Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Vital Stats, Part Two

Suggested by Dick
  1. I drive…
    A white '98 Ford Escort
  2. If I have time to myself…
    I'm watching the tube, reading a book, or doing computer stuff. "Computer stuff" includes, but is not limited to: e-mail, blogs, shopping
  3. You wouldn't know it but I'm very good at…
    Seems like I've bragged about most of my major talents already. Pretty good singer, serviceable guitarist, writer/poet. You might not be aware of my dry wit, or my ability to mimic. I also have a wickedly good memory.
  4. I'm no good at...
    Directions. I have a special talent for getting lost. Also, poor in mental calculations aside from addition and subtraction.
  5. Book(s) that changed me…
    • On the Road by Jack Kerouac
    • Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller
    • Dylan, Anthony Scadato
    • Bound for Glory, Woody Guthrie
    • Works of William Blake
    • This Is It, Alan Watts (also Tao: the Watercourse Way)
    • The list goes on....
  6. Movie heaven…
    • Casablanca
    • To Have and Have Not
    • Amelie
    • Young Frankenstein
    • Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, Lady From Shanghai
  7. Comfort eating…
    Asked and answered.
  8. When I was a child, I wanted to be…
    A doctor.
  9. All my (spare) money goes on…
    Books, DVDs, CDs
  10. At night I dream of…
    See my entry from Monday morning.
  11. My favourite building…
    Locally, the First National Bank. Also fond of the Chrysler Building in NYC. Big fan of art deco, as well.
  12. My biggest regret…
    Not completing college. This may be resolved in the near future.
  13. If I wasn't me I'd like to be…
    Somebody else? Me, only better?
  14. My favorite artists
    Picasso, Chagal, some Dali, Ansel Adams, Georgia O'Keefe...
  15. The soundtrack to my life…
    • Tangled Up in Blue, Dylan
    • Bach's Coffee Cantata
    • The Guests, Leonard Cohen
    • When I'm Gone, Phil Ochs
    • Goreki's 3rd Symphony (per yesterday's list)
    • This list could go on for a ways, too...
  16. The best invention ever…
    Computers, the Internet, the blogosphere..!
That makes 50 (counting yesterday's list)! Get it? Fifty facts for my fiftieth birthday? Only 14 more shopping days (counting today)!

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