Interrogation Room - alexa

[Black Rock]

1) Anything from you is better late than never!
2) Diggz has never been to niagra either. Its super fun! And there are some great resteraunts on the Candadaland side I really srrsly have to just plan an east coast like month long thing. He's never been to DC either and neither of us have been to NYC. That said, with no Lorab in NCY why go?
3) Your welcome. But seriously. You guys rock. So much.
4) The correct answer to the juice quesion is NO JUICE!:mad: ..... (I was trying to be cute.)
5) LC - GET THAT GAL SOME PEARL EARINGS! I KNOW WHEN HER BIRTHDAY IS TOO IF YOU NEED REMINDING. :P
6) I totally get that "I've been cooking since I was old enough to st By the time I was 10 ir." My family per say wasn't professional but we were a big Italian family so you know, they put the slavesimeankids to work early. My mom worked in the industry - but she was always more bartener/server/front of the house. It's still my stronger suit professionally as well. Cooking is just something I'm facinated with and love to do at home for loved ones. I could never do it like you do it. If you ever open a resteraunt though, call me. I will work for you like there's no tomorrow! I'm really good at the stuff I know too!

There is lots to do in the city, I wish we had more time to do more, but we went to see the people more than the city. I tried to open a restaurant once but the lady I was trying to buy off was totally sketchy and wouldn't provide proper papers. It all fell apart none the less.

[Black Rock]

BLACK ROCK

Who is the next player you plan to kill as a baddie? Choose wisely

Not you if that's what you want to hear. I'm not telling, next time I'm a baddie you'll know. I have a proper list though.

[Black Rock]

BLACK ROCK -

Who is the next person you plan to kill as the civ ninja? Choose wisely.

Same answer, just cause as soon as a baddie saw that person die they'd kill me.

[Marmot]

BLACK ROCK -

Who is the next person you plan to kill as the civ ninja? Choose wisely.

Same answer, just cause as soon as a baddie saw that person die they'd kill me.

Speaking of which. Of all the times I have been a baddie on this site, I have not once gotten a chance to kill as a civvie.

But I guess that sort of role is uncommon anyway.

[S~V~S]

Almost every game used to have a civ ninja~ they have fallen out of fashion, I guess? Maybe if we bring them back, we might see more civ wins.

[Black Rock]

BLACK ROCK -

Who is the next person you plan to kill as the civ ninja? Choose wisely.

Same answer, just cause as soon as a baddie saw that person die they'd kill me.

Speaking of which. Of all the times I have been a baddie on this site, I have not once gotten a chance to kill as a civvie.

But I guess that sort of role is uncommon anyway.

It's a lot harder. I was one and I killed civvies constantly. I sucked bad.

linki SVS: Yes, if I'm not the civ ninja.

[Epignosis]

Almost every game used to have a civ ninja~ they have fallen out of fashion, I guess? Maybe if we bring them back, we might see more civ wins.

Like in WWE?

Oh wait.

[Ricochet]

Almost every game used to have a civ ninja~ they have fallen out of fashion, I guess? Maybe if we bring them back, we might see more civ wins.

Aye, the civs certainly won in Donner and Death Note.

[S~V~S]

LOL you forgot your sarcastic orange there.

[Spacedaisy]

The time has come to let Black Rock out of the hot seat and strap our next victim in. Next up is...

nutella!!

[Marmot]

Where are you now?

[Marmot]

Do you enjoy nutella?

Have you ever had nutella beer?

When is the next time you will play a game of mafia?

If you went to college, what did/do you study?

[nutella]

The time has come to let Black Rock out of the hot seat and strap our next victim in. Next up is...

nutella!!

Hey guys! I know I haven't been around/played mafia for a while as I'm pretty busy in college, but I miss you all, and there are a lot of current regulars here who I don't really know, so I thought I'd pop in and do this.

[Marmot]

Apparently the Stanley Parable Mafia is the only game we have ever played together nutella.

And I died the first day.

[nutella]

Where are you now?

is this a question to me? I think it is. I am currently in my dorm room at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. As for where I've been instead of playing mafia, well.

Do you enjoy nutella?

Have you ever had nutella beer?

When is the next time you will play a game of mafia?

If you went to college, what did/do you study?

I enjoy nutella quite a lot
I have never had nutella beer D: I don't generally like beer, but I guess I would try that
I don't know I haven't felt like I've been able to commit to a big game for a while now, but I have enjoyed some relatively recent Speed games and might join some during the summer.
Currently in college (junior year), majoring in linguistics!

[Spacedaisy]

Who is your favorite character onFirefly?
How did you meet your bf?
What is your favorite mafia memory?

[Marmot]

Where are you now?

is this a question to me? I think it is. I am currently in my dorm room at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. As for where I've been instead of playing mafia, well.

Do you enjoy nutella?

Have you ever had nutella beer?

When is the next time you will play a game of mafia?

If you went to college, what did/do you study?

I enjoy nutella quite a lot
I have never had nutella beer D: I don't generally like beer, but I guess I would try that
I don't know I haven't felt like I've been able to commit to a big game for a while now, but I have enjoyed some relatively recent Speed games and might join some during the summer.
Currently in college (junior year), majoring in linguistics!

