Make Mine A Karma Koffee - Phoenix Karma

Finally got the inspiration to write a new poem, let me know what you think:

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2942985#post2942985

 

Some might say they were their Father and Mother.

I was trying to query the relationship with your parents and how that affects how you feel about kids yourself.

(trying, I know, they do say very )

 

I have a good relationship with my parents and have never had any cause to complain really. I can see some traits in my dad that have rubbed off on me - a drive for learning and academia, a passion for literature, an interest in politics and current affairs, probably a little snobbishness in there too. But I'm quite different from my parents. They were 60's children, but I think I've embraced the spirit of that age, along with its various excesses, far more than they ever did. I'm also a lot more left-wing and motivated to action than my parents are....

 

Have you ever fired a gun?

If yes / no: did you enjoy it / would you like to?

 

Only air pistols and rifles for target practice. I've done archery as well. It's enjoyable enough, but never got any great kick out of it. I used to enjoy playing with toy guns as a kid. I suppose it's catharsis for all those violent masculine tendencies. I don't think I'd particularly enjoy handling a real gun. To be honest, I think the sight of one would frighten me....

 

What are your best ways of dealing with stress?

 

I very rarely get stressed. If I do, the only way to deal with it is to face it head on and sort the situation out. Usually it involves a major essay crisis, if I'm ever stressed, and the only solution is to hit the books and study so hard I feel pleased that I've been so productive. Of course there's a downside. When that happen I usually sit back and relax for a little bit longer than I should. But despite a certain chaotic edge to my approach, I usually favour order. And if I'm stressed it'll be because I've not given enough structure to my activities, and the way out is creating some sort of order....

 

I'm bored, ask me a question someone....

 

Would you ever consider giving handjobs for cash?

 

How much cash?

 

How much do you need?

 

How much you offering?

 

Fiver?

 

Nah, I don't come that cheap baby....

 

OK, slightly more serious questions:tongue:

What is your favourite game?

How do you relax?

How do you get motivated to work?

Do you think humour is important (rather than simply diverting) and if so in what way(s)?

 

Favourite board game is probably chess. Favourite computer games are strategy, possibly Civilization 4 or Birth of the Federation, and roleplay, Baldur's Gate 2. Yeah, I'm a geek, laugh it up.

I find watching television in bed quite relaxing, or posting on the forums. A cup of tea is always good to relax with.

I'm a chronic and accute procrastinator. I find it very difficult to motivate myself to work. Doing the reading is ok, but actually getting round to writing something up is a pain in the ass. Deadlines are a great motivator for me. When I do get around to doing something, I'll always make sure I do it well. When a deadline is approaching I'll work incredibly hard and be very systematic and organised about it. Then I'll feel proud of myself, relax for too long, and find it a struggle to motivate myself again. This year there are very few deadlines short-term, I'm having to chase supervisors for supervisions and ask people to set me essays so I can get all the work done by the end of the year. I need deadlines, without them I have to actually plan ahead.

Humour is very important, I think. It should not simply be diverting, but should be part of the fabric of every day life. People who take themselves too seriously can be irritating, and humour as satire is a vital element. I take my views seriously, but constantly open them up to satire and ridicule, and would hope others can too. One of the things I find most irritating about radical feminists is that they seem amongst the least likely people to be able to do this. Humour can break down boundaries between people and between ideas. People who laugh live longer, and people who do not have a sense of humour might as well be dead inside....

 

Following the vein of people who laugh live longer ...

How old do you hope to attain before you die?

Would you rather no wrinkles or have smashing laugh-lines?

Who do you think is the funniest person (whether it is a well-known comedian or someone you know personally)?

 

I'd like to live as long as possible. I love life and I don't believe in an afterlife, so I hope to stick around here as long as possible. I'd live forever if I could.


I'm quite happy to have a few laugh lines, it's a sign of someone enjoying life I think.

Jonny2Mad is one of the funniest people I've ever met. His stories always have me in stiches. He's the king of the anecdote....

 

In 500 years, if the world was in complete poverty and ruin, and was about to be completley destroyed, would you still want to live through to the end, or end your life before the complete chaos?

 

In for a penny, in for a pound I say....