{"id":81,"date":"2006-02-28T21:20:42","date_gmt":"2006-03-01T04:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.netfluvia.org\/layer8\/?p=81"},"modified":"2006-02-28T21:20:42","modified_gmt":"2006-03-01T04:20:42","slug":"and-heres-another-4-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netfluvia.org\/layer8\/?p=81","title":{"rendered":"and here&#8217;s another (4) thing(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m as surprised as the next that I seem to be the first of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squidbag.org\/2006\/02\/freakin_meme_fr.html\">Garrett&#8217;s tagees<\/a> to succumb to this chain-bloggery calling itself a meme.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like a hungover conventioneer on a Las Vegas morning when I say &#8220;I usually don&#8217;t do that sort of thing&#8221;, but here goes:<\/p>\n<p><b>4 jobs I&#8217;ve had:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>illicit chewing gum retail (middle school)\n<li>subway wage slave (before it had the &#8220;sandwich artist&#8221; cachet)\n<li>busboy in a fancy restaurant (a very worthwhile experience)\n<li>teaching assistant\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 movies I can watch repeatedly:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078788\/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9YXBvY2FseXBzZSBub3d8ZnQ9MXxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8Y289MXxodG1sPTF8bm09MQ__;fc=1;ft=22;fm=1\">Apocalypse Now<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119107\/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9ZmFzdCwgY2hlYXAsIGFuZCBvdXQgb2YgY29udHJvbHxmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=3;fm=1\">Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0115678\/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9YmlnIG5pZ2h0fGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1\">Big Night<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0126604\/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9cGVja2VyfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=23;fm=1\">Pecker<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 TV shows I enjoy (love is too strong):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twin_peaks\">Twin Peaks<\/a> (&#8220;she&#8217;s dead!  wrapped in plastic&#8221;)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snpp.com\/\">The Simpsons<\/a> (Due to a long period of complete TV ignorance following the Twin Peaks cancellation, I didn&#8217;t get on board until around season six, but I&#8217;ve made up for it in the intervening decade.)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sopranos\">The Sopranos<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_feet_under\">Six Feet Under<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 places I&#8217;ve vacationed:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;hl=en&#038;q=mendocino,+ca&#038;t=k\">Mendocino County, CA<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourclare.com\/ballyvaughan.html\">Ballyvaughan<\/a>, Ireland\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keywestusa.com\/27909273lkUWRYQCyc_ph.jpg\">Key West, FL<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haywardlakes.com\/\">Hayward, WI<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 of my favorite dishes:<\/b><br \/>\nOh, this is hard.  I like eating&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>seafood stews of most varieties (clam chowder, bouillabaisse, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodspot.com\/tuttopasta\/\">Tutto Pasta<\/a>&#8216;s <i>spaghetti alla frutti di mare<\/i>)\n<li>risotto with sage, gorgonzola, and tomato (this is much more a favorite of Amy&#8217;s, but it has grown on me)\n<li>thanksgiving dinner (the food is pretty unremarkable, but the meal shared with friends is what makes the eating worthwhile)\n<li>good thin-crust pizza (ideally with tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, and pepperoni)\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 sites I visit daily:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\">google news<a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.warrenellis.com\">warrenellis.com<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wigu.com\/overcompensating\/\">overcompensating<\/a>\n<li>my friends&#8217; blogs (see sidebar)\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 places I&#8217;d rather be right now:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>graduate school (really?  I&#8217;m not sure&#8230;)\n<li>Italy (on vacation.  soon.)\n<li>&#8220;the hills&#8221; (in general.  this is the code A and I share for anyplace where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\">this<\/a> isn&#8217;t considered news and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/primetime\/survivor\/\">this<\/a> doesn&#8217;t pass for entertainment)\n<li>(I&#8217;m actually pretty happy with things, at least those things I could change.)\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4 others to join in with their sets o&#8217; four:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>stealth-blogging <a href=\"http:\/\/amyj.typepad.com\/bensplayroom\/\">Amy<\/a> (now outed!)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dashlog.com\/logs\/rknepper\/\">Rich<\/a> (I dare you to answer via dashblog entries&#8230;)\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/joshfriess.blogspot.com\/\">Josh Friess<\/a> (ask Josh how I &#8220;stopped&#8221; him from retiring early on the entrepreneurial brilliance of hosted blogging &lt;grin&gt;)\n<li>the blogless Matt D. O.  (you know who you are.  Answer in someone&#8217;s comment field&#8230;)\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m as surprised as the next that I seem to be the first of Garrett&#8217;s tagees to succumb to this chain-bloggery calling itself a meme. 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