5,000-question survey, 301-350

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301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.

A tasting white truffles

B my 100th birthday. :-)

C visit Paris

D visit (and eat in) New Orleans

E see the munchkins independent and happily grown

302. Will you try to accomplish any of these things within the next year?

Nope

303. What do you feel controlled by?

Nothing.

304. If Jesus appeared to you and told you that the moon was made of green cheese would you believe him?

Nope.

305. What is one thing you are sure of?

That I don't know everything.

306. At what part of the day do you feel the most alert?

It varies, but usually a few hours after awakening, and then again a few hours after lunch.

307. Have you ever played in a band?

Yes, if being the lead singer counts.

308. Have you ever stared into the ocean thinking 'early creatures crawled outta that'?

Nope, but I will now.

309. If not, what do you think of when you are staring into the ocean?

Usually, I'm going all zen on the sound of the waves.

310. Do you like the mental challenge of chess or other games?

Other games, yes. I don't enjoy chess.

311. Do you ever think of where your atoms were before they were in you?

LOTS.

312. Do you ever think about where your atoms will go after they have been in you?

Yep!

313. If you didn't know that people couldn't fly do you think that you could?

Nope.

314. Are you someone that others call when they're having a problem and want to talk about it?

Sometimes.

315. When it comes to literature, do you see beyond the writing and into the meaning intended by the author?

I don't know. I have no way of knowing what the author intended.

316. Is there anything you can take apart completely, and then put back together, and have no left over parts?

Sure!

317. What are your feelings about the death penalty?

I'm against it.

318. If there was a god and you could ask him/her one question what would it be?

Why are you fucking with us?

319. Do you believe that life will be found on other planets?

Yep, for some value of "life".

320. What is something worth suffering for?

Equality. Love. Justice. Peace. My loved ones' happiness. (That said, I don't think suffering is a good thing, and I try to avoid it.)

321. If you could put an extra eye on your body anywhere you wanted, where would you put it?

What an odd question. Back of my head, I guess.

322. Are you in touch with the earth and nature?

I am a part of the earth and nature. We are not separate.

323. Would you rather live simply or extravagently?

Simply. I don't think I even know HOW to live extravagently.

324. Have you ever been camping?

Sure.

325. Is your heart open when you meet someone new?

Depends on the someone.

326. Are you able to have conversations with and become friends with people who are not like you and are interested in different things than you are?

Yes, but I confess that the more I have in common with someone, the more fun it is for me to have conversations with them, usually.

327. Are strangers more beautiful or frightening to you?

Beautiful.

328. What stops you from doing everything you want to do?

Usually, my contentment with the knowledge that I'll never be able to do everything I want to do.

329. Can you think of three adjectives that do not apply to you at all?

Male, ceramic, ancient.

330. How do you feel about Jeremy Jaynes, who got a nine year prison sentence for spamming people with junk email (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Jaynes)?

I haven't given it any thought.

331. Do you know who the current premier of China is?

No.

332. Are you very active?

Moderately active.

333. Is there a city that reminds you of the landscape of your brain?

No, but what an oddly compelling question.

334. Have you ever loved someone who has loved you back?

Yes. Several someones. I'm lucky.

335. Is it really being 'in love with' someone if the other person doesn't love you?

Yes. My being in love with someone is not dependent on their being in love with me. It may not really be "being in a relationship with" or whatever, but my emotions are not dependent on someone else's.

336. Do you believe that there is someone perfect for everyone or that people just fall in love with who ever they are with at the time?

I think it's somewhere in the middle of those two options, and some third dimension that I can't put into words right now.

337. Do you know secret things?

Not very many.

338. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have?

Oh, yes. But damn, I'd do it again in a minute (not that I've fallen OUT of love -- I don't tend to do that).

339. How do you overcome your fears?

Sometimes I don't. Usually, I think them to death, talk them to death, and then face the ones it seems I'll need to face to get over. That's how I ended up competing in poetry slams.

340. What can you do better than anyone you know?

Hmmmmm. I could be a smart-ass and say "Be me", but I'll try to think of an actual answer. Oh, okay, maybe make toffee.

341. Would you benefit from a wilder existence?

Possibly, but for everything you gain, you lose something, and I like my sedate little life.

342. Does it seem to you like the range of socially acceptable behavior is getting smaller or larger?

Oh, much larger!

343. Have you ever fired a gun?

Yes. I was a JROTC sharpshooter. Won prizes for it.

344. Are people becoming more afraid of each other?

I think so.

345. If you had to choose the percentage of freedom vs. safety what ratio would you decide on (ex: 100% free 0% safe)?

100% free, 100% safe.

346. Does safety stifle you?

No. Safety is not the same as stagnation.

347. Who or what needs to be stopped?

The current US government administration. They're murdering, lying hypocrites who are killing innocent people in my name, and it frustrates me to no end that I have no idea how to stop them.

348. Are human beings becoming more domesticated?

Hmm. Probably.

349. Do you follow the lives of the British Royal Family?

Not at all.

350. How did the death of Pope John Paul II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II) affect you?

Not at all.