No, this isn’t a confession to the Wonderland Murders, though you never know, do you?
A friend of mine, Peneleope Price, the very nice author and owner of the Priceless blog, tagged me in a post. She tagged me and said, “You have to do this Meme of Four, Ray. You have to write out four things in each group and tell people about yourself. You must do it! Do it, or your immortal soul is mine!”
Well, now, not that I wouldn’t hand over my soul to Penelope–only because that’s such a sexy name–but (1) I don’t have a soul to give, and (2) if I did have one, My Muse took it, long ago, she hides it in her heart, and she will kick your ass to keep it there. So, nah!
That doesn’t mean I don’t want to talk about these things. After all, my life is both interesting and boring, and some people may get a kick out of the answers I set out below.
So, without further ado . . .
Four Places I’ve Worked/Jobs I’ve Had:
a. Akzo Chemicals, North America
b. United Technology Corporation
c. Hover Trucking
d. Playboy Enterprises
Four Places I’ve Lived:
a. Cedar Lake, IN
b. Hammond, IN
c. Merrillville, IN
d. Indianapolis, IN
Four Movies I Could Watch Again & Again:
a. Forbidden Planet
b. Them!
c. Apocalypse Now (either version)
d. Inception
Four Television Shows I Watch:
a. Doctor Who
b. Project Runway
c. Sherlock
d. Real Time with Bill Maher
Four Authors I Enjoy:
a. Arthur C. Clarke
b. Stephen Baxter
c. China Miéville
d. Charlaine Harris
Four Places I Have Travelled To:
a. Hong Kong
b. Amsterdam
c. Paris
d. Bruges, Belgium
Four Websites I Visit Daily:
a. Facebook
b. The Mary Sue
c. Cracked
d. The Rude Pundit
Four of My Favorite Foods:
a. Cheesecake
b. Steak
c. Peppers stuffed with black beans and cheese
d. Italian sausage and peppers.
Four Places I’d Rather Be:
a. Working on a novel
b. In the mountains
c. Hanging with my Muse
d. Gaming (yes, I am a gamer; yes, I’ve been doing it since 1974; yes, I haven’t went insane and killed dozens of people because the devil managed to get to me through my D&D dice and tell me how I can rule the world . . . though I did date a gamer girl once. Does that count?)
Four People I Want to Tag:
Ah, and here’s where it gets tricky. I’m not much for tagging, and I really want to know a blogger before I go laying the tag on them. For now I’ll say, “I’m thinking about it,” and leave it at that.
May 23, 2012 at 7:42 am
Thanks for playing, Ray! Here’s your year’s supply of lame-dorky-enthusiastic comments from fellow blogger, Penelope Price!
Anyway – I hope you didn’t mind my tag. I just don’t know many bloggers (writers, aplenty, but bloggers…nay).
May 23, 2012 at 7:46 am
Not a problem, Penelope. It was actually fun. I’m waiting to see if I get any comments (or questions) about Number Four on my employment list.
May 23, 2012 at 7:52 am
No wonder you feel dirty!
May 23, 2012 at 7:55 am
Hey, I liked working there. And I got to print, and hold, a million dollar check.
May 23, 2012 at 10:44 am
Please Raymond, if the thought of tagging me were to come along, send it along its way. Otherwise, congrats on getting tagged yourself and finding the time to post the answers. I’m impressed.
May 23, 2012 at 10:55 am
You may be tagged then!!!
May 23, 2012 at 11:22 am
I may never get posted, I’m telling you now. I’ve got about 7awards to post from about 2 months ago. I just hate to see you waste your efforts.
Thanks anyway though.
May 23, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Nothing on #4 of 1, but for #2 of 2:
4 men I would trust with my very life – Timm Gunn, Tim Gunn, Tim Gunn, and of course, Santino.
May 23, 2012 at 8:52 pm
Santino is the man! And Tim Gunn–’nuff said.