A Bunch of Questions

Ed did this questionnaire meme, so I guess I better do it. Ed never ever uses memes, so this one must be worthwhile. Mark did it as well, and I followed his link back to the source to get the full thing, omitting only the last (nasty) question. Leave your answers below or post a link to them if you make it a blog post (trackback functionality is still unavailable).

Three names you go by:
Tim, Timothy, Ryan (good for being incognito, you don't get to use it).

Three screennames you have:
trbutler, uninet, asisaid

Three things you like about yourself:
This is tough — well…
I am curious and love learning things… and not any one kind of thing.
I am (at least somewhat) caring and empathetic, although I'm not always good at expressing it.
I like getting things done early.

Three things you dislike/hate about yourself:
I am a lazy procrastinator
I far too good at breaking the 10th commandment — I covet.
I wallow in doubt and indecision.
I frequently put my foot in my mouth.
I'm not always good at resisting temptation.
I get too prideful at times.
Oops, I'm going overboard!

Three parts of your heritage:
Austro-German, British, French.

Three things that scare you:
Growing old alone (I'm not nearing “old,” but I know I'll be there eventually), completely failing in my goals, dying (not death — it's the process that is the hard part).

Three of your everyday essentials:
Good food, talking to friends and/or family, prayer (I should do more of the latter, but that doesn't mean it isn't an essential).

Three things you are wearing right now:
T-Shirt (received as Christmas gift — normally I wear polo/golf shirts), shorts, watch.

Three of your favorite bands/artists:
In no particular order:
Christian-Pop - Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nichole Nordeman
Christian-CCM - Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris, John Tesh
Pop/Rock - Sixpence None the Richer, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan
Alt/New Age - Evanescence, Engima, Loreena McKinnett
Classical - Bach, Beethoven, Handel
Miscellaneous - John Williams, Glenn Miller, Aaron Copland

Three of your favorite songs at present:
This can change quite frequently, but presently…
Missing - Evanescence
Healing Rain - Michael W. Smith
Moving On - Sixpence None the Richer

Three things you want in a relationship (love is a given):
Honesty/Openness/Connectedness… good conversations, anticipation of each other's thoughts, etc.
Warmth and Humor
A mix of common and non-common interests; plenty of common that can be enjoyed together, non-common to keep thinks interesting and encourage new interests.

Two truths and a lie:
I love the Ozarks.
I love God.
I have won five marathons and can lift 300 lbs without breaking a sweat.

Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to you:
Black hair (not a “hard and fast” rule — exceptions abound.)
Sparkly eyes (most often blue, but same disclaimer goes on color as above)
Contagious smile (hopefully with accompanying sense of humor and wit)

Shared interests, intellectual curiosity, etc., would be more important…

Three things you just can't do:
Steal
Show more than a “hometown loyalty” kind of interest in sports
Live without God.

Three of your favorite hobbies:
Reading
Tinkering with gadgets, computers, etc.
Debating

Three things you want to do really badly right now:
Stop visiting the hospital (and, logically extending this, having the reason to visit), then take a week off in the Ozarks.

Finish organizing my hard disk and re-ripping CD's (as mentioned last night).

Finish this questionnaire.

Three careers you're considering:
That seems to suggest excluding present “hats one is wearing”?
Professor of Religion, with dash of Philosophy… throw in some English too. Humanities in general, really.
Writer outside of computer field — preferably both journalistic/non-fiction stuff and fiction.
Politician.

Three places you want to go on vacation:
I've already mentioned the Ozarks a few times, so, let's do some others:

Grand tour of the East Coast (start in Canada, maybe, and sweep all the way down to D.C. — spend majority of time there).
Europe - Germany/Italy/Greece, etc.
Holy Land

Three kids names:
Uhm… that's tough. I'm just going to skip it.

Three things you want to do before you die:
To avoid sounding cliched, I'm going to avoid a few obvious and quite true answers.
Write some things of substance.
Get better at seeing God at work.
Read as much as possible.