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hkellickThe items in bold are things I have in common with kareila. Those not in bold are just random facts about me. To participate, bold the items you have in common with me, and replace the others with other facts about yourself.
01. I love card games, board games, word and logic puzzles, and SOME RPGs.
02. I don't play many video games, but the few I do enjoy, I do pretty well with.
03. I used to think I would be an astronaut or a scientist when I grew up. (specifically a paleontologist)
04. I've not much of a writer, but I have some really awesome stories inside my head.
05. I learned to read at age four.
06. I actually love doing math - part of why engineering doesn't scare me, I guess :)
07. Science has always been my favorite subject in school.
08. There is very little in this world that I actually hate.
09. There are some aspects to this world that I doubt I will ever forgive.
10. I never cared for the cola wars. I only picked Pepsi over Coke because they had put money into an anti-drug organization I belonged to in High School. I thought that was cool.
11. I really got into soda in college. I switched to diet about two years ago but have yet to (even mostly) wean myself off it.
12. I wish I had more time to read.
13. I average approximately 1 book a week, depending on the size of the book and what other reading material I get into (such as Strategy Guides)
14. I'm currently rereading Jurassic Park, for the 5th or 6th time.
15. Sometimes random things make me sad.
16. I wish I had time to be a college DJ again.
17. Most of the important knowledge I actually use I learned from nonacademic environs.
18. Although I have many gay and bisexual friends, I most definately am not.
19. I find it very hard to let go of friendships, even when they are very bad for me.
20. I like MU* but I don't think I could let it consume my life again.
21. I am intensely intelligent in some ways, and in other ways I'm hopelessly naive.
22. I got into Star Trek and Star Wars at age four and never got unhooked.
23. I recently got hooked on Farscape.
24. Kristen and I have talked about it, and we're not interested in opening our relationship - what we share with each other is more than enough to keep us happy.
25. I'm okay with talking about my flaws; I know I have them, and I'd rather know what they are than live in denial.
26. While I know perfection will never be attained, it is my life's goal to be the best me I can be.
27. I am often wrong, and I don't think it makes me any less of a person to own up to it.
28. I am generally a happy person.
29. I'm not on any ongoing medication, unless you count occasional allergy treatment.
30. I'm currently fairly healthy (as far as I know)
31. Pain and health issues, as a general rule, scare the hell out of me.
32. I don't get enough exercise. (I need to go back to the gym once my life stabilizes again)
33. I made it down to under 250 lbs once and then let myself go.
34. I hate dressing up, even though I look sharp when dressed up.
35. I have a calculator watch, not because I need everything on it, but because it's just nifty.
36. While I consider myself a spiritual person, I find organized religion generally offensive.
37. I haven't really found a clear cut religious path for myself, not for lack of trying.
38. I want to be an environmental engineering if/when I grow up (all I need is a job.)
39. I don't watch much television.
40. Sometimes I watch TV out of boredom.
41. My brain links together otherwise unrelated things and makes a pattern out of them, on a regular basis.
42. In kindergarten, I read quietly by myself while the teacher read to the rest of the class.
43. I was actually put into the special first grade class because of speech issues
44. I almost never got As in my classes (until my junior and senior year) because the material bored me and I didn't do it.
45. I've never learned to cook anything more complicated than mac & cheese from a box.
46. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by TMBG is my self-proclaimed theme song.
47. When it comes to music, I like a little bit of almost everything.
48. I have not written any holiday cards, due to cost of stamps :/
49. The last concert I attended was The Buffalo Chips, twice! Once with Kristen and once without!
50. Pudding is yummy. (but I prefer cookies)
51. We have six cats, two of which are mine, two of which are Josh's and two of which are moms
52. I tend to have a small group of friends to whom I feel intimately close, and a much larger group of 'acquaintances'.
53. My current small group of friends is very spread out geographically.
54. I feel like ChaoticMUX is probably the one great creative achievement of my life.
55. I don't know if I could ever find the time and creative impetus to start Chaotic over from scratch.
56. I don't really feel the need to seek fame and fortune.
57. I get tired sometimes of trying to reconcile all the different aspects of my life.
58. I used to write poetry in high school and music in college, but like everything else, I just stopped when I got busy with work. (if Mixman counts as "writing" music)
59. I try to find the beauty in both joy and pain.
60. I always wanted to play guitar, but I have yet to have the chance.
61. Packages are the BEST kind of mail.
62. I still get angry way too easily, especially if I'm already in a bad mood.
63. My temper tends to flare when I am startled or extremely disappointed by something.
64. I can't wait for the day I can abandon my current email account and start again, doing it right this time (less spam = good)
65. I used to be into Magic: the Gathering for a few years, but got tired of pumping money into it
66. I recently gave my Magic card collection to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blackfelicula and mechanchaos who will no doubt enjoy it a great deal more than I currently do.
