Why do you thank so many posts? Do you read them all or is your thanks shallow & merely a reflex action?
Thanks for your questions. Goodnight, everybody.
Well, I thank posts for a number of reasons. Maybe I agree with it or like something about it (e.g. a pretty fanart). I might disagree with it, but it could be argued well or present a point of view I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe it's informative or shows some kind of significant effort on someone's part. It may contain a personal admission, for which I feel a measure of respect is due. Maybe it's just funny or contains enthusiasm about something.
I have a lot of reasons for thanking a post, and sometimes I don't like a post at all.
I don't thank them all, even though it seems that way sometimes. Some don't really add anything and I just have a neutral reaction to them.
Cab said:
I was the wider audience the spirits within pulled in. I liked the film
Well, good.
Glad it worked on some folks after all.
Cab said:
Why are you a big cheese in FF?
I don't think I am anymore. Once maybe. I guess I used to be obsessed with either the games or with discussing them, and I wrote up all these essays and theories, posted them on GameFAQs and RPGamer, and joined a bunch of forums, and I was kind of a killjoy and didn't really bring anything fun or interesting to talking about FF.
But apparently a bunch of people read that shit and some of it worked for them, even though a quarter of my ideas were either left unsupported by canon or proven wrong.
I don't know what to say about it. I don't really look back at that time fondly. In some ways it was productive, in others decidedly unproductive (i.e. a waste of time). I know I did it in part because I always liked analyzing stuff, in part because I enjoy writing and explaining things, and partly because I did become well recognized in the fandom and I guess I enjoyed that -- whether liked or disliked, and there were plenty of people to feel either way.
It wasn't healthy, though, and I eventually did respond to that in the way I needed to and stepped away from the fandom for like three years. In the interim, I studied Japanese, and when I came back, I was better equipped to do the analytical work I liked to with FF and had gained enough of a distance from it that I could avoid becoming too obsessive.
I don't think I'm all that recognizable to most folks in the fandom now, because I don't post about FF anywhere other than here these days (I did put the scripts of the Dissidia games up on GameFAQs two or three years ago, though). At least I hope not.
Cab said:
Would you change your name back to TresDias again or is that done now & you just know people will call you that?
Yeah, I would use it again. I actually do use it at ComicBookResources.com, which has the only other forum I even go to, but I don't post much there. And I think it's my OKCupid username.
I've become rather attached to this username, and I like to think of it as my default.
Cab said:
What's your job? I think I want to say fireman? is dat right? So why> & how did you get into that?
I do want to be a fireman, but I'm not there yet. I have volunteered locally, and I'm on the Emergency Response Team for the company I work for, which is the manufacturer of the Duck Tape brand of duct tape. You should have some of our products in the U.K., as well as Germany, but I'm not sure if we ship any to Wales specifically (I do shipping
).
I've always had a strong respect for the work firefighters do, ever since I was a child. It became more passionate when I met my ex-wife and her mother. My ex-wife was a CNA in a hospital emergency room and her mother was a flight nurse, and both of them had a high degree of involvement with firefighters.
Plus, I just gained a great respect for first responders in general from knowing my ex's mom.
Cab said:
Are you likely to change the status of your son you'e thus far not known?
No, it's not likely. There's a variety of legal reasons (namely, we are different nationalities and I have no rights where he is), and a number of less legal concerns too. I would be willing to take them all on, but I plainly don't have any reasonable options, not being a millionaire. I'd have to move to that country.
Cab said:
Are you the type of person to grab destiny by the balls & ring a change or two?
I can be. Depending on circumstances, how I'm feeling, etc. I can either very much take the initiative or dawdle endlessly.
Cab said:
Why do you have the reputation of being such a studmuffin? can you / are you willing to share any stories?
Because I've been a shameless manwhore.
I went from being a relative virgin at the beginning of 2010 (sex with one woman ever) to having more than a couple dozen within two years.
The number is somewhere in the 30s right now (I may do an exact tally later). I slowed down quite a while back. The last new one was in June of last year, I think, and the last new one before that was probably January? I've had a few repeats over the past year, but probably only across five or so different women.
As for notable stories, ones I'm particularly fond of is three women in ten hours, sex with a different woman for six consecutive nights, confirmation that I've impregnated three (possibly a fourth, but she wasn't planning to have it or confirm the father), a total of five different pregnant women (two of whom were not knocked up by me), a sampling of most racial categories (Caucasian, Black, East Asian, American Indian, Hispanic) and all hair colors, and participation in creampie gangbangs as well more threesomes and foursomes than I can count (also, one moresome).
Let's see ... the time I helped some people move and the mom told her (adult) daughter to make sure I went home happy (she did) was hot. The few occasions I've gone from barely knowing a chick's name to fucking her were awesome. The time a chick I had only talked to online gave me her address and described the layout of her home, then told me to "surprise her" was great.
I'd really like to do a mom and daughter or two sisters (not necessarily at the same time, but I wouldn't turn that down either). Those are the only things I haven't done but still want to do.
