Candidate meme-thingie

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My year was reasonably uneventful, at least up until the end.

It started off with work and starting school again. Then there was the freezing of the ass while waiting for the World of Warcraft expansion release at the end of January. Then much WoW. Then fast forward to July when I get introspective and then invited to a Bible study group with some new friends and the church pastor. Then August with Blizzcon, followed by a renewal of faith. Then I started attending services regularly. Then September when I take another class. October when I bought a gun and took to going to the range for additional recreation. December when I saw Switchfoot, become a church member, and went the day after Christmas to Mexico on a mission trip. A fairly formative year, with some old friends fading out, some new ones coming into the light and more substance to my life.

As to the Mexico trip: we left the day after Christmas and returned the evening of the 30th. The purpose of the trip was to build a pair of 16'x20' houses for two families in Tijuana. So take 25 people, many of whom have no real construction experience, and throw a bunch of building materials and some team leads at 'em. We got both houses done in three days. First day was framing, siding and getting the ridge beam of the roof up. Second day was finishing the siding, more painting, some drywall hanging, window and door installation and doing the entire roof. Last day was finishing the drywall, mudding the rooms, finishing paint work, trim installation and electrical. We also hit Costco and stocked up the families with a fair amount of food.

Much of the above may be new to some of you reading, as well as for those wondering where I disappeared to. Sometimes you just need to take time away from everything to figure out your life, set a new course and settle into it. I'm in a much happier place in my life now.

For those who may not have seen/known about these yet: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/movies.html

Mr. T and Bill Shatner pimping World of Warcraft. Verne Troyer soon too.

1. Avionics Tech
2. Nuclear Medicine Technologist
3. Computer Support Person
4. Pilot
5. Helicopter Pilot
6. Electroneurodiagnostic Tech
7. Cardiovascular Tech
8. Medical Imaging Tech
9. Computer Engineer
10. Civil Engineering Tech
11. Environmental Technician
12. Broadcast Technician
13. Disc Jockey
14. Business Systems Analyst
15. Database Developer
16. Home Inspector
17. Web Developer
18. Film Processor
19. Water Treatment Plant Operator
20. Power Plant Operator
21. Computer Programmer
22. Project Manager
23. Civil Engineer
24. Architect
25. Bookbinder

Odd selection

everyone else did one it seems, I may as well.

Ok, I'm a little behind the times, but hell, I'm stoked.

Seems ClearChannel got their head out of their ass long enough to realize they didn't need two Spanish language stations down here. Channel104.9 is live, after more than a year dead. Yay.

Not sure how, but jeffwalter beat me. Damn him!

Your results:
You are Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)

Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 80% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 75% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 60% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 50% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 45% Inara Serra (Companion) 40% Wash (Ship Pilot) 40% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 35% A Reaver (Cannibal) 30% River (Stowaway) 30% Alliance 30%

You are good at fixing things. You are usually cheerful. You appreciate being treated with delicacy and specialness.

Click here to take the Serenity Personality Quiz

<Ali> omg, you made an lj entry
<Trolan> I made two!
<Ali> omg you made two!

I guess this makes three.

Just playing around a bit with the LJ Talk interface. I setup an account a while ago on it back when they had initially put up the Jabber server, but had never gone back to see what it was capable of once they spent some time developing the options further. Maybe I'll blog more with this ease of posting. Maybe I won't.

In any case, looks like I'm going to be enrolling in school once more. Been a long time, so starting light, just taking interesting looking classes. See how it goes. See what I might need to make a degree out of 'em.

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No idea.

So, I get into my car after work, turn on the radio, and I'm not greeted by Green Day, The Postal Service, or any of the usual bands I expect to hear. Instead I'm greeted by some guy with slurred Spanish announcing "La Romatica, Ciento cuatro punto nueve" Uhm, where'd Channel go? Did ClearChannel Communications figure they need two Spanish language stations in the same market? Or are they just testing the waters? All I know, is me no happy camper.

Haven't put one of these up in a while, so here goes.


You taste like a milkshake. Your frozen malts send
a delicious thrill across the tongue. Your
sweetness and innocence are bared for the world
to suck up with a straw... and you love it,
baby.


How do you taste?
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Alas, it brings noone to the yard. :(

That regional English quiz thingie.
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Mediator You scored 22% physical, 55% magic, 27% versatile, and 61% good!

Your talents lie not in strength or magic, but your ability to get your way through talking to people (and sometimes other things.) You prefer to avoid fights and can often work your way out of them. As the name implies, you are also good at regulating disputes between other people, preferring peaceful resolutions to combat. But in a tight spot, you can also destroy enemy morale. You're handy to have around, but unfortunately there are times when talk will simply fail.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 1% on physical You scored higher than 1% on mystical You scored higher than 1% on versatile You scored higher than 50% on good

Link: The Final Fantasy Job Class Test written by Artscrafter on Ok Cupid

bold the states you've been to, underline the states you've lived in and italicize the state you're in now...

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