21 Questions with ... Joey Barnett '12

So as we pass summer's halfway point, most Princetonians are busy saving African villages, traipsing around Russia, exploring Zen Buddhism in Japan, selling their souls to JP Morgan, etc. The usual. But for those who are starting to feel homesick for good Ol' Nassau, fret not! Over the next few weeks, The Ink will be taking you on a trip down your favorite Street. Check back for 21Qs with all ten eating club presidents.TOWER'S JOEY BARNETT LOVES BOLLYWOOD, TAKES AN ACADEMIC APPROACH TO NEWMAN'S DAY, AND STILL DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HIS CLUB'S SONGS MEANName: Joey BarnettHometown: Tulare, CAMajor: Anthropology w/ South Asian Studies CertificateClub and Residential College Affiliation: Tower/Rocky What are you doing this summer?I’m living in Bombay, doing thesis research on Hindi cinema hall viewership styles, production, and marketing tailored to different generations and backgrounds. In other words, I’m watching movies and attempting to hobknob with film producers. Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?PJ Das! What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton?Every meal I’ve ever had at Frist at around 2am. In one sentence, what do you actually do all day?I make lists of the things I should do that day and then eventually cross out the current day to write in the next. Favorite spot in Tower?Green Room--it’s where I take my best naps, and tend to inexplicably find myself waking up after a night out. What club did you think you’d be in as a freshman and why?Whichever one they showed in the brochures with people wearing pastel colors and having champagne brunches outside. Oh, wait. What is your greatest guilty pleasure?Bollywood. If you could change one thing about Princeton, what would it be?The stereotypes. What’s hanging above your desk and/or bed?In my current hotel room in Bombay, a light switch and an outlet. But at school, I’ve taped above my desk the metal screws/plates that I had put in my leg when I broke my femur and knee 5 years ago, with a sign that says, “It could always be worse.” What is your biggest fear?Not making more money than my older brother, because then I wouldn’t be able to rub it in his face and pay him back for that one time he lassoed me and dragged me across the tile floor when I was three years old ... I hold my grudges. Favorite class you’ve taken?Anthropology of Sound (My final project was recording and analyzing the sounds of Newman’s Day). What’s your drink?Vodka Red Bull. What’s your personal anthem?“Stand” by Rascal Flatts -- my melodramatic side picked that one. Who is your mortal enemy?This one calf that kicked me in the head one time when my siblings convinced me to play rodeo. When’s bedtime?Whenever I’m sleepy. Which is often. Best memory in your club?My 21st Birthday at 2010 Houseparties. Worst memory in your club?That one time I locked myself away in the precept room for several days to write my JP. Which club do you frequent the most besides your own?Cloister, because Jake Sally’s too lazy to hold ICC meetings anywhere else. In 25 years, you will be…Begging one of my more industrious classmates for a job after having tried my hand (and failed at) being a Bollywood actor. What makes someone a Tower member?An openness to embracing and living the life with some 200 people with whom you could have everything or nothing in common. That, and the willingness to be called a hasher or a pisspot on your birthday without ever knowing what they actually mean. What makes someone a Princetonian?A disregard for the real date of Halloween.