digitalgopher
Me x 10
Inspired by Lulu, Emma, Jen, Alyssa and, well, so many others that have done this. I thought it was a cool idea, so I thought I might do one too, so here goes:
1 – I have lived in 5 countries in 5 continents. I’ve also traveled to 96 cities in 15 countries (I’d like this to be 60 by the time I’m 60). I grew up in Africa, but spent most of my childhood in Costa Rica.
2 – My favorite childhood movie was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. My favorite childhood cartoon was Tintin. I still love both to this day. I’m so glad that Peter Jackson is thinking about making a Tintin trilogy! My favorite book of all time is Animal Farm.
3 – I’m a bit of a geek at heart. I love tech stuff. I taught myself programming at the age of 10. I was assembling computers by the age of 12. I currently have 6 computers at home, 4 of which I built myself. [okay, enough of the geek stuff. Don’t want to scare you all away]
4 – I’ve always wanted to play the piano. I took lessons briefly in college and in SF. I showed up to my my 3rd piano class with the sheet music for Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody #2 and told my teacher that I want to play it. He promptly humbled me.
5 – I’m not an artist by the strictest definition of the word… but I’ve always wanted to be. I’ve studied music, painting, and I’m teaching myself photography, which is currently my only creative outlet. I think, in my next life, I would want to be an artist of some sort.
6 – Two subjects that I prefer to avoid when I talk to people are religion and politics. After having lived in so many places and having been exposed to so many religions, cultures, political views, it’s so difficult to make a case for one versus the other. I respect each person’s distinct beliefs. I do, however, believe that any form of blind fanaticism can be troubling.
7 - I try to be a perfectionist. Mediocrity bugs me… just about myself.
8 – I’ve never had a dog or a cat. I have had a gorgeous blue and gold macaw and two awesome parrots. If I had a white dog, I would name it Snowy (Tintin reference).
9 – The most important people in the world to me are my family. They're the only ones capable of giving me unconditional love.
10 – I like to surround myself with people who make me happy. There’s no room in my book for those that have a cynical view on everything in life (or those who are jerks, in general). I believe life is too short, and I want to spend it smiling and laughing… even if I have to be ignorant about certain things.
That’s all. Thank you for reading.
P.S. A very sincere thank you to all who took the time to help me. I’ve officially opened the store. Thank you SO much!
Me x 10
Inspired by Lulu, Emma, Jen, Alyssa and, well, so many others that have done this. I thought it was a cool idea, so I thought I might do one too, so here goes:
1 – I have lived in 5 countries in 5 continents. I’ve also traveled to 96 cities in 15 countries (I’d like this to be 60 by the time I’m 60). I grew up in Africa, but spent most of my childhood in Costa Rica.
2 – My favorite childhood movie was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. My favorite childhood cartoon was Tintin. I still love both to this day. I’m so glad that Peter Jackson is thinking about making a Tintin trilogy! My favorite book of all time is Animal Farm.
3 – I’m a bit of a geek at heart. I love tech stuff. I taught myself programming at the age of 10. I was assembling computers by the age of 12. I currently have 6 computers at home, 4 of which I built myself. [okay, enough of the geek stuff. Don’t want to scare you all away]
4 – I’ve always wanted to play the piano. I took lessons briefly in college and in SF. I showed up to my my 3rd piano class with the sheet music for Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody #2 and told my teacher that I want to play it. He promptly humbled me.
5 – I’m not an artist by the strictest definition of the word… but I’ve always wanted to be. I’ve studied music, painting, and I’m teaching myself photography, which is currently my only creative outlet. I think, in my next life, I would want to be an artist of some sort.
6 – Two subjects that I prefer to avoid when I talk to people are religion and politics. After having lived in so many places and having been exposed to so many religions, cultures, political views, it’s so difficult to make a case for one versus the other. I respect each person’s distinct beliefs. I do, however, believe that any form of blind fanaticism can be troubling.
7 - I try to be a perfectionist. Mediocrity bugs me… just about myself.
8 – I’ve never had a dog or a cat. I have had a gorgeous blue and gold macaw and two awesome parrots. If I had a white dog, I would name it Snowy (Tintin reference).
9 – The most important people in the world to me are my family. They're the only ones capable of giving me unconditional love.
10 – I like to surround myself with people who make me happy. There’s no room in my book for those that have a cynical view on everything in life (or those who are jerks, in general). I believe life is too short, and I want to spend it smiling and laughing… even if I have to be ignorant about certain things.
That’s all. Thank you for reading.
P.S. A very sincere thank you to all who took the time to help me. I’ve officially opened the store. Thank you SO much!