Greetings, oh blog land.
I currently find myself in the unhappy state of
being-reminded-that-I-haven’t-posted-for-forever, and it is most traumatizing.
However, as another blogger is now depending on my writing ability to answer
his challenge, I shall proceed. I was tagged by my brother Josh to partake in
this activity (and a good one, at that); therefore, I shall first lay out the
rules so that all present may be aware of the guidelines by which this is to
proceed.
1.
Thank the person who nominated you and link to
their blog
Why, thanks
Josh!
2.
Answer his/her 11 questions.
Which
I plan to do below in this post
3.
Add to these 11 random facts about yourself.
Which I also
plan to do in this post
4.
Come up with your own 11 questions.
This,
I fear may take a very long time, though I am willing to attempt it (in this post, no less)
5.
Tag (up to) 11 other blogs (with under 200
followers) to answer your queries and follow the previous 4 steps.
This, I fear may prove to be the
most difficult of all, as many of my blog-friends have already been tagged.
However, I shall attempt to do so to the best of my ability... in this post
And now, I shall proceed with answering Josh’s questions!
1.
What is your favorite board game?
At present, I find myself engrossed
in the 15-game sequence of Risk Legacy, where current political boundaries have
absolved, and 5 factions fight for control of the planet. While it maintains
standard Risk Combat, there are cards, rule changes (yes, changes mid-game),
and board manipulation that prove to make it quite interesting. For Imperial
Balkania!
2.
A favorite quote of yours (humorous or thought
provoking)?
Action without wisdom is reckless;
wisdom without action is worthless; action and wisdom without God is dangerous
- Anonymous
3.
A book/series that disappointed you?
Eragon – wouldn’t recommend it for
other reasons, but the series was basically a fantasy version of Star Wars…
what a rip-off…
4.
Furthest place you've traveled from home, and
why?
Chongqing, China – I travelled to
the largest city in the world to direct a factory setup for a new printer for HP.
VERY spicy food… not for the faint of heart…
5.
Your favorite non-board-game activity (sports,
reading, card games, eating, etc...)?
Despite my lack of skill, Frisbee
and volleyball with friends; definitely not as fun with strangers… must be with
friends J
6.
A favorite character from a book/movie, and why?
Ooh… if I could remember the last
book I read, this might be easier… I would have to say Edmund from the
Chronicles of Narnia. Even the movies (except the Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
depicted him well: he has experienced first-hand redemption, he is completely
supportive of his authorities, and while he isn’t “the best” in many
situations, whatever he does, he does as well as he can.
7.
If you could have any car, which one would it
be?
Bleh… I suppose that as a guy, I should
have a better answer for this… something with fuel efficiency, good
acceleration, and little requirement for maintenance. Doesn’t need to be flashy
or really fast…
8.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go?
Ooh… Warwick, England; St.
Petersburg, Russia; or Jerusalem, Israel
9.
How many states have you been in (driving
through, staying at, but not flying over)?
Around 25… I don’t remember my
exact route on some car-trips
10.
What is your favorite type of pizza?
Whichever bears the most animal
flesh… that, or chicken ranch
11.
What's the story behind your favorite (or most
infamous) nickname?
The name is “Boo”, derived by my
dad from the VeggieTales “Song of the Cebu”… don’t ask…
11 Random facts about myself? Gracious…
1.
Despite being an engineer, I have actually
composed 3 musical pieces that have been performed and another that won an
award
2.
Many of you know this, but I am a volunteer at
the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, taking on the personalities of
various gentlemen from the time
3.
Despite my lack of skill, I love to sing songs
in a group – choirs or quartets/small groups are so fun!
4.
I am an avid gamer – no, not the video-game
type, but any type of strategy board/card game I love. These include, but are
not limited to: Risk (all strains), Axis and Allies (all theatres), Dominion
(all expansions but Alchemy), Carcassonne, Arctic Scavengers, Euro-Rails, and
Power Grid
5.
I am a pack animal – I would much prefer to be
in a group than by myself
... as this poor fellow would doubtless agree...
... as this poor fellow would doubtless agree...
6.
I throw tomahawks for fun (not at my house,
alas, but nevertheless…)
7.
I am a huge fan of BBC’s radio drama Cabin
Pressure – starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it has my whole family in stitches
every episode
8.
In college, I held the positions of Officer at
Large of Alpha Sigma Phi, Vice President of Leadership of Alpha Sigma Phi, and
President of WSU-V ASME.
9.
I have been to the midnight showing of all 3
Chronicles of Narnia movies released since 2005; once as a normal human being,
and the other times, dressed up in full Narnian garb
10.
I am currently listening to a song I wrote to
personify Japan during WWII – if you like, you can hear it below… (in it, you
catch bits of the Japanese national
anthem, as well as the bombing of Pearl Harbor)
As far as who to tag, I fear that I am somewhat limited on
my number of blog friends. I shall, however, attempt to tag those such as I
may!
I choose to tag my friend Jonathan Stephan (who, like me,
has yet to revive his blog from near-death)
His sister Joanna Stephan (who can hopefully publish,
despite unreliable electricity…)
And Rachel O’Dell (who hopefully can convert back to English
from Japanese for the sake of us readers…)
The questions for you to answer, oh challengees, are as
follows:
1.
If you were stuck on a desert island with only 1
song on your iPod, which would you choose?
2.
What is your favorite drink?
3.
Aside from English, what languages have you
studied?
4.
What trip/journey made the biggest impact on
your life?
5.
Introvert or Extrovert?
6.
Hot or cold weather?
7.
Favorite pastime by yourself? With a group?
8.
Do you currently own an HP printer?
9.
Who do you consider the most despicable
fictional character that you have ever encountered?
10.
Who do you consider the most heroic mortal in
history?
11.
Has God ever changed your plans? How?
Gracious, this was a long post. Kudos to you all who made it through it!
Enjoyed reading your answers, bro, even if I could have guessed most of them. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen are you going to finish writing your WWII symphony?
We enjoyed your post! The fish looked very... fishy! I hope the spices you mentioned were able to, um, make it not so, well, fishy!
ReplyDeleteYes... while this particular sea-food was not terribly spicy, almost all other food was "swimming" in spicy goodness!
ReplyDeleteLou, hopefully soon! I am in a musical - is mood, but it will take me a while to get back to where I was :)
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