Just a fun little meme

Bigger post still in the works. For now enjoy this little meme.

I got this from my Big Sis.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. Real trees are so sappy.
3. When do you put up the tree? Growing up we put up the tree on my Mom's birthday. I think we will have to change that to Tank's Birthday now.
4. When do you take the tree down? I like to take it down well after Christmas. Superwoman likes to have here living room back after the big day. We compromise somewhere in the middle.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yum. (If you mix it with a little OJ it tastes like a really strong Orange Julius)
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My big wheel and my first Lego set stand out. With the Big Wheel the parents awoke to me stuck in a corner (I was 3 or 4) bumping into the wall backing up a bit then plowing into it again. And when I was 7 or 8 I got a Lego set. I loved that thing.
7. Hardest person to buy for? No person in particular, but trying to remember to get everyone-who-is-special something can be taxing. I guess that is a good problem to have.
8. Easiest person to buy for? The Kids, I never grew up. I can instantly make myself think like a four year old and a six year old. The hard part is thinking like an adult.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Not personally, but Superwoman loves Nativities, so we have three or four up in the house.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Cards what cards? Whaddiya mean its December 17th already!? Well you'll get your cards late. If I get that far :( I sux.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I didn't like getting clothes when I was a kid. But I didn't get all pissed off about it. I just found the toys.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Probably Muppet Christmas Carol followed by National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and White Christmas.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually we start and are mostly done in September.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas Present? White Elephant Gift exchanges rule.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sushi.
16. Lights on the tree? The more the better, a strand of white and as many color strands as the tree will hold.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Little Drummer Boy & I heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
18. Do you travel or stay home at Christmas? We drive around 100 miles or more Christmas day. But we start out and end up at home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Rudolph the LED nosed reindeer, wazzit, hoozit, dancer, prancer, venison, deer jerky and blitzen.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning, and it would be afternoon if I could convince the kids to wait that long :)
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Finals
23. What theme or color are you using? Grey and Grey (j/k I'm not really red-green color blind)
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner. Ham, Stuffing, Potatoes.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Time with the family and friends.

Tagged By Big Sis, and the big weekend.

Well the weekend went all right, as in I survived it.



Now on to a meme that BigSis wanted me to do a while ago, but I had forgotten all about till just now. So here goes.



The Bucket List---- place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. This is for your entire life.


(X) Skipped school
(X) Watched someone die
(X) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
( ) Been to Florida
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
(X) Been on the Opposite Side of the Country
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang Karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only?
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(X) Made prank phone-calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
(X) Gone to the movies
( ) Went Bungie Jumping
( ) Went Sky Diving
(X) Ever been Heart Broken
(X) Went Skiing - cross country
(X) Climbed a Mountain
(X) Played a Sport - Soccer and Basketball in middle school.

A second meme? ah well, here goes.

1. Any nicknames? Dad and Honey, Those count right?

2. Mother's name? Mommy, Miss you Mom!

3. Favorite drink? Coca Cola

4. Body Piercings? None

5. Tattoos? Nope

6. How much do you love your job? I like it. I get to write in code to a computer all day.

7. Birthplace? Denver, CO

8. Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere that isn't school or work.

9. Favorite place you have ever been? Northern Wilderness.

10. What is the Craziest thing you have ever done or want to do? Trying Haggis comes to mind, haven't tried it yet but would like to.

11. Ever been on TV? I think I was on the news when I was a kid, sitting in the front row of some school program. My family has been in the Newspaper many times because of the work my mom did with the mentally and physically disabled.

12. Ever steal any traffic signs? Uh... when I was growing up in Oregon a teenage kid pulled out a stop sign and waited till it caused an accident. The accident injured a mom and killed at least one of her kids, I was eight at the time and my memory is kinda shaky on the specifics, but not the horror of it all. I've never had the desire to remove any traffic devices because of that..

13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes

14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? Family vehicle is a minivan 3 door. Normally I'm on the bus.

15. Favorite number? 4 soon to be 5 as our family grows again.

16. Favorite movie? LOTR trilogy is pretty good.

17. Favorite food? Sushi.

18. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

19. Favorite Season? I don't have one.

20. Dream Car? Lincoln Town Car

21. Number of Places you have lived? HMmm.... 1, 2..... 18.

22. How do you relax? Playing Wow while walking on the treadmill, reading, hanging with the fam.

23. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully enjoying life to the fullest.

