8.25.08

Borrowed from Waynooooo:

1. If you could do anything you want to tomorrow, what would it be?
Well, as it's supposed to be a nice day, I'd probably head into New York or Philly with my sketchpad, camera, and iPod, and roam. Hit up the MoMA, Met, Whitney... The Chelsea Area... anything art/coffee related.

2. What are your core values?
I value inner strength, not to be confused with hubris. I really enjoy seeing endurance, determination, fighting for what's right in people, and managing one's self through the bottlenecks of life.

3. What are your special talents?
Hrm. Well, people say I'm weird, which I take as a compliment. Weirdness breeds originality... though I've yet to see much of it. :P I of course like drawing, painting, organizing... I'm working on cooking.

4. What do you do better than most people you know?
Manage to keep myself awake? HAHAHA. No seriously, .... improvise on the piano, I think. People have said, wait, you're making that up!? :D

5. What were your dreams as a child?
Hmmm, hard to remember. I clearly remember some NIGHTmares... My first nightmare I can remember was when my infant sister fell off the corner of a file-cabinet, fell through a handlebar, and inverted herself into a jam-covered stuffed animal mouse...

6. What is the thing you are most proud of accomplishing in your life so far?
My sense of self-worth. I've grown accustomed to taking blows in my life, and recovering quickly. For that, I am very thankful. Tangibly, I'm happy to have a BFA in something I love... oh, and winning a type of High School Mr. Universe Pageant. :P

7. What will you regret doing in your life if you continue as you are now?
Not jogging/weight-training... that could be bad, but I intend to get back on the horse, as soon as I can get an hour to breathe... these last couple months have been destructive on my health.... thank you, job.

8. What do you want people to say about you when you are no longer living (your legacy)?
Well, hopefully, when I pass, I'll be in the elderly phase of life, and I can say I've given the world a new way to look, whether it be through a different kind of filming technique, a different kind of look or style for a particular culture or industrial design... something that looks different and amazing... Kinda like Frank Lloyd Wright or H.R. Giger.

9. What do you want to do when you retire?
Have a significant other and I retire in a house built and customized to our liking somewhere in Connecticut or Pennsylvania. We'd host parties every Saturday night, and during the week, I'd freelance illustrations to start-up magazines. I'd also love to have my own private studio where I can explore different art techniques, and have some of that art sold to millionaires in NYC.

10. Outside of parents who influenced your life more than anyone else, who had an impact on your life and what was it about that person that meant something to you?
Not too many in HS, but my friend in college were of the utmost importance to my cultivation as an adult. Even now, my coworkers are amazing people who have been through so many walks of life, and to hear their stories, which influence my own, have provided me much to ponder, and have really helped me grow as a person, both spiritually, and emotionally. I still think college was the best years of my life, though :P