thoughts from an empty head

Saw this on Shey’s blog, and since I can’t resist a good meme, here goes. If you’re new here or visiting from FriendFeed, here’s some stuff about me that you may not know.

1. I love posting LOLcats. Duh. And, in spite of Robert Scoble’s advice, this is not remotely a professional blog. This is my personal playground, and I post here what I please. So to any employers who find this site, consider what you would usually find on a typical MySpace page and ask yourself if you really want to bump me from consideration because I have a sense of humor.

2. I love taking photos, but I don’t think I’m photogenic myself. This is why I’ve made two attempts at a 365 Days Photo Project, and failed at same.

3. I was engaged to be married last year. Obviously, it never happened. And it was mostly my fault.

4. There are still songs that I cannot listen to. I used to sing these songs to her. I really miss those songs.

5. There is one movie that I saw with her that I will never watch again: THE NOTEBOOK. I cried during that movie, mainly because it was sad, and mainly to show her that I didn’t think less of her tears during movies.

6. I like performing karaoke. I have uploaded several videos on Seesmic and YouTube, thus abasing myself on the internet, but I love singing, and most people who hear think I have a passable voice, so I sing.

7. I love reading old pulp science-fiction stories. Right now, I am reading the first three “John Carter of Mars” books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

8. I am an amateur writer. I have had a story posted at 365tomorrows, and I finally completed a novel last year during NaNoWriMo.

9. My mother turned me onto three of my lasting loves from childhood: science fiction, comic books and John Wayne Westerns. And, in spite of his politics, I watch John Wayne westerns because they are simple movies where the good guys win.

10. I like coffee. Quite a lot. My favorite blends are Kenya AA and a mix of coffee and chicory that you used to be able only to buy in New Orleans, but this is the internet, so there.

11. I have had three large comic book collections that I have either sold or thrown away as the mood suits me. Believe me, no one will miss the ones that got trashed.

12. I correctly predicted the Final Cylon over a year ago, approximately. It made sense to me at the time, but everyone else thought I was crazy.

13. The first comic book I ever owned was a copy of INCREDIBLE HULK, where the Hulk fought the Leader and Doc Sampson.

14. I gave my youngest brother the scar above his right eye. On our first night in a cabin in Northern Wisconsin, he tripped on my slick nylon sleeping bag and landed face first on a bed rail.

15. The first game system I ever really owned was a Nintendo system. I paid for it with one of my first paychecks. Pop thought I was crazy, right up until the moment I got him hooked on Tecmo Bowl.

16. The first movie I ever saw in the theater was STAR WARS in 1977. I was five. Mom took me to see it, but I don’t remember that time. I do, however, remember when my grandmother took me to see it.

17. The first girl I ever had a crush on was a girl in kindergarten named Karen. She had short black hair, green eyes and a pretty smile. I named a kitten after her.

18. The first girl I ever fell in love with was named Carmen. I met her in Houston when I was 14 and she was 13. To this day, she is my personal gold standard for beauty and kindness.

19. I love Godzilla movies. Again, this is Mom’s fault. I used to watch a goofball in facepaint named the Son of Svengoolie during the late 70′s and early 80′s on TV, and his show always featured at least one Godzilla movie a month.

20. I have been blogging since April 2004. I started with a Blogspot blog in 2004, added a LJ around the same time, added a Vox blog later, and finally got my own joint in 2007. The reason you can’t find these places anymore is because I deleted the old Blogspot joint (very stupid of me) and accidentally nuked this one back in June, I think. I really don’t miss many of the posts, except for the fiction I wrote. Those are lost forever, and I really hate losing those.

21. I am a political junkie. So if I grate your nerves for any reason, consider that I have done battle with trolls and wingnuts for the past four years, so my manners may not always be impeccable. Anyway, various quizzes have identified as liberal, which comes as a surprise to me, since I have more than a few views that could be considered downright prehistoric.

22. I hate celebrity gossip. This is one major reason why I don’t watch American new channels anymore. And don’t get me started about shows like ET and Access Hollywood and the frakking E! channel.

23. I have little patience for willful stupidity. This might explain why I hate, with the passion of a million burning stars, every single member of the Bush Administration and any talking head on the tube or radio who has the temerity to bolster those clods.

24. I love tilling at windmills. Keeps my arms strong.

25. I am somewhat antisocial. Which is funny, given how active I am on FriendFeed.

Bonus: I have been a practicing Jehovah’s Witness for the last 22 years. No, I will not try to sell you a Watchtower online, and, unless you ask, I will not offer you unsolicited Bible advice. That would be rude to the poor blighters who wake up early on Saturday, get dressed in uncomfortable clothes and show up at your door before you’ve had your first cup of coffee. I’m not nearly as spiritual as I’d like, but I do better than I expect. And I have yet to see a compelling reason to give up my faith now. Still, I hate suits.

I tag all of you. Yes, you, too. Well, maybe not YOU, but we’ve just met.

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