newly ancient

Due to how out of shape I am, Gnorb easily caught and tagged me to share 7 random facts about myself. Strangely, I sensed some déjà vu—due to the fact that I had already completed a similar meme last year. Always one to enjoy talking about myself, I am complying and listing 7 new facts that reflect how much I have changed since then.

1. I have never been to an amusement park in my life. My family is not the type which goes to touristy places, and I never had the desire to go. I’ve gone to 1 or 2 county fairs, but certainly no Disneyland, Legoland or Six Flags. I think I dodged a bullet on that one, simply because I almost never enjoy something which is supposed to be fun. (Hence why I am writing this blog instead of being outside.)
2. I am a Mac (user). I love my MacBook Pro, and would never switch back to Doors.
3. I enjoy watching crappy romantic comedies. Actually, I enjoy watching any form of comedy—no matter the quality.
4. I have Pantophobia. That is, I am afraid of everything. You name it, and 9 times out of 10 I am afraid of it. I’m not cripplingly afraid of everything, I just mildly cringe whenever I encounter most things I fear slightly.
5. I am an Independent. Usually, I support Democrats, but when a strong Republican candidate comes along I will support him. I supported both Ron Paul and Barack Obama.
6. I hardly ever read books. I used to read a lot, but I almost never have time anymore. This is something I want to fix, but in the meantime I read classics via DailyLit.
7. I am an active contributor to the Habari Project. This is the first time I have extensively worked on an open source project, and I am really excited about the directions we are headed in.

Hopefully, this didn’t bore you too much. It was tough to think of new, interesting facts that I hadn’t already mentioned. Following the spirit of the meme, here are 7 people I would like to tag (if I can catch them):

• Josh
• Clay
• Ethan Bodnar
• Lindsea
• Travis
• Stacy
• Skippy

Once again, thanks to Gnorb for tagging me. I look forward to reading the responses of the people who I tagged, all of whom are much more interesting than me.

For inquisitive minds, the PHP script I used for the title of this post would print 7 random numbers.

As I watched this meme work its way around the blogesphere I thought of things people don’t know about me that I an comfortable sharing. Some things I would be perfectly happy sharing… except that some people from school sometimes go on here. My answers might be embarrassing so I found myself in a conflict between transparency and safety. So, when Jess finally tagged me I had them flying around in my head, ready to be unleashed.

1. I enjoy listening to rock, jazz, classical, and any other type of music. What can I say? I’m a person of variety. However, I don’t listen to them all at once - I will listen to one genre when I am in a certain frame of mind and another when I am trying to sleep. I wonder if you can guess which is for when…
2. I have never broken a bone in my body. I also haven’t had stitches or any serious illnesses. No, I don’t eat a lot of apples. I just tend to avoid situations where I could get hurt - it’s awfully hard to brake a bone by falling out of your chair in front of your computer. Lucky me!
3. I am in 8th grade and go to a small school in Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
. I enjoy living in a small town but also want to see the big city so I can learn more about technology and pop culture.
4. I don’t like to travel. Traveling can cause a lot of stress and I don’t like stress at all. If I am going to see family and know I will be comfortable there I can usually handle it. Otherwise, I really don’t like to travel. This will proboably inhibit me from seeing all the great things in the world but the fact is that I am perfectly happy to see them all from the comfort of my chair.
5. I am afraid of girls (that I like). No, not as in cooties. I can’t ask a girl to dance and I have never had any kind of relationship with a girl. It is hard for me to even talk to them if I like them. Hopefully, I will look back for my yearly summary and think What an idiot I was back then.

Well, there you go - some things you probably knew or guessed already. Thanks, Jess, for including me in a meme! Instead of tagging another blogger, I am going to offer this meme to my peers on our team blog. Let’s Let me see if anyone responds. Not unlike Time Magazine, I will also nominate you. Actually, you must be someone who doesn’t have their own blog. I want to hear from some of my readers who aren’t geeks - who haven’t already been tagged. What are 5 things about a non-blogger but reader that I didn’t already know?

As for the last .5 thing, I do actually participate in memes. Also, something I didn’t even know myself - I do have friends.