Holiday Travel
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kathleenroberts's parents for Xmas, popped up to NoVA, and am now in Bburg through New Years.
Here's a
This is a pseudo-auto-bio-graphy others have been doing, why not?
Prologue
1. Where did you take your default pic?
Saturn. OK, I didn't take it. The Cassini Imaging team took it. It's the tiger-stripe region on Enceladus.
2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
A black button-down shirt over my Technicon 18 T-shirt. And Blue jeans. And white socks. And green plaid boxers. And a watch. And my wedding ring and class rings. I think that does it.
3. What is your current problem?
Too much to do at work and not enough time. LPSC abstracts due in less than two weeks.
4. What makes you most happy?
kathleenroberts
5. What's the name of the song that you're listening to?
Weather channel is on now. Denver's getting MORE snow. Oh, wait. Nowkathleenroberts has some diy program on about deck repair.
6. Has anyone you've been really close with passed away?
Mom's dad and Dad's mom. And various other relatives of that generation sadly which are becoming more numerous.
7. Do you ever watch MTV?
No. My cousin tried to get me to watch Beavis and Butthead some 15 years ago, but I never got it.
8. Name something that's really annoying you.
The airlines.
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Chapter 1:
1. Middle name:
Hirsch (It's Mom's maiden name)
2. Nickname(s):
Not Matt (to the Blacksburgians). TV's Frank (at SFFU)
3. Current location:
Holiday Inn, Blacksburg, VA
4. Eye color:
Depends on my mood and the lighting. Gray right now.
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Chapter 2:
1. Do you live with your parents?
No.
2. Do you get along with your parent(s)?
Yes.
3. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Married, 30 years.
4. Do you have any Siblings?:
I have a younger sister, Anna.
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Chapter 3: Favorite...
1. Ice Cream:
Coffee
2. Season:
Fall
3.Color:
Dark bold colors and neutrals. I'm a winter. Blue probably wins. Grays are good too.
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Chapter 4: Do You..
1. Hold hands with ur girlfriend/boyfriend?
If by "girlfriend", you mean "wife", then yes.
2. Call people back?
If I have to. I hate talking on the phone.
3. Believe in love?
Yes.
4. Sleep on a certain side of the bed?
On the left.
5. Have any bad habits?
Procrastinating is at the top of the list. I'm a big fan of all Seven.
6. Any mental health issues?
Other than the obvious? No.
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Chapter 5: Have You..
1. Broken a bone?:
No.
2. Sprained stuff:
A foot. Badly. Nearly broken, but my bones seem to be exceptionally resilient.
3. Had physical therapy?
No.
4. Gotten stitches:
In my mouth.
5. Taken painkillers?
Ohsure.
6. Gone SCUBA diving or snorkeling:
Snorkeling, briefly, before the jellyfish swarmed around us.
7. Been stung by a bee:
No.
8. Thrown up at the dentist?
Who does this?
9. Sworn in front of your parents:
As a child, I thought God's last name was Dammit. I'll let you figure it out from there.
10. Had a detention?
No, but I was suspended once for being in a fight in 7th grade. Wasn't much of a fight really.
11. Been sent to the principal's office:
Yes. In the first grade. For taking my tray back up before the cafeteria monitor called our table for that. They sent me right back out.
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Chapter 6: Who/What was the last
1. Movie you saw in theaters?:
Casino Royale. It was ok.
2. Person to text you?:
People don't text me much. I think Franklin did last Technicon.
3. Person to call you:
kittenchan
4. Person you hugged?
kathleenroberts
5. Person you tackled?
Not sure. Likelykathleenroberts
6. Thing you touched?:
Well, the keyboard obviously. But the coffee mug most recently apart from that.
7. Thing you ate?
Some kind of Pineapple cake Colleen brought back from Taiwan.
8. Thing you said?
"Some meme people are doing." in response tokathleenroberts asking what I was doing.
kathleenroberts's parents for Xmas, popped up to NoVA, and am now in Bburg through New Years.Here's a
This is a pseudo-auto-bio-graphy others have been doing, why not?
Prologue
1. Where did you take your default pic?
Saturn. OK, I didn't take it. The Cassini Imaging team took it. It's the tiger-stripe region on Enceladus.
2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
A black button-down shirt over my Technicon 18 T-shirt. And Blue jeans. And white socks. And green plaid boxers. And a watch. And my wedding ring and class rings. I think that does it.
3. What is your current problem?
Too much to do at work and not enough time. LPSC abstracts due in less than two weeks.
4. What makes you most happy?
kathleenroberts5. What's the name of the song that you're listening to?
Weather channel is on now. Denver's getting MORE snow. Oh, wait. Now
kathleenroberts has some diy program on about deck repair.6. Has anyone you've been really close with passed away?
Mom's dad and Dad's mom. And various other relatives of that generation sadly which are becoming more numerous.
7. Do you ever watch MTV?
No. My cousin tried to get me to watch Beavis and Butthead some 15 years ago, but I never got it.
8. Name something that's really annoying you.
The airlines.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 1:
1. Middle name:
Hirsch (It's Mom's maiden name)
2. Nickname(s):
Not Matt (to the Blacksburgians). TV's Frank (at SFFU)
3. Current location:
Holiday Inn, Blacksburg, VA
4. Eye color:
Depends on my mood and the lighting. Gray right now.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 2:
1. Do you live with your parents?
No.
2. Do you get along with your parent(s)?
Yes.
3. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Married, 30 years.
4. Do you have any Siblings?:
I have a younger sister, Anna.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 3: Favorite...
1. Ice Cream:
Coffee
2. Season:
Fall
3.Color:
Dark bold colors and neutrals. I'm a winter. Blue probably wins. Grays are good too.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 4: Do You..
1. Hold hands with ur girlfriend/boyfriend?
If by "girlfriend", you mean "wife", then yes.
2. Call people back?
If I have to. I hate talking on the phone.
3. Believe in love?
Yes.
4. Sleep on a certain side of the bed?
On the left.
5. Have any bad habits?
Procrastinating is at the top of the list. I'm a big fan of all Seven.
6. Any mental health issues?
Other than the obvious? No.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 5: Have You..
1. Broken a bone?:
No.
2. Sprained stuff:
A foot. Badly. Nearly broken, but my bones seem to be exceptionally resilient.
3. Had physical therapy?
No.
4. Gotten stitches:
In my mouth.
5. Taken painkillers?
Ohsure.
6. Gone SCUBA diving or snorkeling:
Snorkeling, briefly, before the jellyfish swarmed around us.
7. Been stung by a bee:
No.
8. Thrown up at the dentist?
Who does this?
9. Sworn in front of your parents:
As a child, I thought God's last name was Dammit. I'll let you figure it out from there.
10. Had a detention?
No, but I was suspended once for being in a fight in 7th grade. Wasn't much of a fight really.
11. Been sent to the principal's office:
Yes. In the first grade. For taking my tray back up before the cafeteria monitor called our table for that. They sent me right back out.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 6: Who/What was the last
1. Movie you saw in theaters?:
Casino Royale. It was ok.
2. Person to text you?:
People don't text me much. I think Franklin did last Technicon.
3. Person to call you:
kittenchan4. Person you hugged?
kathleenroberts5. Person you tackled?
Not sure. Likely
kathleenroberts6. Thing you touched?:
Well, the keyboard obviously. But the coffee mug most recently apart from that.
7. Thing you ate?
Some kind of Pineapple cake Colleen brought back from Taiwan.
8. Thing you said?
"Some meme people are doing." in response to
kathleenroberts asking what I was doing.