24. Favorite Smell? wow, I'll have to think about that. I dunno.

25. Favorite Sound? The Cacophony that erupts after I say, "Daddies Home"! Both kids go nuts and the bird does too. I love that. Superwoman is happy to see me 99% of the time, but she doesn't tend to make as much noise about it (as we grown ups tend to not yell as much), but sometimes after I shut the door, she'll tell the kids, "I think Daddy is home" and that leads to the same eruption.

26. Favorite Color? Purple

27. Who will respond to this the fastest? One of the two people who still read this blog after the scandal gate post. LOL.

28. Furthest place you will send this message? As far as the internet will take it.



(Edit moved down from above) I didn't get the 'A' I was hoping for on my test. Hopefully the professor will have a bit of mercy on us. I doubt it, but I'm hoping anyway since I studied about 20 hours for this test alone. (It was too many details to get down in any amount of time. From what I understand, the professor who made up the tests {and used to teach the course} would give a lot of hints at which details would actually show up on the test. The professor standing in for the class doesn't do this. But insists on sticking exactly to the old professors grading system. So we get all of the drawbacks and none of the benefits to the old professor's style, it sucks) (Edit, I got the high score for the class, and the test will most likely be curved instead of grading off of raw score. Hooray!)

I spoke, (gave a mini 15/20 minute sermon) in church on Sunday. I didn't have time to prepare as much as I would of liked, but all things considered I think I did OK. Or so I hope.

I finished my programming assignment and a bunch of other random un-notables, and helped Superwoman get the dog off to a better home, where she would actually get the attention she deserved.

All in all I didn't do anything up to the standard I like doing things, but considering I got everything I needed to done, I'll take it.

MEMEmeme

Tagged by Scarlet

A. 4 places I go to over and over:
Work, School, Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Sushi/Japanese eateries.

B. 4 people that email me regularly:
Other Ham Radio Operators, Work type people, Canadian Pharmaceutical Scam Artists, other students in school.

C. 4 favorite foods:
Japanese, Mexican, Bacon, BBQ.

D. 4 things I'd like to do:
Sleep, earn good grades, graduate, be a good dad/husband.

E. 4 people I think will respond:
Midleah, Teri, BigSis, J (Hoosiergirl)

F. 4 things I did yesterday:
Taught a training session for a group of our customers, Homework, Read up on the housing crisis, missed Superwoman.



Tagged by Big Sis

Answer these with just one word.


1. Where is your cell phone? œther

2. Where is your significant other? Home

3. Your hair color? Auburn

4. Your mother? Heaven

5. Your father? Same

6. Your favorite thing? Sushi

7. Your dream last night? Blank

8. Your dream/goal? Secret

9. The room you’re in? Office

10. Your hobby? Video-Games

11. Your fear? Socialism

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Japan

13. Where were you last night? Work-till-late

14. What you’re not? Stupid

15. One of your wish-list items? Free-Time

16. Where you grew up? Utah

17. The last thing you did? Meme (see above)

18. What are you wearing? Glasses

19. Your TV? HD

20. Your pet? Parrot

21. Your computer? On

22. Your mood? Stressed

23. Missing someone? No

24. Your car? Bus

25. Something you’re not wearing? Manzier/Bro

26. Favorite store? Book

27. Your summer? Tiring

28. Love someone? Family

29. Your favorite color? Purple

30. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday

31. Last time you cried? Uh...?


Tagged, no one.

Sushiboy A to Z

First with the A's

I recieved my final grades for the summer and I earned an A in Stats. I'm very happy about this A as I worked very hard for it.