Another Oregonian!!!

I am at the University of Oregon, though I study math and computer science.

Are you originally from Oregon? If not, what brings you here?

[bea]

LA!!!!!!!!!! I miss you fellow Jr. Scribe of the Cult of the Invisbul Dinasaurous.

What's the last really great meal you had?
What is your newest favorite word and why?
Have you picked an area of linguistics to concentrate on? If so, what and what about it attracts you to that field?
I knew a couple linguistics people when I first graduated college. Two of them were online friends. I went to visit one of them at OU because she was in school like a 2 hour drive from me. We hung out with her other linguist friends. They kept speaking to each other in different languages all night long. LIke one would talk in French, the other in Madarin, the other in Greek etc and they would carry on a conversation. Most interesting conversation I never could follow.
Do you speak like 11ty billion languages now too? Or do you just study English lingustics?
What advice would you give to an old lady who thinks they should actually learn to speak some Spanish given that she lives so close to the Mexican boarder now?
Now that you are a Junior, are you thinking Grad School or are you going out into the work world?
Are you planning on being the younger cuter female Chomsky?
Are you going to take over the world?
I miss loosing at jeopardy to you. I know not a question, but still. It needed said. You are a jeopardy goddess.
What have you accomplished this year that you are most proud of?
What mistake have you made this year that proved the greatest learning experience for you?
Do you prefer to play as a civ, mafia, or indy and why?
Which duchie is the biggest nub and why?
The LP thing happening on facebook these days is kinda cool innit?
What's your favorite slang words?
What's the difference between a language and a dialect?
If you hadn't decided to major in linguistics what would you have majored in and why?
Favorite color?
Favorite comfort food?
What should I be reading but probably haven't yet?
Do you get to veg out and watch some tv occasionally? If so what are you watching these days?
Where was your favorite vacation?
If I could visit you, what would we do?
What would you want to do if you came south and visited me?
Where are some places you haven't visited yet that are on your wish list and why do you want to go there?
What do you consider your best mafia performance and why?
What was the best mafia role you've had?
If you are ever not a busy college student, would you consider hosting a game here? If so - what kind of theme would your game be?
Do you like me as much as I like you? Why?
Have you got the chance to see any live Shakespeare lately? If so - what and how was it?
Is there something you've always wanted to make but were skerred to do it food wise? If so what was it? (For the longest time I was skerred to cook Thanksgiving dinner. But next year will be my 5th and I've got to say - it's not near as hard as I thought it was going to be! Beef wellington is on my list next )
What dish do you make when you want to impress people? (now I'm really sad I didn't think to ask BR this question - BR - chime in on that one too if ya want!)
What dish do you make to make your heart happy?
Do you live on campus or off? Do you enjoy your living arrangements?
What would I be surprised to know about you?
What do you secretly wish someone would ask you but you doubt they will? What's the answer to that question?
What did you want to be when you grew up at age 5? 10? 15?

[bea]

oh!! also!! The BF - can you please tell me all about him?
Picts of you both?
Ok - I think I'm done for now for realzies.

[nutella]

Will get to these tomorrow I promise

[nutella]

Who is your favorite character onFirefly?
How did you meet your bf?
What is your favorite mafia memory?

Probably Wash. Or Simon.
In college, we were in the same dorm building freshman year
Hard to pick a favorite mafia memory, I have a lot... a lot of great times on The Piano for sure, the Recruitment and Secret games were amazing. But also I have great memories of the first several games we ever played on Lostpedia, those were some fun times

Another Oregonian!!!

I am at the University of Oregon, though I study math and computer science.

Are you originally from Oregon? If not, what brings you here?

Nah, not from here, came for Reed, though I have relatives living in OR and had visited multiple times in childhood

[rabbit8]

Are you still a snot nose pain in the ass?

:P

[fingersplints]

Are you still a snot nose pain in the ass?

:P

how long did it take you to come up with that one?

[rabbit8]

Are you still a snot nose pain in the ass?

:P

how long did it take you to come up with that one?

4 hours? Maybe more......

[fingersplints]

I miss you nuts <3

did you get sick of ice cream/frozen yogurt while you worked at that shop? Do you work there still when you are home from break? Or do you have a job at school now?
if you could actually fish slap one person from the forums who would it be and why?
what is the best thing to eat nutella on?

[nutella]

