FortKnox's Journal: Stupid meme.... I have no idea why I'm doing it...

1. What is your occupation?
Software Engineer/Architect
2. What color are your socks right now?
None
3. What are you listening to right now?
MadTV (the Colbert Report just ended)
4. What was the last thing that you ate?
IHOP, which is probably why I'm at home trying to take my mind off my gut...
5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Yup
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Don't care
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My boss (calling in sick)
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Ethelred? Of course, as I plan on having a small piece of the universe to own once he rules...
9. How old are you today?
30
10. Favorite drinks?
Dunkin Donuts Decaf with cream (heavy cream, not milk, not half and half)
11. What is your favorite sport to watch?
NFL football
12. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Nope, and there is little left to dye.
13. Pets?
One dog Alex (half German Shepard, half stupid dog), and two kids. 14. Favorite food?
Lately its been "Quaker Steak and Lube" wings, but I'm always up for any type of hot, garlic wings.
15. What was the last movie you watched?
Casino Royale (which kicks ass, kids, no joke)
16. Favorite holiday?
Christmas?
17. What do you do to vent anger?
Kill people........ online
18. What were your favorite toys as a kid?
Transformers
19. What is your favorite: fall or spring?
Fall, when everything is dying (part of George Carlin's 'football' routine)
20. Hugs or kisses?
sure
21. Cherry or blueberry?
blueberry
22. Do you want your friends to send this back?
Probably won't read that many more... meme's die quickly with me
23. Who is the most likely to respond?
No idea
24. Who is least likely to respond?
Probably someone who hasn't even seen it
25. Living arrangements?
Wife, two kids, and a dog in a house
26. When was the last time you cried?
No idea... probably when my son was born.
27. What is on the floor of your closet?
I don't have a closet (live in the finished basement... next remodeling project will be a closet, though ;)
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you're sending this to?
this isn't an email, but on the list of users, I've known glh since highschool
29. What did you do last night?
I have a stomach bug, and I'll be happy to go into detail if you'd like....

Thanks for the mention :)

[glh]

I can't remember the last time I cried either...

How's things going in cinci these days??

Re:

[FortKnox]

same old. Other than working as an architect lately (I took a job with my last client), its been the same old. Wife is trying to talk me into trying for #3, but I'm pretty stern on waiting a year or two...

How's Toledo?

Re:

[glh]

Toledo's pretty much the same old.. I'm the director of software development at my company so I am keeping really busy and doing a lot of travel (mostly NYC and Philadelpha). The company is going through some challenging times.. We have another one on the way, due end of March (found out it is a girl). So we are pretty excited!!

Hey, have you heard of Codemash? It's going to be in Sandusky, and covering a lot of technologies.. including Java. http://www.codemash.org/ [codemash.org]

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[FortKnox]

I'll talk to my boss about attending, since its incredibly inexpensive, and I can drive to it. I just noticed that you're a key speaker, too. Very nice!

You didn't cry...

[TechnoLust]

when you pulled away from Panera Bread as I stood waving in the parking lot? Because I did... *sniff*

Spring v. Fall: Sports Edition

[sielwolf]

A corollary to the Spring versus Fall question is which season of sports is better? Now the obvious choice would be Fall: NFL football, college Football, start of college basketball, the start of NBA basketball, the Fall Classic, and the NASCAR championship.

But then Spring has a lot going for it if you really extend what sports are outside of the actual games: the NCAAs (the wittling from 65 to 16 may be the greatest week in sports), Spring Training (the most hopeful time of the year), the NBA playoffs (