eight random facts about me. no kleenex required.
May 8, 2008
Ack! I was tagged by Rudy Amid, and well, seeing the gauntlet laying on the ground in front of me, I just had to pick it up… perhaps it was time to write something that didn’t require a Kleenex alert…(Well, that and my latest post wasn’t ready to go yet. I took some time to thing things over, important things.)So, eight random facts about me. I’m sure I could give eight random facts just by linking back to my older posts, but that wouldn’t be any fun, would it… although, some of these will give a little insight into where those crazy thoughts originated!Without further ado, we’ll start with…Number One:Vikings – so what the heck is up with that, anyway? For some reason, I like Vikings. I must have been one in a former life. Like this little guy here.
Number Two:More Vikings. You knew there had to be more Vikings, right? I may look like a respectable nuclear engineer, but I’m a serious metal head. I do listen to other music too, from classical to electronic to progressive rock – you name it. Yeah, and Viking metal. It must be something in the water here, or exposure to radiation.*WARNING* hairy metal dudes ahead… and yes, someone threw a horned Viking helmet at the vocalist about 50 seconds in – and he smiled…
Hey, sometimes you need Pink Floyd, and sometimes you need this. Especially when you have four kids, and they are not listening… put this on, and go for a drive. Alone.Number Three:I love the smell of books, old and new. Something about it takes me back to my teenage years, playing Dungeons & Dragons with my friends. Amazing how the sense of smell can do that.Number Four:As you can see, once I learn how to do something, I flog it to death (see inserted videos in Number One and Number Two above…)Many thanks to Dave “kickin’ your a$$ since 2006″ Navarro for his help on this.Number Five:I secretly want to be Tyler Durden. And no, I will not talk about Fight Club. Except here.(What? It’s not a secret? Damn!)Number Six:I often talk about working in the cube, but I have had interesting projects. Last summer, we changed the window on the world’s most radioactive hot cell. This window is not an ordinary window, it weighs 6 tons. And when I say the world’s most radioactive hot cell – I mean it. Direct exposure to the beams without the window would be fatal in 5 minutes or less… that was pretty exciting! I can say I’m one of only a handful of people on the planet to do this.Number Seven:I want to run a cafe. A barefoot cafe. Yes, I was born in the 60’s. Just. I don’t own any tie-dyed shirts, anymore.Number Eight:I love Volkswagens, and secretly I want a Magic Bus. Yes, I know that ties in to Number Seven above. Perhaps I was born in the wrong decade or something. The “atmosphere” was better back then 
So there you have it.Now, according to the rules of this game, I have to tag eight people to do the same thing. Eeenie, meanie, miney, moe… in no particular order, we have:
And, the rules (shamelessly stolen from Rudy’s blog!):
- Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
- People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
- At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
- Don’t forget to leave them a comment and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to read your blog.
Just remember, have fun – and don’t be shy!
Fail early, fail often!
In any case, enjoy – I will fix later, as I have to go to work
Hey Brett,
Thanks for doing the meme! You played D&D too? I used to have a friend in junior high who showed me his D&D set and bragged about it. For some odd reason I couldn’t get into it. Maybe I’m not geeky enough.
As for those Volkswagens, I used to come this >< close to buy a convertible. Decided German cars will just suck my wallet dry with their high repair costs.
Anyway, good to know ya! Thanks again. Go Vikings!
Rudy’s last blog post..Head Tracking in 3D Revisited
Rudy,
My pleasure, it was fun to do it! Hey, I think you can be a geek without playing D&D (some folks might think it is a requirement, however
)
I have a friend here at work who always pokes fun at me for driving a VW (I have a 2003 GTI, very nice).
He goes on and on at length about how they are so unreliable, especially the electronics. So I was having lunch with him yesterday, and he was telling me that his 2006 Chevy Malibu was having serious electronic problems. The windows don’t work, the door locks don’t work, you name it.
My VW soldiers on, problem free… LOL
Thanks for stopping in – Go Vikings!
PS – I think my chaos symbol put a hex on WordPress – I was tweeting with James about this, believe it or not I previewed this post in Firefox, IE7, and Safari – everything looked great!
*click* the Publish button…
*BOOM*
For some reason, I’m having a little trouble with mentally reconciling the barefoot free-spirit-of-the-’60s Magic Bus Brett with the role-playing geek and the metal head Viking. But then, we always knew you were a fascinating and complex individual.
As for your current blog chaos, probably nothing there that can’t be fixed with a ‘clear=all’ – the one snippet of code I long to have as an option IRL.
Fail early, fail often, and do it in public?