What's the last really great meal you had? Well, on a college budget it's hard to say But really, the chefs at our dining hall make some really good stuff, and I do a little bit of cooking in the dorm sometimes, but for really great I'd probably have to go with something my mom makes at home... or maybe the pizza that she and I made together when I was home for break, it had juicy pears and delicious goat cheese and hazelnuts and a bunch of other things, mmmm.
What is your newest favorite word and why? Uhh, I don't know. So many. Plus the entire Russian language.
Have you picked an area of linguistics to concentrate on? If so, what and what about it attracts you to that field? Well, I really like anthropology, so I'm hoping I'll be able to thesis on something sociolinguistic or anthropological.
I knew a couple linguistics people when I first graduated college. Two of them were online friends. I went to visit one of them at OU because she was in school like a 2 hour drive from me. We hung out with her other linguist friends. They kept speaking to each other in different languages all night long. LIke one would talk in French, the other in Madarin, the other in Greek etc and they would carry on a conversation. Most interesting conversation I never could follow.
Do you speak like 11ty billion languages now too? Or do you just study English lingustics? Okay that's not really what linguistics is about. Everyone thinks it's "speaking different languages". But really it's studying how human language works, the structures of it, its function in society, etc. So we look at English as well as other languages for data, but we don't necessarily learn how to speak them. Though there is a foreign language credit requirement for the major, which I fulfilled by taking 2 years of Russian which was amazing and testing proficiently in Spanish.
What advice would you give to an old lady who thinks they should actually learn to speak some Spanish given that she lives so close to the Mexican boarder now? Seems like a good idea!
Now that you are a Junior, are you thinking Grad School or are you going out into the work world? Almost definitely not going straight to grad school, I absolutely need to make more money. Not sure if I'll do it eventually or not.
Are you planning on being the younger cuter female Chomsky? ha... ha...
Are you going to take over the world? of course no
I miss loosing at jeopardy to you. I know not a question, but still. It needed said. You are a jeopardy goddess. muahaha
What have you accomplished this year that you are most proud of? I unconditionally passed my qual, which is this big test that every department's juniors have to take, and the linguistics one is super hard and most people get a conditional pass and have to revise parts of it and I didn't
What mistake have you made this year that proved the greatest learning experience for you? I almost ran out of money, and I'm learning to better manage my money, not overspend, and hopefully will get a summer job that pays decently. (During the semester I work at the campus dining hall for minimum wage, which at least keeps me above water )
Do you prefer to play as a civ, mafia, or indy and why? Depends. I love btsc baddie teams, but I also really love helping the civ cause.
Which duchie is the biggest nub and why? Tranq obv Actually maybe Krewlod but nobody remembers him
The LP thing happening on facebook these days is kinda cool innit? yeah! so much nostalgia.
What's your favorite slang words? another favorite word question? I don't knowwww
What's the difference between a language and a dialect? "A language is a dialect with an army and a navy" so often it's just social/historical/political factors
If you hadn't decided to major in linguistics what would you have majored in and why? Anthropology. I love discussing anthropological theory and culture and there are just so many cool concepts that can apply to a lot of things.
Favorite color? Teal!!! Blues-greens, also purples, really the whole cool half of the spectrum.
Favorite comfort food? You ask hard questions Soooo many
What should I be reading but probably haven't yet? The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is absolutely beautiful, it always comes to mind as one of my favorites, along with The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Also, if you like fantasy, the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson is amazing.
Do you get to veg out and watch some tv occasionally? If so what are you watching these days? My boyfriend and I are currently watching through The West Wing, it is so good!! And yeah, I spend most of my summer/winter breaks catching up on shows, lol. Some of my recent favorites have been Orphan Black, Continuum, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards... it goes on. I'm also keeping up with Elementary, which is excellent and I super recommend it, as well as a few fun cartoons like Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Bob's Burgers, and Avatar/Korra (though that's over now), and I'm getting more and more into anime as well.
Where was your favorite vacation? I always loved going to Hawaii with my family, it's like another home. I also really loved getting to visit Spain on a high school trip and really want to go back there.
If I could visit you, what would we do? Make delicious food! plus doing cool stuff in Portland and going to a bunch of great food places around here!
What would you want to do if you came south and visited me? ^make food and nerd out, do whatever is cool in your area
Where are some places you haven't visited yet that are on your wish list and why do you want to go there? A lot. Iceland, Japan, Peru, South Africa, and really everywhere.
What do you consider your best mafia performance and why? God my mafia memory is so terrible. I have no idea. I know I often did pretty well as ninja/civ killer roles.
What was the best mafia role you've had? again, my mafia memory is really bad, but I know I've had some great roles
If you are ever not a busy college student, would you consider hosting a game here? If so - what kind of theme would your game be? Yeah, it would be fun. I really like designing games based on various media, but it's the actual hosting and all the technical bits that stresses me out and I wasn't so great at that. But I still like to come up with ideas for mafia settings based on shows I watch and stuff. So maybe I should co-host with someone sometime.
Do you like me as much as I like you? Why? haha! you are wonderful and enthusiastic about stuff and super friendly and smart and interesting!
Have you got the chance to see any live Shakespeare lately? If so - what and how was it? Let's see, the most recent ones I've seen... the Reed theater did a cool production of Julius Caesar last year, it was sort of glam-rock costumes and really innovative sound/lighting; also over the summer I of course went to the excellent Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival near where I live there, they did Macbeth
Is there something you've always wanted to make but were skerred to do it food wise? If so what was it? (For the longest time I was skerred to cook Thanksgiving dinner. But next year will be my 5th and I've got to say - it's not near as hard as I thought it was going to be! Beef wellington is on my list next ) lots of things feel too ambitious/daunting/labor-intensive, but I'll try anything someday if I have the time and means
What dish do you make when you want to impress people? (now I'm really sad I didn't think to ask BR this question - BR - chime in on that one too if ya want!) tilapia with cilantro cream sauce served over fettucine and asparagus! it is soooo delicious. I made it for my boyfriend's parents
What dish do you make to make your heart happy? mmm, same answer as previous, but could be other things. boyfriend and I made Tom Kha soup a few weeks ago, the Thai soup with coconut milk, lemongrass, etc., and it turned out really well, nice and spicy and warming and tasty, so I'd definitely do that again.
Do you live on campus or off? Do you enjoy your living arrangements? On campus. I really like living in a dorm because I get to spend a lot of my time with my friends and also it's convenient.
What would I be surprised to know about you? No idea. Uh, maybe my drug experiences, but I feel a little weird discussing that here unless it's asked more specifically
What do you secretly wish someone would ask you but you doubt they will? What's the answer to that question? hmm. "what's the craziest extracurricular activity you do at Reed?" I spin fire! (i.e. dance with flow props that are set on fire) because Reed has a super cool fire-dancing club
What did you want to be when you grew up at age 5? 10? 15? I don't remember, I honestly don't think I ever had a clear idea of what I wanted to be, and still don't.


