It’s been a while, so….time for a meaningless bit of blogginess, lifted entirely from James Maliszewski’s Livejournal:
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
01 | Losing my kids
02 | Spiders
03 | Depths (hard to explain–think of it as the opposite of being afraid of heights)
THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:
01 | Bill Maher
02 | Eddie Izzard
03 | My Fiancee, Laura
THREE THINGS I LOVE:
01 | Laura and my children
02 | Writing
03 | Genre fiction (fantasy, sf, horror, etc.)
THREE THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND:
01 | Conservatives
02 | Willfull (even proud) ignorance
03 | Religious fundamentalism
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:
01 | Blueberry iBook
02 | Vanilla-scented candle
03 | Souvenir skull-shaped glass mug from Treasure Island casino, filled with Coke.
THREE THINGS I’M DOING RIGHT NOW:
01 | Taking a day off from work.
02 | Watching the latest reports from Iraq on CNN
03 | Taking notes on new game design.
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:
01 | Return to writing full-time, but this time as a novelist.
02 | Sell a screenplay
03 | Travel in Europe
THREE THINGS I CAN DO:
01 | Write
02 | Compose and produce electronic music
03 | Fight in archaic styles, both Asian and European
THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:
01 | Engaging
02 | Brash
03 | Occasionally Charming
THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY LOOKS:
01 | Imposing
02 | Handsome (or so I’m told)
03 | Anachronistic (apparently, I can pull off most “looks”, except modern)
THREE THINGS I CAN’T DO:
01 | Play Guitar
02 | Tolerate Idiots
03 | Keep my mouth shut
THREE THINGS I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN TO:
01 | Film scores
02 | Electronica/Techno
03 | 80s music
THREE THINGS I DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO EVER:
01 | Conservative talk-radio
02 | Country Music
03 | “Inspirational” (read here: Bible-thumper) music
THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST:
01 | “Basically…” (someone pointed out to me that this is my “verbal pause” word)
02 | “God damn it.” (Good, generic catch-all expletive)
03 | Heavy, exasperated sigh (unfortunately, growing more and more common with every passing year)
THREE OF YOUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOODS:
01 | Pizza
02 | Lobster
03 | Steak
THREE THINGS YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN:
01 | How to live with the burden of vast wealth
02 | Whether or not there is life on other worlds
03 | To play guitar
THREE BEVERAGES YOU DRINK REGULARLY:
01 | Coke
02 | Water
03 | Tea
THREE SHOWS YOU WATCHED WHEN YOU WERE A KID:
01 | Doctor Who
02 | Creature Feature (hosted horror movies)
03 | Star Trek
There ya go–I’m sure we all feel a lot closer now.