Almost to 1000 posts! Ask me anything...

[AlecBGreen]

I remember it as though it were yesterday...

There I was, a wide-eyed college freshman...I was given a computer, broadband and free time. LOTS of free time. 5 years later here I am, 10 shy of 1000 posts. Ive made friends, donated money to a political campaign, raised awareness, and become familiar with such terms as "whistle-ass", "*", and (my favorite) "miserable failure." Although I want to sometimes, my doctor assures me that my blood pressure is just fine. I am wiser in the ways of politics and foreigners buy me beer everywhere I go ("No Gustav, of COURSE I didnt vote for that jackass...Wow, thanks for the free shot!"). I have also gained the firm conviction to follow in my fathers footsteps and run for city council.

Heres a big to all you DU'ers. Thanks for the memories!

Now in the immortal words of Mike Meyers...LETS GET PISSED!

[mermaid]

1. What's Your Favorite Movie? n/t

n/t

[AlecBGreen]

4. wow thats tough

of my many favorite movies im gonna have to pick American Beauty...thats one helluva good flick

[Liberal_Andy]

2. congrats, alec!

keep fighting the good fight!

LA

[AlecBGreen]

5. Andy

are you in VA by any chance?

[Liberal_Andy]

7. Alec

no,...but close. NC. Why do you ask?

[AlecBGreen]

14. My old roommate was named Andy

we lived in Blacksburg, VA. Hes pretty progressive and I figured he might have wandered onto this sight. He also loves the Dead.

[RoadRunner]

3. Do you think Obama is a traitor?

Just wondering.

Congrats on the soon to be 1,000!!!

[AlecBGreen]

6. Obama

is my new hero. Hes gonna bust open an industrial size can of Whoopass on some repubs

[Spiffarino]

8. I know nothing about Barack Obama

What are his goals? Is he a centrist, progressive, what? Where did he come from to get so far in the Democratic Party?

You can answer one post at a time. That oughtta do it!

[AlecBGreen]

16. you have to know SOMETHING

if you know his name to be Barack He is middle-aged black man running for one of Illinois' seats in the US Senate. He is a very bright, capable man and he will *deep voice* CRUSH ALL WHO OPPOSE HIM. MUAHHAHAHA

[Spiffarino]

24. OK, I admit to paying attention to the spelling of his name

I just wanted to know a little more about the person. There is so much buzz going on around him, he sounds like he might be in the running for president in 8-12 years. If we may be looking at the first african-american prez, I wanna know!

I'm looking forward to his keynote address. His getting that honor tells me the Dems see something very special in him.

[traco]

9. What type of work do you do?

[Droopy]

10. What do you do for a living?

[AlecBGreen]

17. Im almost finished working for the summer

here in the US, that is. I graduated from VA Tech in December '03 with a BS in Biology. I took a short break after college, slept and ate a lot, and refurbished my childhood room (it looks really cool now!) I have been doing greehousing and landscaping ever since. The greenhouse work is for Jefferson Greenhouse in Middleway, WV. Its only a 15 minute walk from my farm and the people are really cool. The other job is landscaping at Echo Ridge Nursery in Middletown, VA (side note: I also worked as a camp counselor in Middleberg, VA but I digress). Both the landscaping and greenhousing seasons are nearing a close so next week is my last week. On August 22nd Im going to China to teach English for a year, save some money, come home and start my own business.

[Droopy]

19. Sounds like a plan, Alec

Best of luck to you in your endeavors. I hope you are wildly successful.

[Onlooker]

11. What question are you most afraid we will ask?

And what is the answer?

[AlecBGreen]

18. ill get back to you on that one...

[Dr Fate]

12. What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?

n/t

[AlecBGreen]

20. The average

is between 150 and 180 inches, with a minimum and maximum of 80 and 400(!) inches.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

13. Do enjoy taking the polls here?

if so, do you like the political polls or the silly ones?

Here's hoping you reach 1000 posts soon!

[Nightjock]

15. What is your...

prediction on the final popular vote between Kerry and the crook?

I'm sorry "crook" is wrong. Murderer is more accurate.

[AlecBGreen]

21. WITH MY 1000th POST....

I predict that, God willing, no October surprise, no Edwards sex scandal, no Osama capturing, yadda yadda yadda...

KERRY IN A LANDSLIDE! He'll take Ohio AND Florida and pick up CO, NH, and MO for good measure!

[AlecBGreen]

22. ahhh...

it looks so nice next to my name...youda thought it was always there Thanks for the help guys! Im heading home to the farm and get some R&R.

PEACE
-Alec

[Zinfandel]

23. Should fresh parsley be use to toss into all pasta dishes?