28 posts tagged “me”

It's been a long while since I did this, cause I hate taking self pics.  Only had my cell phone handy, so all you get is this.  I actually took several others, but I liked this one out of the bunch.

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Stole this from Sarah

Type the following into the Google search box, and choose the first choice:

1: Type in "[your name] needs"
James Needs A Hat

2: Type in "[your name] looks like"
James looks like a Muppet and has a voice eerily similar to Neil Young

3: Type in "[your name] does"
In some instances James does more than quantify what we already know

4: Type in "[your name] hates"
James hates Sony

5: Type in "[your name] goes"
James goes Buzz Buzz

6: Type in "[your name] loves"
James loves Katie

7: Type in "[your name] eats"
James eats ramen noodles

8: Type in "[your name] has"
James has the qualities of a stuntman when it comes to taking a punch and throwing himself onto the floor

9: Type in "[your name] gives"
James gives us an update on Server Rulesets

10: Type in "[your name] takes"
James takes over game 5

11: Type in "[your name] won't"
James won't get out of bed

12: Type in "[your name] can't"
James can't save Cavs despite memorable game

13: Type in "[your name] wants"
James wants a kitten

14: Type in "[your name] makes"
James makes waves in four

15: Type in "[your name] killed"
...How Jesse James was killed?

Trying to not eat fast food for a week is tougher than trying to quit smoking.  I'm having cravings for mexican, cheeseburgers, Doritos, and cookies.  And I'm so getting burned out on salads.  I have dropped down a notch on the belt, but food is getting boring.  

Well after dealing with the cluster of fubars at the dealership, I got my car back today.  I dropped it off this last Wednesday to fix the damange done on my Friday the 13th episode, and was told it would of been ready Friday afternoon.  Anyhow, I decided not to get a rental cause I wanted to see how much my life was dependent on wheels.  Well as I found out, having one is a requirement for me.  Fortunately, I was able to bum a ride to and from work, but when I got home, it felt like I always needed to go elsewhere.  Sad to say, having a car is a requirement for my normal life.  I'm just glad I got it back. 

Well I'm off.  I have multiple errands to run...

Ok...below are my 100 items if I were to go through the experiment as described in the earlier post - Can You Live With Just 100 Things??

Now before I get to the details, here are my ground rules -

I'm not including basics such as a bed, furniture and the basic appliances.  If I purchase an item, the accessories that came with it are included with that unit, e.g. - my ipod, usb cable, and headphones would count as one item, not three.  As to clothing, I tried to keep in the same spirit as the original author.  I'm not including my boxers or socks in the list and just assume that I keep a reasonable amount of each.  I agree with the author...limiting to just a few pair has the potential to be nasty.  There are a few times where I'm loose with the rules and there are certain items I would keep in a safety deposit box.   I've grouped the list into the following categories: Clothing, Entertainment, Technology, and Other.  With that said....

It's 3:52 and there's nothing to do...
I lie awake with a tummy ache...
I want to sleep and tried counting sheep...
Damn you brain, you cause me so much pain...

I stumbled onto this article from Time Magazine - How to Live With Just 100 Things (via neatorama) and I'm wondering if I can pull it off.  Here are the rules to the 100 Thing Challenge.  Now here's the key...you can limit the number of items that are "personal".  So if you are sharing a place with someone else (family/significant other/friend/etc.), then then you can exclude the common items used by everyone such as furniture, plates, major appliances, etc.  Seeing how I live by myself, I'm not sure if I want to bend the rules on this.  There's no mass public transportation where I live, so I need my car to go to work, groceries, and what not.  I guess I could call a taxi, so that's a maybe. 

Anyhow, I'm going to keep this a theoretical model for the time being.  I'm curios on the number of items I truly have.  Heck, I probably have close to 100 items in the tech world alone.  I have 4 digital cameras, which all are used at least once a year.  I guess that I would have to count all the accessories for them as well and when you add up the lenses, filters, batteries, chargers, memory cards, and cases, that would take up about 50 slots.   Hmm...I have three MP3 players - my 80 gig Ipod, which has most of my music on it, plus some videos and pics, a small creative mp3 for when I exercise or do something outdoors and a 30 gig Zune that I keep at work.  I have two computers (a desktop and a notebook), three external hard drives (I have a system for that).  Now looking to my left, I see about 60 some books on my book case, which about 40% I've read (I'm a sucker when it comes to finding used books).  And I haven't even begun with my clothes.  So....creating my model will take some work.  I'll probably work out a list of my list some time this week.   Stay tuned...

p.s. - I would love to see what everyone would choose as their 100 personal items.

