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101. What's the thing you like that creeps other people out?

Only creeps some people out and it's zombie shows.

102. If you could write a book, what would it be about?

My life.

103. What's the best date you've ever been on?

Kayla's and my first date to the movies. 🍿

104. Would you rather be rich or famous?

Rich. It allows you to achieve more things.

105. What's something you believed earlier in your career but think about differently now?

This one is hard because I've changed professions a few times. I'll try and come back to this one.

106. What mistake do you keep making over and over again?

I don't do this anymore luckily. I eventually realized that the turmoil caused in my life was due to this and wanted a simpler calmer life.

107. Are you a cat or a dog person?

Dog person.

108. If you could instantly be an expert in a subject, what would it be?

Law. I would challenge the test and get my lawyer degree.

109. What's the best job you ever had?

Being a landlord, honestly. I've been able to help some great people get into houses. It's also allowed me the comfortability to be able to lend some folks some money to get into a cheaper place (I got the money back luckily, but I would have been okay without it).

110. Would you rather be slightly late or super early?

I would rather be super early. I always seem to be slightly late though..

111. What's the last thing you completed in your bucket list?

Sky diving.

112. What is something you think everyone should do at least once in their lives?

Something dangerous in a safe manner. Such as sky diving or bungee jumping. It makes you feel alive, even if you don't enjoy them.

113. Have you been told you look like someone famous?

Tom Cruise and Ryan Gosling.

114. If you could only have five apps on your phone, what would they be?

Phone

Text

Internet

Messenger

Duolingo

115. What's the worst job you've ever had?

The job at B&W Rexall. The owner was an idiot that didn't know how to run a business or treat employees, and then let his hot headed son come in, cheat on his pregnant girlfriend with my waitresses, and try to intimidate me with a gun. Absolute trash of a place.

116. Would you rather give up your smartphone or your computer?

Smartphone. I don't like having a digital leash.

117. What book have you read recently that you would recommend and why?

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is the only one recently and that's my reasoning why. If it doesn't have to be recently Storm Thief by Chris Wooding, it was an interesting and very original book.

118. What are you most looking forward to in the next 10 years?

Honestly getting into office. I believe I really am set on it and looking forward to it.

119. If you have to relive the same day for the rest of your life, which day would you choose?

Kayla's and my first date to the movies. It has all the things I love in it, from Kayla and the movies and such, to the fact that I was living with my grandparents then. Just fantastic.

120. If you could only drink one type of alcohol for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

I don't drink, think it's all nasty. So I could choose anything because it won't get drank. 🤷

121. What's the best advice you've ever received?

Keep moving forward!

122. Would you rather be the funniest or the smartest person in the room?

Funniest. You can always keep learning to get smarter, it's harder to get funnier.

123. When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Funnily enough the president, or a firefighter.

124. What is something you are certain you'll never experience and why?

Pregnancy, because I'm a guy anatomically and mentally.

125. What's the last thing you bought for under $50 that you love and use often?

Cologne. I like smelling good.

126. If you could be famous, what would you want to be famous for?

Making people's lives better/world peace.

127. Describe your worst date ever.

Tie. One is I was dating this girl and the most we did was an arm around her while watching a movie (we were younger) and her friend BIT me. Other date was this girl where her "humor" was calling me stupid and laughing then wondering why I wasn't laughing or finding it funny because it was "just a joke".

128. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?

Too cold. One reason why I moved North.

129. What's your best scar story?

I was in a giant inflatable ball and my wife's boss (also in a giant inflatable ball) said I couldn't knock him over. I like a good challenge. I ran full speed at him and hit him so hard my face hit the inside of my ball hard enough my glasses lens cut my eyebrow open and now scarred across.

130. What thing are you most scared to tell your parents?

Nothing really. I'm an open book. I'm not afraid to tell anyone anything.

131. What's something about you that surprises people when they first hear it?

That I'm pretty well to do now. I don't dress like it and I come from a childhood where we lived in a tent for a week or so because of bad financial decisions.

