#34 Humans Of Steemit : @theuxyeti (An Eclectic Human Being With An Interesting Life)

Aloha to everyone!

This post is all about @theuxyeti!

Our ambassador @kerlund74 brought him to the Humans Of Steemit space.

This is what she had to say about him :

@theUXyeti is working within areas that are in huge interest for the digital world. User Experience design is important to create digital environments that focus on users over technology. I think this knowledge might be of interest to many Steemians. He is also in need of support to find his way here on Steemit and I think that a great way for him to do that is to get to know some more people. To be featured here is one way to say “hello” and share a little about himself.

ENJOY!

Q&A

Who are you? Tell us anything and everything you’d like us to know about you!

I am a Tallahassee, Florida Native that transplanted to Nebraska for College, then back to Florida and then to Los Angeles California for my career in UX / UI Design of 15 years. I have worked for NASA, Disney, Big Agencies, Gov't Contracts, Small Startups you name it I've proabably worked in that sector before. Moved to Hawaii for a few years to work UX there, then back to Los Angeles, CA where i am now.

What makes your heart smile?

Thats an easy one... Rescuing dogs, and participating when able at the events and going to shelters to film dogs and post video and pictures on my social media platforms. We've managed to rescue 2 dogs this year as well as get 1 fostered.

How did you get on Steemit?

Thats an easy one as well. My Design friend of almost 10 years Kory AKA @Fame360 He led me to this platform not knowing i was looking to build a website blog, and instantly i was hooked because i wanted a way to voice my thoughts, have a community to follow and comment and in the process make some side cash passively as well.

Where do you want to die?

First thing that comes to mind is being eaten by a shark. Does that count? I would want it to be instant or fast. But i would most definitely want it to be near people i loved, people that loved me, or doing something i absolutely love and for me that is Scuba diving.

When's the last time you cried?

Last year in 2017, my uncle Tom and my Grandma Arline died within two weeks of each other. First grandma... here im giving a speech about the memories i had with her through my youth to as an adult. We joined a bowling league together. And then my Uncle, who was an epic technologist when it came to machines and honestly was a gateway into me exploring tinkering, electronics, and innovating.

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What's something you DON'T like like about all this new technology?

Invasion of privacy and machine learning... Although it can be for the GOOD, and can be for the Empire lol... and i say this loosely as in the Amazon Empire or Google Empire... For all the Voice Activated Siri's and Alexa's that are listening by a command word, you gotta think that even though its not activated by a keyword the devices could still be listening and charting data for these big mogul empires. Think of a device even in the off position, still transmitting conversations bc you "allowed" lol

I always think of "Firefly", here

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What mistake do you keep making and why?

Eating badly. As I've aged, im 40 now, I've tried hard to cut back on the bad stuff, fast food, and work out more. Little did I know that its much harder to lose as your older and eating is a big part of it, but 1 cheat day seems to be 3 days these days lol ....

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What's the best advice you have ever gotten?

Again another easy one...

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If there was something you could un-do, what would it be?

To not use credit cards so badly. Telling yourself you will pay it back over 10 years and here im 9k in the hole. lol... I wish i could have taught myself better money management.

Imagine that you magically have the ability to keep being alive without sleep what would you do with the extra time?

Figure out a way to sleep. i love sleeping it refreshes you.

What's the stupidest thing you've done that actually turned out pretty well?

Another easy one... Tkaing 3rd place in the Blazin' Wings Challenge at Wild Wings even though for some reason I thought it'd be a great way to get the crowd enthusiastic by putting Blazing sauce on my face, only to realize from the sweat of it being so hot it ends up getting in my eyes and im blinded for about 20 minutes lol

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What makes your belly ache with laughter?

Honestly as a designer and developer I can always get a laugh from the rage quit meme (fuuuuuuuu meme) lol If you dont know it... google (fuuuuu meme) and read the comic strips. they kill me

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Tell us about 1 significant event in your life that really made you who you are.

I hate to bring it up but i was on Big Brother 8 for CBS in 2007. I made it to the end and lost on the last day for a prize of $500,000 dollars. I lost to the most vile opponent and had i won the last round of questions i would have won unanimously. It was a great experience, and only ENHANCED my personality. I realized that who i am as a person, man, friend, companion all helped shape me 10 years later because of that experience.

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What would be the scariest monster you could imagine?

Not really into scary... but anything by Clive Barker is pretty foul.

What does Steemit mean for you?

