Life Percentage

Raynotbradbury posted the challenge to think of your life in percentages and gave an example from a book written in German (which I cannot read) (EDIT: Raynotbradbury let me know it was Swedish, which shows you exactly how much I know).  I thought this looked like a quirky little thing to get done right before work.

My Life in Percentages, by H.R.R. Gorman

12% – dog toys (because Hector can’t get enough of the squeak)
14% – clothes (more indicative of how little stuff I own than how much clothes I have)
30% – computer and accessories
18% – books and bookshelves
15% – Dungeons and Dragons materials (packed lovingly in a chest my in-laws’ ancestors used to move to America from the ‘old country’)
11% – floor (does this count?  my house basically has no furniture)

 

3 Day Quote Challenge – Day 3

Thanks to Marnie of the Marnie Writes blog, who led me to do this challenge.

Rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you.
• Post a quote for three consecutive days (1 quote for each day) (I’m going to fail – I’m doing a Monday-Wednesday-Friday).
• Share why this quote appeals so much to you.
• Nominate 3 different bloggers for each day (Whaaaaat I must know more people now!)

My Quote:

“There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” — Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

Whenever I trip, I use the excuse that I’m learning to fly.  With a little anklebiter dog, I’ve come to need this quote more than I used to.

Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was also the first book I bought for my beloved.  You know you’re the best, dear, and I’m so glad you read my blog.  Our anniversary is soon, and I’m excited for the trip you’ve planned.  Also I bought a sword, and it’s coming in the mail.  I love you.

My Tags:

First off, please – if you’re tagged, don’t feel pressure to reply or participate.  If you’re reading, these are good blogs to follow.

I met Miriam Hurdle through Charli Mills’s Carrot Ranch and the Flash Fiction contests.  Whether she wants to participate or not, Miriam is a sweet lady who I want you to visit because she deserves your patronage.  Dude, I hope her blog takes over the world.  You want to feel good?  Visit her cute stories.

Shadoriverdaleharley doesn’t know me, but daaaaamn, she/he/they can read up a storm!  I’m always impressed at their ferocious speed.

Lastly, I’ll tag Joanne of geekgirlblog.  This is mostly for selfish purposes, because I want more Sky-Pirates, haha.

 

 

3 Day Quote Challenge – Day 2

First off, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

Secondly, I happened to follow the Marnie Writes blog, and I wanted to do this challenge.

Rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you.
• Post a quote for three consecutive days (1 quote for each day) (I’m going to fail – I’m doing a Monday-Wednesday-Friday).
• Share why this quote appeals so much to you.
• Nominate 3 different bloggers for each day (Whatever we’ll see)

My Quote:

“In a life rich with national partying and spontaneous murder, Jackson’s only regret was that he didn’t kill quite enough people. People like John C. Calhoun, who was Jackson’s Vice President.” — Dan O’Brien

I’m a pretty big fan of Andrew Jackson.  Not his policies, but just in how interesting and filled with utter lunacy that guy was.  Daniel O’Brian, of old-school Cracked.com fame, wrote How to Fight Presidents and made the video above as a sort of teaser for it.  I thought he captured the exact spirit of why I liked learning about Jackson in high school, and why I think he’s still crazy interesting now.

Also, ‘MURICA!

My Tags:

First off, please – if you’re tagged, don’t feel pressure to reply or participate.  If you’re reading, these are good blogs to follow.

I’ll tag E. Kathryn, who has a book that’s NEARLY FINISHED!  She also likes some tag games, and maybe this is something she’d enjoy (for Twitter if not for blogging).

Next, I’ll mention the Random Blog.  As a book blogger, Hannah J. Russel probably knows a lot of good quotes.  She has a lot of manga reviews, too, and I hope to look at some of her suggestions!

Biswadeep of the Pretentious Panda’s Blog has a lot of quick stories that I really enjoy.  He also curates some interesting life stories and quotes, so I’ll tag him in case he wants to participate.

3 Day Quote Challenge – Day 1

I happened to follow the Marnie Writes blog, and I wanted to do this challenge.  I’ve decided that my blog isn’t very personal, and perhaps this will be a way to be a little more accessible as a person.

Rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you.
• Post a quote for three consecutive days (1 quote for each day) (I’m going to fail – I’m doing a Monday-Wednesday-Friday).
• Share why this quote appeals so much to you.
• Nominate 3 different bloggers for each day (Whatever we’ll see)

My Quote:

“Man, this time these crackers have gone too far!” — Bullhorn, from the movie Black Dynamite

The context of this quote matters.  If you look at the face of the guy on the left (Saheed), you’ll recognize that the main cast are considering putting Tiny Tim out of his misery for the pain inflicted by the white man.  This movie don’t never stop, it keeps going to the tippy tippy top!

I fucking love the movie Black Dynamite.  One of my best friends in college was the person who showed it to me, and somehow he managed to keep himself from spoiling the twist ending.  For my bajillionth viewing, we watched it at my pre-wedding party.  When I put the Black Dynamite DVD on my wedding registry (yeeeeahhhh, that went over well), my friend answered this desperate call and hooked me up with it.  My 6th anniversary comes up this month, so I had to do something in celebration of that.

My Tags:

First off, please – if you’re tagged, don’t feel pressure to reply or participate.  If you’re reading, these are good blogs to follow.

I remember talking with Carrie Ann Golden on her Captain Kirk quote.  I think she may enjoy this challenge, but most of all I hope you enjoy her blog!  Filled with memories and really intense feelings, I try to keep up with her pretty solidly.

I think the WebWeavers – a group of people who spin fantastic book reviews – may have a set of quotes they’d enjoy sharing.

Last but not least, there’s always my friend, Tom Darby, who you should check out.  I love his comedic flash fiction, and I thoroughly enjoyed his western mini-series.