MI Interviews AaronMoshe

[Gilda]

The rules are: There are no rules. Well that's just not true, the real rules are that you can asked him anything you like but he doesn't have to answer if he doesn't like the question. I'll start:

1. How many times have you been to the UK?

2. What is your favorite TV show?

3. Would you consider yourself a fan of Hannah Montana?

[Shelter From The Storm]

1. I have been to the UK many times. I have lived there from time to time too, mostly in Wales.

2. TV, you mean the box with the dancing lights? Hmm. Is the Gilmore Girls still on the air? How about The West Wing? Most people think I am a cultural idiot, because I seldom, if ever, watch TV. Does that make me strange?

3. I have been to Butte Montana, Helena Montana, Billings Montana and even Kalispell Montana, and I liked them very much, but I have never been to Hannah Montana

[MinnaCaroline]

Ooh my friend just moved to London. I'm so curious what's it like. You're so lucky!! I have to say your last answer had me laughing for 5 minutes, I was like what did Gilda ask him?! Then I reread her question to you!! LOL!

And Gilmore Girls?! I'm a huge fan!!!! Yay! ;D And no it doesn't make you strange at all I think it's fantastic.

and my question to you is:

Where would your favorite place to vacation be and have you been there before?

[Shelter From The Storm]

Ah. My favourite place to vacation is Montpellier, France. It is near the Mediterranean not far from the Spanish border. It is my avowed hope to retire there one day. It is a university town, and has the oldest medical school in Europe. Nostrodamus was a graduate!

My typical day in Montpellier? I wake up and look out the window of the apartment I rent at the river, take the tram to the city's central square where I sit under a palm tree, order a cappuccino at an outdoor cafe and spend a luxurious hour reading Le Monde (a daily newspaper) and munching on a chocolate croissant. Afterwords, I take a leisurely stroll through one of the many parks or take a bus to the beach.

On weekends I take the train to Barcelona or to a French destination, but I always return to Montpellier for weekdays. In the fall I try to be there for the international med film festival, but this year I'm going in July. And the food! French - Mediterranean cuisine. Just lovely!

[Shelter From The Storm]

Probably my second favourite place to vacation is a little town calle Montgomery Center, Vermont. It is very near to the Jay Peak ski area and my family has had a cottage there since the 1970s. Although I don't get to go there very often anymore, it is as much home to me as anyplace.

[Shelter From The Storm]

The places where I do not vacation? Six flags over anything, disney anything, any place with an Olive Garden.

Where would I like to be cremated and have my ashes distributed when I die? Probably Taco Island! Best beaches and cookies in the world!

[Enigmatic]

Is that your real name?

Do you have a real name?

How do you measure the circumference of a circle?

What is your favorite science fiction book?

[Shelter From The Storm]

Oct 4, 2008 21:16:24 GMT -5 Enigmatic said:

Is that your real name?

Do you have a real name?

How do you measure the circumference of a circle?

What is your favorite science fiction book?

Dear Honourable Minister:

1. I do, indeed, have a real name. It is not Aaron Moshe, but I did use my RL initials to name my Nation State. When I was attempting to join NS, I tried any number of country names, but everything I tried had already been taken. Out of frustration, I turned to my bible and came up with this Hebraic version of my very white Anglo Saxon name. I then, as sort of a private joke, chose the black-hatted chassid as my national animal. I did not pause until later to question whether what I had done was in bad taste, but by then, it was far too late.

2. I try not to measure the circumference of circles, but when I do, I take a statistician's approach to slicing my pi. You know how statisticians measure things? Three statisticians were hunting one day and they spotted a jackrabbit in a field. The first statistician aimed too high and the bullet went way above the rabbit's head. The second statistician aimed way too low, hitting the dirt in front of the rabbit. The third yelled. "Got him!"

3. Is is so obvious that I am the typical nerd? Yes, I love reading scifi. My two weaknesses are scifi and mystery fiction. Where to start?!? I love Robert Sawyer's stuff, although I seldom agree with his politics. I think Philip K Dick is weird, but I read him anyway. Robert Silverberg is cool, but violent. Jack McDevitt is kind of cool too. I better stop, because even my wife won't listen to me talk about scifi anymore.