For me, it's really an outlet for me to be me. When Big Brother ended i had 15,000 myspace emails to sift through including marriage proposals and people telling me i was the key to Arkansas. I had almost 2 million friends and then facebook took over. Social Media overrun the world and i checked out for years. I just wanted to be me without all the people in it and their pov's and crap... Steemit for me is about me being me, and talking about whatever drives me and allows me to share it with people that appreciate me and what i post. I love that whatever my rating or followers here, its organic... at least i hope it is. My hope is to thrive in this community though its very difficult to understand how to get started. For me I'm hoping this avenue and post will help encourage people to reach out, follow and comment as Id love to establish a presence.

What would you like your last meal to be?

First thing that comes to mind is an old Tallahassee locals only spot called Guthries Chicken Fingers. Fried chicken, orida fries, garlic toast and cole slaw with some secret thousand island sauce that is really really good. I could totally eat that.

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If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

Well they do say your Porno name is your first street you lived on followed by the first pet name you had... so if that was me my new name would be

MONTICELLO BLACK EYE

lol

If you could be an animal for a day, what animal would you be? why?

Easy... anything in the ocean... I have a dolphin tribal tattoo, a momento from an art class design in college so I'd have to pick a dolphin because they are fast, and can cruise all over.

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Which person inspires you the most and why do they inspire you?

Probably my dad. Smartest man i know, calmest in the fear of bad news and knows how to handle it well. Analytical, Precise, Photo memory, really bright in literature, history and seems to remember everything. Is my go to for medical advise, my go to for life conversations, spiritual growth and all around bad ass.

What are you insecure about?

Failing... I fail often, but the recovery sometimes eats away at me. So when i fail or I don't understand most of the time I push through but there ARE times were i let the fear of failing win.

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Describe your ideal life.

I had 50% of it. I was living in hawaii working on UX. but i didnt have the girl, i was totally isolated and it was difficult sharing life and memories within a tourist community ostracized by passive aggressiveness and being the minority. If i could find the girl, and a few aligned interests with others I'd move back and that'd be the place to be

Have you ever saved someone's life?

Yes i have. Or at least contributed. I've worked on Scuba boats in Hawaii where we've had a couple of close calls with recreational divers misrepresenting there skill levels or medical clearances causing unsafe conditions and resulting in very close calls on a few.

What do other people think is weird about you?

Probably that for some reason I resemble Shrek lol

What do you think is one of the best things about you?

You've always got an objective point of view to bounce anything off of. In my field you have to be for UI/UX but overall Im always going to give you both sides to the response to help you assess things better. The more information you can have the better you can get to the solution.

What's one responsibility you really wish you didn't have?

Paying bills ever... i mean itd be great to not have to worry every month about certain bills. My hope is that my Steem persona may assist me in this added worry.

If you had a personal flag, what would be on it?

Id have my logo for www.theUXyeti.com aka www.instagram.com/thetravelyeti on a scuba flag.

If a genie granted you 3 wishes right now, what would you wish for?

lol I'd rather answer this with a joke... and so it goes...

Same question to 3 rednecks in the desert lol...

Redneck 1: a barrel of water

Redneck 2: 3 barrels of water

Redneck 3: A car door so if i get too hot i can just roll the window down.

LMAO... so stupid but i bet you laughed a bit lol

What do you think about when you're by yourself?

Hawaii, Diving, recently Steemit content and growing my organic followers here. Im always thinking about new innovations and writing things down.

What would you want to be written on your tombstone?

Here lies Jack Sparrow... i dunno strange question. no real answer lol

Who is the person you trust most?

My best friend Rage! Rage Day! Epic person and my best friend of all time.

Whats your Favorite word?

Either Dude or Aloha... I've always been a surfer and beach type so it tends to be something that i just say.

If you had 25 minutes to do anything you wanted without external consequences what would you do?

Probably invest in Bitcoin in 2007. lol

Who is your Fave Steemians and why?

As of late

@overkillcoin for assitance onboarding me

@socky for interesting conversations about Steem and aligned interests

@kerlund74 for aligned interests in UX / UI

@davemccoy for fast responses and aligned interests

If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume you had done?

Indecent exposure... I tend to streak or drop pants lol

When you looked int he mirror first thing this morning, what was the first thing you thought?

Patriots Football today! Cmon BRADY!

What's the most ridiculous fact you know?

That an average mosquito as 23 teeth according to Snapple lol.

What is something that you just recently realized that you are embarrassed you didnt realize earlier.

That I now have nose hair lol groooooooossss!

What is your nickname?

Thats easy... A L O H A

As a Human of Steemit, how do you contribute to Steemit?

I think like any group you support your team. Comment, Advocate, continue to remember the good people that helped you to grow and push that forward to others.

Fun Crazy Steemit Thing

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Ey @theuxyeti, I loved reading your interview!

You seem like someone with a kind a heart and deeply honest.
Makes me admire you a lot!

Thank you for being so open.
Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm with us.
Thank you for participating on Humans Of Steemit!

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