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allyra tagged me!


Write 20 random facts about yourself then tag the same number of people as minutes it takes you to write the facts.

1. I'm something of an HTML geek (hey, I'm using the Ordered List tag to generate my numbers!)


2. I spent way too many years being un- or under-employed.


3. I wanted a dog of my own starting when I went off to college.


4. My favorite color is blue.


5. My favorite gemstone is opal - as is my wife's. (Go look at where we want to get custom rings from!)


6. We have six computers that we actively use.There are at least two, maybe three more that are kind of in storage.


7. I can't wait for the kitchen remodeling to be done.


8. I'm allergic to cats, dust, tree pollen, ragweed, and most fresh fruits and vegetables. Cooked fruits and vegetables are just fine, I can also eat green leafy or high acid content (citrus or tomatoes).


9. I was first diagnosed diabetic over fifteen years ago.


10. I went to Europe twice while I was in high school.


11. I would like to work somewhere where I could take mass transit to work.


12. I have three 6' tall bookshelves in my bedroom.


13. My favorite authors are Lois McMaster Bujold, and Steve Miller & Sharon Lee.


14. My favorite music is classical orchestral.


15. I've been going to Minicon since 1979.


16. I like fantasy role-playing games - I'd like to be in more than I am right now.


17. I can't stand first-person shooter computer games.


18. I have tried to learn a second language - but failed because I couldn't remember the vocabulary.


19. I like to cook.


20. I got my junior life-saver certification in ninth grade.

11 people? Ick! 17catherines, ailsaek, brithistorian, commodorified, ellayn, jennlk, kosmickitten, mizzlaurajean, mrissa, profitne, welshbard.

There - I tried to get at least one person from each of the groups that I know LJers from. Also, I cheated in that I'm not counting the time to fill in the links or some of the explanatory text.