Second I have been tagged by the sexy and wonderful Superwoman with the ABC's of me. So here goes:

Attached? Very. To Superwoman and extra glued by our two (soon to be three) rugrats.
Best Friend? Superwoman.
Cake or Pie? Uh, yuck. I like meat pies. I don't really go for sweet cakes and pies.
Day of Choice? Saturday. My day off. I try to have everything, homework, work, church stuff, all out of the way so I can have Saturday with my family or to myself. Occasionally yard work creeps in.
Essential Item? A large supply of cola.
Favorite color? Purple
Gummy bears or worms? Worms are a lot more fun to eat.
Hometown? Born in CO. Live in Utah.
Indulgence? Sushi, Cool Ranch Doritos, Bratwurst, Steak, Coca Cola, Salmon/Tuna
January or July? July, its hard to grill in January
Kids? Yes. Cookie Monster, Cakes, one in the oven.
Life isn't complete.... alone.
Marriage Date? Thirteenth of May.
Number of Brothers and Sisters? 2 Brothers, 1 Sister. My sister is the only one still living.
Oranges or Apples? Uh, tie.
Phobias? That Superwoman will die.
Quote? The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. -- Albert Einstein
Reasons to Smile? My wife and kids, home in general, good grades, a good meal, a good book and a good friend.
Season of Choice? Er uh, .... hmmm I'm not sure that I have one. I think it would be early winter and late fall. I love the time from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I love curling up by the fire with a warm blanket and good book and hot chocolate listening to festive music. That time sucks in college cause I usually have about 50 projects due, but if I can take the time to savor it, I think I like that time the best.
Tag Seven People? No .... I don't care to tag anyone right now.
Unknown Fact? I'd rather do something creative than I would math or science. I think that is why I like engineering because I get to build things and be creative, and I still get to use some other skills I'm good at.
Vegetable? Winter Squashes.
Worst habits? I can be really annoying. I have a sharp tongue, I can say some really cutting things.
X-Ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound, lotsa happy memories there (very fun to see my babies). X-rays memories are mostly painful, (but it is cool to see my bones)
Your favorite food? SUSHI
Zodiac sign? Taurus - Not that it matters anyways.

There you have it! thank you and good day!

Crazy Eights

Tagged by MidLeah, this one looks like a lot of fun, so.....

Eight Things I Have A Passion For:

1. Sushi
2. My Family
3. Music. Most kinds, mostly isn't popular, but I like some popular music that fits my blend.
4. Academics. If I am going to learn something I want to learn it well.
5. Golf. A recent addition. I don't like the stuck up, hoighty toighty, elitist aspect of it. I like the act of playing a simple yet challenging game in the great scenery. Golf relaxes me, even though I am not very good at it.
6. Dancing.
7. Foreign Cultures and Cuisine
8. Computers, the inner workings is fun stuff

Eight Things I Would Like To Do Before I Die:

1. Visit Japan
2. Write a Novel and Have it Published
3. Graduate, at least with my Bachelors
4. See, know and love my grandkids.
5. Own a library with some signed editions of my favorite books.
6. Contribute something meaningful to the World, doesn't need to be big, if it is a legacy that helps out my kids it will be enough.
7. See people live in a some state of harmony. Not just among nations, among individuals, nations would follow. Follow the Golden Rule and all that kind of stuff.
8. Own some land, make it look nice, make it available for others to enjoy.

Eight Things I Say A Lot:

1. "I need a Coke"
2. "Cut it out kids"
3. "I love you" (and always will Superwoman and kids)
4. "Mercy"
5. "Honey, may I get _________."
6. "Who wants to play a game?"
7. "Is it 6:30 already?"
8. Greek letters in correlation to their scientific meaning.

Eight Books I Have Read Recently:

1. Twilight
2. Golf: For Dummies
3. The Street Lawyer
4. The Rainmaker
5. Naruto #1 - #6
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
7. Flags of Our Fathers
8. More Textbooks than I can count

Eight Movies I Have Seen Eight Times:

1. Clear and Present Danger
2. Happy Gilmore
3. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
4. The Rainmaker
5. Muppets in Space
6. A Muppet Christmas Carol
7. Saving Private Ryan
8. All my Jackie Chan Flicks

Eight Bloggers I'll Tag

1. Superwoman
2. HooseirGirl
3. Trucking Dude
4. Tug
5. Jen
6. Teri
7. Nobody
8. Zed

Wow I was all philosophical. That's what happens when I don't have any bounds, I go and get all idealistic.

A Meme and some Fluff

First the Fluff

I stole this from HoosierGirl.

You Are Classical Music

You are a somewhat serious person who enjoys studying subjects deeply. Art of all kinds interests you, and a good piece of art can really effect you emotionally. You are inspired by human achievement, and you appreciate work that takes years to accomplish. For you, the finer things in life are not about snobbery - they're about quality.

