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A meme a day or some such thing…

pas — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 23:26:31 +0000

Just got tagged by MJ to do this meme-ey-thing and she basically dared me.. so here ya go lady.. more dirt than ya ever wanted to know!

What were you doing 10 years ago?

January 1996, San Francisco:

The scary thing is that its not horribly different than now. Granted it was a different boyfriend and different digs, and slightly different job, but not like I was moose herding in Alaska… At that time I was still dating my now ex Lance and living in this tackey little apartment in the Haight (though it did have a great view and handy location – but ugly as hell and was tormented by the Landlord’s bitch of a daughter). At the time I was still at Apple however I was working on the Java VM for the Mac OS (Mac OS 9 at the time – MRJ) after having just left Copeland team (10 buck for the first person to know what the hell that was). Not remembering much more than that bout the time..

What were you doing 1 year ago?

A year ago was even less change. Living in the new digs here on Noe Street. Working on and managing Final Cut Pro (lead engineer for Final Cut Pro 5.0 and managed part of the engineering team as well)… Spent christmas in town with my mom and that side of the family. Not much change..

I actually wrote this blurb about what has changed from 10 years ago to 1 year ago for some reason and I figured I’d leave it here for fun!

All sorts of little bumps and turns both at work and at home. At work I went from starting on MRJ to managing half of the enginering team, leaving there to go work on final cut as a peon and went through a few releases there before starting managing again with a whole bunch of responsibilities. Personally I broke up with Lance (which I won’t go into here – thats for discussion in paid sessions! ), went through a year of trampin around and playin before I met Kevin in the Summer of 99 and have been with him since. Home wise we ditched the bitch’s place in the haight and bought a killer cool place in a GREAT neighborhood in Duboce triangle. Got its warts but its pretty damn cool.. And between all that has been a lot of travel and a bunch of new and different people coming in and out of my life.

Five snacks I enjoy:

1) Pop Tarts

2) Pistachios

3) These strange little vanilla and icing wafer cookies that come in blue bags at harvest market… YUM…

4) That Chinese party mix

5) My mom’s chex mix!

Five songs to which I know all the lyrics:

1) U of Colorado Boulder Fight songs and Alma Mater (5 years of marching band… hard not to)

2) Whatever Lola Wants… (don’t ask! )

3) Pieces of you (Jewel)

4) Dead Man’s party (Oingo Boingo)

5) Too many songs from Musicals to count (Duhh… But I blame it on my mom )

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire: (

1) Explore eastern and southern Europe

2) Go to Tibet and Central / Southern Asia

3) Scuba Dive around the World

4) Buy a house just big enough to have a nice yard and a garage big enough to do projects… (and maybe a play room)

5)

Five bad habits: Hmmm.. now how to do this without getting into trouble!

1) Ben and Jerry’s

2) This thing on my desk with the Apple Logo that I wind up spending so much time in front of

3) TV (The damn thing seems to be on all the fucking time at home – its really scary and lame)

4) Procrastination. (REALLY Bad habit of waiting until or beyond the last minute to do anything… really lame…)

5) Gadget shopping

Five things I like doing:

1) Curling up on the couch with Kevin.

2) Listening to music

3) Swimming

4) Scuba Diving

5) Traveling

Five things I would never wear, buy or get new again: (MJ’s list and mine were real similar at first so I had to mix it up! :))

1) Dock Siders

2) Stretchey mock turtleneck club shirts

3) yellow construction boots

4) horn rimmed glasses

5) A dress!

Five favorite toys: (Keep it clean folks – this is a family show… least most of the time… )

1) My new Darth Tater and Spud Trooper Mr Pototato heads I got for christmas

2) My ‘puter

3) My Box of Legos in the Closet

4) My Game Cube

5) The slinky on my desk..

Jesus… What am I – 10? :)

Now for the good part: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot.

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Now Select 5 people to Tag:

1) Matt and Brian at FullerBrantner.com (oh, and Audrey too! )

2) Ian at Geeking Spaces

3) Ray

4) Gino at barbaloot

5) Turlie

Unconscious Mutterings – Week 59

pas — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:11:31 +0000

Wife:: Husband
Criminal:: Defense
Campaign:: Trail
Infection:: Cooties
Portland:: Marriage
NASCAR:: PBR and Tank Tops
IMAX:: To Fly
Martian:: Marvin
Nike:: Swoosh
Trial:: By Fire

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Unconscious Mutterings – Week 48_2

pas — Sun, 04 Jan 2004 17:39:06 +0000

Vintage:: OLD
Longing:: For home
Specimen:: Abba (Go see Pricilla, Queen of the Desert and you’ll know what I mean)
Mock:: Turtle neck
Shit:: Cartman
Friday::
Cruel:: And Unusual
Insufficient:: Memory
Pessimistic:: Negative Nelly
Grin:: and bear it

