[Phalanx]

1. Do you enjoy any other artistic endeavors such as photography, painting, sketching, etc...?
Not personally...just cooking and writing. I guess if recipe creation could come into play under "artistic" then I'd go with that.

2. You've mentioned hydroponic growing systems. Has this been scientifically proven to be more effective or is it theoretical?
I am not sure what's been scientifically proven or not...but from what I understand there's better and quicker absorbtion of nutrients through a liquid medium which would allow for you to better apply certain things that could promote healthier growth in fruits and vegetables, or say, things that supposedly increase yield, or prolong budding or flowering time, if for some reason one were so inclined. If you're referring to the addition of the lights as well, growth speed and development can be manipulated to the liking of the grower through programmed exposure.

3. What do you consider to be the best book ever written?
One I haven't read yet.
I don't read a whole lot, but out of what I have read through some of the books I've enjoyed would be Victor Kellehers "the makers", John Marsdens "tommorow, when the war began", "the beach", Kings "IT", Crichtons "Prey", and for comics, I think that "batman - the killing joke" and "astro city" are both really high on my list...none really the stuff of greatness, but entertaining to me.

4. For you, how far would you have to go to go too far?
Just a little beyond the point of just far enough.

5. Have you ever been truly frightened?
A few times. Predominately through comtemplation of things that occur as potential consequences to various problematic situations, other times there have a few actual scary/dangerous incidents where I've feared for myself and at times, others too.
Dreams have frightened me, I don't know if something you fabricate in your own mind can be considered "truly" frightening or not, but at the time of endurance it's felt that way...

Ok, I'll hop in at some point and ask someone something...