67. I really like fill-it-in puzzles.
68. I am cold.
69. I get frustrated with myself when I know I've done something stupid.
70. I think that if all people would take responsibility for their own actions, the world would be a much better place.
71. I often can't sleep before going out of town, which is generally a bummer, especially if it's something important.
72. I have fantasies in which I one day marry Kristen. Who knows if the fantasy becomes reality.
73. I switched my major at college three times.
74. I am a hopeless romantic.
75. I think TV should inspire as well as entertain. Educational value is nice, but not essential.
76. I don't think misanthropes are cool -- I think they're kind of sad.
77. I like to read.
78. Sometimes I feel like I am too focused.
79. Sometimes I don't feel focused enough.
80. I am eternally annoyed by the willfully ignorant.
81. I can be patient, but it usually takes effort on my part.
82. My first concert ever was Peter, Paul and Mary.
83. I was in chorus from 5th through 8th grade.
84. I like music from just about every genre.
85. I succumb to the lure of LJ and memes far too easily.
86. I wish I could sing. REALLY sing, not just attempt to sing in tune to whatever I am listening to.
87. I feel like my online interactions over the years have improved my offline social skills.
88. I've never really enjoyed dancing much.
89. I've got a very good sense of melody, but can't always seem to match my voice with what I hear.
90. I really don't like it when people bother me when I'm really busy.
91. I wish I had a larger vocal range than I have.
92. I think my favorite compliment to get is to praise my work, not my inherent qualities that I can't really do anything about either way.
93. I don't think I have ever been seriously hit on.
94. There is a three year span between when I datedpeachtess and ecwoodburn
95. I'm shy around total strangers, but tend to be outspoken when comfortable around someone.
96. I actually have won something in a raffle.
97. Although there are many aspects of living in the Buffalo area that I might miss, I think it's time to finally move out of here to someplace with more jobs.
98. I hate lying, and feel guilty whenever I do, even if the ends justify the means.
99. I don't like keeping secrets from the ones I care about.
100. I am curious to see who, if anyone, will post this.
01. I love card games, board games, word and logic puzzles, and SOME RPGs.
02. I don't play many video games, but the few I do enjoy, I do pretty well with.
03. I used to think I would be an astronaut or a scientist when I grew up. (specifically a paleontologist)
04. I've not much of a writer, but I have some really awesome stories inside my head.
05. I learned to read at age four.
06. I actually love doing math - part of why engineering doesn't scare me, I guess :)
07. Science has always been my favorite subject in school.
08. There is very little in this world that I actually hate.
09. There are some aspects to this world that I doubt I will ever forgive.
10. I never cared for the cola wars. I only picked Pepsi over Coke because they had put money into an anti-drug organization I belonged to in High School. I thought that was cool.
11. I really got into soda in college. I switched to diet about two years ago but have yet to (even mostly) wean myself off it.
12. I wish I had more time to read.
13. I average approximately 1 book a week, depending on the size of the book and what other reading material I get into (such as Strategy Guides)
14. I'm currently rereading Jurassic Park, for the 5th or 6th time.
15. Sometimes random things make me sad.
16. I wish I had time to be a college DJ again.
17. Most of the important knowledge I actually use I learned from nonacademic environs.
18. Although I have many gay and bisexual friends, I most definately am not.
19. I find it very hard to let go of friendships, even when they are very bad for me.
20. I like MU* but I don't think I could let it consume my life again.
21. I am intensely intelligent in some ways, and in other ways I'm hopelessly naive.
22. I got into Star Trek and Star Wars at age four and never got unhooked.
23. I recently got hooked on Farscape.
24. Kristen and I have talked about it, and we're not interested in opening our relationship - what we share with each other is more than enough to keep us happy.
25. I'm okay with talking about my flaws; I know I have them, and I'd rather know what they are than live in denial.
26. While I know perfection will never be attained, it is my life's goal to be the best me I can be.
27. I am often wrong, and I don't think it makes me any less of a person to own up to it.
28. I am generally a happy person.
29. I'm not on any ongoing medication, unless you count occasional allergy treatment.
30. I'm currently fairly healthy (as far as I know)
31. Pain and health issues, as a general rule, scare the hell out of me.
32. I don't get enough exercise. (I need to go back to the gym once my life stabilizes again)
33. I made it down to under 250 lbs once and then let myself go.
34. I hate dressing up, even though I look sharp when dressed up.
35. I have a calculator watch, not because I need everything on it, but because it's just nifty.
36. While I consider myself a spiritual person, I find organized religion generally offensive.
37. I haven't really found a clear cut religious path for myself, not for lack of trying.
38. I want to be an environmental engineering if/when I grow up (all I need is a job.)
39. I don't watch much television.
40. Sometimes I watch TV out of boredom.
41. My brain links together otherwise unrelated things and makes a pattern out of them, on a regular basis.
42. In kindergarten, I read quietly by myself while the teacher read to the rest of the class.
43. I was actually put into the special first grade class because of speech issues
44. I almost never got As in my classes (until my junior and senior year) because the material bored me and I didn't do it.