What Kind of Music Are You?

Now the meme

Tagged by the fantabulous Jen at Casual Slack and the terrificous TruckingDude.

6 unspectacular quirks

1. I don't like making eye contact. I'm not sure why. Something about it is uncomfortable to me. I have to make a very conscious effort to look at people when they are talking with me. Some days I do better than others. Maybe it has something to do with #2.

2. My interests are extremely geeky. I think I do well enough with interacting with the non-geeky in society. But when it comes down to me time. When I have complete control over a leisure activity, you can almost be certain it will be something geeky. It could be Magic: The Gathering (probably my favorite game of all time), chess, Comic Books, amateur radio, reading hardcore programming manuals (imagine reading a text book for fun), World of Warcraft and when I was a kid I read the encyclopedia for fun, now I do a crossword and whenever I run across something I don't know, I look it up and learn all about it.

3. I don't make close friends easily. I think it is because I am not a very open person. I never share too much about myself. I don't know if that is because it is uncomfortable to share things about me. Or if it is because I would rather learn everything about you. Probably a combination of the two. I'm definitely more open whith my blog than I am in person.

4. I freak out if I score less than a 90% on a test. I'm slightly distressed if I earn less than a 94%. I'm never really happy unless it's 100% or very close to it. I'll probably end up giving myself a heart attack if I don't chill out a little.

5. I'm 31 and going to college. At my old university I felt like a really old guy, at 26 I was always the oldest in my classes (other than the professor). At my current University I am rarely the oldest person in my class anymore. In my class that started yesterday I ended up sitting next to a widower in her late 40's early 50's. In my major there is a group of other guys about the same age as me, or a bit older. It's nice having some peers, not just a bunch of kids that think you're a geezer.

6. I have a quirky sense of humor. That would be a post in and of itself.


Edit: this reads a lot more negatively than I had intended. Just meant to be quirks, kinda sounds like I'm down on myself. I'm not really too down on myself (unless I score poorly on a test - LOL)

TAG 6 PEOPLE -
Superwoman
BigSister
E Craig
Scarlet
Teri


Thoughts? Post em if you got em.

Being married means always having someone to tag...

I was tagged by the beautiful Superwoman. So here goes.

4 Sushiboy jobs:
-Insulation installer
-Raspberry Deliveryman
-Paperboy
-Adviser to the disabled, bus driver.
(I currently program computers)

4 Movies I watch over and over
-Happy Gilmore (Are you too good for your home!?)
-Tommy Boy (Fat man in a little coat)
-Clear and Present Danger (Best Jack Ryan movie ever)
-LOTR and Harry Potter Movies (I'm a geek and I like 'em)

4 Places I have lived
-Colorado
-Utah
-Oregon
-Indiana

4 TV shows I watch
-Myth Busters
-Dirty Jobs
-War documentaries
-Historical documentaries

4 Places I have been
-Niagara Falls NY/ON
-Vancouver BC
-Hilton Head SC
-Tri Cities Tennessee (Bristol etc... Cherokee national forest)

4 People who e-mail me regularly
-Superwoman
-Tyrone (a dude I go to school with)
-The occasional Blogger
-Spammers

4 Favorite things to eat
-Sushi
-Other Japanese cuisine
-Bratwurst
-Seafood

4 Places I would rather be
-On a golf course
-By a river/lake/ocean with a book
-In Japan
-Home (I spend way too much time away from it)

4 Things I look forward to this year
-Finishing this semester and two more
-Summer, More for the light than the warm, its been a gray winter
-Watching my kids grow and learn
-Being married to Superwoman for another year (8 years this year)

4 People to tag
Dadguy (you haven't posted in over a month!)
Sans Pantaloons
Scarlet
Zed (MIA since Christmas :( )

Tagged

kk well here goes.

Here’s how it works:

Link to the person that tagged you: Nobody

Post the rules on your blog.

Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1. I ride the bus pretty much everywhere I go. I started about a year ago.