132. If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be and why?

Sweden 🇸🇪♥️ I love their culture, their people, and their language. Just an absolutely fantastic place.

133. What's the best compliment you've ever received?

That I was the best dad they could have possibly asked for.

134. Would you rather not have arms or legs, and why?

Arms. I wouldn't like not being able to walk where I want when I want. Yes, more things are handi-accessible than ever, but forests aren't. Mountains aren't. I've seen people develop skill with their feet to write or play guitar. I haven't seen people develop walking everywhere on their hands.

135. What show on Netflix did you binge watch embarrassingly fast?

I don't think you could "embarrassingly watch a show fast" that's weird. Now amount of times? Breaking Bad. I think I'm on my 7th time.

136. What was the hardest decision you've ever had to make?

Deciding our family was full at 5 and that no more was the only option.

137. Who would you like to play in a movie?

Some kind of adventure movie like The Goonies or something.

138. If you could live in a sitcom, which one would it be and why?

Either Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead. The excitement of either one would be why. Adrenaline is my reasoning.

139. What's the best thing about the opposite gender?

Uh, that part that makes them different? For obvious reasons and because it allows them to give birth.

140. Would you rather have a rewind or pause button on your life?

Rewind. You could repeatedly rewind till you get it right, versus, you could pause forever to think of the perfect response and still when you un-pause say the wrong thing.

141. What's the best gift you've ever received?

My kids.

142. What is a mistake people often make about you?

I couldn't tell you. I haven't had anyone say they ever thought one thing about me and then found out I was different later. I am outgoing and honest right from the start.

143. What's your most used emoji?

😎

144. If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?

Winston Churchill. He was a brilliant man who stood firm in the face of danger and death. I would want to know how he thought, and how he came to his conclusions.

145. If you could only eat one meal everyday for the rest of your life what would it be?

Dinner. I think it's a nice way to end the day with the family coming together.

146. Who are three people you want on your team if there was a zombie apocalypse?

Rick Grimes

Michonne

Daryl Dixon

147. What's something you disagree with about the way you were raised?

The fact that she always spent money which put us into really bad situations.

148. Who in your life inspires you to be better?

As silly as this sounds, the future image of myself.

149. Would you rather always have gas or always have bad breath?

The former.

150. What was the worst haircut you've ever had?

Pretty sure I had something like a bowl cut when I was younger and they ridiculed me as bad as you see in shows and movies.

Well that is the end of Best Self's ICEBREAKER set. 🙂

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flightlesscupid09 · 4 months ago

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51. What's your favorite family tradition?

Well this seems to be like one of the previous questions, but. When my grandparents moved from St. Petersburg to Crystal River, Florida it was right before Christmas. Christmas Eve rolls around and they realize they didn't have anything for dinner and went to go to the grocery store, not open. All the restaurants were closed except a Chinese place. So, they ordered Chinese food and sat on the floor of their new house and ate. Ever since then we have had Chinese food on Christmas Eve. It's a nice tradition because it really shows that it doesn't matter the food, or if you have a fancy table, it's the people that matter.

52. What do you regret not doing when you were younger?

I want to say spending more time with my grandparents while I had them...but I spent every moment I could with them as it was. So, nothing. Otherwise I did everything I wanted.

After writing the next answer about the stage hands. Yes actually. I wish I would have held on to my guitar as I normally did before a gig instead of letting the stage hand tell me that they needed to put them back stage (IN THE SUN) which ended up making the strings overheated and out of tune costing us a record deal!!

53. Have you had your 15 minutes of fame yet?

I would say no. Touring around FL playing in a band was great but that was small time and no record deal (thank you stage hands for that).

I feel like I'm just getting started with the fame.

54. If you could have any celebrity be your friend, who would you pick?

I can't think of one off the top of my head because I don't care about celebrities. My only other options were Obama, Bernie Sanders, Mitt Romney, or Gary Johnson. After question 59 my mind was like, it would be kind of cool to meet Tyler The Creator, he seems like a funny dude.

