And Then There Were Five...

ABFH of "Whose Planet is it Anyway?" has tagged me with a "5 things" meme. I don't often do these meme-things, but considering my prior entry was a bit on the "serious" side, something a bit less serious seemed like a rather refreshing idea.

5 things found in your bag:

(1) A tiny computer (Lately, an HP Jornada 720 -- more on that below).

(2) Chapstick. Currently melon-flavored. (I am allergic to actual melons, but melon chapstick is fine as it contains no actual melon!)

(3) A .04 tip fine-point black rollerball pen. (I am a total pen fiend, and very much enamored with the fine-point variety.)

(4) My wallet, which is made of duct tape. (Another random hobby of mine is making duct-tape wallets. I do not have any interest in selling them, though -- each one takes something like 6 hours to make, and it makes my fingers all sticky, so...not exactly something likely to be lucrative).

(5) A very simplistic cellular phone. Probably one of the few remaining ones on Earth without a built-in camera. I basically use it only for monosyllabic conversations involving transportation and other utility-oriented concerns, as I am not a fan of phones in general (I prefer e-mail, IM, etc.).


5 favorite things in your room:

(1) My collection of horrendously ugly polyester shirts. They're brightly colored and will probably outlast most of the human race, as most of them were actually constructed in the 1970s and still show no sign of fading.

(2) My original AT-AT Walker toy. I swear, it's as big as a dog! Now, if only I could actually get it to walk...

(3) Several rolls of duct tape, in colors ranging from classic silver to red to blue to green to plaid.

(4) My soft, fluffy Hello Kitty blanket (Wow, that is quite possibly the girliest thing I have ever written on this blog...)

(5) Those cool magnetic toys you can build things out of by attaching little sticks to little metal ball-bearing things


5 things you have always wanted to do:

(Mind you, these aren't things I think I WILL be able to do, necessarily -- some of them are straight-up fantasies. But I've still always wanted to do them!)

(1) Go to outer space on a big, huge, comfy, super-fast ship and explore the universe looking for weird natural phenomena and evidence of possible alien civilizations.

(2) Work as a researcher of some kind, in either physics or biology.

(3) Live past age 120 in good health and help others do the same if they so desire.

(4) Become a published author of science fiction.

(5) Grow kitten ears. Yes, on my head. (I think it would be cute.)


5 things you are currently into:

(1) Babylon 5 (the TV series). I am currently watching through the whole series on DVD for the first time, having originally dismissed it when it first came out as full of "boring political talk". And I am mightily impressed -- I might have some posts at some point inspired by some of the series' philosophical aspects.

(2) Robots! I collect small robot figurines, I build robots out of Lego, I draw robots, and probably half the t-shirts I own have pictures of robots on them. I am also writing a science fiction story right now wherein the two main characters are robots. I have always liked robot characters in science fiction. Robots are neat and generally awesome, and often cute. Hooray for robots! Ahem.

(3) Photography - I was lucky to receive a very very nice digital camera for my birthday in December, and I have discovered that I really like taking pictures of things.

(4) Tiny computers! I am a total geek for "obsolete" hardware, particularly when it comes in the form of small portable computers. My current darling is the HP Jornada 720, which is basically a fancy-for-1998 PDA with an adorable tiny keyboard. I bring it with me everywhere, as it has a battery life of about 9 hours (seriously!), and fits right in my purse. The Laser PC6 is another favorite -- it's perfect for long seminars, etc., as it can go about 20 hours on a charge.

(5) Longevity-related stuff (a longstanding thing for me that isn't likely to change anytime soon!). Biogerontology is extremely interesting, and I help out as I can with the Methuselah Foundation.

5 people you’d like to tag:

I don't tag people, but anyone who wants to do this one can. It's a free Internet. :P