Meme from eric_mathgeek

[chronicpaint]

1. Leave me a comment saying you want to do the meme.
2. I'll respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You should update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You should include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions


eric_mathgeek 's questions and the answers:

1. I know you're disabled, but I'm not sure exactly what that means for you. What is your disability?
In 2000, I was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue cancer in my left knee. They had to remove the joint and replace it with a prosthetic one. I also lost about thirty percent of my quad muscle. It saved my leg, but it doesn't work as well. There have been a few complications and the leg is now about an inch or two shorter than the right. I walk with an elbow crutch. Due to metastasis in my lungs, I lost the lower left lobe, so I have a lung and a half.

2. What's your favorite science fiction story -- in any medium, movie, tv show, book, whatever?
Wow. I don't know if I could narrow it down. I am a major fan of the new Doctor Who series and its spinoffs. I loved Star Trek (DS9 was my fave) and Star Wars (the original trilogy)  As for fiction, I loved Dan Simmons' Hyperion series, Robert Heinlein's latest novels made a huge impact on me (Friday, Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Enough for Love)

3. How is the new season of Heroes grabbing you?
I haven't watched it. I loved the first season and then last year, felt totally fucked over. I didn't even watch the last few episodes of last season. Can't be botherd and from what I've read of the plotlines and "twists" of this year, I'm not missing it at all.

4. What's your favorite thing about Toronto? (How did I end up with so many Torontoians -- what's the correct word? -- on my list? Sorry, not really a question for you, just wondering. ;)
It's Torontonians  ;)  I love the energy of this city, the lights and the neighbourhoods and the multiculturalism. I come from Saskatchewan, which is sort of like Iowa or some other midwestern state. Grew up very white. I guess the big thing is how much I've blossomed creatively here. I wrote my cancer book here, I sold some short stories, I've had an art show and I'm painting. I feel more whole here

5. So, how *are* you defying gravity?
I've always kind of been the quintessential square peg in a round hole, wandering off on my own path that no one else seems to be on. Always seem to be the one that never matches anyone else. And I also like the other meaning of gravity in terms of seriousness or solemnity, defying that as well.

Comments

[eric-mathgeek.livejournal.com]

1. *hugs*. I suspected it was related to the cancer in some way, but wasn't sure.

2. I was a HUGE Heinlein fan in high school. I'm not sure I read Friday, but I definitely read the other two and many others as well. Expanding Universe was an eye-opener for me, especially as a non-political high school student. (Not that I remember much about it, other than "Pravda means truth.") I never read Dan Simmons, and I've seen some of the new Doctor Who but none of the old. SW and ST, love. Though DS9 wasn't my favorite... Voyager was, when it was good.

3. Yep. A friend of mine said, "It feels like I'm watching a sequel to something that shouldn't have a sequel."

4. Cool.

5. If I can push a bit more? How are you defying the seriousness or solemnity?

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

Read Friday. It's one of my favourites

Read the Hyperion and Endymion books. Fan-frakkin-tastic.

I work very hard at being positive, being fun and playful and open. I believe in singing in public and laughing too loud and giving lots of love and hugs whenever I can. The world has way too much negative energy in it. It doesn't need any more from me

[mark-monroe.livejournal.com]

This could be very interesting. I'm in. :)

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. What kind of art do you make and why that medium?
2. If there was one place in Denver you could take me, where would it be?
3. Who do you consider your artistic influences? Why?
4. How do you feel about your body? Are there parts you love? Hate?
5. If you could go back in time and tell your younger self something, what would it be?

[ernestsewell.livejournal.com]

I'll bite.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. If you could make your living doing anything, what would it be?
2. Was it hard reconciling being gay with your Christian faith?
3. What's your favourite Prince song and why?
4. What's the one place in the world you've always wanted to see?
5. Favourite British TV show (other than Vicar of Dibley, which is in your profile, so it's a gimme)

[neo-prodigy.livejournal.com]

Awesome answers. And because I'm curious, ask away.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. Favourite Doctor Who episode?
2. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
3. How does being both gay and black interact in your life? Do you think one changes the other?
4. What's your favourite thing to do to unwind and relax outside of work?
5. If I visited you, where is the first place you'd take me and why?