RJ,
It has to be the water. Even though I live upstream from the plant
diffusion and all that, you know…
That’s the fun thing about these posts, you get to tell everyone all about your goofy side. I figured I would try it – what the heck, we can’t be serious all the time! A lot of you will run out of Kleenex…
I still have much to learn, as you can see. I thought it might be because I put the two embedded videos too close to the picture. I’ll have to look into your suggestion
I think in one of my very first posts I alluded to that – once I discover what I did incorrectly, I’ll just tell everybody so we can all learn from my error.
In the mean time, back in the Magic Bus!
Brett
When you talk about a “Magic Bus”, do you mean the bus from the cartoon show? (You know, where Ms. Frizzle (Lily Tomlin) takes a bunch of maggot-children on educational adventures?)
Or do you mean the awesome “Magic Bus” that The Who sing about?
(I hope it’s the latter. Otherwise, you’re dead to me, man…you’re dead to me!
Friar’s last blog post..FriarToons (May 9, 2008)
@Friar,
Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus)
I’m so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus)
You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus)
Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus)
You’ll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus)
I don’t want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus)
Nooooooooo!
I don’t care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus)
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it … (You can’t have it!)
Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
‘Cause I drive my baby every way
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus …
I said, now I’ve got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I said, now I’ve got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus)
I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it …
Every day you’ll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus)
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
Wha?! One of those memie things? Okay, I will indulge you Brett.
Ellen Wilson’s last blog post..Bodhisattva Blogger
(Hope your eyes didn’t go funny trying to read the *one long paragraph* above…)
See, nobody ever makes the big boys do the chain mail.
Then again, I can call it chain mail.
Then again again, I have a PUB. Random facts live in pubs. How delightful.
All right, honey, we’ll see what I can do. It’ll have to be some other day, though. I have to finish up this pub post tomorrow. I took your advice and split it into two – the client side and the readers side.
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Tei,
You might note that I didn’t pick any *boys* at all
I figured you ladies would have some really neat things to say, as you’re all really interesting people. Not that the big boys like James & Harry aren’t interesting, I might add. But they’ve done the 7 Weird Things post and I thought it would be fun to call out my new friends!
You may not be one of the big ‘gals’ yet, but you will be… I love that post today by the way, and look forward to part 2. Do that first, as it is more important – you can come back to the chain mail later
James and Harry and you all did a 7 Weird Things post? Where where where? Late-to-the-party wants to know!
Late-to-the-party is my Indian name.
Tei’s last blog post..Cussing, or Why Rogue Ink is Not a Business Blog
Okay, Brett. All is forgiven. You picked the right bus!
(Just that with four kids, you might have picked the other one!)
Magic bus!
I want it…I want it…I want it…I want it…..
I love the guitar riff in the middle of the song. I think I’m going to have to look that up and learn to play it.
Friar’s last blog post..FriarToons (May 9, 2008)
Oh, Brett (sob) .
Those Magic Bus lyrics bring tears to my eyes.
You’ve brightened an otherwise dreary day. As I sip my herbal tea, I stare out the window where the daffodils dance to the gusts of an impish spring wind.
I am flooded with memories of a lost youth from a different time. You see, long ago, I rode a “magic bus” of my own, to visit an elderly friend who had just lost their leg in a tragic quilting accident.
She was 127 years old back then. She is no longer with us.
Ahhh..bittersweet memories of tafetta and New-England sponge toffee, with twinkling music-box dancers. Gyrating magically between musty leather-bound books in a neglected attic.
(Now, you got me crying). Oh dear. Kleenex Alert.
Thanks for sharing. (Hugs)
Ya had me at the ‘rascally rabbit’ Viking, stock went way up at the Window of 6 Tons and skyrocketed with the Magic Bus…. I am thinking if you made a Viking Shield from the 6 ton glass, tossed on your Viking Helmet and set out with Magic Bus blasting in your hot little sports car….lots of folks would say..”I’m having what he’s having”, at your barefoot cafe.
That or you’d lose your badge at work…hm, a plan.
Laughing today.
Janice Cartier’s last blog post..Naked In Public?
@Tei,
Here you go!
James:
http://menwithpens.ca/7-wierd-things-about-james
Harry:
http://menwithpens.ca/7-wierd-things-about-harry
For my list, see the first comment below James’ list.
Pleased to meet you, Late-to-the-party, my Indian name is He-who-knows-not-WordPress…
@Friar,
That is one cool tune, isn’t it.. I want to buy a *real* VW Magic Bus (remember the one I showed you, RJ?), and drive around playing “Magic Bus” all day long…
@Oprah-Mom,
LOL
Ohhhh…that OLAF!
He’s just so INSENSITIVE.
You can tell he never experienced the joy of giving birth.
Mabye if more people like him did, the World would be a Better Place.
If only….! (Sob).
@Oprah-Mom – Are you on the bus, or off the bus?
Thank you driver for getting me here.
I think I’m going to have to switch theme songs, Brett.
Being inspected, have no fear.
Ellen Wilson’s last blog post..Splatted with a Meme Tomatoe
@Ellen.
