Questions From Poeland, Answers From My Cave

On the Poe message boards there’s a thread with questions to be answered. Having taken the time to do that, I might as well share the answers here. Here are the answers I’m sending paper airplane style to Poeland:

What would you do with a million dollars?

I would place enough into a credit union bank account to live on the interest and then use the remaining money to construct a commune and travel.

Would you rather be set on fire, or be locked in a giant walk-in freezer?

I’d say fire, but that’s likely because it’s cold out.

What are your thoughts on the future of the world?

I think we are at a cross road between a dark age and a revolution. The next decade will undoubtably bring about tremendous changes in our world, and it is our duty to influence these changes as much as we can to ensure the change is positive.

If you could do whatever you wanted “when you grow up”, and money wasn’t a factor, what would you do?

I would write. It’s the one thing I’m most passionate about that could possibly be a career.

What’s your favorite word?

Mlampsha, a most holy word coined by my disciple Wanda.

If you could know one government secret, what would it be?

The one that would allow me to alter its course to be much more positive.

If you could change one thing about the human race, what would it be?

Our flawed social structures.

Do we all have soulmates? Just one? Can a soulmate just be a friend or does it have to be a romantic relationship?

I don’t think we have soulmates in the popular sense. Of course there are people who we can have incredibly strong bonds with, be they romantic bonds or not, but I don’t know if that could be considered to be soulmates.

Who do you think is the sexiest actor and actress?

Tuesday Weld is undoubtably the sexiest actress.

Could you attach a subculture label on yourself if you tried?

I wouldn’t want a label but it’d likely be something like “minimalist bohemian socialist”

Favorite thing you’re way too old for?

I can’t really think of anything I’m too old for, but some might consider cartoons to be that.

Thing you hate the most in the world?

Selfishness. It’s the cause of nearly all our problems.

What is your cell phone ring?

I’m currently using viberate, but sometimes I’ll change it to Tone 4, a bell-like ring.