Monday, December 11, 2006

Four Things

Jules tagged me, and I'm in the mood for a little fun, so here we go.

4 jobs I have had:

- Assembly Line Worker at factory making gas filters for cars (I *loved* it because it was monotonous and soothing.)
- Doing Digital Ink & Paint for animation (I *loved* it because it was monotonous, soothing, and I got lots of awesome schwag [the free stuff, not the pot].)
- Cashier at BBQ place in Kansas City, Kansas (This was a yummy 2 years.)
- Web Programmer (It's kinda cool being the only girl programmer in the TriState area.  It keeps the boys on their toes.  Plus, I love being nerdy.)

4 movies I could watch over and over:
- Fight Club (Saw it 4 times in the theater (3 alone) and have watched our DVD about 5 times)
- Man Bites Dog (This was my favorite movie before Fight Club came out. French black comedy - need I say more?)
- The Passenger (Jack Nicholson is an amazing actor ... when he's not doing Jack.  This movie is sublime.  The Passenger was recently released on DVD and Jack's commentary track is amazing, entertaining, and illuminating.)
- Safe (There have been times in my life when I wished I was crazy and I could just sit in the corner rocking back and forth drooling on myself.  That would be so much easier, wouldn't it?  Julianne Moore lives my dream.)

4 places I have lived (apart from where I am now):
- San Francisco, California (9 wonderful years.)
- Salt Lake City, Utah (2 bizarro years.)
- Yankton, South Dakota (Is that in the US or Canada?)
- Jackson, Michigan (The middle of the palm.)

4 TV shows I love:
- Project Runway Season 3 (I usually don't watch TV - especially not reality TV - but I loved the creativity and the sewing and - oy - I just *loved* it.)
- Daily Show/Colbert Report (It's the same news as CNN, but I laugh instead of cry.)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (OMG - Hilarious.  Too funny. The only reason I checked it out was they had the funniest commercial where Meatwad is sitting in a highchair and she says to Shake, "I'm an *adult* and I deserve an adult glass."  So, Shake sets a glass in front of Meatwad, and  Meatwad extends her arm and knocks the glass over, spilling everything.  Then Meatwad frowns.  This commercial made me laugh every time.  And still would.)
- Lou Dobbs on CNN (I wish he'd run for President.  He's about the only person I think I'd vote for right now.  Lately I've just been voting *against" people.)

4 places I have been for a vacation:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (It's like a clean San Francisco where the people are nice.)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada (I loved hearing French all the time.  We actually wandered into places where people didn't speak any English.  It was fun to feel like a foreigner.)
- Maui, Hawaii (We were on our honeymoon just a month after 9-11.  The island only had us and three other honeymooning couples.  We got a great deal on our beachfront condo and none of the attractions were booked up.)
- Cambria, California (We went to see Hearst Castle.  Wow, it's an amazing place.  Seeing Citizen Kane gave it a whole other dimension. The surrounding area is amazingly beautiful, even without the castle.  I loved falling asleep to the sound of waves lapping at the shore.)

4 websites I visit daily:
- Dictionary.com (These words ain't gonna spell themselves.)
- Wikipedia (These facts ain't gonna check themselves.)
- What Would Tyler Durden Do (It's not related to Fight Club except in name,  although the name is probably the only reason I stayed on a celebrity gossip site long enough to read something.  The thing is, Tyler is freaky-funny.  Super duper funny.)
- Bloglines (These blog feeds ain't gonna check themselves.)

4 favorite foods:
- Bryers Vanilla Ice Cream
- Crème Brûlée (thanks w3.org)
- Brie and cracked pepper water crackers
- TIE: Nutella on a baguette // Bacon with Maple Syrup

4 places I would rather be (all have an implied "With Andrew"):
- San Francisco (It's like a dirty Vancouver full of rude people, but it is beautiful beyond belief and is bursting with great restaurants.)
- Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa, French Polynesia (I cut an advertisement for this resort from some Sheraton literature and have it tacked up on my wall-for-staring.  This is where you should send my mail if we ever win the lottery.)
- New York City (I grew up in the Midwest, so I find it odd that New York has such a magical hold on me.  I never forget how much I love it, but the minute we drive out the end of the Holland tunnel, I'm always struck my how my whole being just shouts, "I'm Home!")
- Snuggled under the covers (I love my bed.)

4 people I am tagging:
Ok, I have a list of four of you that I've picked.  I'm going to keep the list secret and see if you can figure out if you are on it or not ... so ... go do your 4 things. :)
5 Comments leave a comment


faun said ...
12/13/2006 2:13 PM
i love Aqua teen hunger force so much!.. and most of my family lives in jackson.


Blaize said ...
12/13/2006 9:59 PM
Nobody is commenting on this one, because everybody hopes that he or she is one of the people you've silently tagged, but no one is SURE. Maybe I'll just draw the shreds of my ripped ego around myself and pretend that you might have picked me, if you had more than four choices.

Snort. Chortle.


Elizabeth said ...
12/24/2006 2:23 PM
Hey I lived in San Francisco for 9 years too! And I just picked up a flyer for Hearst Castle yesterday.


Desiree said ...
8/7/2007 12:20 PM
Montreal is actually in Quebec, not Ontario.

 
futuregirl said ...
8/8/2007 1:09 PM
Oops! Thanks, Desiree. I fixed that. :)


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