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A new week and it's time for a new VB Celebrity, beanspud! An honored member since 2012, he has stepped forward and volunteered to fill the hot-seat for the next week, and field questions from his fellow VBites! A rousing cheer for beanspud! Huzzah!
Here's how the interviews work:
-Please ask only a few questions at a time, so everyone has a chance to participate. (You can come back often to ask more questions!) Each interview runs for a week, typically from Monday to Monday.
-Anyone (and everyone) can be a VB Star. If you would like to be a VB Star, just send me or any of the moderators a PM, and we'll arrange to get you into the hot-seat! In the event no one comes forward, it will be up to our current Star to choose next week's victim, er, interviewee. If you're asked to be a Celebrity, but don't want to be one, you may take a pass; likewise, the current Star is free to pass on any questions they are not comfortable with answering.
-Please keep our posting rules in mind, and let's keep this PG-13 or better. And remember, if our current famous person expresses an opinion with which you disagree, please do not give an argument in return. This is an interview, not a debate!
NOTE- If you'd like to read about our previous Stars (they go back several years,) all of the interviews are archived in the Meet Outstanding Users forum, for your reading pleasure!
Some vital information about our new Star of the Week:
Quote:
I share the same name with an Angel, you may guess if you'd like.
-Age?
24
-Sex/Gender Identity?
Cisgender male
-Relationship status?
In a relationship with a wonderful girl whom I love.
-Location (as specific as you are comfortable being)?
Tampa Bay area, Florida, USA
-Religious beliefs (or lack thereof)?
Atheist. I am Agnostic about the possibility of a god existing, but it is not likely. I have ascribed many delightful concepts and feelings to a word 'God' in the past, but I no longer do due to the ambiguity of the word 'God' or 'higher power'. It makes more sense to describe what I see as my purpose in life in literary detail rather than such a vague, easily misinterpreted umbrella term as 'God'. I do not look down upon believers, and I still like to have a spiritual quality about my life.
-Political leanings?
Capitalist and leftist. Universal healthcare is a right, no one should be in debt due to a necessary medical procedure or have conditions fester to the point of having to go to the ER.
College and University education should be subsidized for those who seek a degree and maintain certain performance standards.
Soft drugs and prostitution should be legalized and regulated by the State.
Cycle infrastructure should be expanded, modeled after the Dutch cycle paths. Small mopeds, Rollerblades, electric and gas bicycles, and mobility assistance vehicles should be allowed on these cycle paths. Pedestrians should not impede cycle path traffic. Mass transit should have their own dedicated lines.
No one should be left hungry in the world, least of all one of the most prosperous nations on the planet. Food stamps, EBT, WIC should all be funded fully enough so no human cannot affort to eat.
Renewable energy should be emphasized, with a focus on solar technology.
The people responsible for misleading the American people to go to war over WMD should be brought to justice. Nation building, coup orchestration, false flag operations, proxy and religious wars should be terminated. The American people need to wake up to the horror that is war, instead of being compelled to march to a fetishized drumbeat of nationalism. Everyone should understand the suffering that accompanies war, and be reluctant to support war.
-Are you a vegetarian, vegan or raw foodist (or something else)?
Vegan.
-What is the meaning behind your username?
Nothing deep, bean and spud were already taken.
-Have you ever met anyone famous?
I've met Robert Cheeke, awesomely nice guy.
-Do you live with any companion animals?
I am taking care of two male rats at the moment.
-Do you live with any companion humans?
My girlfriend.
-Where is your favorite place that you have visited?
Camping in the Ten Thousand Islands and Anclote Key. I'd like to do it again.
-What do you enjoy most about being veg*n?
Having energy to do everything I'd like, sparing some animals from the knife, having a repertoire of inexpensive recepies, thriving, and educating others.
-With whom would you most love to have dinner?
All my good friends here on VB. It would be an epic feast.
-Do you have any secret talents?
I cut my own hair, but some people already know that. I can change the front gear on a bicycle with my toes in shoes while moving if the derailleur is missing.
-What dish/recipe can you make that knocks people's socks off?
I make a mean scrambled tofu.
-What's your favorite restaurant?
Chipolte has seen the most of my business lately, but I make a point of frequenting veg*n restaurants when feasible.
-What do you do to cheer yourself up when you're feeling blue?
Go for a run, cycle, gym, talk with some friends.
-What's your biggest cooking/baking disaster?
Burning fava beans, the smell lingered for days.
-What's the one food/product, that you'd love to "veg*nize"?
