Thad L. Kanupp--Who is he?

My friend Thad agreed to be the next person for my blog. Seeing that Thad and I are hours apart though, I did not personally interview him, instead I sent him the questions and he responded. This is what Thad has to say...

Where were you born?
I like to say I was born and raised in Hickory, NC, but I was actually born in Lincolnton. It was where my mom's doctor was.

Do you have any brothers or sisters?
One little sister, Callie.

Did you move around a lot?
Personally, yes, I'm a very kinetic person. But home has always been in the same spot.

Are your parents divorced?
Nope.


Do you want to get married and have kids one day?
Yes. Seems to be pretty popular.

How did you Tusculum?
I saw the Tusculum College table at a college fair at CVCC. Nobody else was there, so I picked up a brochure on a whim. I found out they were pretty much the only reasonably-sized (i.e., not big) school within 3 hours of home with a Film and Broadcasting program (or something similar). So off I went.

What do you want to do with your life?
Be somebody. I don't much care how, but I want people to recognize and remember me. If I could choose how to go about that, my first choice would be through music, my second through film.

Are you dating someone right now?
Yep. Two years in January. Her name is Tiffany. She's pretty.

How do you relieve stress?
Sleep, listen to music, anything to take my mind off of it. When I'm at home, I'll wail on my drums for a while.

What irritates you in other people?
Wow. Do we have time? Stupidity, mostly. And I don't mean doing dumb things. I mean the mass idiocy that allows people like Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, and pretty much anyone on TV that isn't Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert to have a fanatical, millions-strong following.

What kind of things do you like to do?
I don't have near enough time or money for all the hobbies I'd like to have. Reading is fun, but I hardly have time any more. I LOVE music. Playing or listening. Most of my money gets spent on something related to one or the other. I also like making movies and videos and such. You can see some of my stuff at http://www.youtube.com/ktnoise if you're willing to forgive the shameless plug.

What do you want people to know about you?
I'm a good person. I can be brutally sarcastic and insulting at times, but nobody should ever take that personally. I dish it out only because I want to take it back. Insult battles are an intellectual exercise for me. I'm also a much more naive, trusting person than my cynical tirades might leave some to believe.

If you could give one piece of advice to the world, what would it be?
Have fun.

If there was one thing in the world that you could change, what would it be?
I'd make people think a little more. I think it was Chris Rock who said something along the lines of, "Let it swirl around in your head for a bit, THEN decide."