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November 30, 2005
The Countdown
Through ***Dave and Doyce, I traced this back to ktbuffy (sexy boots!), Yi Shun and then to Angelic Monkey. There, the trail ends and, alas, they all suffer from the same pair of errors:
- There are only 9 "firsts".
- There are only 7 "have you evers".
Regardless, here we go. Maybe I'll make up my own extras to fill in the gaps where something's missing.
10 firsts:
... first boyfriend/girlfriend: Pam Barratt
... first best friend: Robbie Murphy
... first screen name: itn1@[university].edu
... first kiss: Sally [surname not remembered]
... first piercings: Left ear, 1994
... first crush: Paula Szeto
... first music: Michael Jackson, Thriller
... first car: 1993 Honda Civic
... first stuffed animal: "Nini", a tan bear with a blue shirt and no pants, lost at LAX in 1986.
... first dream job: Trash collector, 1978 [my addition]
9 lasts:
... last cigarette: 1984, one puff at age 10; 1993, one cigarello to celebrate high school graduation
... last alcoholic beverage: Last night, half a glass of Ruffino Pinot Grigio
... last kiss: December 2004, Simona [surname unknown]
... last movie seen: 30 September 2005, Serenity, in theatre; today, The Replacements, on video
... last phone call: Today, Teresa Gilman-Attree
... last cd played: Today, Shakira, Laundry Service (Holland Edition)
... last bubble bath: Unknown, sometime in the mid-80's
... last time you cried: 20 November 2005, because it was that good
... last date: Unknown
8 have you evers:
... dated one of your best friends: No
... skinny dipped: No
... kissed somebody and regretted it: No
... fallen in love: No
... lost someone you loved: Yes, Angela Tong and Granddad
... been depressed: Yes, most recently when unemployed
... woken up and not known where you were: No
... been on or in TV/radio/film/print: Yes, WWE Raw, June 2002 [my addition]
7 places you’ve been to:
... The Great Wall, outside Beijing, People's Republic of China (2002)
... The Merced River Valley, Yosemite National Park, CA, USA (2001)
... The CN Tower, Toronto, ON, Canada (1996)
... Domestic Premiere of Serenity, Universal CityWalk, Hollywood, CA, USA (2005)
... Day of the 50th Anniversary, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA (2005)
... Windows on the World, World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA (2000)
... Top of Victoria Peak, Hong Kong SAR
6 things you’ve done today:
... Built a prototype laptop for a new corporate workstation.
... Drank two grande soy mochas from Starbucks, one for "Jimmy" and the other for "Randolf".
... Exchanged a laptop cable lock for one with a spare key.
... Had a 45 minute conversation in the car, because walking in the house would have killed the signal.
... Agreed to lead an Introduction to the Landmark Forum for the guy that registered my mom.
... Ate leftovers.
5 favorite things in NO order:
... The sound of rain
... Driving with the sunroof open on a clear night
... Uni temaki (sea urchin roe hand roll)
... Making someone cry happy tears
... Nudity
4 people you can tell (almost) anything to:
... Andrew Warner
... Soo Sun Choe
... Michelle Gardner
... Katyia LoBue
3 wishes:
... To live a life unconstrained by the past.
... To make a lasting difference on the life of everyone I meet.
... To love someone so thoroughly that I have no consideration for myself.
2 things you want to do before you die:
... Kiss atop the Eiffel Tower at sunset
... Ride a camel in the Valley of Kings
1 thing you regret:
... Being paralysed by fear of what people might think of me
Posted by KinCross at November 30, 2005 09:58 PM
Comments
A great list, Ian! I enjoyed reading it! Hope you don't mind but I think I'll borrow it for my blog too.
Posted by: Sue at December 2, 2005 09:39 PM
Pam was your first boy/girl friend? Me confused.
Posted by: Red at December 3, 2005 04:59 PM
I stumbled on this by chance, yay ego-searches. We've both been busy but I owe you a thank you.
I figured while I'm at it I should make an attempt at embarrassing you in semi-public. By telling you what I think of you as a person. You are one of the most caring and generous people I have met. You know how to be there when a person is in need and give them what they want, disregarding your own wishes if need be.
Oh. Did you want a short comment? *snickers*
Even absent Ian *pokes* I still have fond memories of you and some of our escapades!
Posted by: Katyia at December 4, 2005 06:37 PM
Sue, you can borrow anything off my site anytime you want. Actually, I consider anything I put up on here as open season.
I may have to reconsider if I start putting up business material. In that case, I may just set up another site.
No, not www.carpetmatchesdrapes.com. That was an idea that fizzled out.
Posted by: Ian ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.cthb.org/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 5, 2005 02:05 AM
James, what confuses you about it? Is it that the relationship ever happened or that it happened that late in life?
Posted by: Ian at December 5, 2005 02:07 AM
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander:
Katyia, I never have to worry about people crowding my space when I'm with you because you have so much room in your heart for all of us. You are loyal and compassionate, to the point where it hurts, and yet you persevere. You are a fighter. Many before you would have crumbled. Behind that sometimes tough exterior is a woman who loves people and wants to make a difference.
You rock.
How many escapades did we go on? They all seem to start blurring together after awhile, though I remember that one really chintzy restaurant for your birthday with a big bunch of your girlfriends, and that one long walk through the rain that chanced us on the Wallflowers playing at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square.
My favourite, though, has got to be the time we dressed up and went to Smith and Wollensky (as opposed to the time we went right after rollerblading) and I think we even wandered over to the W and hung out in the lounge afterwards. The trips to Serendipity follow pretty closely.
The one I value most is the one where you took me out the day I lost my job and wouldn't let me forget that I had a great life, even greater without the job.
That's (just a part of) who you are for me.
Posted by: Ian at December 5, 2005 02:36 AM