Happy second birthday, Red Blue Green!

I started this blog on October 17, 2007, so it's just over two years old. Though I foolishly cancelled my MySpace account without realizing that my MySpace blog, which I started in 2005, would disappear with it, I'll always think fondly of that blog, which documented my five months in New York in 2006 and helped me develop a consistent blogging voice and style.

Without further ado, I'll continue an anniversary tradition: embedding a video wherein Thom Yorke performs the beautiful song that gave Red Blue Green its name. Enjoy!



I'll also take a modified version of the survey I used to kick off the MySpace blog nearly four years ago:

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Neal Elliott Schindler
Birthday:	February 9, 1979
Birthplace:	Detroit, Michigan
Current Location:	Seattle, Washington
Eye Color:	Brown
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	German/Jewish
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Brown Eccos, as always
Your Weakness:	Pasta/noodles; Lost; petting animals even though I'm allergic
Your Fears:	Not realizing my creative potential; remaining overweight for the rest of my life
Your Perfect Pizza:	Every vegetable imaginable needs to be on there
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Handling the big new challenges that seem to be coming my way
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	FYI
Thoughts First Waking Up:	It's cold in my room!
Your Best Physical Feature:	Eyes, I'm told
Your Bedtime:	Midnight, these days
Your Most Missed Memory:	College in general, Spain specifically
Pepsi or Coke:	Neither
McDonalds or Burger King:	Hell no
Single or Group Dates:	Group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Neither
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Mint tea
Do you Smoke:	No
Do you Swear:	Yes, too much
Do you Sing:	Rarely
Do you Shower Daily:	Yes!
Have you Been in Love:	Absolutely
Do you want to go to College:	I'm in college: community college
Do you want to get Married:	For sure
Do you believe in yourself:	More than I used to
Do you get Motion Sickness:	Occasionally, when I read on the bus
Do you think you are Attractive:	Sometimes
Are you a Health Freak:	Not yet
Do you get along with your Parents:	The remaining one, yes
Do you like Thunderstorms:	I miss them
Do you play an Instrument:	Not really
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	Once or twice
In the past month have you Smoked:	No
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	Yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Yep
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	I have, and it was wonderful
In the past month have you been on Stage:	I walked on the stage at Kirkland Performance Center
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	Sadly, no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No!
Ever been Drunk:	Of course!
Ever been Beaten up:	Yep
Ever Shoplifted:	Not that I can recall
How do you want to Die:	Peacefully, painlessly
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	A writer; a filmmaker; a counselor for people with eating disorders
What country would you most like to Visit:	Thailand
Number of CDs I own:	I have more than 10,000 iTunes
Number of Piercings:	None
Number of Tattoos:	None
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	A few, for sure; I can think of four right now