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lethargic1.) Where did you bring in 2006?
I honestly cannot recall.
2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Blah. As much as I tried to ignore the stupid holiday, I was guilt tripped into it, not by my girlfriend, but by my mother of all people.
3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Not for me, but I tutored Brandi in business statistics so heavily that I feel like I took the course, as well.
4.) How did you earn your keep?
Production supervisor at “a national teleservices corporation.”
5.) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Not for me, but I went with Brandi when she had an ear infection.
6.) Did you have any encounters with the police?
I had to talk to them when my car got smashed into.
7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Las Vegas, Nevada. Also to Hoover Dam since I was in the area.
8.) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Not a thing. The airplane tickets were pretty close. My music composition software would have been if not for the 40% discount I got.
9.) Did you know anybody who got married?
Didn’t Audrey get married this year?
10.) Did you know anybody who passed away?
None that I knew personally.
11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with?
All the freaking time it seems, and they always act like we are best friends when we either didn’t know or didn’t like each other in high school.
12.) Did you move anywhere?
If by moving you mean physically carrying myself from one fixed point to another, then yes, to lots of places. If you mean changing my place of residence, then no.
13.) What sporting events did you go to?
Pirates vs Reds in Pittsburgh. The Pirates won.
Penguins vs Sabres in Buffalo. The Sabres won.
14.) What concerts/shows did you go to?
Cake in January, Mushroomhead in December, and a lot of local bands in between.
15.) Are you registered to vote?
Believe it.
16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
Of course, which is part of the reason why that douchebag Rick Santorum no longer holds office.
17.) Where do you live now?
Erie, Pennsylvania. Long live the Commonwealth!
18.) Describe your birthday.
I woke up, got information from Presque Isle State Park about volunteer work and career opportunities with DCNR, opened presents, ate cake, got ill, and went to bed.
19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006?
Turn down an offer for a new job in favor of my current job.
20.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
Regrets are for the histrionic.
21.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I am difficult to shop for simply because anything anybody would buy for me I have already attained.
22.) Any new additions to your family?
I have a niece.
23.) What was your best month?
Best month for what?
24.) What from pop culture will you remember 2006 by?
This has been the worst year for new music in this decade.
25.) How do you plan to bring in 2007?
No need; 2007 will come in on its own.
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any years ago there was a period of time that is often casually called "Medieval." It was a time, so the story tellers tell us, of tiny kingdoms, brave knights and ferocious dragons.
ransportation and travel were both crude and difficult, usually necessitating that each kingdom be as self sufficient and self reliant as possible. So it was very important that within each kingdom all the major crafts and professions of the day were ably represented to insure the survival of the kingdom. In the English language we still see remnants of some occupations in the familiar surnames such as Carpenter, Miller and Baker.
nterestingly enough, beyond the specific title the vocation also took on its own greater personality. This personality preference can also give a broader understanding of the basic complementary style and types necessary to the kingdom's survival, or perhaps any organization's success. Although the specific vocation influenced the name, it was no accident that certain personality types and styles gravitated to certain occupations. The personality of these jobs suited the inclinations of the job holders, and the predecessor to modern day job descriptions was born. The successful matching of a job-holder's personality to the personality and unique requirements of the job was necessary to the kingdom's survival, or perhaps any organization's success. The successful kingdoms more than likely were able to blend the differences into a powerful and formidable entity. With today's diverse workforce, the corporate kingdom that acknowledges and nurtures these personality preferences could become an organization as successful as the Camelot of old.
ven though we now appear to have the freedom to explore many different career alternatives, we still have a medieval vocational personality within each of us. This personality, properly identified and understood, can motivate our success but, if ignored, may set the stage for our ultimate failure. Since times appeared to be simpler then, let us return to the kingdoms of medieval Europe and see what we would have done then, regardless of what our names are now.
our distinct personality, The Prime Minister might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. You are a strategist who pursues the most efficient and logical path toward the realization of the goal that you perceive or visualize. You will often only associate with those people who can assist you in the implementation of your plan. Inept assistants may be immediately discarded as excess baggage. To do otherwise could be seen as inefficient and illogical. On the positive side, you can be rationally idealistic and analytically ideological. You can be a bold decision maker and risk taker who can move society ahead by years instead of minutes. On the negative side, you may be unmerciful, impatient, impetuous and impulsive. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.
I am a shy, nervous, unassuming, fidgety, and stuttery little person who began composing the same year I started music lessons of any sort. I wrote the first of my fifteen symphonies at age 18, and my second opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, when I was only 26. Unfortunately, Stalin hated the opera, and declared me "Enemy of the People" for life. I nevertheless kept composing the works I wanted to write in private; some of my vocal cycles and 15 string quartets mock the Soviet System in notes. And I somehow was NOT killed in the process! And Harry Potter stole my glasses and broke them!
accomplished, sort of
here physically, and that's it
complacent