AMA Responses 01
Iโve received a number of responses to my request to [Ask Me Anything](/ask-me-anything/). Some questions can be answered quickly, others require an entire post of their own.
Hereโs some of the answers that donโt require their own post:
Nicolas asked: What is the story behind your blogโs logo?
There is no story to be honest. I wanted a logo that was a simple monogram of my initials, but I couldnโt make the K & Q look good together. So I paid someone on Fiverr to do it for me. ๐
Thelma asked: Iโm wondering what gives you hope for the future?
Honestly, not a lot. The world is going to shit; mortgages are rising, the world is getting hotter. Over-population is getting worse and because of that weโre running out of resources.
These are some of the reasons why my wife and I decided not to have biologically children and adopted instead. I worry about how the next generation are going to manage.
Joel asked: I donโt notice a lot of videogame talk at all in your posts. Are you not interested in them? what about your kids?
Iโm not really interested in gaming โ I donโt have time. I play Sudoku and some Among Us on my phone from time to time, but thatโs about it. I do have an Xbox, but I donโt remember the last time I turned it on.
I occasionally play Minecraft with my oldest son, but itโs very rare as I donโt get much spare time these days.
Joel also asked: Also if you had to wear a hat for the rest of your life, which one would you use?
I donโt really like hats; they donโt suit me (I have a MASSIVE head). I suppose it would be my motorbike helmet so Iโd be out on my bike all the time.
Is that cheating? ๐
Duลกan asked: I was wondering how do you manage your responsibilities between family, work and hobbies like running Fosstodon. Are you a very organized person or are you more turbulent and figure stuff out on the fly?**
On a side note, what kind of music do you listen to?
I am a very organised person. Iโm also one of those people who doesnโt like to let things hang around. I like to just get sh*t done. So I dive in and get going, if I make mistakes along the way, I can always loop back and fix them.
Ultimately though, I have very little free time. What free time I do have, I make sure itโs away from computers entirely โ usually something outside, like walking the dogs, riding my motorbikes etc. Time to decompress is so important.
With regards to music, I like all kinds of music. Classic rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Toto, Rolling Stones, AC/DC etc. some pop, indie, and everything in between. I donโt like a single genre; that would be doing music a disservice, I think. If I like a song, I like it. No matter what the genre.
To give you an idea, the songs that have come on while writing this post are:
- Rebel Rebel โ Davie Bowie
- Funeral โ Lukas Graham
- Ms. Jackson โ Outkast
- Pump It Up โ Elvis Costello
- Minor Thing โ Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Together โ The Raconteurs
- Sonnet โ The Verve
- Reet Petite โ Jackie Wilson
- Valerie โ The Zutons
- Massacre of El Kuroke โ The Dead South
- Kiss โ Prince