The Questionnaire

"I traded a red paperclip for a house"

What are you doing these days?
You name it.  Spending time with friends.  Painting.  Traveling.  Doing public speaking.  trying to find these guys: www.whoaretheseguys.com and Making hula hoops:  www.ledhulahoops.com And more!

What turns you on creatively?
Being in new situations and having to figure stuff out for the first time.  I love not knowing how to do stuff, then learn how.

If you were a mind-reader whose mind would you like to read?
the person who invented the wheel.

If you could travel in time, which era would you visit?
When trains were king.

What is your favorite sound?
Train horn from a distance at night.

What is the album or song that influences you the most?
The album Glee by Bran Van 3000

Who would you like to collaborate with? And why?
An eccentric Billionaire who likes to have fun.  Because money wouldn’t matter, and making things happen on large scales could be possible quickly.

What drives you crazy?
People who drive slow in the fast lane.  Sorry to be cliche, but it’s pretty much the only thing that I constantly get angry about.

What makes you laugh?
Hypocritical earnestness.  People are 100% certain they are doing good, while actually doing the opposite.  It’ll never get old.

If you had 3 wishes what would they be?
1. To be able to try anything without any repurcussions
2. Ability to fly
3. For everyone to always be in good health

What is the craziest thing you ever did?
traded a red paperclip for a house.

What makes you feel embarrassed?
Not much.

What are your favorite web-sites?
google maps
digg

What is the silliest thing you have ever done?
Spent most of the day last monday watching this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzBKgvsZgWs

How would you make the world a better place?
how would, or how will?  I’m going to try to shine light on ideas that I think are important…or at least interesting.

What is your biggest weakness?
Procrastination.

Where will you be in 10 years?
No idea.  Somewhere good.

Write a question that you like to ask yourself and answer it.
Q: Do you like pickles?
A: No.

Who would you like to answer that Questionnaire?
Any one of these guys:  www.whoaretheseguys.com

Associations

Love - peace

Death - inevitable

God - imagery

TV - pixels

Family - friends

Writing - creation

Politics - somebody’s gotta do it

Internet - addicting

Happiness - yes

One Red Paper-clip – useful!

Kyle MacDonald – that’s my name, don’t wear it out

Kyle MacDonald traded one red paperclip for a house. He documented the barter for the awaited house in his blog “One Red Paper-clip” and in a book he published later.

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