I prefer my SUV. While my little Damien sits in the back, sipping his juice-box and munching granola bars, as I drop him off to his Firefly-League soccer game.
Excuse me…
…Damien! STOP setting fire to your sister’s hair! Stop it, I say! Do you want a time out?
@Ellen,
I *love* your list
especially #3. Poor little Boob.
Hey, I’ve seen the purple haired dolls for sale at the Splat Creek Giant Tiger!
@Oprah-Mom,
Please be sure to use a headset when chatting on your cell phone and driving your SUV. Both hands on the wheel, safety first!
(Why do you remind me of someone I work with?
)
Okay. I found my blog topic for the day. Thanks, Brett. It’ll be up by the end of the day. And thanks for the links to Harry & James’ weirdness. My indian name is not Late-to-the-Party, it’s Crashing-the-Party.
Brett, I never would have guessed you a metal head!
Next, you’ll tell us your hair is in dreds.
I will accept your challenge too!
Niebu, my friend, niebu.
See, when I start writing about poetry much, I talk in rhymes. Maybe that’s fact number one!
Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..Devilish, Daring, and Demure: Meet the Hottest Women in Poetry
Brett- my way earlier comment is probably caught in your spammage net. Harry fished me out of his just a few moments ago. So I removed the link to today’s post… (so naked in public is red flagged?) Well yes, I have naked ladies on my post today. Hmm cursing goes through, but nudes no…hmmm.
Any way, you made me laugh with this one. Two scoops full ! : )
Thanks.
Jan
@Melissa
If you saw Brett, there is no way you’d guess he was a Metal Head. But he is. Oboy is he EVER.
Have Brett email you some of his favorite You-Tube links to his favorite viking bands.
But be prepared to be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
Friar’s last blog post..FriarToons (May 9, 2008)
@Janice,
naked naked naked naked naked naked naked naked take that spam filter!
I’m glad that you got a kick out of it, in spite of the mucked up format… I really do have to get a horned Viking helmet (#1 task for the weekend, order one)
That Viking shield made out of the window would repel lightning bolts, literally… I think they’d laugh, I know too much for them to let me go
And thank *YOU* for making me laugh today! Two scoops for me, as well!!!
@Melissa,
Yes, it’s one of my deep dark secrets… no, no dreds in my hair, I’ve looked really respectable for most of my life. I guess I just get a kick out of the music, especially the more technically challenging stuff (it can be terribly hard to play).
Now *that* was an awesome little rhyme you composed – I agree, that should be fact #1 for you.
@Friar,
I’d better save some of the “good” stuff for another time, too much and nobody will come and read my blog
@Sandie,
Ooops! Forgot you, or maybe saved you for your very own reply? I love your list, and you’re welcome to crash any party that I might hold.
@All,
It sure would be fun to have you over for a Viking bonfire bash…
NAKED.
Just taunting the beast.
How about naked table dancing? You know, the kind you and James were trying to get out of me yesterday? That resulted in all the dagger threats?
What do you think, spam filter?
Naked Table Dancing and Blade Wielding.
Did it work?
Tei’s last blog post..Cussing, or Why Rogue Ink is Not a Business Blog
Valkyries. Put them on your playlist too. Especially when you get the helmet. and top down right? I can see the drive up to work, parking spot acquired, a jaunty jump outta the car…off to make physics bend to your will. I loved the second clip of the Viking men… you and Dave might have a joint venture there… would have to have the right name…do Vikings wear boots or those furry wrapped on things? And what about berserkers….oops rambling now.
Thanks so much for the funny post.
Naked naked naked naked…..hmph.
Brett,
Why am I so late to this party?
Ahh! Another meme!!!
I am so tagging FRIAR. Ladies, don’t you dare.
James and Harry’s weird things were plenty weird, too.
I did something like this back in February, also: 4 x 4 meme. I dunno if I can think of more fascinating stuff about ME, with all the meme-ness lately, but I love being tagged, so I’ll give it a shot Sunday. What else was I gonna do with my Saturday night?
If you haven’t been to Janice’s blog this evening, one weird thing about me that I am NOT writing in this meme is in the comments.
Hehehe.
Regards,
Kelly
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
Oh, no, Sandie tagged Friar! Damn!
Late to the party stinks!
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
I feel so censored…linkless… all because of a little nakedness….it started with Brian and Sonia…
Kelly, ahem, we may have a little more in common, than I thought …: )
Janice,
Et tu, darlin’?
Haha!
What can I say. If you don’t have a past, what’re you supposed to reminisce on when you’re in your rocking chair?
I’d like to have a future, too… in the future, somebody’s going to have to put up with my past….
Regards,
Kelly
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
@Kelly – I tagged you.
@Oprah-mom – I suggest you skip the time outs and tell little Damien that he will lose his granola. Permanently. And that’s that.
