Ketherian's Notebook

</a></b></a>rdansky told lucien_soulban  to perform this meme. I'm under no compulsion to do so, but it sounds like fun.

The instructions were:
* Post 3 things you've done in your lifetime that you don't think anybody else on your friends list has done.
* See if anybody else responds with "I've done that."
* Have your friends cut & paste this into their journal to see what unique things they've done in their life.

Since this is a public blog, I've kept the three-things PG-13.  :)

1. Did a polar bear plunge (dove into water that was 8 degrees c) stayed in for the longest minute of my life before running back out.
2. Visited all 7 of the natural water wonders in Albert County in one summer. (OK, so it's a local thing - in New Brunswick)
3. Met most of my favorite authors and talked to them before I knew who they were (To name a few: Frederic Poll in a staircase when he was having a smoke, Glenn Cook when he was wandering around the AdAstra convention, Lynn Abby, Jack Whyte and Patricia C. Wered just before their readings and mistook them for audience members rather than authors).

Because I promised lucien_soulban. (And it's so much easier to copy posts than to make up my own. ;) )

Tell me more about yourselves, folks, if you're so inclined. I'd like to know what makes you tick. (See here for my answers.)

1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
16. Do you have any pets?
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience?
22. What color eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Bottle or Draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33. In one word, how would you describe me?
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Dick Margulis over at words / myth / ampers & virgule wrote an interesting set of questions entitled Lip Service. After posting my answers, he suggested I pass the list aroung to increase the discussion. So, answer the following questions here. Then take the questions and post your own slant on them on your own blog. If you provide the link, I'll follow it and coontinue the discussion on your blog/LJ. If you don't have a blog or LJ feel free to provide full comments here.

The following is taken from Dick's blog:

In responding, please state, for everyone’s benefit who reads this—even if you know that I know who you are—whether you are a knowledge creator (an author, for example), a knowledge processor (an editor, for example), a knowledge purveyor (a publisher, for example), a knowledge steward (a librarian, for example), or a knowledge consumer. You can be part of multiple categories; there are no point off for that. It might also be interesting to know whether you are under thirty, thirty to fifty, or over fifty. No need to be more specific than that about your age, I should think.

Okay, on to the questions…

1. Google has entered into agreements with certain libraries to digitize every book in their collections, including books that are still protected by copyright. Google believes it does not need to secure permission from copyright holders to do this. Does the public interest in free access to information outweigh publishers’ and authors’ interest in being compensated for their work?

2. E-books can be produced in such a way that once you pay for one and download it you can send copies of the files to your friends or post them on your own blog or Web site. They can also be produced in such a way (using digital rights management) that you cannot share the book. Some people argue that the latter model creates a barrier that limits sales. Other people argue that the open model encourages piracy. What is your opinion?

3. Most authors never earn a nickel from the books they write. If all authors understood this, do you think the number of books published each year would continue to increase or would begin to decrease?

4. If it’s posted on the Internet, it’s okay for you to use it. True or false?