oh!! also!! The BF - can you please tell me all about him? His name is Josh, he's sweet and funny and quirky and wonderful and I love him. He's in the same year as me at Reed, and he's a math/computer science major, he's interested in game development. We nerd out together about a lot of things.
Picts of you both? okay, we don't take that many pictures, but we have some, they're not that great though (I kind of hate how both of us look in pictures ). Here we are last August rafting on the American River (Sacramento, near where he lives):


And here we are last Halloween when we didn't really have costumes planned so he just painted his face green and I dressed as like a blue-green river-nymph-fairy idk

[nutella]

*ignores rabbit*

did you get sick of ice cream/frozen yogurt while you worked at that shop? nah, of course not. I ate so much free ice cream.
Do you work there still when you are home from break? Or do you have a job at school now? no, I worked there for my first summer back home and a little bit over the winters, but last year they hired more high school kids and had to let me go. I miss it though, it's a great little store. I work in the campus dining hall now, and it's also a pretty fun job imo. Food service forever
if you could actually fish slap one person from the forums who would it be and why? hahaha, probably tranq
what is the best thing to eat nutella on? crepes mmmm

[bea]

Love it!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[G-Man]

Forgive me if anyone asked any of these already...

What five countries are at the top of your must-visit list and why?
What are some countries you have no desire to visit and why?
Do you remember how you died in Secret Mafia?
What's your favorite movie?
Which season of the year is your favorite?
What is your favorite holiday?
If a tree falls in the woods with no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?

[nutella]

What five countries are at the top of your must-visit list and why? Iceland because it's amazing and beautiful in several ways, Turkey mostly for the food/other aspects of culture/history etc., Japan for the same reasons, Costa Rica because lovely green rainforests or whatever, Peru because it looks beautiful and has interesting culture, South Africa because it's so diverse culturally and linguistically (plus wildlife)... uhh that might have been 6 whoops
What are some countries you have no desire to visit and why? gosh, I can't say there are any countries I would turn down! I'm less keen on deserty or extremely rural places though.
Do you remember how you died in Secret Mafia? Vaguely? I think it was PenguinJosh or someone idk as I said my mafia memory is the worst
What's your favorite movie? Hard one. I can think of several movies I love from a bunch of different genres, and it's hard to pick favorites..
Which season of the year is your favorite? Spring or early fall
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas, I love my family's little traditions.
If a tree falls in the woods with no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? Nnnnnng define your terms

[bea]

I <3 that your answer to my dialect vs language question was "an army and a navy."

I also know that lingusitic's isn't about learning 11tybillion languages, but it's funny how you all seem to end up doing it anyway.

I love anthropology too! It's my favorite section to check out non-fiction books!

Qustions - what is that tilapia recepie you make so well?

Is man inhalant good, evil, blank slate or none of the abover? Why?

Nature, nurture, or both? Why?

What was the last thing that made you laugh so hard you couldn't breath?

What is one goal you have for the next year? Why is it important to reach it?

If grad school isn't in your future directly after getting your degree, what area's of work are you looking at?

Do you play video games? diggz is playing fable whatever the newest one is - it's weird to watch.

[nutella]

Qustions - what is that tilapia recepie you make so well? I think I've posted the recipe on HV, I'll find the link for you or copy it over here.

Is man inhalant good, evil, blank slate or none of the abover? Why? What

Nature, nurture, or both? Why? Also not sure what you're asking here... which do I prefer? which do I think is the cause of something? In any case probably both.

What was the last thing that made you laugh so hard you couldn't breath? Not sure, probably some dumb post on tumblr

What is one goal you have for the next year? Why is it important to reach it? Get a good job over the summer and manage money better. Also, write my senior thesis.

If grad school isn't in your future directly after getting your degree, what area's of work are you looking at? No idea. Whatever I find. Although, one dream I have that would be pretty fun is to open a food cart. There are a ton of them in Portland and Josh and I have started seriously looking into how they get started.

