Top Ten with B.K. DeLong

  1. What is your nickname? Who gave it to you?
    "B.K." is a nickname standing for "Ben Kirk" my first and middle name. I gave myself the nickname in junior year of high school in writing class. I wanted a cool "nom de plume" and in the next few years, the nickname moved from the writing space to the online space.

  2. What is your favorite color?
    Purple.

  3. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
    Wicked. Funky. Cool. Frog.

  4. What Internet-developed words or acronyms do you like most?
    AFAIK and IANA*, (* being L for Lawyer, G for Geographer etc)

  5. What’s your favorite holiday or journey?
    Provincetown, MA is an amazing place - culture, art, fabulous food, beaches and some of the coziest bed & breakfast's I've ever been to.

  6. What’s the first thing you pack in your suitcase?
    Laptop. Everything, Everyone Connected, Everywhere.I'm in search of more portable "wearable computing" or a robust mobile device.

  7. What was the last CD you bought?
    "Ananzi Boys" - Lenny Henry's humorous & expressive narration combined with Neil Gaiman's writings is the perfect match.

  8. What books are you reading?
    "Lucid Dreaming", by Stephen Laberge and Howard Reingold. Just as I have a need to explore all that is around me, I also have a desire to "know thyself" and diving into the inner-space of the dream world seems like one avenue towards that goal.

  9. How much TV do you watch? What?
    Way too much. CSI, NCIS, Medium, Justice League Unlimited, Criminal Minds, Family Guy, Bones, Going Tribal, Firefly, House, My Name is Earl, Little Britain, Scrubs, and Teachers. Had to get a second TiVo to record shows that are on at the same time as each other. I usually have one eye on the TV and the other on the laptop.

  10. What’s your motto?
    "Constant Vigilance" - I am always watching everything going on in the world around me both physically and in the digital space.