Wasn’t he in the Omen anyway? Well, there you go.
Ellen Wilson’s last blog post..Splatted with a Meme Tomatoe
Ellen,
Just because I’m double-tagged now doesn’t mean I’m doing two posts.
I noticed you also got Friar. Popular dude, I guess the ladies want to know more about the Painting Engineer…
Friar, there’s lipstick on your collar.
Later,
Kelly
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
What can I say. If you don’t have a past, what’re you supposed to reminisce on when you’re in your rocking chair?
I’d like to have a future, too… in the future, somebody’s going to have to put up with my past…
( Moi aussi. Hey, those photos were ART.)
Oh, now photos… that’s a different part of the past entirely. Ahem.
So is it the link with the word naked in it or just the word naked that’s causing you the trouble? Let’s wreck Brett’s blog to test….
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
Brett,
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Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
It’s the post title link. I can say the word in the body..(no pun) but when I add the link, Brett and Harry have to go fetch it out of the net. Of course that could become a whole ‘nuther entertainment.
Okay, I am seeing Brett in his Viking helmet an Harry trying to get bow practice in chasing various juicy links. Is there a name for that?
Yes, hallucinating.
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
chuckling… yeah, guess so
…so I went out to watch my triplets play soccer tonight, and *WOW* there’s a party going on here, let me get a cold one…
(*pchtt*) there we go!
@Tei,
I think you broke the spam filter, and that’s a good thing. The mere thought of you naked table dancing with a sword caused an Akismet meltdown…
@Janice,
I love Valkyries… so cool. You know, maybe I *will* drive my little car to work in the horned helmet. Now, a berserker “outfit”, they fought with nothing but a sword and shield, right i.e. naked?
There’s that evil word again, naked naked naked naked naked…
Yeah, the Viking metal dudes. They’re pretty cool, music is intense maybe for most folks, but some of the song lyrics (if you could understand them!) are quite poetic.
Thank *you* for the funny comment!
@Kelly,
Never are you late, just a fashionable entrance. Tag the Friar twice, or three times!
even if Sandie got to him first, the Friar can take it.
I’ll be sure to go check out Janice’s blog for sure…
(*click*) okay, very cool and if anyone wants to know Kelly’s secret, go to Janice’s blog…
What else were you going to do with Saturday night? Same thing I am, hack around on the computer and laugh with your friends…
@Janice & Kelly,
Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me?
(*pours beer on head*)
(hey Friar, the ladies are after you, and you have lipstick on your collar…)
@Kelly (again),
Go for it, wreck the blog! The name of the game is fail early, fail often…
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@Janice & Kelly,
Hallucinating? No.
“atmosphere”
LOL
@All,
I’m going to skip out to visit the Friar, have a pint and talk about Vikings… oh, and our plans to take over the world, sort of like Pinky & The Brain, except after two pints it’s just Pinky & Pinky…
See you in a bit, and thanks for all the laughs so far today.
My new Indian name: She-Who-Shatters-Akismet.
It’s got a ring to it.
Tei’s last blog post..Bloody Hell, or Why Rogue Ink is Not a Business Blog
Tei,
Replacing your previous name, She-who-changes-post-title-at-eventide?
Later…
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
Heh. My Tessa told me to change it. She said it was funnier. And oh, look! She’s right.
Tei’s last blog post..Bloody Hell, or Why Rogue Ink is Not a Business Blog
That’s one of my favorite cusses. I say it all the time. It’s funnier, too.
Kelly’s last blog post..Inspiration Points: No Regrets!
Oboy…I was away from the computer for a few hours, I missed out on all this wonderful dialogue. (Actually, I was just having a few pints with Brett on our weekly “DAF” night). He just left.
Wow…I didn’t realize everyone wanted to tag me. (First time I’ve ever had ladies figth over me!) This is new to me. I kinda like it.
Well, to be fair, Sandie got to me first. I”ll try to put down something amusing and hope my answers are entertaining.
Friar’s last blog post..FriarToons (May 9, 2008)
@Tei,
She-Who-Shatters-Akismet-and-Dances-Naked-on-Tables-with-a-Sword
I’ll take a “Lusty Weevil” t-shirt, and a Good Vibes gift card…
Brett,
All right, darlin’, the post is up, I tried to be as random as possible. Come say hi and leave a comment!
Until later,
Kelly
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, CATHRYN! (Think she can hear me if I shout?)
Kelly’s last blog post..You Definitely Don’t Want to Know These 8 Random Things About Me
Kelly,
I saw it! And started laughing right away, I love the raspberry…
I had to go and make breakfast for the resident Mom, so I figured I’d do that, then go comment at your blog, then come back here again.
Oh, I think she heard that! That was a pretty good shout.
Happy Mother’s Day to you too, my friend.
-Brett
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