Do you play video games? No, not really. I wasn't raised on them or anything, so I'm really terrible at them/don't have the same level of coordination that regular players do. Josh is the complete opposite, they're complete second nature and a big part of his life and he's tried to get me into some. Last year I got a Steam account and tried a few games that seemed relatively simple -- I like puzzle games like Portal and this newer one called The Swapper which is really cool. But in general I am absolute shit at video games to the point that it's embarrassing.

[nutella]

Posted the recipe in the foodie thread

[nutella]

I demand more attention

[Marmot]

Hi

[G-Man]

I demand more attention

Very well...

What is your favorite month and why?
Have you ever been to Boston in the Fall?
Are you more of a morning person or a night owl?
Can you handle the truth?
Do you watch any current TV shows?
Where were you on the night of January 16th?
What was your favorite cartoon show when you were a kid?
Is there another word for synonym?
Which Syndicate smiley is your favorite?
If a tree falls on a mime in the woods with no one else around, does it make a sound?
Do you have any special talents?
Who's on first?
If you had to spend the rest of your life on a desert island, what five things would absolutely have to take with you? (no boats, planes, or other means of escape allowed)
If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, should that be considered a hostage situation?
What is your favorite childhood memory?
Who does Number Two work for?
Do you watch sports? If so, what are your favorite sports teams?
Is there another word for thesaurus?
What are your favorite Summer Olympic sports to watch?
What is the Rabbit's Foot?
What are your favorite Winter Olympic sports to watch?
If actions are stronger than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword?
Did you have any pets growing up? If so, what did you have?
If a tree falls on a mime in the woods, does anybody care?
Do you have any pets now? If so, what?
Does Marsellus Wallace look like a bitch?
Have you ever done theater? If yes, which shows?
Who is John Galt?
Have you ever pulled any pranks? If so, which one(s) is/are your favorite(s)?
Who ya gonna call?

[nutella]

What is your favorite month and why? hmm, April or October.
Have you ever been to Boston in the Fall? no, I've never been to Boston.
Are you more of a morning person or a night owl? Night
Can you handle the truth? sure
Do you watch any current TV shows? yes. I listed some of them in an answer to Bea earlier
Where were you on the night of January 16th? Actually that was when I flew back to Portland.
What was your favorite cartoon show when you were a kid? hmm, I didn't really watch many cartoons per se as a kid (in fact I watch more cartoons now, my current favorites are Gravity Falls and Steven Universe). I think my favorite kids' show overall was Zoom, but it wasn't a cartoon.
Is there another word for synonym? sure... co-referential?
Which Syndicate smiley is your favorite? feb forever
If a tree falls on a mime in the woods with no one else around, does it make a sound? the mime can perceive sound so yes
Do you have any special talents? Oh probably. I guess I'm really good at puzzles.
Who's on first? Yeah.
If you had to spend the rest of your life on a desert island, what five things would absolutely have to take with you? (no boats, planes, or other means of escape allowed) My boyfriend, my computer (if somehow possible internet would be nice...), something to read, a blanket/pillow, a lifetime supply of Thai green curry
If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, should that be considered a hostage situation? O_o this is getting too dark
What is your favorite childhood memory? I don't know about a specific one, but generally my brother and I spent a lot of time together just being silly and nerdy and those were some pretty good times.
Who does Number Two work for? This is some reference I don't get
Do you watch sports? If so, what are your favorite sports teams? I don't generally watch sports, except soccer occasionally/mostly just the World Cup, but my favorite league club is Real Madrid.
Is there another word for thesaurus? Another word for G-Man is 'obnoxious devil'
What are your favorite Summer Olympic sports to watch? Don't watch the olympics that much, but I love badminton so maybe that. Oh the kayaking races are fun to watch, and gymnastics I guess.
What is the Rabbit's Foot? Soft
What are your favorite Winter Olympic sports to watch? Hm maybe snowboarding
If actions are stronger than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword? "I could kill you, sure, but I can only make you cry with these words" -- Belle & Sebastian
Did you have any pets growing up? If so, what did you have? Cats cats cats! For a long period of my childhood we had five of them. cats have always been an important part of my life.
If a tree falls on a mime in the woods, does anybody care? Are you implying that mimes have no friends?
Do you have any pets now? If so, what? Not with me because I'm in a dorm (although some people have caged pets like rabbits, snakes, rats, etc and I kind of want something). My family back in PA has 4 cats currently. but I'm probably not even going home for the summer though, I miss them D:
Does Marsellus Wallace look like a bitch? Frankly I don't give a damn
Have you ever done theater? If yes, which shows? Nope, never been in a show and it's somewhat of a regret in my life, my high school did great musicals and it always looked like so much fun but I never had the guts. The one time I got involved with a production was freshman year of college when a friend who was a senior at the time independently put on Much Ado About Nothing and I helped out as the costumes/props manager.
Who is John Galt? Your mom probably
Have you ever pulled any pranks? If so, which one(s) is/are your favorite(s)? Ehh, I'm not really into pranking. Maybe some little things to friends but nothing really bad. They can make me uneasy (but I got through this April Fool's without anything really annoying)
Who ya gonna call? Post-busters.

[G-Man]

Responses to your answers plus follow-up questions!

