So two months ago I was "tagged" on a seven random facts blog entry. I figure it's about time I paid my dues.
1. I love making lists. I think this is self-explanatory (see this entry, next entry, and several others). I also am kind of a pack rat. I call it "collecting" not pack-rat-ism...
2. Over the last 2-3 years I've become a genealogy geek. I've spent countless hours on Ancestry.com, Google and yes, even Facebook, finding distant relatives, locating old documents and learning about where my ancestors lived and came from. One of the coolest discoveries? My great-grandfather arrived in the United States on my birthday 105 years ago - at the port of Baltimore, where I now reside.
S.S. Neckar - The ship on which my great-grandfather immigrated to the U.S. in 1906.
3. Apart from running, music is one of my biggest passions. I sing and play (acoustic) guitar, and am trying to re-learn piano. My music collection crosses all corners of the Earth, from Sinatra to Incubus to Bublé to Guster to Groban to Adele to Dashboard to James Taylor... you get the idea... I also would love to learn many other instruments including violin, tin flute and harp, and want a uke to play with!
I played/sang at my sister's wedding. This picture is from my cousin's wedding.
4. I still have no idea what my "dream job" would be. I graduated from Bucknell with a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) and currently work as an engineer in the defense industry, but part of me would rather be in the (bio)medical field or something where I can help people more directly. That is, apart from being a professional musician/runner combo...ha!
5. I enjoy mostly fantasy-fiction books and most epic movies (think Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Wheel of Time, Golden Compass, etc). It's the escape from everyday life to a fantastical world full of mythical creatures and awesome architecture that I love. Guess I should move to Europe...
I don't read much, but when I do, I prefer Fantasy-Fiction.
6. I also love anything sports-related. Of course playing is better than watching, but most of my TV time is spent watching sporting events. I grew up playing basketball, baseball and soccer. In middle school, I played basketball and ran track (in addition to rec soccer and baseball). I pitched on my high school baseball team (and played first base, and a little outfield early on), and ran cross-country. In college I played a little bit of club baseball, did various intramural sports, and played amateur baseball in the summer. After college I have played in leagues of volleyball, basketball and softball. And now I'm doing triathlons!
High school cross country (county meet)
7. While I have traveled quite a bit domestically now, I have a desire to see the world. Next summer, sandwiched around doing the
Kärnten Ironman in Austria, I'll be traveling with a few others around Central Europe. A couple of other places I'd like to visit include Australia, Rome, Egypt, Kenya and South America. All this trip planning for Europe has added a new trip I'd like to take: hiking in the Swiss Alps.
Hiking in the Alps? Yes, please!
