Stian Nilsen

Where you come from:  Seattle

Where you live now: West Village, NYC

What age you were at the time of the photograph:  38

How old you expect to live to be:

I will probably die in my mid to late 80’s.  I only want to keep living as long as my body is working fine or I can afford some bionic replacement stuff.

What is something that you do that gives you real joy in life?  to invent / solve problems

What about yourself do you really like?
I am still basically a kid in an adult body.

Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS?

I had a boss who died of AIDS back in the the late 80’s.

Have you ever known anyone who died at a young age?
I had a cousin who fell off the front of a Brush Hog when she was just 12 years old.  It’s a tractor type thing and it ran her over.  Her name was Kimmy and she was such a cool kid.  It made me very sad and confused.  I still don’t understand why awesome people have to die at young ages while horrible people just keep living.

What would you like to see people do to change the world?
Ban republican marriage!

What are some of the funnest times you’ve ever had?
I really liked trippin on acid  and ‘X’ in my early 20’s.  Riding my classic Vespa around Seattle in the 80’s was pretty great too.