If a tree falls on a mime in the woods with no one else around, does it make a sound? the mime can perceive sound so yes

I meant the mime. If a tree fall on a mime in the woods, does the mime make a sound?

Who does Number Two work for? This is some reference I don't get

...and you just made me feel old by not getting this.

Do you have any pets now? If so, what? Not with me because I'm in a dorm (although some people have caged pets like rabbits, snakes, rats, etc and I kind of want something). My family back in PA has 4 cats currently. but I'm probably not even going home for the summer though, I miss them D:

Pennsylvania? That's my home state too! It's also my current state. What county do you hail from?

Does Marsellus Wallace look like a bitch? Frankly I don't give a damn

Not sure if you made me feel old again or matched a movie quote question with a delightful movie quote answer.

[nutella]

Well you didn't make the co-indexation of 'it' with 'a mime' very clear. That's not usually how subjects work. Certainly the mime makes a sound of some sort.

Lehigh County bro

[G-Man]

Well you didn't make the co-indexation of 'it' with 'a mime' very clear. That's not usually how subjects work. Certainly the mime makes a sound of some sort.

Lehigh County bro

Psh- not a very good mime then!

Eastern PA, eh? I'm a born-and-raised Cumberland County boy who moved to York County. State government news is always front and center due to our proximity to Harrisburg.

[Spacedaisy]

I messed up guys... So sorry! I was supposed to change our victim Sunday but I got caught up in life stuff. D'oh! Well... Next up we have

G-Man!!

May God have mercy on your soul....

[Marmot]

Why did you pick the name G-Man? There are so many other names you could have used: G-Spot, G-String, G-cup, among others.

[G-Man]

Why did you pick the name G-Man? There are so many other names you could have used: G-Spot, G-String, G-cup, among others.

Great question! I was hoping someone would ask this.

The people here who started over at SpoilerTV forums might remember that I ran the Lost Fantasy League and annual Character Cup on SpoilerTV's sister site, DarkUFO, from 2007-2010 (a lost spoilers site- easily one of the top 10 Lost fansites back in the day). Prior to getting that deeply involved, I was an active visitor to DarkUFO and posted many many comments, some of which were quite heated when it came to other peoples' crazy theories about the show. I loved to debate people and pick theories apart. This all started 2005-2006 when I was a senior in college. I used my Google account to post my comments. At that time, doing so left my name (first and last) as the commenter.

For a while, I didn't think anything of it; I just ranted away on DarkUFO while I worked at the college library. Then, as I started to get serious about looking for a job after college (probably early into my final semester), I googled my name to see what came up. Most of the early entries were predictable. I appear on a web-based genealogy project, and there were links to articles used to publicize the college theater productions I was involved in. The last few results on the first page of my search (and every result on the next five or six pages) were to posts on DarkUFO where I had been active and quite snippy with my cocky shooting-down of people's theories.

Employers had only recently started googling the names of job-seekers but I knew it was catching on. I freaked out. Big time. I realized how big a jerk had was being to people and how bad that could make me look to a hiring manager. I quickly decided to do two things. First- tone it down online. Second- change my handle on Google. I wanted my new handle to be something simple and easy to remember but at the same time snappy. I thought of some of the nicknames I had over the years but none of them sufficed, so I did quite possibly the least remarkable thing to create my name.

My first name starts with the letter G and I am male. It worked out perfectly because I was not the only person on the internet going by G-Man. It was short, snappy, easy, and completely innocuous because it is so lacking in originality. It's also fairly vanilla because it doesn't hint at any of my hobbies, personal preferences, or beliefs. All of my nasty comments were now showing as posted by G-Man. I was surprised and pleased to see how quickly those comments disappeared from a Google search of my real name. Those comments are now buried under a mountain of both time and countless other people going by G-Man online.

Since then, I've used the name G-Man for every forum I've joined- STV, TP, RM, and here. It's still my Google handle too. I'm not a fan of the New York or San Francisco Giants (who are nicknamed the G-Men), I've never played Half-Life, and I am in no way employed by the government. I'm just a guy whose name starts with G.

[Epignosis]

Well, in light of these shocking and unfortunate revelations, I am unable to extend an offer to you at this time. However, we'll keep your application on file and contact you if anything changes.

[nijuukyugou]

Favorite breed of cat?
Favorite flavor of ice cream?
Favorite book you read in school?
Worst book you have ever had the displeasure of being forced to read?
Worst animal and why?
Least favorite planet in the solar system and why?
Do you cook? If so, what is your specialty?
What is your opinion on Marshmallow Peeps?
Best and worst beers?

[G-Man]

Favorite breed of cat? I'm not picky when it comes to cats but I'm not crazy about the long-haired breeds. My mom is actually allergic to them, so neither of my pets were cats. My wife is not a cat person either, so still no cats. As I said- I'm not picky. Most cats are cute and cuddly.

Favorite flavor of ice cream? Impossible to declare. I like different flavors at different times. I enjoy Rocky Road, Tin Roof, Black Raspberry, Mint Chocolate Chip, Peach, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pretty equally.

Favorite book you read in school? The romantic in me loved A Tale of Two Cities, and I still hold it to be one of my all-time favorites. I also really enjoyed reading The Outsiders.

