Once Again: The Official Eyes on Final Fantasy Survey

[The Man]

Name: Aaron Jeffrey Freed
DOB: 12 August 1983
Gender: Male
Location: Sarasota, Florida.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.
Hair: Brown, curly, and ridiculously thick.
Eyes: Brown.
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 112 lbs.
Religion: Christianity. Well, sort of.
Nationality: American. I have a bit of Italian blood in my veins, and a bit of Jewish blood as well.

Favourite:
Music genre: Rock.
Band: At the moment, the Stone Roses.
Song: Probably Yes's "And You and I."
Album: At the moment, Radiohead's Kid A
Singer: I have no idea. Neil Young, maybe.
Soundtrack: FFVI.
TV show: The Simpsons.
Movie: Anything that bears the words Star Wars and does not bear the words The Phantom Menace.
Game: Seiken Densetsu 3.
Actor: Not sure.
Actress: Not sure.
Food: Chik Nuggets, a vegetarian chicken nugget substitute made by Morningstar Farms.
Drink: San Pellegrino Aranciata, an Italian orange soda.
Quote: Polygamist that I am, I can't very well choose just one quote, so you're getting a list. I have purposefully resisted the temptation to make this a list of music quotes, and as a result there's only one Doors quote amongst a field of Shakespeare.

"I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw." ~Hamlet, Hamlet.

"This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend, the end. It hurts to set you free, but you'll never follow me. The end of laughter and soft lies, the end of nights we tried to die. This is the end." ~The Doors, "The End."

"Run! Run! Or you'll be well done!" ~Cefca Palazzo, Final Fantasy VI

"She should have died hereafter. / There would have been time for such a word. / Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day / To the last syllable of recorded time, / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more. It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing." ~Macbeth, Macbeth.

"The Void began to devour Exdeath." ~Final Fantasy V

"What, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure / Their going hence even as their coming hither. / Ripeness is all." ~Edgar, King Lear.

"Uwee hee hee! Game over! Don't tease the octopus, kids!" ~Ultros, Final Fantasy VI

"There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will." ~Hamlet, Hamlet.

"The end comes... beyond chaos." ~Cefca Palazzo, Final Fantasy VI

"Better a witty fool than foolish wit." ~Shakespeare.

Person at EoFF: At the moment, it would be a tie between Kishi and Spuuky, although there are a lot of other people who come really close. Honestly, for that reason, I don't like this question.

What you want your kids' names to be:
Boys: Kishi, Unne, Thor, Odin, Guido, Slartibartfast.
Girls: Thorina, Terra, Valerie, Veronica, Schala, Sarisa.

Other info: Luke, I am your father. *gets shot by a sniper James Earl Jones*

Three things you love about your body:
1. I have curly hair and lots of it.
2. I respond very quickly to weight training, and laziness barely depletes my muscles at all.
3. Apparently, I can dance really well.

Three things you hate about your body:
1. I'm too short.
2. My vision sucks, and I'm too nervous to wear contact lenses, so I have to wear glasses.
3. I have horrible acne at the moment.

Three things you like about your personality:
1. I make every effort to understand other people and to help make them happier.
2. I am intelligent.
3. I feel emotions strongly.

Three things you wish you could change about your personality:
1. I'm too introverted.
2. I'm too socially awkward.
3. I'm too timid and get depressed too easily.

Three things you would do with a million dollars cash:
1. Buy a lot of CDs.
2. Buy a few video games.
3. Put the rest in the bank.

Three things you never want to do or have happen to you:
1. Think about things like this.

Three things you want to do or have happen to you before you die:
1. Fall in requited love and have it change me for the better.
2. Make music that people find meaning in and that positively affects the directions of at least a few of my listeners' lives by voicing their emotions and giving them hope.
3. Know that something I did was enough to change someone's life enough to make them love me unconditionally. Not necessarily romantically.

