Sunday, 29 January 2012

• Sunday Shoutout is BACK! : YourOuterCritic

  I took a break from posting Shoutouts but I have a great lineup to bring you,
  starting with @YourOuterCritic.
  
  I first noticed Dan's comments on TheTheologiansCafe's site,
  they always make me laugh.
  He doesn't post a lot but you see his comments or recs
  all around Xanga and I think he is one of the wittiest commenters here. 
  

  
  

  1. Can you give a brief outline of your life, family?
  
  I was born in Adrian, Michigan, where I spent the first eighteen years of my life.
  My dad made a living fixing computers; my mom was a nurse.
  I had (and still have) an older brother, three years older than me.
  He and I got a long pretty well, though I know I annoyed him a lot.
  I have little recollection of us playing together, but I remember almost breaking
  his neck while wrestling.
  I attended public school through first grade
  then switched to the private Christian school from which I graduated.
  I got along with most kids and had a handful of good friends.
  When I went off to college, I lost touch with all of them.
  That is one of my greatest regrets in life.
  College was -- as Dickens supposedly said -- the best of times
  and the worst of times. I met some great people and learned a lot;
  I also had a run-in with depression, which hit me like a punch to the gut.
  The fifteen years post-graduation have been a blur.
  I taught college English for a semester, but didn't feel up to the challenge of
  pursuing it as a career. Since then, jobs have paid the bills but offered little else.
  Evenings and weekends have been filled with family, church, Toastmasters,
  and a multitude of hobbies.
  
  2. What are your main interests, hobbies or collections?
  
  Movies, classic lit, history (esp. WWI and Victorian England),
  foreign and ancient languages, philosophy, theology,
  Scrabble, music, and drawing.
  Nature study often takes up a big chunk of my time.
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  3. What is one of the craziest things you have ever done?
  
  Eating beondegi? I don't know. I usually try to avoid 'crazy'.
  
  4. What brought you to Xanga?
  
  My friend Shawn pestered me into joining, then he quit.
  
  5. How did you pick your Xanga name
  and how do you like to be addressed here?
  
  I don't remember the thought process behind picking my Xanga name.
  Just a momentary whim, I guess. At the time, I had no serious plans to blog
  or interact with anyone besides my friend Shawn.
  Offline, people call me 'Dan'.
  They probably call me some other things too.
  
  6. What are some of your favorites?
  
  MOVIES
  
  Citizen Kane, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Star Wars (Yup. I'm a nerd.),
  The Conversation, The Triplets of Belleville, La Strada, Red Beard, Late Spring,
  Night and Fog. I could go on and on...
  
  BOOKS
  
  Jude the Obscure, My Life and Hard Times, Titus Groan, The Works:
  Anatomy of a City, Dreadnought (by Robert K. Massie)
  Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
  
  Favorite book of the Bible: Ecclesiastes
  
  FOOD
  
  I'm easily satisfied with American casual-style food but also enjoy Asian cuisine.
  I'll try anything once. The only thing I like at Thanksgiving is the pumpkin pie.
  
  SONGS
  
  'You Were There' -- Tonio K
  'Broken Things' -- Julie Miller
  'October' -- Rosie Thomas
  'Shame' -- Avett Brothers
  'Treasure of the Broken Land' -- Mark Heard
  'Take Five' -- Dave Brubeck
  
  7. What are your plans for the future?
  
  In a couple minutes, I'm going to look for something to eat.
  After that I'm going to look into teaching ESL or adult literacy.
  I'd also like to learn Latin and re-learn Greek and Hebrew.
  
  8. What challenges have you faced recently?
  
  Getting up in the morning.
  
  9. What is something you have learned about yourself
  these last few months?
  
  I learn the same things over and over again:
  I am lazy, surly, fearful, and blessed.
  
  10. What is something / someplace
  that you have always wanted to do / see.
  
  I'd like to go back to Alaska.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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