From: wyang@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William D Yang)
Subject: Who is this Bill person, anyway??
Summary: See first line
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:55:44 GMT

[Subtitled:  "Everything you never wanted to know about Bill and were afraid, 
because of this string, that he'd eventually come out and tell you anyway....]

[As a note, I know I've already posted a "Who Is This Person, Anyway" post...
but I'll do it again since there's such a neat new form to fill out.  I've
added several subject areas, mostly for comic relief and because I'm in a
strange mood (being trapped in a sunless computer lab filled with annoying
people asking questions does this to you, particularly when you're paid to
inform the previously-unmentioned-by-name Mac Illiterates that, no, you really
can't get 1 inch margins on MacWrite II, and that if you'd been intelligent and
decided to use WordPerfect instead, you'd not have to worry about such
problems....)...  Also, I'm going to apologize if there are any major
spacing/margin problems.  I've been trying to learn EMACS, and this is the
first such post attempted under that jumble of contorted, fifteen-hand-
demanding command keystrokes... so it may be a bit messy.]


Current Name:  William Douglas Yang (but my friends call me Bill)
Alter Ego(s):  Bill; Ray; -- the Ray[, International.]; Nightrunner;
               Captain Tony Stole of the Free Merchant Vessel Voidspanner.
Occupation: Professional Full Time Student studying Philosophy, Computer
            Science, Life, and the mysteries of Lime Jello.
Long Term Goals:  talking my University into giving me a BS in Philosophy
                  (instead of the BA they want to give me), finding a job
                  which will pay me to blither, and communicating
                  philosophy to the public at large in an understandable,
                  clear, concise, and enjoyable way.
Alter Ego(s):  Bill; Ray; -- the Ray, International]; MC Ray; Nightrunner;
               Captain Tony Stole of the Free Merchant Vessel Voidspanner; etc
Birth Date: 6:28 am August 20, 1972
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio (USA)
Residence: Columbus, Ohio (USA)
Sex: Male
Gender: Hetersexual, in so far as I'm aware
Sexual Orientation:  When involved or aroused, erect.  ;)  But, in my own 
                     words, "I'm so vanilla, I make THE POPE look kinky..."
Marital Status: Single, but dating a special someone quite seriously
Offspring: None...  I'm only 20, after all!  I'm too young to be thinking about
           having kids yet, IMNSHO...
Siblings: One brother, older.
Blood Type: I think I'm B-, but I'm not really positive about that... [as I
            duck the peanuts flying towards me... ;) ]
Ethnic Origin: My Dad was born just outside of Shanghai, and my Mom's part of
               the 5th generation of immigrants from Germany), though I'm aware
               of English lineage on my Maternal grandmother's side, too...
               Because of all this, it's safe to say I'm an "American Mutt."
Hair: Yes - and it's even over most of my body!
Eyes: Two
Hair Color:  Very dark brown (often mistaken for black)
Eye color: Brown, great for making puppy-dog eyes
Height: 5 feet, eleven inches (aprox. 1.82 meters)
Dominant Brain Hemisphere: None... I'm in philosophy, therefore I have no
                           brain!  ;)  (ie: I was competative in Engineering
                           before I realized it bored the hell out of me. I'm
                           now competative in Philosophy.  And, yes, I am
                           relatively ambidextrous, though I'm usually
                           right-handed due to the socialization I've been
                           going through for most of my life... you tell me
                           which side's dominant!)
Physical Deformities: None that I'm aware of, except for a missing tendon in 
                      both of my hands which allows me to do amazing feats of
                      thumb flexibility....
Music Preferences: Acoustic quality music (Billy Joel, Indigo Girls, Elton John
                   10000 Maniacs, and so forth).  Not generally into rap or
                   heavy metal, and hard-core country does tend to grate on me.
Favorite Books: Dunno.  The two books that come to mind immediately are _The
                Problems of Philosophy_ by Bertrand Russell and _Illegal
                Aliens_ by Nick Pollotta.  [spelling apologies]  A strange mix
                between Philosophy books and sci-fi/fiction (though I might
                argue they're the same thing).
Pet Peeves: "It's generally a good habit not to make pets of peeves, I've
            discovered."  However, I don't really like people who are not
            willing to help themselves and want others to help them (I'll
            explain this one via e-mail; suffice to say, it's NOT a political
