Ask Your Pal Q Anything!

[Quetzal]

My name is Q!

I am a space fanboy, wanna be SpaceX employee, and I am going to Scotland in 6 months to pursue a Masters in Outdoor Education.

Additionally, I maintain a blog where we talk about anything from space travel to outdoors to platypi!

Ask me anything!

 

[Revoltingest]

- Why Snoopy?
(And yes, the answer of "Why not!" is acceptable.)
- Favorite cartoons?
- Smoke cured or brine cured bacon?
- Trump's hair or Hillary's hair?
- Your favorite stooge?
- Anchovies?

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

What is Quetzal a reference to?

 

[Quetzal]

- Why Snoopy?
(And yes, the answer of "Why not!" is acceptable.)

His imagination. Snoopy is the manifestation of what any of us could be if we acted on our imagination. I grew up with the Peanuts and Snoopy was my favorite.

- Favorite cartoons?

Animated: American Dad, The Simpsons
Comics: Calvin and Hobbes & The Peanuts

- Smoke cured or brine cured bacon?

Smoke cured!

- Trump's hair or Hillary's hair?

Oh com'on man, do I hafta pick? It is like picking between "drowning" or "burned" as an execution method.

- Your favorite stooge?

Curly. He was so innocent... and so stupid

- Anchovies?

Nope!

 

[Quetzal]

What is Quetzal a reference to?

In 2010, I travelled to Guatemala to offer humanitarian aid. It was a wonderful experience and I met so many people. Further, I grew more in those 4 weeks as a person than I had in the 24 years building up to it. The Quetzal is the national bird and it is gorgeous. Despite my best efforts, I could not find one in the wild. This alias is a testament to that experience.

 

[psychoslice]

A Taoist, cool.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

In 2010, I travelled to Guatemala to offer humanitarian aid. It was a wonderful experience and I met so many people. Further, I grew more in those 4 weeks as a person than I had in the 24 years building up to it. The Quetzal is the national bird and it is gorgeous. Despite my best efforts, I could not find one in the wild. This alias is a testament to that experience.

You mean, one of these:

 

[Quetzal]

You mean, one of these:

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That's the one! Isn't she gorgeous?

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

That's the one! Isn't she gorgeous?

Beautiful!

 

[Sunstone]

Would you like to become a park ranger, given your interest in outdoor recreation? And why go to Scotland for your degree?

 

[Quetzal]

Would you like to become a park ranger, given your interest in outdoor recreation? And why go to Scotland for your degree?

I want to do outdoor outreach/education on college campuses. That is my goal.

For Scotland, Edinburgh is one of the best universities in the world. Plus, I want to visit Europe, its a twofer!

 

[Revoltingest]

I want to do outdoor outreach/education on college campuses. That is my goal.
For Scotland, Edinburgh is one of the best universities in the world. Plus, I want to visit Europe, its a twofer!

And there's haggis!

 

[Sunstone]

I want to do outdoor outreach/education on college campuses. That is my goal.

For Scotland, Edinburgh is one of the best universities in the world. Plus, I want to visit Europe, its a twofer!

I see. So you're in it for the women! I could have guessed as much*.



*projects heavily.

 

[Quetzal]

I see. So you're in it for the women! I could have guessed as much*.

*projects heavily.

 

[Revoltingest]

Edinburgh, huh?
Do you speak any Chinese?

 

[Quetzal]

Edinburgh, huh?
Do you speak any Chinese?

Ni hao!

 

[Revoltingest]

Ni hao!

Wu hu!
(Translation: "Woo hoo!")

 

[Sunstone]

Where do you see Space X going in, say, twenty years?

 

[Quetzal]

Where do you see Space X going in, say, twenty years?

I see them aggressively branching into planetary travel, research, and development. A lot of that is hinging on them successfully completing landing and recoveries on Earth. Once they get the hang of that, I see them trying to implement that same technology and execution on Mars.

 

[Sunstone]

I see them aggressively branching into planetary travel, research, and development. A lot of that is hinging on them successfully completing landing and recoveries on Earth. Once they get the hang of that, I see them trying to implement that same technology and execution on Mars.

That would be pretty exciting!