks to fall back on. :-)

67. How often do you look up at the stars at night?

If I'm in the city, it depresses me to look up and not see stars since there are none to be seen. If I'm in an area where stars are always out, I look up at them quite often. Looking at a sky that is completely filled with stars is the most magnificent site that I've ever seen.

68. If you had a son born today, what would you name him? If you had a daughter born today, what would you name
her?

Son- Sir. William Chesterfield III
Daughter- Dame Julia Cynthia Rothchild
;-)

69. What name do you always wish you had?

Dirk Diggler

70. Would you rather *know* you were going to effect 10 people or think (but with almost certainty) you are
going to effect 100 people?

100 people

71. Explain eternity in 30 words or less.

Beyond comprehension. God. Heaven. College of Education advising office. Light. A Circle. I think one of the closest ways for us humans to understand eternity is through science and mathematics. (wow...30 words..lucky i guess)

72. What is your favorite quote and who said it?

I love quotes so it's hard to pick one.

"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, scince for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despiceable an ignoreable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."

-Albert Einstein

and

"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."

-American Indian proverb

73. Who do you look up to the most (who you don't know)?

Mahatma Gandhi

75. What is your favorite restaurant?

Ninfa's. Try the green sauce.

76. Is there such thing as a totally justifiable war?

No. totally justifiable cuts out all grey area. I think that when someone's being wiped out by someone else, like genocide, than it's justified to go stop that act. But basing off of past experiences, there are usually instances where compassion and goodwill could have prevented said act of genocide. ie. rebuilding WWI torn Europe.

77. What major religion do you most identify with?

Unitarian Universalist.

78. What is your “dream job” (doesn’t have to be a standard “job”, just something that you would like to do for
the rest of your life if there were absolutely no barriers).

Professional writer and housedad.

79. Have you ever been skinny dipping? Explain.

Yes. Nothing quite beats the exhileration of feeling one's own ball-sack swim freely with you through, as you swim through the water.

80. Do you believe in psychics?

I believe everyone has psychic ability, but most people train themselves to tune it out. I think that during sleep, people have high levels of psychic ability. Or at the very least, high capability of psychic ability. Of course, that's just my belief and may have no merit.

81. Do you think we will find other intelligent life in the Universe first, or will they find us? (ignore if
you think we are all alone in this hole).

I think a little bit of both. Arthur C. Clarke said that in the history of the world, there have been approx. 100 billion people. There are approx. 100 Billion stars in our solar system alone. That makes one star for every person on our earth. It'd be naive to think that our star is the only one that has planets that are capable of harboring life.

82. If you had to choose one, would you rather eat something disgusting or do a stunt that is really dangerous
(say, eating roaches or climbing a steep cliff).

Do a cool, dangerous stunt. Like duct taping my testicles to an airplane and trying to hold on for dear life. Stay tuned on FOX.

83. Would you give your life for a newborn baby you have never met?

no. depends on the circumstance.

84. What is the one material possession you would like to have more than anything (please don't say something
like "I don't like material possessions" because this survey is on a computer after all!)

A Vault filled with millions of dollars.

85. What is the saddest peice of music you have ever heard?

There's this movement from Beethoven's 7th which is excruciatingly sorrowful. He was mostly deaf when he wrote it. It's achingly beautiful.

86. Are you interested in sports?

I'm interested in the concept of sport. I think professional sports are usually disgustingly superficial.

87. Where would you place yourself on a "political" spectrum, 1 being *totally* on "the left" and 10 being
*totally* on "the right"?

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88. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

In the Pacific Northwest.

89. Do you think that human beings are naturally monogomous?

No. I think cheating is lame. But I think that it's human nature to seek other people to "mate" with.

90. What is the hardest thing you have ever done?

Viewing my father's body the day before his funeral.

91. Is it possible to truly fall "out of love" with someone?

absolutely

92. How much trust do you have in the head government of the country where you are? "1" being "totaly trust"
and "10" being "totaly distrust"

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93. Would you rather have a job that helps individual people on a daily basis, but that does little or nothing
to help the "big picture" or would you rather have a job that affects the "big picture" but has little or no
direct influence on helping individual people?

Helping people individually ends up helping the big picture. Cracking the iceberg with a toothpick.

94. If you could give 10 million dollars to any one charity, what would it be?

NARAL

95. Yes or no, without consulting any outside source, would you be able to name all of the Supreme Court
Justices?

Let me give it a shot: Thomas, Scalia, Rhenquist, O'Connor, Kennedy,

damn

96. If you could snap your fingers and cure one disease, what would it be?

does idiocy count? If not, then AIDS.

97. If you could have one super power, what would it be?

I'd be "Orgazmo." j/k

I'd want the ability to read minds followed with a dose of telekinesis.

98. Is it possible for someone to be a "genius" for one point in their life but then not to be for another time?

Genius is defined as having over a 150 IQ, so I'd say no.

99. If you could meet one fictional character who would it be?

Does Jesus count? I'd like to get to know Jesus from my own point of view instead of based off of other people's accounts. I honestly feel that Jesus was more of a Gandhi/Dalai Lama type leader who taught the world one new way of living. In my opinion, everything else written about Jesus was meant to elaborate, expand upon, and "make great someone that already was great.

100. How much trust do you have in the mainstream media? "1" being "totaly trust" and "10" being "totaly
distrust".

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