Cab said:
You mentioned once about stepping back from FF n this site n stuff and letting younger people take the reins. Is age the only reason or do you have better shit to do? Or are you buying into stereotypes of age?
Shit to do and lack of ongoing interest. And maybe age is part of it? I suppose I do have less patience for such endeavors now.
Cab said:
What do you do when you can't sleep?
I think you know.
Seriously, though, I beat off until I do. Usually once is enough.
Cab said:
Have you travelled outside America? if so tell us an experience that struck you, if not then where would you like to go & what's stopping you?
I've been to Canada and The Bahamas. The latter for a cruise, the former for a former relationship. I spent a lot of time in Canada (probably a cumulative six months).
Most notable story would probably be getting interrogated by the U.S. border patrol for three hours under suspicion of drug trafficking the last time I came back to the U.S. from Canada. Wasn't fun at all.
Cab said:
Are you aware of how charismatically soulful your online presence is?
People have said so. I'll have to take their word for it. =P
Cab said:
Does it reflect real life you?
Yes. I'm basically the same in either venue, but in-person you'd have to deal with my voice.
Cab said:
What's a fun night out or in for you?
Oh, I'm up for almost anything. Dinner out, a movie out, dinner at a friend's, movies (or games) at a friend's, dinner at home, movies (or games) at home. You may be detecting a theme here.
Maybe specific examples would be more helpful?
Last night my gf and I had dinner at a Mexican restaurant, then came home and watched "Friends" while eating trail mix (me) and a popsicle (her). That was fun.
Another night recently, we cooked frozen pizzas and ate them while watching Donald Glover's stand-up comedy special on Netflix, then played "The Last of Us."
Another night a little over a week ago, it was pizza and a movie followed by Cards Against Humanity at my best friend's place.
I also recently spent five hours at a comic book store while my gf was at work. Met a friend for lunch, got some Starbucks and walked around a store drinking it and talking about shit like "Rocky" and the Middle-earth movies.
One day a few weeks ago, my gf and I killed most of an afternoon driving around to used bookstores, then got some subs. That was also cool.
One Sunday after church, we got subs, then took those, some drinks and some crackers (with summer sausage) to a nice park.
When my friend, Dana, and I went to see "Mockingjay Part I," afterward we walked around an overpriced health food store filling up on free samples and being silly.
On other recent occasions, my gf and I have attended gatherings at Dana's or elsewhere where we had food and a guest psychic of some sort (remote viewer, cellular memory therapist, etc.).
Cab said:
Why do you not join us on Skypical chats?
I have once or twice, but it's not really my thing. Especially at home, my goings-on tend to be mellow, and in general, I prefer interacting in one-on-one situations or with small groups. As an example, I love get-togethers at Dana's, but I really am most fond of when it's just me and her getting coffee.
I love talking to people and getting to know them, even in larger settings, but I tend to reach an overstimulation threshold faster than most and have to pull back.
I'm what I guess you would call a social introvert. I love people, and love talking to new or familiar folks, but it is usually a physically exhausting exercise if it's more than one person. Heck, even one person of the opposite temperament can get me there after a couple of hours.
Cab said:
If you were to organise a convention of sorts, what would it be on, what guest stars would you invite (& to do what) & what cool stuff would you organise for it? (this is a pretty good question, why has it not been asked before!??)
That
is a good question. I would like to give it all the detail of the response it deserves, but as I'm planning to take a nap before work, this will probably be shorter than it should be.
I don't really know.
Obviously conventions work best when set up around a unifying interest that can also accommodate fringe interests that not all attendees necessarily share -- e.g. a comic book convention that might have a card tournament, or an anime convention that may have a cosplay contest.
I don't know exactly what I would shoot for as a unifying theme, but I know the guests I would want would include Katee Sackhoff, Nathan Fillion, Jon Stewart, Ellen Page, Louis C.K., Kristen Stewart, Keanu Reeves, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Sasha Grey, Jamie Foxx, Katy Perry, David Tennant, Vampire Weekend, Bush, Goo Goo Dolls, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Linkin Park, , Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Maddie and Tae, Lorde, Of Mice and Men, Jim Gaffigan, Neil Gaiman, Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConnaughey, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, and the casts of "Friends," "That 70s Show," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and "Parks & Recreation."
So, whatever topic unifies all of them.
Cab said:
Do you drink tea or coffee or summit else on a regular basis?
Coffee is my thing.
Cab said:
Are you comfortable with other dialects & accents of English that are not American? What has helped or hindered this?
Oh, very much. Even within the U.S. we have multiple dialects. I love listening to people talk.
Cab said:
What is poutine? Are you eating Russian's premier?!
I pity whoever has that job.
Poutine is damn near (maybe it is?) the most delicious thing ever. It's French fries (British "chips") topped with cheese curds, then smothered in a warm brown gravy that begins melting the cheese.
Cab said:
What bedding do you have? (duvet/sheet/feather filled/ wool/synthetic crap/silk/cotton/patterened/masculine/neutral colours/etc)
I ... don't really know. Cotton, I think. And it's sort of a burgundy color.