‘Four Things’ Meme
This is the blogging equivalent of a chain letter. Dave Zatz tagged me (and I could follow the tagging back nine places, to this site, where the trail stopped). I’m not sure how many tags like this I’ll pass on, but who am I to resist talking about myself?
Four shows I enjoy (other than Survivor, the Olympics, 30 Days, and Mythbusters which I’ve mentioned in this blog previously):
- (the new) Battlestar Galactica (dark but well-made)
- Lost (they’d better know where this is ultimately heading, or I will be very ticked off)
- Veronica Mars (possibly the best show on TV right now)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (it dared to put forensics science as the star; still extremely well made)
Four jobs I’ve held (prior to TiVo, and setting aside my freelance technical writing and web design gigs):
- Caterer (in high school and summers of college)
- High School debate coach (during college)
- Corporate trainer (for a training company, SJSU continuing education, and freelance)
- Software release manager (at SGI, where a lot of the early folks at TiVo came from, including the co-founders)
Four places I’ve vacationed:
- Montreal
- Las Vegas (for BARGE)
- Kauai
- Tulum, Mexico (on our honeymoon)
Four cool toys (well, the upcoming Series3 would top the list, but excluding TiVo products):
- TomTom Go 700 (Kimi got one for Christmas)
- Settlers of Catan deluxe 10th anniversary edition (greatest boardgame ever, in a premium design)
- Baby Einstein Neptune Soothing Sea Aquarium Crib Toy (Sammy’s favorite thing)
- Civilization 4
Four Web sites I visit daily (other than the blogs listed in my blogroll):
- TiVoCommunity.com
- Gmail
- Orkut
- TiVo’s corporate intranet/document management system, “The Big Book of TiVo”
Four places I’d rather be:
- Retired, living in Crete, writing short fiction
- Snowboarding in Lake Tahoe
- Playing poker at the TOC
- Stars Hollow
Four bloggers I’m tagging:
- Rich Thomas of Sad Salvation
- Steve Lacy of slacy
- Ron E.
- Scot Hacker of Birdhouse
February 16th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Because i’m a hoity-toity sissy, i’ll respond here instead of on my journal.
Four shows i enjoy:
I almost never turn the TV on. I’ll say…
* CSI
* The Simpsons
* SportsCenter
* Whatever soccer game i can find on GolTV
Four jobs i’ve held (other than UNIX sysadmin stuff):
* All-around guy at my mom’s & dad’s dental supply in Miami
* At the binding room at K/P Corporation, binding software books for M$ and others
* Errand boy for the USC Business School
* Tech support for Best Internet
Four places i’ve vacationed:
* Kansas City/Chicago
* Ashland (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
* Portland/Seattle/Vancouver/Victoria
* Grand tour of Colombia (Popayán/Cali/Neiva/San AgustÃn/MedellÃn/Bogotá)
Four cool toys:
* My 15″ G4 Powerbook (yes, i’m a recent Mac convert)
* Civ4 (moi aussi!)
* Pandora
* Daily Sudoku
Four Web sites i visit daily (besides LiveJournal):
* ESPN
* CNN
* comics.com
* ucomics.com
Four places i’d rather be:
* Oregon
* Washington
* Quito, Ecuador
* Germany (for the World Cup)
February 16th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
This is the first time I’ve ever been tagged or even seen a blog chain letter. Hopefully I won’t get (or send) anymore. 🙂 It’s definitely out of character for my site, but I figured what the heck since I don’t have an About Me page. I’ll be interested to see if Ted Leonsis plays along… 😉
Over the last several weeks I’ve been Netflixing both seasons of Battlestar Galactica. I’m about 1/2 done with Season 2.0 now and it’s been enjoyable. I think we’re in the midst of season 3 on live TV, so I’ll have the TiVo look for some episodes. The serious, darker tone is what appeals to me and the writers seem to have an arc mapped out. I gave up on Lost yesterday… I’ve been following it pretty religiously since the beginning, but the lack of answers has worn thin. They may have an arc mapped out too, but it extends well beyond my short attention span.
February 16th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Dave, thanks for thinking of me. I’ve definitely seen a lot of personal blogs with tags for exercises similar to this one. But I’m a sucker for a bandwagon.
As for Lost: It appears that J.J. Abrams will take more of a personal interest next season (per Sci-Fi Wire). I hear what you’re saying, and a few moments this season have had me frustrated, but the show is very effective at dragging me in.
February 17th, 2006 at 12:28 am
Hey, cool. I’m leaving tomorrow for a 1-week vacation, so I’ll get around to this when I get back. Cool!
February 19th, 2006 at 8:14 am
geek humor…
March 23rd, 2011 at 7:28 pm
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