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Five random facts

Someone asked if I was tagged with some meme going around Microsoft. As far as I know, I wasn't. From the sounds of it, I wouldn't want to be. Sounds painful. Instead, I decided to do this other thing where I tell five things about me that other people don't know.

  1. My ancestry is a bit weird. My father was not a priest and at least one woman in my family tree gave birth no fewer than six times.
  2. Somebody told me that whatever day x-mas is, that's the same day as my birthday. So if my birthday is on a Tuesday, x-mas will be on a Tuesday. For the past three years, that dude has been right. It's crazy but I'm going to check every year.
  3. I once stood three feet away from one of my intellectual heroes, Albert Ellis. It was about three feet, not exactly three feet. It was the distance between stalls in the restroom.
  4. I know the words to the 1812 overture. Or, is it the 5th symphony? Well one of those two.
  5. I once played on the Esplanade in Boston, where they do fireworks. Actual music. I'm not trying to trick you into thinking I played tag as a child on the Esplanade.

N.B. Fixed a couple typos.

Published Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:25 AM by franla

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:54 PM by johnkenn

# re: Five random facts

Perhaps some "tagging meme" where you nominate someone to tell five outright lies would be more interesting. Not that your life isn't interesting, I'm sure it is.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:44 PM by Kid-rolla

# Five Outright lies

1. I am exactly 5 feet and 6 inches tall. No more, no less. I hate when people try to add a half an inch. I hate even more when they try to add a quarter.

2. My first day in college I was asked to participate in a modeling contest. I won, and ever since I've been hand modeling in the Avon catalog. My days are numbered though, I'm almost 25.

3. I once met a photographer on the beach. He was taking nude photos. It was a nude beach. I told him he'd have to pay me first.

4. I think Andrew "The Diceman" Clay is hillarious.

5. While typing this, I was wet-willied by a koala and swallowed by a python...not cool.

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