But I make an exception for those where you share a few things about yourself. Josh Pang sent this one to me, and since I took the time to fill it out, I may as well share it here…
>> Seven things you like: -Programming. -Video games. -Anime. -Manga. -Electronic music. -Pixar movies. -Whose Line is it Anyway.
>> Seven things you hate: -Rude drivers. -Badly designed Web sites. -Starcraft (love/hate, actually). -Babysitting. -Liars. -Management who doesn’t know their job as well as I do. -Long commutes.
>> Seven things in your room: -Game Boy Advance. -Aging PC. -Baby monitor. -Real estate guidebooks. -A Christmas card from the breeder we bought our dog from. -Portrait of me with my two brothers. -Books on Java.
>> Seven random facts about you: -I’ve been in two auto accidents with moving vehicles that were not my fault. -I’ve also been in two accidents with stationary objects that WERE my fault. -I have gained 30 pounds in the last year. -I am currently subscribed to 30 different RSS newsfeeds. -I am a college dropout employed in a position normally reserved for those with a 4-year degree. -I own three Swiss Army knives, and almost never use any of them. -I have over 17,000 image files saved on my PC.
>> Seven things you plan to do before you die: -Write an application that I hope will transform the way the world discovers, shares, and buys music, movies, and images. -Marry my fiance. -See Alaska. -Pay for my stepson’s college in its entirety. -Return to Japan. -Go into business for myself. -Design a fully-automated home.
>> Seven things you can do: -Beat Halo on the highest difficulty setting (still working on Halo 2). -Retouch photos to near-professional quality. -Read Dr. Seuss’s Fox in Socks beginning to end faster than anyone I know. -Reverse-engineer a network protocol. -Fold a shirt like on howtofoldashirt.net. -Read first-grade-level Japanese. -Page my cell phone from my PC command prompt.
>> Seven Things You Can’t Do: -Do a cookie with my car. -50 pushups in a row (gotta work on that). -Read (most) Chinese characters. -Gymnastics of any kind. -Remember things without a notepad. -Touch my toes. -Read a novel cover to cover (can’t make the time).
>> Seven songs people should listen to: -Barenaked Ladies - Call and Answer -Aphex Twin - Boy/Girl Song -Arovane - Cry Osaka Cry -U.N.K.L.E. - What Are You to Me -Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song -Boards of Canada - Music is Math -Royksopp - Remind Me
>> Seven things that attract you to someone: -Smile -Cleavage -Wide eyes -Intellect -Sensitivity -Legs -Fashion sense
>> Seven things you say the most: -“roight.” (Did I steal this from Josh, or he from me?) -“…stuff.” (Just by itself. Indicates a brain fart in progress.) -“Dagnabbit!” -“Shoot.” (I have a kid and a job, and I try to avoid swearing. You wouldn’t know it if you ever played XBox Live with me, though.) -“Hoo-ah!” -“This will generate buy-in from them.” (Work phrase.) -“We’re looking at X hours’ effort here.” (Another work phrase.)