2. One of my New Year resolutions is to learn Japanese. I started today. (not taking a class on it, ... yet)

3. School started today. I'm too old to be in school. I should have gotten my degree 6 years ago. Oh well.

4. I love, LOVE, birds, especially parrots. I got a Parrot for Christmas. (Thx Superwoman!) I can die happy now.

5. The other thing I need to do before I die is write a novel. It would be great to be published, but I don't know if I have the talent. I have an idea for a book kicking around. I need to stop being a wuss and start writing.

6. I used to hate macs. I got a job, where I program an application for the mac, four years ago. Now I don't care for PC's

7. I live in Utah. I like living near/in the mountains. I don't like big cities.



Ok now I need to tag 7 people.

1. Zed
2. Scarlet
3. Just Dave
4. Angry
5. Special K
6. Sans Pantaloons
7. Dadguy

I'm sorry for any tagging pain that may have been afflicted upon the above bloggers. If your feeling bitter, please feel free to blame Nobody. It's his fault.

Religious thought.

I found this quiz over at Scarlet's Place and it looked cool I just had to give it a try. No real surpises but it was cool to check out other religions (like Bah`a i Fath) which I hadn't heard of before.

Religions closest to my beliefs according to my answers.

1.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%) 2.  Bahá'í Faith (95%) 3.  Jehovah's Witness (89%) 4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%) 5.  Orthodox Judaism (81%) 6.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%) 7.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%) 8.  Orthodox Quaker (66%) 9.  Sikhism (66%) 10.  Islam (61%) g11.  Eastern Orthodox (61%) 12.  Roman Catholic (61%) 13.  Liberal Quakers (59%) 14.  Reform Judaism (57%) 15.  Seventh Day Adventist (55%) 16.  Hinduism (50%) 17.  Unitarian Universalism (48%) 18.  Jainism (40%) 19.  New Thought (38%) 20.  Neo-Pagan (37%) 21.  Mahayana Buddhism (36%) 22.  New Age (35%) 23.  Theravada Buddhism (34%) 24.  Scientology (29%) 25.  Secular Humanism (23%) 26.  Nontheist (15%) 27.  Taoism (15%)

List of lists

3 people who will be annoyed you tagged them…

1. Zed
2. Sans Pantaloons
3. Scarlet Spider

4 things that should go into room 101 and be removed from the face of the Earth.

1. Gangster Rap
2. Infomercials
3. Politicians
4. Ambulance Chasing Lawyers

3 things people do that make you want to shake them violently.

1. Driving like an idiots.
2. Butting in line.
3. Backstabbing.

2 things you find yourself moaning about

1. Other Drivers
2. Money

1 thing the above answers tell you about yourself

1. I don't like Jerks

Question #1: What Were You Doing 10 Years Ago?

I was a missionary in Indiana.

Question #2: List 5 Snacks You Enjoy:

1. Coca-Cola
2. More Coca-Cola
3. Cool Ranch Doritoes
4. Washed down with another Coke
5. Popcorn

Question #3: List 5 Songs You Know All The Lyrics To:

1. I Don't remember lyrics well. I can remember lyrics, melodies and everything else in music for years, lyrics leave my head pretty quickly.

Question #4: List 5 Things You Would Do If You Were A Millionaire:

1. Pay off debts
2. Take a great vacation, like to Europe or something
3. Take some classes, but I don’t know what for
4. Put some away for my kids’ college
5. Donate to the SPCA

Question #5: List 5 Bad Habits:

1. I drink too much coke
2. Short attention span
3. Not Finishing thi....
4. ...

Question #6: List 5 Things You Would Never Wear Again:

1. I had this suit My parents made me wear to church, I hated it.
2. Short short running shorts.
3. Highwater pants (It sucks growing faster than you can replace your jeans)
4. My old glasses, they had huge frames. I hated them too.
5. Gas permeable contacts. It always felt like I had sand in my eyes.


Question #7: List 5 Favorite Toys:

1. Transformers
2. Video Game Consoles
3. Hot Wheels
4. Rollerblades/Roller Skates/Ice Skates
5. Legos

Nobody Likes Me.

I took a "Brutally Honest" Personality Test. I found this over at Dadguy's who found it at Blogarita's.

I'm right on the line between ENFP and ENTP. Or as the test calls it a Scumbag or a Prick. Ouch.

Your Score: Scumbag- ENFP

70% Extraversion, 73% Intuition, 46% Thinking, 23% Judging

I have a feeling you're not going to like this much. Do I care? No.
How do I know? It's because you hate criticism. You love to be loved and you'll do anything to be accepted.