Do you like candles? Absolutely.
Do you like incense? It's alright.
Do you like the taste of blood? I used to.
Fetishes? I don't think I have anything that could actually qualify as a fetish.
Biggest turn on? Intelligence, probably. Well, intelligence and a slender body.
If you could meet any one famous in the world, (i.e: they've been on television, or in a book, movie, etc...) who and why? I've already met George Lucas and, briefly, several members of the band Yes, whose music is amongst my favourite ever. To be honest, I'd rather meet Lucas again than meet any of my favourite musicians, because I usually get a lump in my throat when I meet musicians for whatever reason, while I had a very productive and enjoyable discussion with Lucas that lasted for all fifteen minutes I got to speak with him.
What song is stuck in your head right now? I'm listening to R.E.M.'s "Old Man Kinsey," on Reconstruction of the Fables (or Fables of the Reconstruction, depending on who you believe). The songs that come closest to being stuck in my head at the moment are Madonna's "Live to Tell" (er, at least I think that's the name of the song) and Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" (and again, I'm not sure about the song title).
Do you like stuffed animals? Yes, although I haven't slept with any for a long time.
If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason? It would have to be two people, actually: Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. I'd rather have presidents who actually *cared* about the environment, and I'd take the premature termination of two lives over the further endangerment of millions more in the future.
Person you wish you could be with right now? There are plenty. However, that would only include their past selves, as none of them are exactly as I want them to be anymore.
What do you want done with your body when you die? I'll probably have my organs donated.

In the past 24 hours, have you:
Flashed someone? No.
Mooned someone? No.
Tried to kill yourself? No.
Tried to kill someone else? Yes No.
Told someone you hated them? Yes, but I didn't mean it, and both of us knew it.
Told someone you loved them and didn't mean it? No.
Taken a shower? No, that's been thirty hours, but that has to do with having woken up at 7 AM in Britain yesterday and having left my room at 10 AM in America today. I'm planning to take another one as soon as I've completed this survey, however.
Hugged someone? Yes.
Kissed someone? No.
Had sex? No.
Been drunk? No.
Been high? No.
Been in a fight? Only a verbal one.
Sang? Yes.
Danced? Yes, though not in public.
Made someone laugh? I hope so.
Has someone else made you laugh? Yes.
Had a philosophical conversation? Yes.
Contemplated suicide? No.
Wished on a star? No.
Fantasised about someone? Yes, more than once. And in one case, about more than one person at once.

Would you rather:
Be in the mountains or at the beach? Me gusta a caminar en las montañas. But beaches are cool too. I live near one.
Have someone break up with you or break up with someone? I'd rather break up via mutual agreement than do either, actually. Given the choice between those two options, I'd rather break up with somebody, because I'd at least feel I had some control over events by doing so, even though I'd only probably be driven to do such a thing by circumstances I couldn't control. If someone broke up with me, on the other hand, I'd feel powerless.
Be caused physical pain or cause someone physical pain? Neither. It depends on the intensity of the pain, however; if someone wanted to cause me sharp physical pain, I'd much rather cause somone else very mild physical pain, but if someone merely wanted to cause me mild physical pain, I'd endure it rather than subject anyone else to any pain at all. I'm a pacifist by nature, but I'd defend myself if assaulted.
Be alone or with someone else? Depends on my mood. I need to spend time with others, but if I can't be alone a lot, I get neurotic, too.

Have you ever...:
Ever been so drunk you blacked out? No, and I have no desire to do so either.
Missed school because it was raining? Yes. It rains a lot in Florida, actually, contrary to popular belief.
Set any body part on fire for amusement? No, and I have no desire to do so, either, but I find Big Black's "Kerosene" to be a fantastic song nonetheless.
Kept a secret from everyone? Yes. I always regretted doing so.
Had an imaginary friend? Yes.
Wanted to hook up with a friend? Yes, occasionally.
Ever cried during a flick? Yes.
Ever liked a teacher? As a person, often. Romantically, never.
Ever thought an animated character was hot? Occasionally.
Ever prank-called someone? No.
Been on stage? Yes, very often.

What are your/do you prefer...:
Favourite colours? Britty Blue^TM, this shade of purple, fluorescent yellow, and this colour, which I think is more sea-green than EoFF's "sea-green". This colour isn't so bad either. And of course, nothing can beat sheer greenery. On the Final Fantasy Infinate forums, I use this colour by default.
Day or night? I like both. I find night to be more emotionally evocative, however.
Favourite kind of music? Rock. Video game music, jazz, classical, blues, and film soundtracks also rule, but I don't enjoy them as consistently as I enjoy good rock.
Lace or satin? Both are cool.
Favourite cartoon character? From the West: various Simpsons and Looney Tunes characters. From the East: I'm ignorant, though I wouldn't call anime "cartoons."
Do you like scary or happy movies? Neither, really. Most "happy" movies I've seen have been far too naïve, and I don't really like to be scared.
Do you like talking to people on the phone or in person? In person, if at all possible.
Lust or Love? Love.