Filet Mignon. Seitan steak with portobello mushroom bacon perhaps.
Let the interview begin!
Here's how the interviews work:
-Please ask only a few questions at a time, so everyone has a chance to participate. (You can come back often to ask more questions!) Each interview runs for a week, typically from Monday to Monday.
-Anyone (and everyone) can be a VB Star. If you would like to be a VB Star, just send me or any of the moderators a PM, and we'll arrange to get you into the hot-seat! In the event no one comes forward, it will be up to our current Star to choose next week's victim, er, interviewee. If you're asked to be a Celebrity, but don't want to be one, you may take a pass; likewise, the current Star is free to pass on any questions they are not comfortable with answering.
-Please keep our posting rules in mind, and let's keep this PG-13 or better. And remember, if our current famous person expresses an opinion with which you disagree, please do not give an argument in return. This is an interview, not a debate!
NOTE- If you'd like to read about our previous Stars (they go back several years,) all of the interviews are archived in the Meet Outstanding Users forum, for your reading pleasure!
Quote:
-Real first name?
I share the same name with an Angel, you may guess if you'd like.
-Age?
24
-Sex/Gender Identity?
Cisgender male
-Relationship status?
In a relationship with a wonderful girl whom I love.
-Location (as specific as you are comfortable being)?
Tampa Bay area, Florida, USA
-Religious beliefs (or lack thereof)?
Atheist. I am Agnostic about the possibility of a god existing, but it is not likely. I have ascribed many delightful concepts and feelings to a word 'God' in the past, but I no longer do due to the ambiguity of the word 'God' or 'higher power'. It makes more sense to describe what I see as my purpose in life in literary detail rather than such a vague, easily misinterpreted umbrella term as 'God'. I do not look down upon believers, and I still like to have a spiritual quality about my life.
-Political leanings?
Capitalist and leftist. Universal healthcare is a right, no one should be in debt due to a necessary medical procedure or have conditions fester to the point of having to go to the ER.
College and University education should be subsidized for those who seek a degree and maintain certain performance standards.
Soft drugs and prostitution should be legalized and regulated by the State.
Cycle infrastructure should be expanded, modeled after the Dutch cycle paths. Small mopeds, Rollerblades, electric and gas bicycles, and mobility assistance vehicles should be allowed on these cycle paths. Pedestrians should not impede cycle path traffic. Mass transit should have their own dedicated lines.
No one should be left hungry in the world, least of all one of the most prosperous nations on the planet. Food stamps, EBT, WIC should all be funded fully enough so no human cannot affort to eat.
Renewable energy should be emphasized, with a focus on solar technology.
The people responsible for misleading the American people to go to war over WMD should be brought to justice. Nation building, coup orchestration, false flag operations, proxy and religious wars should be terminated. The American people need to wake up to the horror that is war, instead of being compelled to march to a fetishized drumbeat of nationalism. Everyone should understand the suffering that accompanies war, and be reluctant to support war.
-Are you a vegetarian, vegan or raw foodist (or something else)?
Vegan.
-What is the meaning behind your username?
Nothing deep, bean and spud were already taken.
-Have you ever met anyone famous?
I've met Robert Cheeke, awesomely nice guy.
-Do you live with any companion animals?
I am taking care of two male rats at the moment.
-Do you live with any companion humans?
My girlfriend.
-Where is your favorite place that you have visited?
Camping in the Ten Thousand Islands and Anclote Key. I'd like to do it again.
-What do you enjoy most about being veg*n?
Having energy to do everything I'd like, sparing some animals from the knife, having a repertoire of inexpensive recepies, thriving, and educating others.
-With whom would you most love to have dinner?
All my good friends here on VB. It would be an epic feast.
-Do you have any secret talents?
I cut my own hair, but some people already know that. I can change the front gear on a bicycle with my toes in shoes while moving if the derailleur is missing.
-What dish/recipe can you make that knocks people's socks off?
I make a mean scrambled tofu.
-What's your favorite restaurant?
Chipolte has seen the most of my business lately, but I make a point of frequenting veg*n restaurants when feasible.
-What do you do to cheer yourself up when you're feeling blue?
Go for a run, cycle, gym, talk with some friends.
-What's your biggest cooking/baking disaster?
Burning fava beans, the smell lingered for days.
-What's the one food/product, that you'd love to "veg*nize"?
Filet Mignon. Seitan steak with portobello mushroom bacon perhaps.
Let the interview begin!
Being a pedestrian isn't quite as good, you get mown down by everything (cars, bikes, trams).
