What camera do you use? I see some of the pictures you post and am incredibly jealous at the seemingly perfect white balance and lighting!
maplelime

I use the Sony NEX-5.  I like it better than the Nikons and Cannon DSLRs I’ve used because of it’s smaller form-factor.  The NEX is so smart, it feels like its impossible to take a bad photo.  (Especially since it can take up to 9 photos per second).  It performs amazingly well in low-light situations, and takes spectacular video.  Highly recommended for anyone who always wants perfectly crisp and clear photos.

What is your type? (Types of men you are attracted to?)
Anonymous

What’s my type?  Geometic, sans-serif fonts like Helvetica and Futura.

What’s my type of men? Beefy redheaded bottoms with blond eyelashes who exhibit gentlemanlyness.

Hi. My partner and I just took your survey. You obviously spent a lot of time and energy creating it. We were just wondering what is the intended purpose of this. Besides shedding some light on the demographics of the gay community, was this created for any particular purpose? Thanks. F&B
Anonymous

I had a few goals for the Gay Cliques Census:

So, basically, I just wanted to “shed some light” on the gay demo.

:c does your tumblr stats thing not work with urls that have - in them? i can't seem to get prince-winter to work
prince-winter

Sorry about that, I wasn’t aware tumblr allowed dashes in user names.  You should be able to use the tool now.

When you were younger, after a full night of trick or treating. Did you seperate your candies or did you eat whatever you pulled out of your bag? Favorite fun sized candy as a kid(the one you never traded)?
downbeatbear

I gave myself a hernia trying to lift a huge pumpkin for my very first Halloween.  The surgery fell on Halloween, so I was unable to trick-or-treat.

I have hated sweets ever since.

if you were single would you ever date a 19 year old?
Anonymous

I don’t date based on arbitrary things like age.  

I date based on arbitrary things like:

  • Emotional maturity
  • Awesomeness
  • Blond eyelashes
How long did it take for you to get were you are and what were you like when you began?
Anonymous

I didn’t seriously pursue working out till I turned 18.  Here’s my before/after from last year:

It’s taken about 6 years, and the progress has been more difficult lately, but here I am now at 240lbs:

you've got an awesome tumblr here and you're body transformation is uber-inspiring, but I have a question about data analytics an presentation .... where do you get the ideas for your cool charts and graphics? Any good reference materials for that stuff?
Anonymous

It’s not about making a chart cool or pretty.  It’s about displaying complex information in an easy and accessible way.  That’s what all my charts are about: simplifying the display of information.  When done correctly, an image is the quickest way to convey a thousand words.

While I’m most known for my Gay Cliques Infographic, I have a few other charts I’m pretty proud of:

Does the company you work for start with an M perhaps ;)?
Anonymous

That’s where it gets complicated.

My paychecks come from “M” but I work for “V” as part of the “N” games group.  It’s kind of like this:

What is your occupation?
launch-the-mass-missile-crisis

I do User Experience Design and Development for a company you’ve heard of.  (But, like Voldemort, I cannot type it’s name).

Basically.  I make websites.  With an emphasis on making them as usable as they are pretty.  I do this through research (focus groups) and observation (analytics, AB tests, heuristics) of people who use the website.

I know. It sounds really dry. But I love it. Data-driven-design is a culmination of all my hobbies into one super hobby that I get paid money for.  It’s great.

You can take the powerlifter apparel modeling world by storm. They have to wear those crazy shirts and belts. Plus, spandex is totally your fabric.
needle

Spandex and leather, are my specialty, of course.  

I kinda wish Powerlifters would go back to the Strongman’s Fashion of the 1960s:

Could you imagine the competitors of World’s Strongest Man dressed like this?  Sigh, if only:

Why not try out modeling? You're very handsome. Stockier guys can pose for fitness oriented ads, magazines and catalogs.
Anonymous

Things I’ve been called this week:

  • Sturdy
  • Swarthy
  • Stocky
  • Ethnically challenged leprechaun

Sturdy guys (like me, apparently) aren’t really represented in Health/Fitness lifestyle ads.  Unless we’re the “Before” photo.