20 cool things about pcg's life beyond what he deserves.
1) I have an amazing, artistic, gorgeous wife (who happens to not be pregnant).
2) I have a beautiful, talented, caring son.
3) I have a gorgeous, funny, intelligent daughter.
4) I can have as much unprotected sex as I want (nearly) without worrying about more children, diseases, or burning in hell.
5) I have a brand-new, never-before-used house.
6) I live in the best state in the Union.
7) I can taste the difference between a Syrah and a Petit Syrah.
8) I've lived in three different countries and four states. I've been in ten countries and all but about ten states.
9) I can spell "weird".
10) I've eaten weisswurst (heavenly!).
11) I've written the entire script to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, including gestures and stage movements, from memory.
12) I've gone 120mph in a 1971 Camaro on Interstate 15.
13) I've seen the best drummer in the world live in concert.
14) I've climbed Half Dome.
15) I've programmed a Sparc assembler... in Perl.
16) I've eaten crème brûlée at the Cygnus. Twice.
17) I've flown a small plane on numerous occasions.
18) I've never had a car break down.
19) As a foodserver, I waited on Kenny Rogers. (Okay, only a 1/2 point for that one.)
19.5) I've owned and driven a British Racing Green 1965 Ford Ranchero with "three on the tree" and a missing floorboard. (Another 1/2 point, even though I thought it was pretty cool.)
20) I own CDs of music by, among others, Garth Brooks, Minor Threat, J.S. Bach, Cream, and The Fugees.
I'll be thinking of what I want to see on your web page, alan.
Posted by pcg at December 17, 2002 10:48 AMHey, great list. I can match you on numbers 9 and 14, though. Also #4. Wait, no I can't. Scratch what I said about #4.
And didn't you have a moving truck break an axle or something on the way out to CA? It's not a car, but doesn't that sort of count towards #18?
Also, my friend Gerrit was a pretty good bass drummer back in high school band. I don't really think you should be making wild claims about the best drummer in the world if you haven't at least heard Gerrit play.
Posted by: jrau on December 17, 2002 6:11 PMRe: #4, the title of your most recent blog entry might suit you... "Soon, my preciousssssssss".
Yeah, you can spell "weird". I didn't think it was all that special either until I noticed almost everyone else MISspelling it.
Okay, you've done Half Dome. Um... did you do it while fighting wracking abdominal pains after having abstained from defecating for a week because you were deathly afraid of crapping in the woods? I didn't THINK so.
It was our tow trailer that broke on the way to California, not our car. (Besides, it wasn't even "ours".)
And I've heard your friend, Gerrit. He's a wanker. Besides, I really don't want to get into the epistomology of how we "know" something, so let's just assume Neal Peart is a better drummer than some guy you knew in high school, eh?
Posted by: pcg on December 17, 2002 8:24 PMAn impressive list! I can match you on #4 and you know that, which makes me wonder how that one slipped by. Wie^H^Heird. Unless it's just there to tweak other people. Per the original challenge, do you have any idea how Ron stacks up against this list? Either way, I think you've succeeded. I await your best...
Posted by: alan on December 18, 2002 6:40 AMI'm close on 11. I performed the entire movie from memory while working at a greenhouse in High School. Sightly different, and yet the same.
Your #11 seems to have a faulty link. You end up on some wank Rush page..
I match you on #20.
But as for the rest, yes, you win. "Tweaked"? always. All I need is a hammer, some nails, and a 2x4...
Posted by: Ron on December 18, 2002 8:29 AM