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Friday 5 (from last week)

pas — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:59:47 +0000

List your five favorite beverages.:
1. Milk
2. Bailey’s
3. Lemon Drop
4. Bombay Sapphire and Tonic
5. A Black and Tan
List your five favorite websites.:
List your five favorite snack foods.
1. Cheetos (Crunchey – not Puffy)
2. Those Vegetable Chips (don’t remember the name)
3. Wassabi Peanuts
4. Those Japanese Crackers
5. Twizlers!
List your five favorite board and/or card games.
1. Trivial Pursuit
2. Cranium
3. Chess
4. Solitaire
5. Jenga
List your five favorite computer and/or game system games. (I really don’t play computer games so this is tough
1. Sim City
2. The Simms
3. Spaceward Ho!
4. MacXword
5. Dark Castle (from LONG ago )

Unconscious Mutterings – Week 46

pas — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:51:16 +0000

Exchange:: Rate
Parental Advisory:: Rap
Blowout:: Sale
Spider:: Man
Happy:: Face
Intense:: Pleasure
Corrupt:: Bush
Got:: Milk?
Crude:: Rude and Disgusting
Three::’s company

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Unconscious Mutterings – Week 43

pas — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 04:44:25 +0000

Scrooge:: Dickens
Ribbon:: Yellow
Physical:: Pain
Income:: Disposable
Dream:: Scape
Notebook:: Computer
Disney:: Lion King
Combo:: Drive
Booty:: Pirate
Skin:: Cancer

Friday 5 – November 21

pas — Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:49:59 +0000

List five things you’d like to accomplish by the end of the year.
Oh my LORD… I’ve got SO Much to accomplish by then if I could get just five I’d be THRILLED… How ’bout these:
1. Meet my deadlines for work.
2. Get a few Christmas cards out.
3. Get issues with our electrical upgrade worked out with PG&E.
4. Arrange for having city inspections for our condo conversion.
5. Arrange for having Maps for our condo conversion made.

List five people you’ve lost contact with that you’d like to hear from again.
1. My friend James from Jr. High and High School.
2. My friend Kim (Phyllis) from High School.
3. My first girlfriend Beth (Yes – you heard that right – GIRLFRIEND! ).
4. My step sister Marny.
5. A sweet guy named Xavier that I met a few years back and lost touch with.
List five things you’d like to learn how to do.
1. Do my own electrical work at home. (For a man with a degree in electrical engineering it seems lame that I don’t)
2. Cook meals from scratch (or at least improvise).. I’m reasonably OK at cooking from a book or with directions but it would be nice to get good enough to cook more free form.
3. To play the trumpet
4. To scuba dive.
5. To fly a plane.
List five things you’d do if you won the lottery (no limit).
1. Send a big wad of cash to the HRC
2. Buy a cabin outside of Lake Tahoe on a couple of acres of land where, from no window in the house can you see another man made structure.
3. Visit here, here, here, here, and I’m sure a bunch of other places.
4. Move to Cologne to live for a time.
5. Get a personal shopper to help me pick out some clothes. I HATE clothes shopping so it sure would be nice to have someone help me!
List five things you do that help you relax.
1. Spend an afternoon at the Kabuki Springs and Spa
2. Spend a weekend in the Gaige Room at the Gaige House in Glen Ellen
3. Sit in a mud bath and get a massage at Dr. Wilkinson’s
4. Curl up in front of the fireplace with hot tea and pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
5. Sit on the couch with Kevin

Unconscious Mutterings – Week 42

pas — Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:49:06 +0000

Concert:: Central park
Sydney:: Mardi Gras
Shower:: April
Patterns:: Quilts
Market:: Street
Chair:: Aeron
London:: Tube
Reception:: Wedding
Republican:: Democrat
Cough:: Turn your head!

Weekly Wrap-UP # 76 – Travel

pas — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:07:33 +0000

What is the most essential item you include in your suitcase when you travel? Why? Toothbrush and ID (Passport most times)… Toothbrush cuz ya gotta be lookin your best wherever you are – and ID in case you get your tail in the gate and forget who ya are! :)
What is the least essential item you include in your suitcase when you travel? Why? A heavy jacket – layers always works for me and it just takes up room… its all about traveling light.. every time I’ve brought more than my leather jacket I’ve never worn it..
How early do you start packing for a big trip (say, a week)? Why so early or so late? I always pack the night before (or the morning of if its an afternoon flight.. Otherwise I find that I just have to bust into what I’ve packed and re-do it anyway so whats the point… If its a big trip I make lists ahead of time but don’t pack till the last minute.
What do you pack in your carry-on bag if you’re flying? If you’ve never flown, estimate what you’d pack. I pack a few toiletries (in case my flgihts get f**ked up and I need to freshen up – and I take a lot of entertainment (I get bored easily).. Books.. magazines.. cards… computer… iPod… If its a shorter flight usually just a book or two..
What kind of stuff do you (or would you) pack if you were traveling with a child for a three-hour flight? Don’t have a kid but I’d imagine I’d pack the same that I pack for me since I have the same attention issues that kids do! – lots of distractions and enterainment.. If it was a baby I’d also include the usual baby stuff – food / formula / diapers… If it were a toddler or young elementary age kid I’d probably add some candy or chewing gum – helps with the pressure changes during take off and landing..

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Unconscious Mutterings – Week 38

pas — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:56:45 +0000

Roadtrip:: Marching Band
Honey:: Bees
Flanders:: Ned
Vampire:: Buffy
Justice:: of the Peace
Marine:: Corps
Protractor:: High School Geometry
Rubber:: Condom
London:: Underground
Jerry:: Falwell

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