Worst book you have ever had the displeasure of being forced to read? To date there are only three books that I ever stopped reading and told myself I'd never finish them. The only one of the three that was assigned was On the Road. I can't stand Beatniks or Hippies. I couldn't stand the character of Dean Moriarty and still don't understand why people like him. To me, he came across as an arrogant know-it-all with little to no work ethic. I had to read the first part of this book for a Religion in Literature class in college. I also recall hating The Scarlet Letter in high school. Hawthorne's style just bugged me.


Worst animal and why? Off the top of my head, I have to say ticks. I mean, what's the point? I've never been able to find a positive reason for having ticks around. All they do is bite you and spread disease. It really sucks to have to check for ticks after even a short hike.

Least favorite planet in the solar system and why? Uranus doesn't stand out much amongst the gas giants (Jupiter has the Great Red Spot, Saturn has rings, Neptune has the Great Dark Spot) but at least its rotation is retrograde. I'll go with Mercury. Virtually no atmosphere and no unique features. Plus its usually very difficult to spot with the naked eye.

Do you cook? If so, what is your specialty? When I was unemployed I found that I enjoy cooking. I don't know that I have a specialty yet but I like to experiment with other people's recipes and tweak them to my liking. I've been working on refining a chili recipe for about three years. I enjoy making desserts more because I'm all about showmanship. My favorite dessert medium at the moment is homemade fudge. I make a good dark chocolate and raspberry fudge.

What is your opinion on Marshmallow Peeps? I like them fresh, not stale and crunchy.

Best and worst beers? I haven't done a whole lot of beer drinking. In college I was a stuck with good vodka and whiskey. While trying to get pregnant with our daughter and now trying for #2, I've abstained from drinking in a show of solidarity with my wife.

My steady beer choices are Yuengling Traditional Lager, Yuengling Black & Tan (can you tell I'm from Pennsylvania?), and Stella Artois. Some may not consider it true beer, but Lindemans makes a delicious lambic framboise.

The nastiest two beers I've tasted have to be Coor's Light (putrid and weak) and Red Stripe (had an aftertaste that I swear tasted like sweat).

[Tangrowth]

G-Man!

As a fellow accountant, do you mind detailing where your professional career has taken you thus far?
In terms of the accountant career selection dilemma, what's your opinion: public, industry, or academia? Why?
Most ridiculous and/or frustrating moment with a client or co-worker? Most rewarding?

I know, my questions are lame. :P

[nijuukyugou]

Worst book you have ever had the displeasure of being forced to read? To date there are only three books that I ever stopped reading and told myself I'd never finish them. The only one of the three that was assigned was On the Road. I can't stand Beatniks or Hippies. I couldn't stand the character of Dean Moriarty and still don't understand why people like him. To me, he came across as an arrogant know-it-all with little to no work ethic. I had to read the first part of this book for a Religion in Literature class in college. I also recall hating The Scarlet Letter in high school. Hawthorne's style just bugged me.


The nastiest two beers I've tasted have to be Coor's Light (putrid and weak) and Red Stripe (had an aftertaste that I swear tasted like sweat).

Based on these two answers, I've decided you are my spirit animal

On the Road made me angry, as well, and I was also not able to finish it. You said exactly what I think of that sorry excuse for a character, and I have also never understood why people are drawn to him.

[thellama73]

Aw come on, Hawthorne is great!

[G-Man]

G-Man!

As a fellow accountant, do you mind detailing where your professional career has taken you thus far? Accounting is actually my second attempt at a career, so I haven't made it very far just yet. I graduated with a degree in Digital Communications in 2006 and used my minor in English Comm to land a PR/corporate communications job. In early 2009, I became a victim of the Great Recession. I was laid off because the company I worked for had to make cuts. They actually tried to find a few positions for me so I wouldn't have to get laid off but nothing worked. So, with 2 and 1/2 years of experience, I had too much experience for entry-level jobs and not enough experience for everything else. I worked a few not-for-me jobs before deciding I wasn't going to find another job in my field. (please, somebody ask me what those not-for-me jobs were- please!)

In January of 2011, I went back to my alma mater on a part-time basis (alumni discount + part-time discount = 1/5 the regular tuition ) while working part-time. At that point I was approaching the age of 27, I was married, and my wife and I were about to discover that we were going to have a baby. I did a 2012 tax season internship with a mid-state CPA firm and really enjoyed it but they did not keep me on after the internship ended. I still had another year of school to go, so I figured I would keep in touch with them and intern again the following tax season.

While looking for part-time work to keep the home finances in order, my uncle found out that the small business he used to be co-owner of was in need of a fill-in receptionist while the current one was out on short-term disability. The business was five minutes from my house and it was easy work. I wasn't crazy about answering phones again (please, please ask about why I didn't want to answer phones!) but I sucked up my pride and took the work. Less than a week into the job, the owners called me in for a meeting and said, "You're going to school for an accounting degree, right?"

