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Five questions......
Five questions meme. Here's how it works:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
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figmo:
1. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I'd love to have a summer home in southern Ontario and a winter home (and a 4x4 vehicle) in the Hocking Hills region of southeast Ohio. Southern Italy or Greece would also be nice. I know I need to be close to "big water" (Great Lakes included).
2. How did you get into filking?
I first heard of filk from a couple of friends in one of the SF clubs in Buffalo. But I didn't actively participate until I moved to Dayton. In the spring of 1990, I met Renee Alper, who invited me to her regular housefilks, which she called "Filkaholics Anonymous". (I've yet to come up with a 12-half-step program. :) ) I attended regularly until 1996, when I got burned out on the gatherings.
3. What musical skill do you wish you had that you don't?
The perseverance, discipline, and time to practice more. I *think* I'm a good musician, but when I actualy play, it doesn't meet my own expectations.
4. What is the worst designed synthesizer you've come across?
Sound: Early (late 1970's) Roland synths. Very tinny sound. I understand they've gotten a bit better over the years, but I still harbor that prejudice.
Control layout: The Yamaha DX7. I've seen it and can't figure out how to get a sound out of it. Despite that, it's become a classic.
5. If you were going to switch careers away from computer programming, what would you switch to?
This one's tough. I started college as a EE major, but defected to CS when I found that I trusted my work on the terminal more than my work on the lab bench. Would I go back to engineering? Probably not. I wouldn't mind working as a computer technician, or a writer.
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
This round of questions from
figmo:1. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I'd love to have a summer home in southern Ontario and a winter home (and a 4x4 vehicle) in the Hocking Hills region of southeast Ohio. Southern Italy or Greece would also be nice. I know I need to be close to "big water" (Great Lakes included).
2. How did you get into filking?
I first heard of filk from a couple of friends in one of the SF clubs in Buffalo. But I didn't actively participate until I moved to Dayton. In the spring of 1990, I met Renee Alper, who invited me to her regular housefilks, which she called "Filkaholics Anonymous". (I've yet to come up with a 12-half-step program. :) ) I attended regularly until 1996, when I got burned out on the gatherings.
3. What musical skill do you wish you had that you don't?
The perseverance, discipline, and time to practice more. I *think* I'm a good musician, but when I actualy play, it doesn't meet my own expectations.
4. What is the worst designed synthesizer you've come across?
Sound: Early (late 1970's) Roland synths. Very tinny sound. I understand they've gotten a bit better over the years, but I still harbor that prejudice.
Control layout: The Yamaha DX7. I've seen it and can't figure out how to get a sound out of it. Despite that, it's become a classic.
5. If you were going to switch careers away from computer programming, what would you switch to?
This one's tough. I started college as a EE major, but defected to CS when I found that I trusted my work on the terminal more than my work on the lab bench. Would I go back to engineering? Probably not. I wouldn't mind working as a computer technician, or a writer.