After the jump, one of those “a little more me in the monitors” memes I picked up from Mal’s LJ.
FOUR JOBS YOU’VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE:
1. Paperboy (used to interfere with my ability to watch Hogan’s Heroes reruns after school)
2. “Breaker” and Line Manager for a chicken joint (working kitchen totally corrupted me)
3. Nuclear reactor research (third generation of my family to work at the research site. Grandpa was in maintenance, then Mom doing a summer PR job, then me in a tech position.)
4. Software architect for a multiple product line. (What I do now. Work from home for a big company. No need to wear pants.)
FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1. Withnail & I – the comedy is great, but the ending makes it
2. Inherit The Wind – “I am admired for my detestability.”
3. Whale Music – I quite liked Quarrington‘s book, and this is a good adaptation
4. Manufacturing Consent – when I first saw this in a rep cinema during my first year of university it completely blew me away. It still does.
FOUR CITIES YOU’VE LIVED IN:
1. North Bay, Ontario (hometown)
2. Lausanne, Switzerland (long term language exchange)
3. Ganado, Arizona (cultural exchange to the Four Corners Navajo reservation)
4. Halifax, Nova Scotia (first place I chose to live)
FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH:
1. Veronica Mars – great writing, almost perfect cast
2. Deadwood – great writing, perfect cast
3. Gilmore Girls – great writing, hot mom
4. House – it’s all about Laurie’s performance
FOUR PLACES YOU’VE BEEN ON VACATION:
1. Minneapolis, MN
2. Miette, B.C.
3. Dublin
4. Budapest
FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY:
1. Boing Boing – keep a finger on the pulse of the web
2. Schneier on Security – Bruce’s analysis is always good
3. Talking Points Memo – keep a finger on the pulse of the U.S. government
4. The Hype Machine – find a few new MP3s
FOUR OF YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:
1. Greco’s, North Bay
2. Christos, Minneapolis
3. Clair De Lune, Ottawa
4. Chives, Halifax
FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Chicken Paprikas (prepared by Trish)
2. Oatcake (only from the Italian Market–Keith makes them very different than the tradition, and much better)
3. Pizza (in many of its infinite varieties)
4. Tzatziki, thick, with lots of garlic and no dill
FOUR SCHOOLS YOU’VE ATTENDED:
1. E.W. Norman Primary School, North Bay
2. Widdifield High School, North Bay
3. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
4. University of Waterloo
FOUR PLACES I’D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. Doing stuff downtown with the family
2. On a roadtrip to Minneapolis with Ralph
3. Starting a 4-day drunken bender with Neil (got to be home for Christmas Eve!), just to see if I’d live through it at my age
4. The Culture