Unfortunately for you, I can see right through your insincere compliments and over-the-top greetings. No matter what you do, I'll always hate you for what you are. An arrogant, unstable, overly enthusiastic scumbag.

I bet you're pretty proud of your accomplishments, huh? You seem to achieve at whatever you put your little mind too. Trust me. Nobody likes the person who is good at everything. NOBODY LIKES YOU.

This might also have something to do with the fact that you're a cheating machine. You're just not the type of person to make long-term commitments. You enjoy seeing "what could be", rather than being satisfied with "what is." This, of course, means you often leave others in the dust while you seek out another lover.

Well, at least you're not the one left in the dust.

Unfortunately, when you're the one lying in the gutter with a bloody knife in your back, you might think differently.

Your Score: Prick- ENTP

73% Extraversion, 70% Intuition, 53% Thinking, 20% Judging

People love to hate you, because you love to argue. The strange thing is you probably took that as a compliment. Why, I bet you've already got a witty comeback all lined up ready to throw right back at me.

What you don't realise is that your inane obsession with debating pisses everyone off. Whatever happened to us all trying to get alone? I mean, you're so annoying people disagree with you for the damn sake of it! NOBODY cares about your abundant opinions. Trust me.

Believe it or not, but there's more to life than your expansive knowledge and sharp repertoire. When was the last time you showered? Brushed your teeth?

While you're up in Nevernever land, getting excited over future possibilities and your crazy theories, WE have to put up with your awful stench. I can smell you from here.

Your personality is ideal for that of a future lawyer and because everyone already hates you, you have nothing to lose.

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If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this, or this.

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The other personality types are as follows...

Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

Link: The Brutally Honest Personality Test written by UltimateMaster on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

My first Interview. I'm so excited.

I wanted to be interviewed by Nobody™.
Here are the results.

1. If you could make a guest appearance on any TV show, what show would it be? My gut reaction is Iron Chef America. It would be so fun to compete in or judge the food. I also wouldn't mind appearing on a morning show to plug a book I had written. Each is equally unlikely, but I can dream!

2. Does Superwoman have a blog? No. I keep trying to get her to start, but I don't know that she is actually interested in having her own blog.

3. What is the website you visit most frequently? I have a few sites that I visit once a day or so. I go to thinks.com and I do each of the three daily chess puzzles. I go to the World of Warcraft web site and waste even more of my precious time. I usually visit all the blogs on my sidebar too.

4. Other than sushi, what is your favorite food? Tough question. Probably meat off the BBQ. It's hard to beat a medium/medium-rare steak hot off the grill. A bratwurst grilled to perfection is also right close to divinity; I had three last night, my stomach still hurts.

5. Do you like green Jell-o? (As an interesting aside, Utah is known as the Jell-O capital of the world. We Moromons whip up a batch at the drop of that hat. In particular green Jell-O seems to show up at a lot of church functions and other get togethers. Green Jell-O is infamous for being paired with some 'interesting' ingredients like grated carrots and sour cream (yes sour cream). I think this why the question is being asked) I'm not really a dessert person. But as far as desserts go green Jell-O is ok by me, just as long as its mostly green Jell-O and doesn't contained some whacked out ingredient that the 'chef' wanted to get out of his cupboard. I don't know how some things get into the Jell-O, I suspect its a game for some people to throw some yucky ingredient in there and then see who will eat it anyway.

Thnx Nobody™ for the great questions.

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What have I done!?

Todays Post is a MEME. I stole it from Teri. The things I've done are in bold type. Parenthesis follow some interesting points. Oh, by the way our family got a cute puppy last weekend. Pictures will come in a later post. Until then enjoy the meme.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (I've been to a few big league games but never a playoff game or championship game)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (almost every year)
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (pretty much all the time)
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland (one day!)
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan (one day!)
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero (I've probably done this a little too often)
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (*sigh* I'm a dork)
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest (my son has)
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children/currently raising child
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane (I never got to take off or land)
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (I may have, but I doubt it)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone (fingers, toes, nose)
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery (only outpatient minor stuff)
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi (the name says it all)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes (greasy but good)
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions (no, but I skipped all the proms)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (at times)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

I'm tagging Zed, if she is out there.

