The 3 things meme

As requested by MelbourneGirl, here is my attempt at the 3 things meme.

1. Three things that scare me

- one of my children dying before I do.

- not being able to provide for my family.

- collingwood not winning another flag in my lifetime.


2. Three people that make me laugh

- Ricky Gervais.

- The guys at work.

- Tony (formerly from work).


3. Three things I hate the most

- the kids that used to call me “spag” when I was in high school. Yes I hold some grudges.

- people that are negative all the time.

- people on the train in the morning who just don’t know how to purchase deodorant.



4. Three things I don't understand

- women. I try, honestly, I do try to.

- how people can cook without using a recipe.

- the internal combustion engine.


5. Three things I'm doing right now*

- Blogging.

- watching ESPN – Minnesota v Boston baseball game.

- hoping I get a call from the bedroom to “stop what I’m doing and come in here and ravish me”.


6. Three things I want to do before I die

- sit in the collingwood coaches box

- see my parent’s homeland again.

- be a grandfather


7. Three things I can do

- tell you who kicked 5 goals in the 1990 grand final.

- be ready for sex at a moments notice.

- fix computers.

8. Three ways to describe my personality

- introverted

- uncomplicated

- romantic (is that a personality?)


9. Three things I can't do

- SEW

- explain how an internal combustion engine works.

- figure out how my works internal processes actually work.


10. Three things I think you should listen to

- Wolfmother!!!!

- I haven’t listened to much music lately.

- Pulp Fiction sound track.


11. Three things you should never listen to

- Abba

- doof doof music.

- gregorian chants.

12. Three things I'd like to learn

- web page coding and design.

- to be a race car driver.

- time management.


13. Three favourite foods

- lasagne

- pizza

- seafood – especially crustacean.


14. Three beverages I drink regularly

- water

- coffee/tea

- wine


15. Three shows I watched as a kid

- hey hey it’s Saturday/cartoon corner.

- get smart.

- the munsters

- The thunderbirds.

(I watched everything on television when I was a kid)


16. Three people I'm tagging

go ahead, tag yourself.

100th post.

This is a milestone post. So how does one celebrate?
How about just listing 100 things I like?
I wonder if I can do it.
This post will continually be updated, not going to try to do it all in one go, also, it will not be in any particular order or degrees of like/love of the person/thing/object. If a photo is required, it will be added.

1. My Family. The people that I share my life with are the most important people to me. I like them a lot. (This is the obvious number 1, despite my earlier rule about no order).

2. My new laptop. Waited three weeks for it to be delivered, but now that it's here, I'm loving it.

3. Collingwood football Club. Was there any question about this?

4. My Ford XR6 Turbo. The beast is in it's 4th year with me and I've enjoyed having it in my garage. It's also a bright blue, which was a lairy change from the dark colours of my previous vehicles.


5. Australian Rules Football. There is no more exciting game in the world than Aussie Rules. Now with the finals about to start, the excitement levels are rising.

6. The TV Show - Lost, Season 1. We've just gone through the full first season on DVD and boy did we enjoy it. It would have been very annoying to watch on regular TV with ad breaks and having to wait a week for the next episode. Roll on season 2 (on DVD).

7. The TV Show - Arrested Development. What a little gem. Subtle comedy but biting. I love the characters, especially GOB. The hopeless magician is just outstanding. How this show can be canned is beyond me.

8. The TV Show - Curb your enthusiasm. Another show, with 5 seasons, which seemed to slip me by, but with the convenience of DVDs and the local blockbuster, we sailed through the 50 shows and while some episode were better than others, overall, it's one of the best comedies on television.

9. The Movie - Pulp Fiction. Tarantino classic. I've watched it many, many times. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Seeing John Travolta in what was really a comeback film was fantastic to see. As far as I'm concerned, there was nothing that went right for him between Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. Possibly Grease but it wasn't a favourite of mine.

10. The Ashes test matches. I love watching cricket and the pinnacle of cricket is Australia V England. After the last series that the Aussies lost, which I rate as one of the best series ever, we have an exciting series coming up on home soil.

A Million Ways at a Wedding

Could one possibly plan a secret dance routine like this without arousing suspicion?

You tube has about 20 versions, I like this one and the one shot inside a Wal-Mart at 2am. I'm going to check out some more of these.
Ciao.

Kryal Mechanics.

Here's a family snap from our trip to Kryal Castle. It's good to see the local Knights are willing to help the fans get their car going. I imagine their tools might be a tad crude.

I'm just avoiding writing something about the croc hunter. When news came through that Steve Irwin had died, our internet connection at work went into meltdown. We couldn't verify the news, people were calling home to see if they knew. It was quite extraordinary.