55. What's the first concert you ever went to?

Luke Combs. Unless you're talking small time, and not mine, then it was some random band my friend wanted to go to in Lake City, Florida.

56. Would you rather be the star player on a losing football team or ride the bench in a winning one?

Star player. The reason they are usually the star is because they don't give up. They keep pressing on even when their team hasn't been doing well.

57. What was the first thing you remember buying with your own money?

Honestly that album Have A Nice Day by Bon Jovi.

58. What's the most illegal thing you've done?

Speeding.

59. Which famous person have you met?

Gary Vaynerchuk. 🖐️

60. If you could only keep three things from your home, what would you pick and why?

This is my forte as I am a minimalist at heart.

Passport (10TB hard drive) has all our memories on it.

Computer for business and playing games sometimes with friends.

Acoustic guitar, gotta have music.

61. Who's the worst boss you've ever had and why?

The guy that owned Rexall. He didn't pay his other employees and lied to me telling me it was a malfunction with the payment company. Then lied to me about how much I was going to get paid till I fixed the restaurant side of his business, then let his son come in and mess everything up (and the son, Zach, tried to intimidate me with a gun). Then I quit and his business collapsed and went out of business.

62. Would you rather be proposed to in private or in front of family and friends?

Family and friends lol. Being a guy it would just be funny as heck.

63. What's the biggest purchase you ever made?

Buying all the rental units I did here in Freeport.

64. What's one thing you did that you wish you could go back and undo?

Nothing honestly. I learned things each time I did them. Not to mention, if I changed anything I may never be where I'm at, and where I'm at is very very nice.

65. What's your guilty pleasure?

Eating ice cream and watching TV. Haven't done it in like 6 months though. 😎

66. If you could go back in time, what one thing would you tell your teenage self?

Wow, I'm not sure. I had depression as a teenager, but I'm not sure what I could have said to just make that go away. Telling myself the date my grandfather was going to pass wouldn't have made it any easier, in fact I might have developed severe anxiety due to it. I don't think I would have told him anything.

67. What's one of your pet peeves?

It absolutely drives me up the wall when people loud chew, or when people don't cover their mouths when they sneeze/cough. I'll even tell people's kids to do it if they don't.

68. Would you rather win the lottery or live twice as long?

Twice as long, no question about it. UNLESS I was going to be experimented on because of living so long, then lottery.

69. What was your first job?

Carpenter with my grandfather.

70. What are you most worried about with the next generation?

Screens hurting their brains. There's been A LOT of research showing depression, suicidal tendencies, anxiety, and more on the uptick as kids use them and social media more and more.

71. Which season fits your personality?

Fits my personality would be Spring. I'm always about new beginnings and new growth. Always working on yourself and the relationships in your life.

72. If you could switch places with one of your friends for a day, who would it be?

Not sure. Not in any type of way, but I don't envy any of my friends. I have an awesome life, with a fantastic looking spouse, an awesome vehicle, absolutely awesome kids, a great dog, and my own business that is making money. I'm genuinely lucky beyond words.

73. What's something you will NEVER do again?

Be dishonest or lie. It never works, and the truth always comes out.

74. Would you rather end the life of one human or 100 puppies and kittens?

Oof this is a hard one. If it was a good human, or a baby I could raise to be great, the animals. If it was a bad human, the human.

75. Who had the most influence on you growing up?

My grandparents, more specifically my grandfather. He taught me how to be compassionate, caring, and loving. To weigh the good with the bad and then make a choice you can live with.

76. What were the three biggest turning points in your life?

Becoming a father for the first time. I changed a lot then and the year following.

06/20/2020 I fell and damaged my back due to someone's negligence. Forever changed my life.

August of I think 2022. I took a trip that changed my life for the better and really gave me some clarity in life.

