8 Questions
I thought I'd successfully ducked this meme - gods know, I'm so upfront, it's hard to imagine there might be 8 things about me that everyone *doesn't* know!

But Tara5 Oh nailed me - and honey, I'm gonna getcha back - you're going to be a Salon Spotlight Guest soon, muahaha! :D

I pulled 8 not-so-random questions from the list argent_bury  used - I figured a bunch of "N/A"'s wouldn't be much fun for anyone. So...

1. Do you read or watch the news? I'm not much of a watcher - I come pretty close to doing zero TV and movies. But read? Ohh yeah. I use my LJ friendslist as my RSS reader - check it out - I read a *ton* of news and blogs on synthetic worlds (the atomic world? meh - not interested).
2. Who makes you laugh? Gods, most of the people around me are *hilarious* - usually intentionally! :P I want to single out my favorite Platonic form, Riemann Surface, though: there's nothing like a well-dressed man who makes me laugh! :D
   
3. What do you see yourself as being 5 years from now? Director/Marketing & External Relations for an Extropia with thousands of Citizens in dozens of worlds.
   
4. What is the longest crush/relationship you've had? argent_bury , through all but the first six days of her life and the first six weeks or so of mine, with galatea_gynoid  a very close second!
   
5. Do you smoke? Weirdly, I've developed a taste for cigars lately. I'm going to start carrying my box around with me - it's either that or keep three or four going in various locations. I don't much like to drink, but strong green tea or coffee and a cigar? Ahhhhh!
   
6. What does your screen name mean? 

   Sophrosyne (σωφροσύνη) is a Greek philosophical term etymologically meaning 'moral sanity' and from there 'self control' or 'moderation' guided by true 'self-knowledge.'
   And, yeah, I pronounce it "σωφροσύνη," though with a generic American accent (say it to me in proper Greek, and, mmmmmm! ;)  ) It's not "soff-row-sign," a minor peeve of mine! :)
   

7. What is your first thought when waking up in the morning? "Email!!!"  Followed directly by "Twitter!" and "Coffee!" pretty much simultaneously!  :)
   
8. Are you a morning person or a night person? More of a morning person.  Schedule permitting, I'm usually at my email, Twitter, RSS, Facebook and so on before 7 am SLT, and inworld by 8 or so for a bit. By 10 or 11 pm, I'm usually pretty much toast.