More Questions and Answers

[jamesq]

(A) First, recommend to me:
1. a movie:
2. a book:
3. a musical artist, song, or album:

(B) I want everyone who reads this to ask me three questions, no more, no less. Ask me anything you want.

(C) Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends to ask you anything & say that you stole it from me.

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My Suggestions

[nosarious.livejournal.com]

A movie every single guy should see is The Tao of Steve. Don't walk... run to rent it.

A book I am goiing through right now is Thhe Four Agreements, but if you want a book in fiction, try Herman Hess and the Glass Beadd Game. I'm looking forward to picking it up next month, if I'm still employed, that is.

For music, I would suggest "How much is the fish" by scooter. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but his music is an inspiration in the ipod while walking, running or working out.

Questions:
1. Is there anything you've done that you regretted but learned a valuable lesson from?
2. Have you regretted not doing something?
3. Is there something outlandish you intend to do sometime, but haven't decided on when? Some personal goal like running up Sulphur mountain, Snowboarding, regardless of the pain, or something as simple as trying not to spend any money for an entire weeek, just to see if you can?

Re: My Suggestions

[jamesq]

There are things I've regretted doing in the past that now I am glad I did. Yield unto temptation they say - it may not come around these parts again for a long time.

1) Of things I have done that I've regretted, mostly I regret the times I thought "don't say that - you'll piss someone off", and then I went ahead and said it anyway.

2) There are a few big things I regret not doing . First, I regret that I didn't get into more fist fights in elementary school. My self esteem would be a lot better now. Second, I regret not taking more risks as a teen. Finally, I regret those times when my actions could have made a difference in someones life, but I didn't have the guts to do something.

3) SCUBA diving. I think maybe this summer I'll learn how, then maybe go out to the coast and check out what's going on below the surface.

[garething.livejournal.com]

a movie: The 'Burbs
a book: Shogun, by James Clavell
a cd: Dargaard, The Dissolution of Eternity

1. You find a suitcase lying open on the ground, half filled with cash and half filled with a white powder wrapped in plastic bags. There are no identifying marks on the suitcase, nobody is around, and it's in an out of the way place. There is probably 10 kg of powder and $20,000 in there. What do you do?

2. Is sexual orientation genetic or related to environment, in your opinion?

3. There are fourteen black candles, and three white ones. All are lit. Which ones do you blow out?

[jamesq]

1) Call the cops and have them pick it up.

2) A little of both. I think that sexual orientation has a genetic component (it would be an example of kin selection in humans). Certainly how much hormones you produce, and in what ratios has a genetic basis that can affect behavior.

I also think that in vitro conditions can affect children throughout there subsequent lives. And finally, upbringing and experience can have a big effect. For example, a sex-only-for-procreation fundamentalist and a guy who can only get off in his fur-suit may both be technically "straight", but something happened to both of them that focused their urges down different paths that is clearly not genetic.

None of this should be construed to be an opinion that non-standard sexual practices are a disease like Tay-sachs or condition that needs correcting. We live in the 21st century and they only deciding factor in restricting people's bedroom choices should be whether all the participants are consenting adults.

3) All of them, when I want the lights out.