Visual MeMe

I stole this from Amy, who stole it from Blogarita. Its cool.

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Suprisingly this does a fairly good job at portraying me. Go make one for yourself. Its a good time.

I took a drug test.

I got this from Tug's blog. I thought it was funny so I took the test myself.

Your Personality Is Like Acid

A bit wacky, you're very difficult to predict. One moment you're in your own little happy universe... And the next, you're on a bad trip to your own personal hell!

What Drug Is Your Personality Like?

Sometimes these things are way off. Sometimes they are pretty close. This one is isn't too far off. -Sigh- Say it isn't so.

Been there done that

I found this little gem over at Tug's. Its a nifty little map where you can enter every state you have visited.


Despite what the map may show, I have never laid eyes on the Atlantic Ocean. The furthest east I have been is upstate New York/Penn around the Syracuse area.


Create your own personalized map of the USA

A Thursday Thirteen!

So the challenge on Casual Slack today was to not slack and post a Thursday 13. I know its a little wrong for a blog named "Casual Slack" to be challenging us. But I'm too lazy to argue :)

13 basic facts about me

1. I'm 29 years old
2. I've been married 6.5 years
3. We have 2 kids
4. We want 2 more kids
5. I was a Missionary for two years
6. I have worked with the handicapped(it didn't pay well enough to support a family)
7. I drove the short bus :)
8. I had two handicapped brothers
9. Of a family of six (parents and 4 kids), my sister and I are the only ones still living
10. I didn't like cooking or eating until a few years ago (I used to see both as a bother)
11. My favorite food is sushi (duh, you all know that)
12. My favorite televsion program is Iron Chef
13. I'm a geek, and I like it

I've fallen off the face of the earth.

Yes as many people have pointed out I am MIA, Fallen off the Face of the Earth or maybe otherwise kidnapped. I've been woefully busy lately and I will be awfully busy for the next few weeks. Darn. I'm not trying to ignore anyone and I am looking forward to my own return to blogging. I do have some exiting news and I even have a post in the works that I mean to publish in the next few days. Until then this meme that I was tagged with over a week ago will have to do. (Sorry I didn't see the tag Dr. Mom) :)

Four Real Jobs You've Had
1. Computer Programmer (current)
2. Advisor to the Mentally Disabled / Driver for the Mentally Disabled
3. Fruit Delivery
4. Insulation Installation

Four Fictional Jobs You Wish You had
1. Author!
2. Chef!
3. Game Designer
4. Teacher (if I had a good class)

Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over Again
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Most James Bond Flicks
3. Most Jackie Chan Flicks
4. Clear and Present Danger

Four TV Shows You Love to Watch
1. Iron Chef
2. Good Eats
3. Frasier
4. Law & Order

Four Favorite Foods
1. This should be an easy guess!
2. Seafood and Pasta (in all its glorious interpretations)
3. Beef (Hamburgers/Steaks)
4. The many forms of Potatoes

Four Things You Won't Eat
1. over-cooked Broccoli/Cauliflower (I like them raw but there is a nasty flavor that comes out when they are cooked all the way through, if they are still firm I will eat them cooked)
2. Pastry, I don't really care for sweet pastries of any form.
3. Cheese that is made mostly of Oil (Velveeta, Individually wrapped cheese slices, nacho cheese etc..)
4. Strawberries because I am allergic to them.

Four Things in Your Room
1. Bed
2. An HT radio (a hand held amateur radio)
3. Comic Books
4. Magic Cards

Four Things You Wish You had in Your Bedroom
1. Master Bath
2. Hot-Tub
3. New Mattress
4. Central Air/Heating

Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now
1. Writing a novel
2. Attending Culinary School
3. In my Dream Home
4. Japan

Four Fictional Places I'd Rather be Right Now
1. In a Utopia
2. Hogwarts
3. Middle Earth (preferably Hobbiton)
4. Quidditch World Cup

Four Fictional People with whom You'd Like to Have Dinner
1. Dumbledore
2. Gandalf
3. Ender Wiggin
4. Bilbo Baggins

I'm not tagging anyone.

A forty? But I don't drink!

Tagged again this time by Doctor Mom. This time I just answer the 40 questions listed below.