            statement, regardless of what right wing reactionaries use as their
            rhetoric), nor do I like it when people try to do for others what
            said others are already doing for themselves
Favorite Movies: Back to the Future, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Amazon Women on
                 the Moon, Unforgiven, Bill and Ted (both Exellent Adventure
                 and Bogus Journey), Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon,
                 Spaceballs, Young Guns (I and II), The Witches of Eastwick,
                 Dances with Wolves, (most of director Tim Burton's stuff),
                 etcetera, ad naseum...
Least Favorite Activities: Sitting at work, filling out bureaucratic forms to
                           get my financial aid for college, waiting for the
                           bureaucracy here at OSU to approve [insert form name
                           here] so that I can [insert activity which requires
                           previous noted form here] and not get in trouble for
                           it, dealing with people who either back-seat drive
                           or (worse) back-seat cook [I like to think I'm a
                           good enough chef, and it's really annoying when
                           people are trying to tell you how to cook the meal
                           you're making, y'know?], and finally, being polite
                           to people who are committing my pet peeves on me in
                           my presence (ie: AAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGH! to the person
                           who's interupted me now seventeen times since I
                           started this questionaire with questions like "How
                           do you get 1 inch margins on MacWrite II?")
Most Favorite Activites: Being with my friends/family/loved ones; making people
                         happy; getting people to laugh at my (somewhat stale)
                         sense of humor; arguing Philosophy into the deepest,
                         darkest hours of the night, delving into the mysteries
                         of the universe while becoming confortably drunk ;),
                         creatively cooking food (qv: making people happy,
                         above); Gaming, writing, reading, making good mixes of
                         music on cassette for future listening pleasure, and
                         generally having a good time.
Political Affiliation: Moderate (unofficial) democrat, slight left leaning.
Politial Aspirations: ("Vote Yang for $d in 2032!",OFFICE);
Favorite TV shows: Star Trek (both series), Dr Who, Blake's 7, The Frugal
                   Gourmet, NOVA, This Week with David Brinkley, 60 Minutes,
                   CNN News, Oprah and Geraldo (where else can you see
                   Transvestite Transexuals from Tanelorn who were kidnapped by
                   Alien Elvis Impersonators and forced to bake sourdough bread
                   with their SO's grandparents parents while whistling
                   selected themes from _Miss Saigon_ ?!!?!? ;)
Qoutes that can be attributed to me:  
      "See Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for more information."
      "OBQUOTE???  What exactly IS an ObQuote, anyway?"
      "What we have here is... Hmmm... what is that?"
      "One's mind should reach further than one's overbite."
      "It's my opinion, but if you want it, you can have it for a nominal
       fee..."
      [anything I said in this post, also, is probably attributable to me,
       unless it's not, in which case I simply forgot to attribute it. ;)]
What I regret most: [this is a bit too personal for me to discuss in a 
                     newsgroup with an estimated readership of over 20,000 
                     people.]
Hobbies: The 3-G's -- my Girlfriend, Gaming, and... Uhm...  Hmmm.....
Allergies: mold, mildew, dust, animal dander, pollen, penecillin (sp), and
           probably other things I'm currently forgetting...
Favorite Foods: Food made with Flaire!  (but I'll eat almost anything)
Parting words: "Uhm...  God... could you do me a... uh...  minor favor and give
                us a way through... uh... the Red Sea, before we're... uh...
                killed by the advancing... uh..."
                         -Moses, moments before the parting of the Red Sea

     Seriously, however:  Life is too short to spend it unhappy...  so smile
     and bring a little happiness into the world.

          -Bill
--
William D. Yang         wyang@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu         Yang.25@osu.edu
Technical Assistant to North Area Computing Sites at The Ohio State University.
It's my opinion, but if you really want it, you can have it for a nominal fee.
ObPhilosophy:  One's mind should always reach further than one's overbite.
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