How Well Do You Know Alex P?

He converses with himself. He draws. He reads. He stares off into space. He writes.

Immanuel Kant Karl Marx King Bhumibol Adulyadej Plato (and Socrates) Renee Descartes

Doing nothing too much Interupting too much Stays up late too much Talking too much Talks about Thailand too much

Because he was raised strictly and is polite out of forced habit He does not know He feels more at ease being polite, it makes him more comfortable It just feels natural to him So he can hide his true self

Cat Dog Roomba Smew Wombat

Museum Curator Novelist Nuclear Engineer Psychiatrist Truck Driver

Angel and Devil Buddha He imagines himself None of these The Blind Mudfish Controllers of the Universe who live in the center of the Earth

Black and White He is colorblind He likes all colors Prussian Blue Royal Purple

By getting out of the way and then tersely explaining he does not like touching people By givng a short hug By hugging back as strong as he can and lifting them slightly By trying to avoid the hug if possible or explain that he does not like hugs afterward By trying to give a warm hug back

By getting out of the way and then tersely explaining he does not like touching people By giving a short hug By hugging back as strong as he can and lifting them slightly By trying to avoid the hug if possible or explain that he does not like hugs afterward By trying to give a warm hug back

A hovercraft A nuclear reactor A robot A spacelab for space A towel rack

Ben; lake; fish. Harry; cafe; watch people passing by. Jean; boardwalk; meet Harry on his way to the cafe. Katarine; store; buy her daily slice of lemon. Madelaine; beach; make a sandcastle.

1+1=4 could be the most interesting thing to happen to me all week. Brilliant! Failue is hardly unique. Well math could be just a completely subjective offshoot of language you know. Well that's just stupid.

(insert something approaching a lecture on different theocratical schools of thought here) Buddha isn't a God! Does exist! Does not exist! Nevermind.

A curling of his right pinky finger. A particular tingling in his throat. A tightening of the chest. A tremor of the lip. A vibrating of his hands.