77. If you could have any fictional character as your friend, who would you choose and why?

Merlin from The Sword In the Stone. Just what came to the top of my head. He was always rooting Arthur on and doing so in a charismatic and funny way.

78. If you could compete in the Olympics, which sport would you choose?

If I was good? Swimming. To be that fast in the water would be cool.

As I am? I could try my hand in discus throw or long jump.

79. What is your worst habit?

Trying to get too much done.

80. Would you rather experience the beginning of planet earth, or the end of planet earth?

If I could be alive long enough for it, the beginning would be neat. The big bang (or whatever started it since that's beginning to be disproven) would happen and all this hot matter would go swirling through the cosmos, slowly swirling into a ball of magma. Then there would be the collision that caused the moon to form, finally giving us the earth we know and love.

If I wasn't granted this millions of years long life, the end. I can only imagine that it'll be blown to bits by either an asteroid or humans..

81. Who's someone you really admire?

My wife Kayla. She truly is someone that is so great. She's so good with the kids. She may lose her temper sometimes with them, but 99% of the time she's so patient with them. She indulges their child tendencies and wants. She thinks about everyone in our family any time she's out and remembers the things they like or have been looking for. She's thoughtful and caring. Just incredible.

82. What are the top three things on your bucket list?

Hold some form of office.

Go to space.

Live in Sweden, at least part time.

83. What was the last foreign country you visited?

Haven't left the U.S.

84. If you could arm wrestle any historical figure, who would you choose and why?

Abraham Lincoln. Why? Because I couldn't come up with anyone realistic for an hour.

85. What have you bought that you love so much you would happily buy it again?

My rentals. They've helped out so much in the past monetarily while also allowing me to really help people.

86. Would you rather date someone you love or date someone who loves you?

Date someone who loves me. Me loving someone and dating them, they could be iffy about the amount of effort they put in. Whereas I know I would put in effort even if I didn't love someone yet, and they theoretically would put effort because they love me.

87. What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

I...don't even know what that means.

88. What chance encounter changed your life forever?

Cici's Pizza June 20th, 2020. Met a good-for-nothing owner, who lied through his teeth to try and get out of his consequences.

89. Are you a morning person or a night person?

Night person easily (as I'm writing this at 1:22 in the morning). But I wish I was a morning person.

90. If you could pick up a skill instantly, what would it be?

Focus. I genuinely could be unstoppable if I had laser focus.

91. What's your dream car?

I don't really have one. I am a utilitarian type of person, it's whatever suits me and my needs at the moment.

92. Would you rather win a Grammy or an Oscar?

Possibly an Oscar. 🤷

93. What was your favorite subject at school?

Chemistry. I've been thinking of buying a textbook and working on relearning it.

94. If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?

I quite like my name, but I always thought the name Benjamin was neat.

95. What's your dream job if money didn't matter?

President, forever hahaha. I think with the way I'm always trying to find solutions and I like working with a team, as well as, I am quite good in leadership positions...I could do a lot of real good.

96. If you could never work again, how would you spend your time?

I would travel the world. Venture into the deepest forests, climb the tallest mountains. Build tiny houses in said places so I always have a nice relaxing place to hang my hat.

97. What state or country do you never want to go back to?

I don't think I should say with what I'm aspiring to be.

98. Would you rather live in an apartment in the city or a mansion in the country?

Considering I've never lived in a city, I think it would be quite nice to try.

99. What's a skill you learned when you were young that you still use today?

How to change a light switch.

100. What do you believe in despite having no proof of it?

Nothing really, I'm a very proof driven person.

That wasn't so hard.

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flightlesscupid09 · 4 months ago

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1. What opportunity for love or money have you given up? Do you regret it now?

Money? Yeah I had a multitude of chances to go on the road or to an oil rig and make MASSIVE money. Do I regret it? Only a little, to have had the big of a financial headstart would have been nice, but then who's to say we would've been where we were that led us to this mountain of money we have now? So only partially.

