Another survey

Part 1: Entertainment

1. Name 10 cds that have changed your life in one way or another:
U2-The unforgettable fire
World Party-Private revolution
Klein Orkest-Later is al lang begonnen
Klein Orkest-Het leed versierd
John Lennon-Imagine
Lou Reed-Berlin
Lenny Kravitz-Let love rule
Herbert Groenemeyer-4630 Bochum
Pink Floyd-Wish you were here
Michelle Shocked-Short sharp shocked

2.Five Movies that have changed your life in one way or another:
Monty python's meaning of life
Breaking the waves
Il Postino
The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
Dead poets society

3.Five TV shows you won't miss
Some sporting events
The local news
A good British comedy (too many to mention)
Sports news
South park (though I do miss it too often)

4. Have you ever met a celebrity and if so whom:
Carl Lewis, Carol Lewis, Sergey Bubka, Haile Gebreselassie (all track and field athlethes I served as a waiter)
Jasper Carrot (for the Brits)
Sander Westerveld, Andre Karnebeek, Niels Oude Kamphuis (Dutch football pro's I played against)
Herman Brusselmans, Harrie Jekkers, Remco Campert, Jan Mulder, Jeroen van Merwijk, Kees van Kooten, Jules Deelder (Had them sign their books, lyrics, cd's)

5. Three dead celebrities you wish were still around:
John Lennon
Martin Luther King
Leo Tolstoj

6. Favorite concert memory:
Seeing U2 on a festival, before they grew huge, in a fairly small crowd and being surprised by Mano Negra, as I hardly knew anything by them when I went to see them

7.Worst concert memory:
Dinosaur jr. getting so incredibly loud that I left before the end

8. Person you have always wanted to see in concert:
Several (Neil Young, Lou Reed, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Buena Vista Social Club)

9. Have you ever gone to see a movie the day it came out and if yes which:
no

10. What movie and concert have you seen the most:
Movie: The life of Brian
Concert: I think I have seen the Dutch band de Trockener kecks about a dozen times in over a decade


Part Two: Politics

1. Are you a Democrat, Republican, Third Party or Independent Party:
None of the above, Groen Links is my party

2. What Political figures do you look up to?
Very few unfortunately


3. If you could run for Political Office would you:
Depending which office

4. What Political Issues weigh the heaviest on you:
human rights, disadvantages of the capitalistic society, social welfare, defence (why?)

5. How many times in the past year have Hate Crimes been committed against you:
Was attacked last year in Managua, don't think it was a hate crime though

6. How many of the following fit you:
Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or other minority:
Handicapped in any way:
A woman:
None of the above

7. What Political Issue affects you most personally:
dunno

8. Have you ever been part of a Political Campaign:
No

9. Will you vote for President in 4 years:
Should I become American before that (unlikely), then yes

10. Have you ever been involved in a protest of any kind:
A.I. member, signature actions

Part 3: Travel

1. What state are you currently in? West Australia


2. Which states have you been to?
There's only two countries I know have states, therefore:
NY, NJ, DC, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississipi, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana. New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, ACT, South Australia, Northern Territory, West Australia.

3. Countries: UK, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Check republic, Hungary, Finland, Iceland, United States, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Singapore, Australia, New Zeeland. Might have forgotten one or two.


4. Favorite place you have gone: Napoli, Santo Domingo, Guanajuato, Amsterdam

5. Place you disliked the most: Some boring cities in United States and Australia. Don't really do disliking though

6. Most beautiful place you have been: New Zeeland (though the opinion changes often, tomorrow it'll be Honduras again)

7. Place you would like to visit: South America

8. Place you would most like to move: Haven't decided yet, am still moving, Italy could be an option.

9. Scariest place you have visited: Not very soon scared, though arriving in Port au Prince in the twilight was no delight, being attacked in Managua didn't help either.

10. Warmest and Coolest place you have visited: Warmest: I guess Venezuela, though Australia and Nicaragua were bloody hot as well. Warmest people: El Salvador and Honduras
Coolest: Austria and Iceland, peoplewise: Switzerland


Part 4: Favorites:

Color: blue/red
Shape: female shapes
Book: anything by Tolstoj or Dostojevski, got zillions of favorites though
Song: Let love rule -Lenny Kravitz
Car: don't care
Season: winter
food: Italian
drink: juices (not too sweet though)

Part 5:

fire/water: fire
rain/snow: snow
music/book: both
boys/girls: girls
red/blue: eeeuuuhhhh
sand/rocks: rocks
waterfall/river: river
ck one/ck be: what?
Italian/Mexican food: Italian
dog/cat: none
Picasso/Warhol: Warhol
rap/metal: good rap only
catholic/lutheran: organised religion is surpression
stickers/patches: indifferent
liberal/conservative: liberal, with conservative flashes
boy bands/rappers: who cares?