This week, GTS sat down with Threadless engineer - Atkins Meyer. We talk about extraterrestrial products, drinking while gaming and bridging the gap between humans and cyborgs in a peaceful manner. On with the show!

GTS: Welcome back boys and girls to another awesome installment of Gettin' The Skinny - Intriguing Interviews with Threadless Staff. Today's guest is Atkins Meyer. What's happening Atkins?

Atkins: We have a lot of awesome surprises coming up for the holiday season. Right now I'm getting some of those goodies ready

GTS: Oh snap! I know you can't exactly tell us what exactly your working on but how about a cryptic hint?

Atkins: sure, it's going to be very cryptic. we have some very talented new people working for us and starting soon visitors will be able to see the fruits of their labor.

GTS: a new line of alien designed garments? that's incredible!

Atkins: shh don't tell anyone that we are printing those designs without the consent of the Alpha-Centaurians.

GTS: so Atkins, tell the folks at home a little bit about yourself and your role @ Threadless.

Atkins: I mainly walk around with a soda in my hand and give people one of two nods, approving or disapproving. Actually, I'm an engineer who splits time between development and systems.

GTS: Can you explain the difference between the two?

Atkins: I'm not sure how many of the gory details you'd like, just ask and you shall receive. muhahahaha, fished in

GTS: In basic terms I suppose

Atkins: development is roughly the same thing as programming. We are a php shop so I spend a lot of my time maintaining and writing new pieces of code that makes threadless go. on the systems side, I setup and maintain the computers and networks that threadless and all our employees use.

GTS: I'm picking up what you're putting down.

Atkins: it's pretty awesome being in a small business. you get to do a lot of different jobs that would be separated out in a larger company. It keeps things fresh and challenging.

GTS: word. how long have you been working @ Threadless?

Atkins: Threadless and I have just celebrated our one year anniversary. We went out for a nice dinner and a movie. I tried to take it further but ended up getting slapped.

GTS: Ouch, you gotta take it slow man. Let the game come to you. What are some of your favorite Tless tees?

Atkins: I'm a small town boy living in the great big city. I've only been living in Chicago for a year and a half and it shows in my fashion choices. I mainly like shirts with fire, skulls or naked ladies.

GTS: So you must own The Last F*ckin' Unicorn then...

Atkins: Last F*cking Unicorn is one of my favorites... I'm actually wearing it right now. I also really like the shirt that Olly Moss did that looks like a beard with a ton of faces coming out of it.

GTS: Eye Parcel - good call! What keeps you busy while you're not at work?

Atkins: I'm recently married and I have to admit that I'm settling in to the married life. I do a lot of nerdy/hacking stuff on nights and weekends. I try to document most of that on my blog at http://atkinx.com/. I'm also in to video games and drinking.

GTS: Congrats on your recent nuptials! Video games and drinking? Amen to that! Any particular beverage/game combo recommendations?

Atkins: I was rocking the vodka tonic and Crysis combo for a while... now it's all about the red wine and Fallout 3.

GTS: very nice. is your wife a gamer as well?

Atkins: yeah, actually she is. We are both pretty nerdy.

GTS: That's awesome! Alright Atkins, I've got some questions here from my fellow Threadless bloggers. Chipmnk asked: What is your favorite pizza topping?

Atkins: easy, pepperoni. it's salty, spicy and meaty.

GTS: iDanSimpson wants to know: What is your Quest?

Atkins: I intend to become a cyborg and raise little cyborg kids and teach them the way of human/computer interaction.

GTS: Humans and cyborgs, living in harmony. That's a beautiful thing. little asked: have you ever 'skinny-dipped'?

Atkins: how clever... hmm, how to answer this without getting fired..."no"

GTS: Our next question comes from the one and only speedyjoe: fallout 3 or the denver broncos?

Atkins: yes. Jay Cutler would totally roll a rogue and sneak attack speedyjoe with the Lincoln Repeater.

GTS: One last question from jess4002: What do you believe is the meaning of life?

Atkins: That's a pretty deep question but I'm pretty sure the answer is: calling speedyjoe Ted Danson because he shows a lot of chest in his playfully unbuttoned shirt.

GTS: Wow, there's a visual for the folks at home. It's time to play Pick One...are you familiar with this portion of the GTS interview?

Atkins: no, can you tell me about it?

GTS: I sure can, i'll provide you with two choices of a random nature and you'll pick one.

Atkins: sounds easy enough.

GTS: #1 Sweet Sweaters: Crew neck or v neck?

Atkins: crew neck

GTS: #2 Pattern Perfect: Argyle or plaid?

Atkins: plaid

GTS: #3 Evil Incarnate: Gargamel or Mumm-Ra?

Atkins: Mumm-Ra, that dude is a paradox, evil incarnate but also very sensitive to rain.

GTS: #4 War Games: Call of Duty 5 or Gears of War 2?

Atkins: tough call, I haven't been able to play them yet, but I'm more interested in GoW2

GTS: #5 To The Letter: Vowels or Consonants?

Atkins: Vowels, without them everything else is useless... If needs be, we could make a new language using only vowels. We could call it, ouaoua

GTS: #6 Threadless Nicknames: CrabbyJoe or ShimalaClaus?

Atkins: since ShimalaClaus' beard cut my face, I'm going to go with CrabbyJoe

GTS: #7 Battle of the Hair Band: Dokken or Skid Row?

Atkins: Dokken, I'm totally in to chick bands.

GTS: ZING!#8 Beastly Boxers: Bald Bull or King Hippo?

Atkins: Bald Bull was certainly tougher; however, I'm going with King Hippo because he dropped his pants.

GTS: 9 Loafin' Around: Marble Rye or 100% Whole Grain Wheat?

Atkins: tough choice, I'm a white bread man... 100% Whole Grain Wheat is the lesser of the two evils.

GTS: White bread is bad news! #10: Hot for Cocoa: Marshmallows or No Marshmallows?

Atkins: marshmellows

GTS: Likewise. Atkins, that's all the time we have for today but just two more things before we wrap it up.First, which Threadless employee should I interview next?

Atkins: well, I'm not sure who all you've been able to interview. If you want another nerd, Scott Van Den Plas would probably be interesting, otherwise Joe Suta is pretty awesome.

GTS: Nerds are always welcomed here @ GTS so Scott it is. Secondly, do you have any parting words of wisdom for the fine Threadless blogging community?

Atkins: I hope everyone has enjoyed the launch of the new sites and I encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for the upcoming threadless holiday wonderland.