Sunday, December 10, 2006
Jeff's Virtual Cocktail Party
CROSSPOSTED FROM IMAGESPACE--ARTS AND WEB 2.0
I just got tagged by my brother Alec in a game of blogger tag, via Jeff Pulver.
Many bloggers are known by their blogs. That "knowledge" might be wide, but tends to NOT be deep.
So the game works like this, publish five little known facts about yourself, and then tag five of your blogger pals to participate.
1) I worked in a beer and wine shop called Vintage Cellar. It was my first job after applying for a green card and the first job I could hold outside of my work with Virginia Tech. I walked in and just asked if they were hiring--and they were. Prior to working a Vintage Cellar I had dabbled with home-brewing (which is the reason they hired me). I learned a prodigious amount about wine from Randall. While working at Vintage Cellar, I became a Belgian Beer aficiando--which eventually helped my wife and I decide to take a trip to Belgium.
2) I fell into Technology by accident. My undergraduate was in Studio Art from Bishop's University in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. I entered the University on two Scholarships and graduated as a University Scholar. I also completed a minor in Theatre in which I focused on technical theatre--mostly lighting design. After that, I worked in a bookstore ultimately managing one of the stores in the chain. I completed a certificate in Arts Adminstration at the University of Ottawa while doing lighting gigs. I worked for Le Groupe Dance Lab for the summer working mostly on a program called "The Edge", a wacky trade show that included a video link between several Canadian Cities. Several dance companies created a piece of work together in real time using the link. This was back in 1995. This experience blew me away and I ended up working mostly on tech for my thesis work at Virgina Tech.
3) I met my wife online at a place called LambdaMOO. She and I ended up talking almost every night for nine months before we met. She was living in Boulder, Colorado at the time. I was living in Ottawa, Ontario.
4) I love to cook. I think I probably got the bug from my mother. I consider cooking for people a way of telling them how much I love them. I enjoy experimenting with new foods/techniques. In fact, I started cooking for my self when I was quite young due to the large number of food allergies I have.
5) I am a cancer survivor of six years.
Beth Kanter, Kris Krug, Len Edgerly, Roland Tanglo, Darren Barefoot--tag, you're it!
I just got tagged by my brother Alec in a game of blogger tag, via Jeff Pulver.
Many bloggers are known by their blogs. That "knowledge" might be wide, but tends to NOT be deep.
So the game works like this, publish five little known facts about yourself, and then tag five of your blogger pals to participate.
1) I worked in a beer and wine shop called Vintage Cellar. It was my first job after applying for a green card and the first job I could hold outside of my work with Virginia Tech. I walked in and just asked if they were hiring--and they were. Prior to working a Vintage Cellar I had dabbled with home-brewing (which is the reason they hired me). I learned a prodigious amount about wine from Randall. While working at Vintage Cellar, I became a Belgian Beer aficiando--which eventually helped my wife and I decide to take a trip to Belgium.
2) I fell into Technology by accident. My undergraduate was in Studio Art from Bishop's University in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. I entered the University on two Scholarships and graduated as a University Scholar. I also completed a minor in Theatre in which I focused on technical theatre--mostly lighting design. After that, I worked in a bookstore ultimately managing one of the stores in the chain. I completed a certificate in Arts Adminstration at the University of Ottawa while doing lighting gigs. I worked for Le Groupe Dance Lab for the summer working mostly on a program called "The Edge", a wacky trade show that included a video link between several Canadian Cities. Several dance companies created a piece of work together in real time using the link. This was back in 1995. This experience blew me away and I ended up working mostly on tech for my thesis work at Virgina Tech.
3) I met my wife online at a place called LambdaMOO. She and I ended up talking almost every night for nine months before we met. She was living in Boulder, Colorado at the time. I was living in Ottawa, Ontario.
4) I love to cook. I think I probably got the bug from my mother. I consider cooking for people a way of telling them how much I love them. I enjoy experimenting with new foods/techniques. In fact, I started cooking for my self when I was quite young due to the large number of food allergies I have.
5) I am a cancer survivor of six years.
Beth Kanter, Kris Krug, Len Edgerly, Roland Tanglo, Darren Barefoot--tag, you're it!
