[I] haven’t done a meme in a while, so here are the 10 books that had a major impact on me. They are listed in no particular order. I. Asimov by Isaac Asimov In Memory Yet Green by Isaac Asimov In Joy Still Felt by Isaac Asimov Our Oriental Heritage (book 1 of The Story of Civilization)…
Riffing off John Scalzi‘s and Mary Robinette Kowal‘s posts of a similar vain, here are ten things I’ve done that you probably haven’t: Piloted an airplane myself with no one else onboard Worked for the same company for more than 16 years Driven past Harlan Ellison’s house dozens of times before I ever realized it…
(Posted via LiveJournal) 44 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 44 things about your friends, and let them learn 44 things about you! Tag the person that sent it plus others. Do you like blue cheese? I’m indifferent. Have you ever been drunk? Yes Do you own a gun?…
I’ve been tagged again, this time by rmstraus via Facebook. So: Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. Instructions: 1) Look at the list and put an x after those you have read. 2) Add a + to the ones you LOVE. 3) Star * those…
I got tagged, so here it is: The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you have not, then tag your friends (including me). (To do this [in Facebook], go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body…
Because I felt like it:
[Via LiveJournal so I can kill two birds with one stone] kruppenheimer (a.k.a Linky Lisa) and Monica tagged me and since everyone’s doin’ it, here’s mine. Facebooker’s, do one yourself, tag me and 24 other people. I am an FAA-licensed pilot. I am a professional science fiction writer (1 pro credit; associate member of the Science Fiction and…
Via ianrandalstrock (and since I happen to have a book nearby): * Grab the nearest book.* Open the book to page 56.* Find the fifth sentence. * Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the…
Via scottedelman: Rules: * Post 3 things you’ve done that you believe nobody else on your Friends list has done. * If anybody responds with “I’ve done that,” add another thing. My three things: 1. Got my private pilot license. I got my license back on April 3, 2000. I passed my written, oral and…
Sometimes I feel like this.
I found this on my little cousin’s MySpace page and I thought it was really funny because it appears to be written from the point of view of someone who is a relatively young teenager. And besides, as a guy I felt that some of these 61 things needed to be either confirmed or debunked…