[neo-prodigy.livejournal.com]

1. My favorite Doctor Who episode would probably be The Stolen Earth/Journey's End as it featured my favorite characters (Martha, Luke, Jack, etc.) and it was a huge payoff for fans of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.

2. My first inclination would be magic but it would probably be a supreme intellect. Because you can accomplish impossible feats with knowledge and wisdom. So maybe get the supreme intellect to learn magic or get the magic to get supreme intellect.

3. Being a double minority provides me with an insight as to common trends and issues that minority issues face in general. Being a visible minority is a burden because no matter how hard I work, how complex or interesting I am as a human being, people can't see past the color of my skin. Being black makes me an outcast in the LGBT community as it is rife with racism. And to quote Jasmyne Cannick, if I have to choose between homophobic blacks and racist gays, I'll take my chances with homophobic blacks.

4. Buy a new stack of comic books hop on my bed, turn on my iPod and just unwind as I read about my favorite superheroes saving the world. I also enjoy editing pictures in Photoshop and Image Ready, that's very relaxing to me for some reason.

5. I would take you to a bookstore or coffee shop just so I can pick your brain and we can gab for hours on end.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

I heard this quote once and have always used it in terms of being gay: the first thing you have to do is forget that I'm black. The second thing you have to do is never forget that I'm black.

And it would be so great to sit and talk with you. You have an amazing mind, my friend

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

This may be interesting, ask away

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. What does leather mean to you and how do you express it?
2. What's your vision of the ideal living space? (loft, house, etc?)
3. We're sitting on the couch listening to music. What do you put on that you think I may not have heard before?
4. You want to show me your favourite place to hang in Seattle. where do we go and why?
5. What kind of photography do you love best? If you could spend all day taking pictures, what would they be of?

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

Good questions, I'll have to give this some serious thought before I can answer.

[monkeyman.livejournal.com]

I did this a while back, but if you want to ask me anything I'll answer in the comments. :)

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I may just have to probe you in person ;) Over a beer

[tweekedcat.livejournal.com]

I'm game. :-)

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. We're having an Audrey Hepburn movie night. Which three movies are we watching and why?
2. If you were going to describe me with a song that has already been written by someone, what song would it be and by whom?
3. We're going for dinner. What restaurant and dish are you dying for me to try?
4. What qualities do you think being from Texas has given you?
5. Favourite Star Trek character and series?

[kaleekolai.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a whirl. Still have to think about the "I believe" one too. :)

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

1. If you could make your living doing anything other than the drivel we're doing now, what would it be?
2. What drives you to make art? Can you put your finger on where the impulse comes from?
3. What's one place in the world you've never seen that you wish you could?
4. What was it that made you fall in love with J?
5. What mark do you want to leave on the world? What do you want people to say about you when you're gone?

i have to remember to check back for this one.

[earthmonkey69.livejournal.com]

ok, so tell me, what makes you sexy as a person?

Re: i have to remember to check back for this one.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

Do you mean what makes me personally sexy as a person, or what makes a person in general sexy?

Re: i have to remember to check back for this one.

[earthmonkey69.livejournal.com]

as in what makes you white or what makes you Canadian. conjugations escape me at the moment.

Re: i have to remember to check back for this one.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get what you mean, but are you asking about ME or people in general?

Re: i have to remember to check back for this one.

[earthmonkey69.livejournal.com]

ok, i'm lost. i thought we were suppose to ask question to you about you. did i get it wrong? i don't seem to be communicating well these past couple of days.

Re: i have to remember to check back for this one.

[chronicpaint.livejournal.com]

I'm just confused :)

I honestly don't think I'm even slightly sexy. I just kind of think I'm this aging, pudgy goofball with a limp. I mean, I don't think I'm ugly, but I've never seen myself as sexy. It honestly kind of confuses me when someone says that about me.

That could be part if it, though. I know that when someone is really aware of how sexy they are or people think they are, that's a buzzkill for me. Someone who thinks they're sexy is so not sexy to me