45. I've never learned to cook anything more complicated than mac & cheese from a box.
46. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by TMBG is my self-proclaimed theme song.
47. When it comes to music, I like a little bit of almost everything.
48. I have not written any holiday cards, due to cost of stamps :/
49. The last concert I attended was The Buffalo Chips, twice! Once with Kristen and once without!
50. Pudding is yummy. (but I prefer cookies)
51. We have six cats, two of which are mine, two of which are Josh's and two of which are moms
52. I tend to have a small group of friends to whom I feel intimately close, and a much larger group of 'acquaintances'.
53. My current small group of friends is very spread out geographically.
54. I feel like ChaoticMUX is probably the one great creative achievement of my life.
55. I don't know if I could ever find the time and creative impetus to start Chaotic over from scratch.
56. I don't really feel the need to seek fame and fortune.
57. I get tired sometimes of trying to reconcile all the different aspects of my life.
58. I used to write poetry in high school and music in college, but like everything else, I just stopped when I got busy with work. (if Mixman counts as "writing" music)
59. I try to find the beauty in both joy and pain.
60. I always wanted to play guitar, but I have yet to have the chance.
61. Packages are the BEST kind of mail.
62. I still get angry way too easily, especially if I'm already in a bad mood.
63. My temper tends to flare when I am startled or extremely disappointed by something.
64. I can't wait for the day I can abandon my current email account and start again, doing it right this time (less spam = good)
65. I used to be into Magic: the Gathering for a few years, but got tired of pumping money into it
66. I recently gave my Magic card collection to
blackfelicula and mechanchaos who will no doubt enjoy it a great deal more than I currently do.67. I really like fill-it-in puzzles.
68. I am cold.
69. I get frustrated with myself when I know I've done something stupid.
70. I think that if all people would take responsibility for their own actions, the world would be a much better place.
71. I often can't sleep before going out of town, which is generally a bummer, especially if it's something important.
72. I have fantasies in which I one day marry Kristen. Who knows if the fantasy becomes reality.
73. I switched my major at college three times.
74. I am a hopeless romantic.
75. I think TV should inspire as well as entertain. Educational value is nice, but not essential.
76. I don't think misanthropes are cool -- I think they're kind of sad.
77. I like to read.
78. Sometimes I feel like I am too focused.
79. Sometimes I don't feel focused enough.
80. I am eternally annoyed by the willfully ignorant.
81. I can be patient, but it usually takes effort on my part.
82. My first concert ever was Peter, Paul and Mary.
83. I was in chorus from 5th through 8th grade.
84. I like music from just about every genre.
85. I succumb to the lure of LJ and memes far too easily.
86. I wish I could sing. REALLY sing, not just attempt to sing in tune to whatever I am listening to.
87. I feel like my online interactions over the years have improved my offline social skills.
88. I've never really enjoyed dancing much.
89. I've got a very good sense of melody, but can't always seem to match my voice with what I hear.
90. I really don't like it when people bother me when I'm really busy.
91. I wish I had a larger vocal range than I have.
92. I think my favorite compliment to get is to praise my work, not my inherent qualities that I can't really do anything about either way.
93. I don't think I have ever been seriously hit on.
94. There is a three year span between when I dated
peachtess and ecwoodburn95. I'm shy around total strangers, but tend to be outspoken when comfortable around someone.
96. I actually have won something in a raffle.
97. Although there are many aspects of living in the Buffalo area that I might miss, I think it's time to finally move out of here to someplace with more jobs.
98. I hate lying, and feel guilty whenever I do, even if the ends justify the means.
99. I don't like keeping secrets from the ones I care about.
100. I am curious to see who, if anyone, will post this.
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Date: 2003-12-15 08:03 am (UTC)If the fantasy has REALTY? Wow, marrying AND moving in together. :P
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Date: 2003-12-15 08:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-12-15 09:33 am (UTC)No it wasn't! It was the Buffalo Chips! s:)
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Date: 2003-12-15 12:46 pm (UTC)You're right. Fixed! :)
*snugs bunches*