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Not so Frequently Asked Questions

Some of us try to get to know a person by spending time with them and slowly learning about them over a long period of time. Others send quizzes through e-mail. This page is here to save the latter group some trouble.

Names you go by: Tim, Altman, Junyor, and Timbo.

Screennames you have had: Timger, Junyor, roynuJ, Junior, and Junior16 (yeah, I know, not really inventive).

Things you like about yourself: my height, my mind, my hobbies (there's nothing wrong with thinking you have cool hobbies).

Things you dislike about yourself: not being able to estimate time well, being late, losing hair, and not finishing things.

Your heritage: I like to call myself a European mutt. At least some parts of me are Welsh and German.

Every day essentials: orange juice with breakfast, smiling, meaningful conversations (with my wife), and brushing my teeth.

Favorite bands: Switchfoot, Linkin Park, Coldplay, and the ones on my ring fingers.

Things I just can't do: touch my toes (with my legs straight), eat brussel sprouts, and understand how I lived nineteen years of my life without knowing God.

Hobbies: writing, coding, watching movies, photography, and teasing Helen.

Things I want to do really badly right now (July 21, 2006 12:24am EDT): stop my wrists from hurting, afford our own place, and stop wars.

Careers I'd consider: continuing what I'm doing now (quality assurance), photographer, or writer.

Places I'd like to go on vacation: Cozumel, Key West, and San Francisco.

Things I'd like to do before I die: learn to sit up straight, get my teeth straightened, and read The Lord of the Rings series.

Favorite places: Oslo, Norway; Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; and my wife's arms.

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welch?

tim, i didn't know you were partially composed of grape juice! (okay, so after looking it up on m-w.com, "welch" is in fact a variant of welsh, but dude, it was just such an opportunity to practice one of MY hobbies... :D and dude, i thought that whole new keyboard thing was supposed to help with the owee of the wrist. maybe you need a vertical mouse (i think that's what they're called). be good. have a happy pres. day weekend... only not, norweigia man! y'know, instead of a belly button, i think you now have a scandanavel.

Whoops. You know, Helen, som

Whoops. You know, Helen, sometimes I think you're the editor of my life.

The keyboard does help, but not enough. And I have a Wacom Graphire3 mouse, which is a drawing tablet thingy.

dude,

you have an etch-a-sketch as a mouse? cool!

Minus the knobs....

Minus the knobs....

Doing the things you'd like to

Well, it's hard to learn to sit up straight. I never noticed that your teeth are not straight. So now you know why I'll be looking at you funny the next time I see you, but I reckon there are other things you might find more fulfilling really. But you really should read the Lord of the Rings. Just grab the first one and start - or use it as a real challenge in learning Norwegian - it is a book that translates relatively well I suspect.

PS I'll probably forget about the teeth, so I'll just be looking funny because I have a tendency to squint a bit when I am tired.

My teeth are mostly

My teeth are mostly straight, but they don't come together correctly. I guess that's the biggest problem. I will read Lord of the Rings. I just finished the Harry Potter series and I'm working on the Chronicles of Narnia at the moment.

I've updated a bit today

I've updated a bit today since some things were out of date.