They're a small, small business- we're talking less than 20 employees- but the woman who was doing their accounting was also doing everything else internal (payroll, HR, billing, bidding, job quotes, etc.). She developed a knack for the bidding a spec work and was well beyond her capacity as an accountant (only an Associate's degree- not bashing, just saying she was past her skills). They were looking to hire someone to take over the accounting so she could expand her bidding work to bring in more and larger projects. I asked for some time and they kept me on to do half of the accounting work after the original receptionist came back.

Come Fall, my college has an Accounting Night where CPA firms, state agencies, and the Hershey Company come to look for accounting recruits. I asked my employers to give me until then to make my decision. I was torn between the CPA world, which I was well-suited for, or the small business world, where I would be the entire accounting department with a lot of freedom and control but also a lot of responsibility. When Accounting Night came, the CPA firm I did the internship with said they were only looking for an intern and they were not planning on hiring anyone after the upcoming tax season. That made my decision easy. Several of my professors tried to talk me out of taking the small business gig. One even told me that, because I was his best student at both my college and his other adjunct teaching gig at Villanova, he could make a call to his old friend at PWC and secure me their summer internship at the regional office if I so desired. I declined.

So now I'm coming up on two years into my role at the small business. For me, it has been great. I was burnt out after going back to school and, while I loved the tax and audit work I did for the internship, part of my decision was also for my family. I missed a fair amount of my daughter's first year and a half of life because I was taking classes, working odd hours, and ignoring the rest of the world to do homework and projects. I didn't want to become Ghost Dad come tax season and I didn't feel I had the energy to take prep courses for the CPA exam.

At work, my title is Controller but I am the entire accounting department. The company had done zero financial analysis for about five years and their books, while free from any fraud-like ickiness, were in rough shape. Expenses to the wrong expense accounts, liabilities being credited into expense accounts, and few if any adjusting journal entries to properly reallocate revenue between the appropriate revenue accounts. It took about a year to set that straight. I also helped them solve some cash flow issues and developed a cash flow report that projects our cash needs a month into the future based on A/P invoices on the books, order we've received, and orders with shipping dates yet to come in. The owners also have two other ventures that I run the books for. One of those two could potentially take off if they can finalize a few final sticking points and ink a three-way contract with a major telecom company and an electronic part manufacturer.

Since I'm the highest ranking accounting person at the company, I'll never be able to get my CPA license if I stay with them. But overall, it's a good use of my skills because I get to work on a lot of different little projects while also doing some monotonous data entry. As soon as we get a little bigger though, we'll need another office minion and I'll have more time to spend in my geeky spreadsheets doing financial analysis. I've mastered the art of cash flow analysis and this year my goal is to tackle the profitability of the different 'divisions' of the work that we do (calibration, trouble call service, quoted work).

Maybe once I have five years experience I'll take a look at what else might be out there. My work is broad enough that I have seen every accounting function a small company could have, so I should be able to move up into any number of departments elsewhere. There's an outside chance that I could become co-owner of the company at some point, which could convince me to stay. Otherwise, I know that (as someone who is completely overhead for the company) I have a firm ceiling on what I'll be able to earn if I try to stick around forever. I want to provide for my family, so if that ever becomes an issue, I wouldn't hesitate to play the field.



In terms of the accountant career selection dilemma, what's your opinion: public, industry, or academia? Why? For me, industry was the way to go but my situation was different. If you're young and fresh out of college (for the first time) and you were a B+ or better student in your accounting classes, I see no reason not to go or the CPA. Once you get it, you can rise in the ranks at a CPA firm or take any number of positions at companies larger than mine. Either way, it's worth it to burn yourself out a little pursuing the CPA. Once you have it, you can quit the public accounting world whenever you stop liking it.

I was a little turned off by some of my accounting professors' opinions. I constantly heard "we're training you to become CPA's, not bookkeepers" and one even tried to make me feel guilty about not pursuing the CPA. Maybe I'd consider becoming an adjunct later in life but I don't see any point in entering academia for accounting if you don't have any real experience. Auditing courses were especially frustrating because it was all about theory and why we look for certain things and why we run certain tests but we never actually learned how to audit. All of my professors had at least 15 years in various accounting professions before entering academia.

Students who are not at least averaging a B+ in the accounting courses probably aren't cut out for the CPA world. That's just the surly opinion of a crusty old fart who was appalled by the lack of a work ethic some accounting students possessed when I was in class with them. Who wants a C-level accountant doing their taxes?



Most ridiculous and/or frustrating moment with a client or co-worker? Most rewarding? I get frustrated every time I have to explain nitty-gritty accounting things one of my bosses who thinks there's no difference between being a business owner and a businessman. For instance, he spent two weeks convinced that net income should equal cash and would not let up on me until I agreed with him (I never did). Concepts like deferred revenue and other technical terms that you and I would understand in a heartbeat trip him up. It presents a unique communications barrier for me to overcome. Good thing I was in communications before! We make it work though.

Most rewarding happens every time I finish a project that makes a difference. Our weekly report has really helped the owners understand the business side of the company a lot more. I've also revolutionized how we do pricing for calibration customers, how we track employee productivity (soon going to take that into account when handing out bonuses), and we're doing some simple financial analysis (I called our monthly revenue reports Time Period Summary Reports, or TPS reports for short ).

I know, my questions are lame. :P
Not lame at all. Keep them coming!