Ok..while this is somewhat gimmicky (it's for Pittsburgh Paints), I liked it.  You go through a small survey on your various tastes and personality and at the end it will present you with your "Harmony Family".  I'm not exactly sure why I like the survey.  I guess it's how they ask the questions and the options they present to you.  Anyhow, if you got five minutes to kill, give it to go - Pittsburgh Paints - Color Sense Game.

Oh and what am I?  I am "Water Beads", with "Pop Art" as my secondary harmony family. 

Stole this from Sarah (who thieved it from Elyse)

1) Have a best friend that knows you inside and out?  Yes
2) Have you ever been punched by the opposite sex?  No, but this girl kept putting rocks down my underwear in 1st grade.
3) Do you like Coke or Pepsi?  No pref..but drinking pepsi for the codes (free mp3s on Amazon).
4) Have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a D?  Yes - Denise, but not romantically
5) What color are the walls in your room?  White. 
7) Who is your favorite comedian? Jon Stewart?
8) Good face & bad body or bad face & good body?  Face...I'm pretty open to most body types.  But what makes a good face?
9) Are you in a relationship?  Not at the moment...
10) Can you cook harder things than spaghetti, pancakes, and macaroni?  Yes
11) It's 4 in the morning, your phone rings who do you expect it to be? Natalie Portman or Jessica Biel (I wish!)
12) Did your last kiss mean anything?  Don't remember, so I guess not.
13) Can you play Guitar Hero?  Never tried
14) Are you addicted to MySpace?  I don't use it and not interested.
15) What do you currently hear right now?  I'm in cool down mode, so I'm listening to Mysteria.
16) Who is the first person in your phone book?  It's sorted alphabetically, so it's a project manager for Oracle.
20) What four TV channels do you watch the most?  History Channel, Discovery, CBS and Fox
21) What made you happy today?  My Mom's dog - Max
22) How many times have you flown on a airplane?  Somewhere between 25-50.
23) What's your favorite candy bar?  I always fall back to Snickers, but Peanut M&Ms also are up there.
24) Who is the first person you think of when someone asks you who you LOVE?  Natalie Portman
25) Who was the last friend at your house?  Michael
26) What do you think about the current gas prices?  I like the fact there's less traffic on the weekends.
27) What were you doing an hour ago?  Spending time with my Mom (more like two and a half hours ago)
28) What's the closest blue object to you?  A bottle of Propel Water.
29) Have you ever been in trouble with the police?  Do speeding tickets count?
30) Where will you be in an hour?  In my bed...
32) Where was your first job?  A restaurant called AZ Trotters, as a bus boy.
34) When you eat Starburst do you eat the red and pink ones first?  red
35) Do you tend to think with your heart or logically?  My heart
36) What was the WORST thing that happened to you today?  Waking up this morning, realizing that my Dad passed away a year ago today.
38) Have you ever been so drunk that you blacked out?  It's been a super long time, but time was missed
39) Who took your profile picture?  Me
40) Slept in someone else's bed?  Yes
41) Do you know a lot about cars?  More than the average nerd.
42) What is your favorite childhood board game?  Life
43) Do you change best friends a lot?  No
44) Why did your parents give you the name you have?  From a past relative, plus they got the middle name from the actor James Gregory (that's what my Dad once told me).
45) Have you ever gotten into a drunken fight?  Nope
46) Looking forward to anything today?  There's not much left into it, so I would say going to sleep.
47) What kind of grades did you usually get in school?  Bs and Cs...I was lazy
48) What are your plans for the future? Probably find some lucky lady to settle down with.
49) What did you do this Valentines Day?  Celebrated yet another disenchanted valentines.

I'm a spending fool!!!  After a couple months of holding off...I've spent most of my tax return.  Am I dumb?  Probably, but with the gas prices as they are, I'm not looking at doing a lot of traveling...sticking with day trips.  Fortunately, most of the goodies I bought will fill in the gaps.  I would like to go check out DC this summer, but who knows....