This comes from an email my sister sent me. I thought it would be fun to post it here and have anyone post your answers in the Comments.
Four things about me you may not have known.
Four jobs I have had in my life:
- Assistant manager of a movie theatre
- Electric toothbrush assembler
- Firearm assembler
- Physical Therapist aid
Four places I have lived:
- Fort Collins, CO
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Eureka, CA
- Horseshoe Ranch, Bakersfield, CA
Four TV shows I like to watch:
- Spongebob Schwammkopf (German version)
- Bob’s World
- Bizarre Foods
- Journeys to the End of the World
Four places I have been on vacation:
- Bavaria, Germany
- Bishop, CA
- Washington D.C.
- Pismo Beach, CA
Four of my favorite foods:
- Samosas
- Chile Relleno
- Boston Cream Pie
- Lamb
Four places I would rather be right now:
- In the mountains
- At a museum of art
- At a book store
- ?
Four places I like to shop
- Ikea
- Border’s
- Ikea
- ebay
Now, let us know a little about you.
-DeAnn


Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor
2. Camp Director, camp director, camp director
3. Head Cashier at the Gap
4. Manager of a Pizza Hut
Four places I have lived:
1. Lucknow, India
2. Kathmandu, Nepal
3. Rawalpini, Pakistan
4. Islamabad, Pakistan
Four TV shows I like to watch:
1. Anything on the Discovery Channel
2. The News
3. Friends
4. Gilmore Girls
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Delhi, India
2. Istanbul, Turkey
3. London, UK
4. Cairo, Egypt
Four of my favorite foods:
1. Anything Pakistani
2. Corn on the cob
3. Potato salad
4. BBQ’d chicken
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In the mountains
2. In the UK
3. At a book store
4. Shopping at IKEA
Four places I like to shop
1. Ikea
2. Banana Republic
3. Chapters
4. Zara
Life is short. That’s why two things about me you may not have known.
Two jobs I have had in my life:
1. Computerspecialist
2. Statistician
Two places I have lived:
1. Erfurt (Germany)
2. Athens (Greece)
Two TV shows I like to watch:
1. Mit offenen Karten
2. Wickie und die starken Männer
Sorry, but but I don’t know the american equivalent of these tv-shows.
Two places I have been on vacation:
1. Stockholm (Sweden)
2. my office (Germany)
Two of my favorite foods:
1. Sushi
2. Cookies
Two places I would rather be right now:
1. In my bed.
2. Paris (France)
Two places I like to shop
1. Computerstores of these famous fruitcompany
2. Bookstore
Marko
jobs:
1. bank teller
2. pre-school teacher’s aide
3. mini-golf attendant
4. secretary
lived:
1. Ann Arbor, Michigan
2. Toledo, OH
3. Fort Wayne, IN
4. Jackson, MI
TV shows:
1. Between the Lions
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. As Time Goes By
4. All Star Trek re-runs (I know, super-geek)
Vacation:
1. London, England
2. Friendship, Ohio
3. Toronto, Ontario
4. San Francisco, CA
Favorite Foods:
1. ice cream
2. blackened salmon
3. chicken pesto
4. refried beans
I’d rather be:
1. Lake Michigan
2. Alaska
3. Cabin in the woods (sans mosquitos)
4. I like home pretty well
I like to shop
1. IKEA - very jealous of DeAnn for her proximity
2. Bookstore (Hyde Brothers used bookstore in Ft. Wayne)
3. Art Museum gift shops
4. goodwill
Why I’m more likely to respond to this on your blog than email? I don’t know, but here are my answers.
And by the way, I love the fact that you were a firearms assembler. Although might get you on some post- 9/11 list.
Four things about me you may not have known.
Four jobs I have had in my life:
teacher
library stacks clerk
coffee barrister
summer camp counselor
Four places I have lived:
Pasadena, CA
New York City
Los Angeles
Vienna, Virginia
Three TV shows I like to watch:
The Office
Lost
Top Chef
Four places I have been on vacation:
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
safari in Zambia
Vancouver, Canada
Puerto Rico
Four of my favorite foods:
cheesecake
chocolate chip cookies
pizza
risotto
Two places I would rather be right now:
lying on a beach in a warm climate
hiking
Hi everyone,
I just found 2 responses in the spam bin. If you responded and yours didn’t post, please respond again and I will be more diligent about checking what gets sent to spam.
Thanks, DeAnn
jobs:
1. bartender at Red Lobster
2. Auto Claims adjuster for California AAA
3. Clothes folder and goof off at the Gap and Millers outpost
4. Documentation geek at ABN-AMRO
lived:
1. Thousand Oaks, CA (so-Cal)
2. Aurora, Ill (west subs of Chicago)
3. Rohnert Park, CA (nor-cal)
4. Livermore, CA (nor-cal)
TV shows:
1. Simpsons
2. Simpsons
3. Simpsons
4. Simpsons
Vacation:
1. Zihuatenejo, MX
2. Pismo, CA
Favorite Foods:
1. none lately
I’d rather be:
1. HAwaii
2. young again, sometimes.
3. 15 lbs lighter.
I like to shop
1. Used CD Stores.
2. Used Book Stores.
3. USed clothing stores–just kidding.
4. Home Depot, and Costco
Derk,
You are my hero…but you somehow have to fit in sailing out off Zuma beach during a Santa Anna wind. I don’t know about you, but I would want to be there now.
Chris
Ha!
Let’s go sailing. I would love that.
First, I think i better learn how…he..he..he