Further evidence that I am a big geek

So I have FINALLY managed to be a decent friend and do JayAre's interview*. Yes, it's another one of those blog memes, but it is voluntary. The way it works is that I answer these questions, and if you ask me to interview you in the comments, then I ask you 5 brand-spanking-new-unique questions for you to answer in your blog, thus propagating the meme! It's a bit more personal than other memes (e.g. the list 7 strange things about you meme) It's fun, and if you have ever wondered what I wonder about you, then now is your chance to find out!


1. If you weren’t pursuing neuroscience, what would you want to be doing with your life?
I've been thinking about that alot lately, what with the end of graduate school looming on the horizon. I've always been kind of fascinated with computers and technology, I would love to be able to do some computer programming, build my own computers and figure out cool hacks and stuff. Also, I really dig on podcasts, and the whole podcast 'scene', if you will. So computer/internet/podcasting geekdom would be something that I'd do with my life. Plus, geeks are hot.

2. If you could travel around the globe OR visit the International Space Station, which would you chose and why?
I would have to go with the International Space Station. Because dude, it's SPACE! Wieghtlessness, dehydrated food, danger and glory! Besides, I've kind of been around the globe, or at least halfway, already, and so have many many other people. Not many people have been to space. I'm just sayin'.
I would call the computer Hal, so I could say "what are you doing, Hal?" Then when I get back to earth I'd be all "Get your stinkin' paws of me you damn dirty ape!" to the person who is trying to help me readjust to walking in gravity. We'd laugh and laugh. And of course, there would be so many Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica references they'd probably want to throw me out an airlock.

Oh! I would be able to say I fell off the surface of the earth for awhile and I would have actually been off the surface of the earth! And yes, I know that technically, getting to the space station is not "falling" and I would actually be constantly falling toward the surface of the earth while I orbit.

OK I'll stop fantasizing about space now.

But SPACE! It's so COOL!

3. What’s the one thing you miss most about Vegas and why? Fort Worth?
The thing I miss most about Las Vegas is the mountains. There is something about looking to the horizon and seeing the purple/brown jagged skyline, it makes me feel at home and protected in my little desert valley.

The thing I miss most about Fort Worth are my friends. Most of them have moved out of the metroplex, but there are a few hard core people that have stayed and make every trip out there fabulous (I'm looking at you, JayAre and Sanestperson)!


4. Explain your alias, Hamster Girl.
Well, it's Hamster_grrl, and it's kind of a secret why I picked that alias. At least, it's something I don't care to share with the entire internet, for the sake of my personal and professional safety. Sorry!


5. What’s the one thing you wish that you could go back and tell yourself in high school? Kiss some boys, have a little sex and stop worrying so much about what you look like! You're young and smart and you'll regret not having any high school boyfriends and not learning how to flirt!!!!

*JayAre was interviewed by kristy, who was interviewed by Stacy, and if you want to back track it even more, you can follow the links yourselves.