Preliminary Questions
Do you live within a thirty-minute radius/are you comfortable commuting to Murray Hill or elsewhere in Manhattan to hang out with me?
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Are you crazy?
Can you supply a personal website or social media profile?
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Once I review your application, I will reach out to have a more formal, sit-down interview to be my friend in Manhattan. This interview will be videotaped and I will be posting the footage on social media. Are you able to report to Manhattan and spend at least an hour for the interview?
Open Questions
Why are you filling out this questionnaire?
my friend [REDACTED] said I should apply, and she's a very good judge of character
How many "close friends" (by close friends I mean people that you see more than twice a month if they live in the tri-state area or if they are a long-distance friend that you speak with at least twice a month) do you have?
about ten, I guess
Do you listen to Billie Eilish? If so, why?
my friend's kid likes Billie eilish so I am supportive while watching her sing child karaoke
It's Saturday morning! What time are you up and what do you want to do with the day?
try to work on music, go to museums or theatre, art projects, catch up on sleep
Have you ever had an existential crisis? How did it come about and what was your ultimate takeaway from it?
I have them all the time due to anxiety! takeaway is always something dumb like I should work harder
You are at a party and a topic comes up that you could go on and on and on about that nobody else knows anything about. What is the topic and would you talk about it or not talk about it?
i could talk about cars or motorcycles or certain video games but nobody wants to hear that shit!!!
What do you think about feminism? How did you come to that conclusion?
I like it and I hate the patriarchy
If there was an alternate reality in which you had a debilitating, life-altering addiction, what would you be addicted to?
I would be addicted to opiates probably they feel amazing but I'm pretty resistant to any kind of substance addiction
What are your dreams?
I have dreams of making good art, performing music, living well
Do you believe in ethical consumerism or is it a drop in a giant well that has already been dug by multinational corporations so it doesn't matter?
personal actions matter because they help a individual resist personal nihilism. even if recycling is useless, it helps a person feel like they're trying
Multiple-Choice Questions
What qualities are most important to you in a friend
What is the worst thing on this list
Work is:
Which poet's writing do you most connect with?
Do you feel like you've lived one life or lots of lives?
How do you feel about answering all these questions:
Aristotle once said; "my friends, there are no friends." How do you feel about that:
Essay Question
Please describe a friend breakup you have gone through. If you haven't gone through a friend breakup, please explain why you think you have never gone through a friend breakup. Outline a major friendship in your life and explain why it is successful.
I've lost a few friends to time and geography, but rarely have I had a friend breakup. I had a roommate in college who dated my friend [REDACTED], but when their relationship ended badly, I chose her side since we had more history. another friend I lost because I told him not to marry his then-girlfriend. needless to say, he chose her, even tho he had spent years complaining about her... aside from those instances, I don't think I've had any friend breakups because I'm very open minded and accepting of people, while being interested in their lives and what makes them who they are. I try to be a good listener and I am creative and decent at conversation.