1. Do you still have tonsils? - Yup
2. Would you bungee jump? - I don't think the thrill is worth the price of admission
3. If You Could Do Anything In The World For A Living What Would It Be? – program video games/chef/novelist all at the same time
4. How many tattoos do you have? - 0
5. Your favorite fictional animal? – Probably the Kitten/Puppy (its a mix) that my daughter pretends to be.

6. One person that never fails to make you laugh? – Larry the Cable Guy.
7. Do you consider yourself well organized? – Are you Kidding?
8. Any Addictions? - Caffeine via Coca Cola.
9. From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news? - Its hard to find through all the propaganda
10. Would you rather go to a carnival or circus? - Probably the circus, around here less rednecks attend the circus than the carnivals (or maybe more non rednecks attend the circus, who knows?)

11. When you were twelve years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? - Alive.
12. Best Movie You've Seen This Year? - Either The Devil Wears Prada or Empire Falls (the HBO miniseries)
13. Favourite alcoholic drink – I don't drink, I always order a Shirley Temple
14. What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? - Hit the Snooze Button
15. Siblings? – Yes

16. What is the best thing about your job? – Flexible hours, and programming is fun.
17. Have you ever gone to therapy? – See answer to 15.
18. If you could have one super power what would it be? – Super Brainpower, An IQ about 300 points higher than my current
19. Do you own any furniture from Ikea? – No.
20. Have you ever gone camping? – In my younger years quite often. Post allergies its not so fun.

21. Gas prices! First thought? - No wonder I ride my bike to work.
22. Your favorite cartoon character? - Pinky and the Brain.
23. What was your first car? – 1976 GMC pickup
24. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual? - Heck no, I married up!
25. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons? – Simpsons

26. Do you go to church? - Yes
27. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? – Alton Brown
28. What errand/chore do you despise? – Dishes
29. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? – Where is the *(#@$(@! snooze button.
30. Last time you puked from drinking? – Shirley Temples don't induce vomiting.

31. What is your heritage? - English, Scottish, Irish.
32. Favorite flower? – Carnation
33. Disney or Warner Bros? - pre 1995 Disney post 1995 Warner
34. What is your best childhood memory? – Eating out with the folks and the siblings
35. Your favorite potato chip? – Lays (w/o ridges)

36. What is your favorite candy? - Do CornNuts or chips count?
37. Do you burn or tan? - Burn
38. Astrological sign? - Taurus
39. Do you own a gun? – Shotgun, when I run out of ammo It makes a good club too.
40. What do you think of hot dogs? – Good on a bun, good in mac & cheese, good with chili, good with baked beans. Go all beef, those are the best. (after all who wants a hot dog made from a chicken?)

Word!

I've been tagged by Zed. In this little MeMe I'm taking the words given by Zed then rambling about them until I feel like stopping. HERE I GO!

Diet - Yucky Tasting Soda and other disgusting and over-priced foodstuffs . Eating that crap just makes me feel ripped off. Then I want to eat something else. (and that would defeat the purpose wouldn't it?) Some people can't taste the difference, I certainly can. YUCK! I'd rather eat the good stuff, in moderation, and exercise. Which seems to work for me.

Fluctuation - Electrons, I studied Electrical Engineering in school, (one of these days I'll finish) so all I see is electrons erratically orbiting an atom. (Say that five times fast, electrons erratically orbiting an atom, electrons erratically orbiting an atom ... )

Giggle - Little giggling girls, need I say more?

Hangnail - Fingernail clippers. Owee! make it stop. If I get a hang nail, all I can think about is getting rid of the dang thing. I don't care how much skin it exposes, or how much pain it causes to snip it off. All I can think about is getting it off before it gets ripped off.

Gravity - Back to the Future. I don't know if you remember Doc saying, "Marty you keep mentioning how everythings heavy. Why? Is that what happens in the future, does gravity change?". For some reason this was really funny to my eight year old psyche when I saw the film way back in 1985. It obviously has stuck with me. I still get a hearty chuckle when I hear that line.

So I hope you have enjoyed this snapshot of my head's innards. I would tag some other people but everyone I would tag:

1. Doesn't Blog
2. Has been tagged already
3. Wouldn't enjoy doing it

So perhaps after I have met a few more peeps online I'll start tagging.