Friday, August 11, 2006

four things about me

I found this, this morning, in my inbox (with different answers, of course - the ones you're about to read are my own). The idea is to forward it on, but instead I thought I'd post it here. Please do add your own answers, in the comment section, after.

Things you may not have known about me...

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Kitchen aid at an old folks home
2. Magazine reader for university profs
3. Hair salon receptionist
4. Gardener at a local heritage park

Four movies I would (and do) watch over and over (and over and over):
1. Out of Africa
2. The English Patient
3. What's Up Doc?
4. Pride and Prejudice

Four places I have lived:
1. A duplex (okay, two) in Kelowna, B.C.
2. A dormitory in Lacombe, Alberta
3. A 100-year-old-ish manor house in Binfield, England
4. A grotty apartment (okay, two, both upstairs from an English language institute) in Kwangju, S. Korea

Four TV shows I love to watch (or would if I had a TV and they were still on the air):
1. Get Smart
2. Friends
3. Seinfeld
4. Mad About You

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Hope, B.C.
2. Theodore, Saskatchewan
3. Majorca
4. Exotic Enderby, B.C.

Web sites I visit daily:
1. Friends' blogs (see sidebar)
2. www.dictionary.com
3. www.usefilm.com
4. www.castanet.net

Four of my (way more than four) favourite foods:
1. Kyle's Pad Thai
2. My grandma's vegetarian lasagna
3. Laughing Moon muffins
4. My mum's pancakes with blueberries and whipped cream

Four places I would like to be right now:
1. London, England
2. On a train crossing Europe
3. Behind a desk with my name on it at the Globe and Mail
4. In bed, sleeping

Four friends I think will respond (the sum total of my readership):
1. Kyle
2. Kelly
3. Amanda (you can cut and paste the one you sent me)
4. Darcie (welcome back, btw!)

2 comments:

Kelly said...

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Kitchen aid at an old folks home
2. Daycare
3. Parts deliverer
4. Homeschooling my kids and host mom to Korean children

Four movies I would (and do) watch over and over (and over and over):
1. The Sound Of Music
2. The English Patient
3. The pink panther(only because Rob always has it on)
4. Pride and Prejudice

Four places I have lived:
1. A duplex in Kelowna, B.C.
2. A house in Rutland, B.C.
3. Another duplex in Kelowna, B.C.
4. Another house in Rutland, B.C.

Four TV shows I love to watch (or would if I had a TV and they were still on the air):
1. Get Smart
2. Friends
3. Cheers
4. Mad About You

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Hope, B.C.
2. Theodore, Saskatchewan
3. Summerland, B.C.
4. England

Web sites I visit daily:
1. Friends' blogs
2. 3ABN (not daily but often)
3. Hotmail
4. www.castanet.net

Four of my (way more than four) favourite foods:
1. Kyle's Pad Thai
2. My grandma's perogies
3. Laughing Moon muffins
4. Manicotti

Four places I would like to be right now:
1. London, England
2. Visiting July in France
3. Other side of Canada
4. In Penticton where Liam was going to busk before the angry clouds came.

Four friends I think will respond (the sum total of my readership):
1. Lori (already did it)
2. Rob (I can make him)
3. Jayne
4. I think thats it for my regular emailers

Kyle said...

Four things about me, myself, I and us... well...

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Line cook at Joey Tomatos
2. Car detailer at Kelowna Toyota
3. Peon position at Laura Secord Chocolates
4. Peon position at a dollar store

Four movies I would (and do) watch over and over (and over and over):
1. Bladerunner (director’s cut)
2. Lord of the Rings trilogy (director’s cut)
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (director’s cut)
4. The Godfather trilogy (director’s cut)

Four places I have lived:
1. Richmond, BC
2. Thunder Bay, Ont
3. Cranbrook, BC
4. Brisbane, AU

Four TV shows I love to watch (or would if I had a TV and they were still on the air):
1. Survivor
2. Trading Spaces
3. The Sopranos
4. The Simpsons

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Disney Land, CA
2. Exotic Enderby, BC
3. Oregon coast
4. Sydney, AU

Web sites I visit daily:
1. blogger.com
2. youtube.com
3. wikipedia.org
4. castanet.net

Four of my (way more than four) favourite foods:
1. Pizza (any sans green peppers)
2. Butter chicken curry with nan bread
3. A whippy
4. Sushi

Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Riding a motorcycle across Europe
2. On vacation (anywhere but here) with my lovely wife
3. Starbucks
4. Tokyo (been reminiscing with the Japanese artists-in-residency lately at work)

Four friends I think will respond (the sum total of my readership):
N/A since posting this as a comment instead of an email response.