There's this meme that's hit most of the blogs out there... I saw it first on Heather's site, and then on many, many others...

Chrissie has sent me five interview questions, so here are the answers.

1. If you gave up on the geek life, what would you do?

That's a good question... there's a few directions I'd go:

• Teacher. Always wanted to, and got turned away from the path. Perhaps when K is comfortable in a tenure-track position, I'll go back and get it.


• Dad. K and I talked about this quite some time ago; if we have kids, there's a really good chance I'll become a stay-at-home dad. We'll see.


• Writer. I'm not great at it, but I'd love to be able to start writing more fiction.


• Building supply sales. I honestly miss it some times (then I remember the crappy pay and bosses, and I don't miss it quite so much). But I do still miss being around that environment. I could never do it for a Home Depot or other big box store - only a mom & pop shop, which are getting more and more scarce these days.


• Construction. I'm probably too old. 'nuff said.

2. What's your dream vacation?

Take a couple of years off, and go everywhere. Japan, China, Thailand, Australia, Nepal, Europe, Africa, Egypt and South America. And anywhere else I've forgotten.

3. What do you and K do on the weekend (when you're not conquering mountains!)?

The answer is likely very boring to people who are not us. But here it is anyway. :)

Saturday
- wake up whenever we get up
- head to the Strathcona Farmer's Market for eggs and organic veggies
- around noon, head to Lahore Sweets for South/East Indian buffet. I eat as much Tandoori Chicken as I humanly can, and Kirsten finishes up with Galub Jamun and Masala Tea.
- head to any garage sales that are in our sights. I love garage sales, and I don't know why. But we do manage to find some neat stuff from time to time.
- Various chores and running around.

Sunday
- wake up before 10 am
- BLUEBERRY WAFFLES! (I can't believe I forgot about the waffles. Bad Darren!)
- head to the Callingwood Farmer's Market for veggies and fruit. It's much smaller than the Strathcona Market, but there's less people too.
- putter around, not doing much
- sometimes head for a bikeride
- watch the Sunday Night Lineup from 8pm to 11pm (Futurama, King of the Hill, Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, etc)

4. Who's your favourite actor and why?

Can't say that I really have a favourite actor. I have actors whose movies I always seem to enjoy... Kevin Spacey, Molly Parker, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, John Candy and Mike Meyers to name a few.

5. Okay, I have to do it. Most embarrassing moment?

Heh. There's too many. I'm really quite clumsy, and not very good at talking... so I tend to get myself into embarrassing situations from time to time. K can attest to this -- it's so prevalent that she's called it my 'anti-slick gene'. If I trip over a sock on the floor... the anti-slick gene. When I look at her lovingly, after she asks, "Honey, would you trade me for $2 million?" and I say - in the sweetest of tones - "Yup!"... anti-slick gene. You get the idea.

The most recent, however, involved online life; K and I were googling ourselves and I found a whole bunch of old usenet posts from 1996, when I was lonely & lookin' for love....

Who wants to carry on the meme? Leave your name and I'll ask you some questions. If you have a website, post your answers there... if not, post them in the comments.