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I'm assuming you didn't have internet in the monastery. That blows my mind. Did you miss it? What did you miss most? I can not fathom being totally cut off from the web. Nor would I want to. I think being a monk would be amazing except for the fact that I couldn't take part in the biggest cultural revolution in human history.

You must have been cut off from the "outside" world while there as well. How did you go about catching up on all the news, events, culture that you missed out on?

What did your friends/family say as you sold are your things and left? What did they say/think when you returned. Were any of your relationships damaged by your departure? Strengthened?

Would you recommend others do what you did? What advice would you give them?

Clothes: What did you wear while in the monastery?

If you had stayed there for a full year, how do you imagine yourself?

When you meditate for all those hours every day, is your mind clear? Or are you deep in thought? Bored out of your mind? What is going on inside your head on an average day? A non-average day?

If you had never left, how do you imagine your life?

Do you have any more pictures you can share?

Best part about the trip? Worst?

Have you had any contact with the people at the monastery since you left? Do you want contact?

Were you looked down upon for being from outside the country?

Top 3 most interesting people you met in your travels? Tell me a little about them.

I got picked on in middle/high school, because I always had my nose in one of your various Dark Elf books. Damn you and you're excellent writing that I couldn't put down!

Question: In what order do you suggest people read the Drizzt series? I once got into a heated debate over when The Dark Elf trilogy should ideally be read at my local hobby shop during Friday Night Magic.

(damn was I nerdy!)

What is your RSS reader stuffed up with? I recently started using an RSS feed and it's pretty empty at the moment. I'm looking for some ideas.

EDIT: I'm more than welcoming to any suggestions. Even if they are not from Dan himself. I'm sure some Redditors out there have great suggestions.

1. How much of this trivia are you activly able to recall? I read your emails every day and sometimes it goes in one ear and out the other. Is it the same for you, or does the fact that you write a blurb about everything you learn help keep it in your memory?

2. How has knowing all this trivia impacted your life? Any fun stories of when the knowledge came in handy? There is a radio ad that plays in my home town asking if the fruit or the color orange got their name first. I know the answer (the fruit!) and the radio asking as if the question is unknown drives me nuts. Do you have any similar experiences?

3. You work for Sesame Street, correct? What is that like? Any cool stories to share?

4. I love trivia. The only thing I like more than learning it, is sharing it when it becomes relevant to a conversation. A lot of people do not share my enthusiasm for obscure knowledge and roll their eyes when I go into fact-telling-mode. I'm sure you have experienced something similar. Does this keep you from repeating what must be a ton of interesting facts?

5. Do you have a large backlog of emails you can send out? How many do you have pre-written? Do you write them every day? Or a ton once a week/month?

6. Best article? Which are you most proud of?

7. How many additional subscribers are you hoping to get from this AMA?

8. How much money do you make from advertising each month?

9. How do you think someone who enjoys trivia and weird knowledge like the stuff featured in your emails could go about getting their stuff out to the masses. I've fantasied about writing a trivia blog but, I don't think anyone would read it. The market is pretty saturated. How do you think someone could "break into it"?

Thank you so much for answering these questions. I'm a big fan. I set an alarm for 11am so I could wake up and post this before it took off and all my questions got lost.

Seriously: Thank you! I appreciate all your time and effort and hope you have a great day of question answering ahead of you. Your fans really do appreciate this!