Reading: Shut Up, You're Fine by Andrew Hudgins and Barry Moser
Music: Dr. Hook
TV/Movie: Henry Rollins: Up For It
Link o' the Day: Omniglot: Writing Systems and Languages of the World



It's been a while since I've done one of these Facebook meme's--probably because many of the ones I've seen lately go for 100, 200, or more questions and I just don't have that kind of time, nor do I think you'd really be that interested.

Twenty-six, though, as in the letters of the alphabet, seem more reasonable a list, so what the hell. For you facebookers that get tagged, if you use this post to spawn your own list, don't forget to delete all the extra stuff I put in these entries as part of my cross-posted blogs. Just copy and paste the rules and questions as they appear between the double-lines, though you'll probably want to delete the graphic links.

Oh, and because I'm that kind of jerk...some of my answers may be a little off. Remember, I write these things awfully early in the morning and I tend to think I'm funnier than I actually am.

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My ABC's...Share

You've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the ABC's of YOU. At the end, choose 26 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 25 more people. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you - but not in a creepy stalker kind of way.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your ABC's of Me, tag 26 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

A - Age: Seems to be going up each year.

B - Bed size: Husky

C - Chore you hate: Chasing lemmings



D - Dog's name: No dogs yet, but these are some of my choices: Mizaru (see no evil); Kikazaru (hear no evil); and Iwazaru (speak no evil)

E - Essential start your day item: 4:00am dance a little jig of celebration that I'm still me

F - Favorite color: light perceived by a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometers

G - Gold or Silver: Atomic No. 47

H - Height: Probably 3 inches less than what my license says

I - Instruments you play: 5-string banjo, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, bodhran

J - Job title: Freebooter...no wait..lancer. yeah.

K - Kid(s): I kid a lot, but seriously, yolks....

L - Living arrangements: breathe in, breathe out, keep blood pumping, keep my blood pumping, eat, sleep, repeat

M - Mom's name: Nancy

N - Nicknames: Rumplestiltskin. Say it five times in front of a mirror and a ghostly image of myself will appear holding an orange. Honest. Would I lie?

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: The only time I tried to stay overnight at a hospital, I was kicked out for yelling at the nurses. This is true.

P - Pet Peeve. People who brag that they don't read. What the hell?



Q - Quote from a movie: "What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women." - It's a Wonderful Life

R - Right or left handed: ... Me? Right handed. My reflection? Left.

S - Siblings: Yes. Two brothers. When not fighting each other, we fight crime

T - Time you wake up: 3am. Yeah, I know, I'm sick. I choose this. I make my own schedule, and I choose to get up at 3.

U- Underwear: Under where?

V - Vegetable you dislike: Terry Schia^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H no, no, no.... I can't do it. I can't. Let's just say cauliflower and move on. Okay? I think we'll all be happpier.

W - Ways you run late: With arms swinging by my side, my legs pumping, my breath huffing, and cursing a broken watch.

X - X-rays you've had: Knee. Apparently being a knee-jerk liberal can be rough on the joints

Y - Yummy food you make: Muffins containing blueberries and dreams.

Z - Zoo favorite: Giraffes. I mean look at them. They are not of this world. They are alien spies and they have you all fooled.


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Busy, busy day today. Some work-related items appeared late yesterday--some unexpected, some not so unexpected--that need quick attention.

In other words, it's a "no time for love, Dr. Jones" day.



So straight on to today's link: Omniglot: Writing Systems and Languages of the World. This is an interesting site with some basic introductions to various writing systems found around the world as well as lists of useful phrases in a wide variety of languages, and other language-related topics. It's a fun little site to browse. Fiction writers who want to put their characters on a bit of a globe-trotting adventure may find this site of particular interest.

Cheers!