Friendships...:
Do you have a bf/gf? No, and I never have.
I haven't seen most of my real-life friends in person in a long time, so I can't honestly answer the rest of these questions.

Have you/do you...:
Talked to someone you have a crush on? Yes, but not in a long time.
Miss someone? Yes, there are many people I miss every day. There are at least two women I once knew whom I still probably think of every day, even though I no longer see them ever.
Hugged someone you liked? Twice, I believe. In each case I wanted it to last longer. Once was more of a slow dance, and the other time I was actually hugged by someone I liked. That was something of a surprise at the time. I since have been too timid to hug anyone I've liked even remotely. That's probably a shame.
Fought with your parents? Yes.
Laughed until you cried? Yes.
Watched a sunrise/sunset? Yes, often.
Went to the beach at night? Yes.

Are you...:
Are you happy? I'm happier than I was, but I'm still not a truly happy person.
Are you talking to someone online? Yes, at the moment, I'm in a single chat with another user, who is the fourth person I've been on chat with today. At one point, I was chatting actively with three people today whilst participating in the forums at the same time. Boy, that was fun.

Do you believe...:
Do you believe in God/Devil? In God, yes. In the Devil, no. If both of them existed, then I would believe both of them lay within each of us. However, since I believe good and evil are relative rather than absolute, I'm not sure that a dichotomy between God and the Devil could be defined, so I thus don't believe in the Devil's existence.
Do you believe in love? Yes.
Do you believe in the Big Bang theory?Yes.
Do you believe in soulmates? Pretty much.
Do you believe in love at first sight? No.
Do you believe in heaven? Yes.
Do you believe in hell? No.
Do you believe in any of the following: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy or Jesus Christ?: Yes, I believe in Jesus, although I'm not entirely sure that I believe in Him as the Son of God. I'm not entirely sure what I believe, though, so that doubt is hardly surprising.

General stuff...:
Who named you? Real life: My parents, from the Bible (first name) and my dad's best friend (middle name). Forum: A mixture of an AKA for FFV's Gilgamesh, the introduction of Johnny the Biker in Chrono Trigger, "It is better to be The Man than to work for The Man" by Bungie's founder Alexander Seropian, and the fact that my pseudonym is the complete opposite of the offline personality when I joined the fora.
What is right next to you? A suitcase, my prom picture, and my Mac laptop.
What is your computer desk made of? Wood, I think. It's coated in something else, however.
What are the last four digits in your phone number? 2083.
How many buddies do you have on your list? EoFF: Well over fifteen. I lost count a long time ago. AOL Instant Messenger: Even more. Again, I'm not sure.
How's the weather right now? Very sunny.
How do you eat Oreos? I usually break the layers in half, along the icing, before I eat them.
Are you too shy to ask a girl/guy out? I've only done asked someone out once or twice in my entire life, so I think so.
If you could change your name, what would it be? My name would be "No. Just no."
Do you consider cheerleading a sport? I don't care about sports in general. I suppose certain athletic abilities are needed to perform dance moves and the like. But I really don't care.

EoFF...:
Which forum do you visit the most? Probably General Chat, although that's by virtue of its being the most active.
Do you visit the website often? Occasionally. I'd visit it more if the sections people wrote for it got posted.
Would you say the mods did a good job? Yes.
Would you say the admins did a good job? Yes.
Do you find the forum members friendly? Yes.
Would you be interested in helping with the site?I already am helping. Well, at least I hope that what I do can be regarded as help.
Do you feel at home on the fora?Yes.
Are there are any fora you would wish to see added? No, but I'd like to see the Xenogears forum changed to include the Mana series and other motley Squaresoft games that don't already have their own fora.
Are you for or against the merging of the artists/writers forums? I don't think it's necessary, and I think it will bury thread more quickly, so I'm against it.
Other thoughts: Meh. Blarg. Muwahaha *gets shot by a sniper*

Peace
The Man