2. Would you rather watch a movie at home or at the movie theater?

Movie theater. We have a nice sound system and a 75" TV, but the massive screen and heart rumbling sound of a movie theater can't be beat. Mix that with their popcorn and soda and 😘🤌 perfect.

3. What do the first 30 mins of your typical day look like?

Fighting to wake up lol. But if it's referring to after that? Getting a cup of coffee if I feel like it and then getting started on either work, or the business.

4. When was the last time you cried and why?

When Robert came home and was crushed that he only got 2 Valentine's. I knew the day would come and it came all too soon.

5. What would your rap name be?

2Serious, ironically because I'm never serious.

6. If you could know when and how you are going to die, would you want to know?

When, yes. How, it doesn't matter. To know what kind of timescale I'm on would be great. It's easy to say "Life like it's your last day." but you don't really get that feeling unless you know.

7. How did you meet your best friend?

I met her on MySpace when her sister left her account up. 😉

8. Would you rather die before your partner or after?

After, I know it's going to be hard, and I mean HARD for either of us. I don't want you to have to go through that.

9. What activity do you enjoy so much that it makes you lose track of time?

Video games and sex.

10. When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?

Making life easier for at least one person. I know that's small, but it's also big. I know I've already done that for a lot of people with the business I have, but, I still strive for more.

11. What celebrity do you shamelessly follow in the news?

None. I don't care about celebrities. They're just people doing a different job than me.

12. If you could do anything in the next year, what would it be?

Be president, but you have to be 35 for that. I have 6 years to keep moving up. I'll get there and it would be cool if I was the youngest ever. I would be in history forever.

13. What's the wildest party you've ever been to?

Probably my first one. People got lost in the woods and everyone was blackout drunk. Absolutely insane.

14. What would you rather; never read another book or never watch another movie?

Considering I only read online science and political articles, not another book. 🤷

15. What's your love language?

Touch by a long shot. I have noticed that you telling me you love or miss me first makes me feel good though.

16. What stereotype do you completely live up to?

The stereotype that all men want multiple women. I feel it gets a bad rap when (as it should) when you're dishonest about it. But some people are just built different. Not you mention, I just think the female form is really a beautiful thing. I remember when I was younger I would sketch naked women because their form is flowing and beautiful. Anyways....

17. Which piece are you when you play Monopoly?

I don't know what they have now, but I was always the top hat or the cowboy.

18. If you could buy your dream house, what is one weird room or feature you would have?

One or the other. A full size movie theatre, or a tiny house. 🤷

19. What's something you did as a child that your parents still retail the story about?

Got the worst case of chicken pox the doctor has ever seen. (Under my eyelids and everything.) Thanks mom for not getting me the vaccine. 🙄

20. Would you rather save money, or save time?

While I'm young, money, when I'm older, time.

21. What is one tradition you would like to carry on in the future?

I like that on Christmas Eve we eat Chinese food because of what happened to my grandparents.

22. In what way do you feel your childhood was happier than other people's?

Though it was filled with a lot of messed up things that make most people gasp...my grandparents taking me when they could was incredible. I got to go with my grandmother to her Celiac meetings to pioneer the first recipes that helped some of the biggest companies around now. With my grandfather I got to go to the Moose Lodge and American Legion to plan events to make vets lives more enjoyable. He also brought me to his properties and showed me what compassion was when families couldn't pay.

23. What's the best hotel you've ever stayed in and why?

Honestly the one we all just did where it was as big as a 2 bedroom apartment. It was nice and cozy, the A/C and heat worked. Otherwise it would have been the one we stayed in that one time off of Groupon for 3 days for dirt cheap (only problem was the A/C didn't work and it was HOT).

24. If you could have any super power, what would you choose?

Mind reading. People are too reserved and don't really tell you how they're feeling most of the time. Plus if you could actually read voter's minds, you could better serve them.

25. What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you during a date?

Getting bit by the girl's friend. But that was more embarrassing for her (later in life). I've never really had anything embarrassing happen on a date.

26. Would you rather be gossiped about or never talked about at all?

Honestly I don't care either way. But that's not the sport of the game, so gossiped. That way people could still say true good things about me.

27. What's your favorite board game?

Honestly it was Monopoly, but I haven't played it in years since you don't like to play.

28. What's something you are self-conscious about?

Having the little bit of weight I do. Some days I look in the mirror and see what you and everyone else sees, a great looking guy. Other days I want to work out till my limbs fall off because I see a little bit that could be gone.

29. What's the last random thing that made you smile?

I honestly can't remember. It was something silly I told you that you even kind of laughed at. Just one of my random funny thoughts.

30. If you could change one thing about the way you were raised, what would you change?

That either one of my parents would have been there and cared. 🤷

31. What's your most powerful and vivid memory?

I don't know what "powerful" is supposed to mean, but when my grandfather took me on an impromptu trip to Miami. I saw my first gun, my first car accident (and it was a hit and run), and there was a pizza crust in the bottom of our hotel bed. Lmao what a time.

32. Would you rather date someone you met online or go to a blind date?

Blind date for sure. Seems mysterious and different. Never been on a blind date before, and seeing how life is, probably never will lol.

33. What one accomplishment are you most proud of?

That I've procured a life (picking a great partner, providing well) good enough that our kids have turned out as great as they have.

34. How do you get in the way of your own success?

Playing on my phone too much. Being on social media too much. I'm trying to curb that.

35. What's the last product you returned?

I don't actually know. I never really return products. I feel like it's probably some tool or something that didn't fit or whatnot.

36. If you could get away with a crime, what crime would you commit?

Non-violently robbing a bank(just not hurting people). To be like the movies, get away cars, driving through the drainage tunnels, etc. it would be neat.

37. Who was your first love and when?

I think it was Meagan Miles, and it would have been in 6th grade I think. I'm not sure. Depending if that timeline is correct it could be someone else. Who knows.

38. Would you rather have a cook or a maid?

Maid. Hands down. No contest. I even said that once we were rich we would have one lol. I clean out of necessity, I can't stand germs or dirtiness, but I don't like cleaning either.

I however love cooking from time to time, and like it all the other times.

39. What book has made the biggest impact on your life?

My AP Chemistry book.

40. What's the most surprising self-realization you've had?

I haven't ever had a surprising self-realization. I have had meaningful ones, nothing surprising though.

41. You're at a cafe, what type of drink do you order?

Some form of sweet tea or a soda if I'm feeling like it.

42. If you could create one holiday, what would you create?

Apology Day. People have too much pent up anger and frustration. If people apologized instead of being too proud things would go better. Sometimes all people need is a reason to apologize, so let's give them one.

43. What was your first car?

SAAB 9000

44. Would you rather hear the good news or the bad news first?

Bad news, I always try to end on a good note.

45. What activity or sport did you try as a kid and fail at?

I would say baseball...but my coach also showed up every practice and game absolutely plastered. So it could've been both of us failing haha.

46. What are some of your personal rules that you refuse to break?

No racism. 🙅

I won't let my house get gross, either over full with things or just dirty.

I'll try any food once.

I always try to listen to someone when they need to talk because you listening could be the difference for them.

47. What's your favorite quote?

Not quite sure off the top of my head. Maybe a cliche one, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

48. If you could solve one world problem, what would it be?

All dictators and corruption gone from government.

49. What's the first music you bought?

Hahaha this one is great. Have A Nice Day by Bon Jovi. I bought it because it had a smiley face for the album cover. Listened to it because I spent money on it. Now I know the songs any time they come on and people are surprised I know songs that are older than me haha.

50. Would you rather explore space, or the ocean?

Space by far. I am just thrilled with the thought of space and being out there in the cosmos.

Wow that took way longer than I expected. 🤷

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