39 posts tagged “qotd”

Has anything unlucky happened to you today?

Well, it started when my car broke down. I went to rent-a-wreck and noticed you could rent a postal minivan. So I did. Then that broke down. A kindly Oakland police officer was understandably befuddled by my story and garb. Oh yeah, I was dressed for an interview as a children's entertainer. She was understanding though and listened. But when she noticed that my insurance had expired three business days before, she dropped her hands at her sides, looked me in the eye and said, "Now you have one chance to tell me what _actually_ is going on."

I repeated in earnest that what I'd told her was true and that if she called the rental place, they'd corroborate my story. I sensed her patience with this _clown_ was wearing thin.

"mister , I've got criminals to catch. You, I think are one, but I'm sick of looking at you. Get your insurance updated and good luck at your interview. Good day.

So I didn't get the job.

If you could travel back in time, which era would you visit and why?

I would travel back in time so that I could save the Segway Scooter press releases that proclaimed that the clunky dangerous pseudo-bigwheels would...nay!...will revolutionize the transportation system.

Or I'd go back last year and bet every penny I had (139) that the eighth-seeded Warriors would beat the first-seeded Mavs.

If you were independently wealthy, where in the world would you live?
Submitted by Eileen.

Next door to Larry Ellison. It'd be great. I could come over and borrow a cup of sugar or a set medieval Asian fighting armor.

How do you feel about your birthday?  Do you look forward to it and remind all your friends, or do you dread it and try to keep it a secret?

Usually, my feelings on my birthday are aligned with my life at the time. But, no, I don't make a big deal either way.

I would like to point out that I got excited about these birthdays:

16: got my driver's license

21: got to drink

25: got to rent a car

35: my car insurance rates went down

In California at least, even someone lukewarm about birthdays like me enjoys the institutional birthday gifts of these milestones.

The seventh season of "American Idol" premieres tonight.  Will you be watching, or are you over it?

I confess that I've never watched one minute of that show. But I also confess that this year's General Election should be a TV show in the same format called "American President." The contestants will present their platforms and the folks will vote (as opposed to current elections).

Do you have an unusual talent that you are ridiculously proud of?  If so, what is it, and why the smug look on your face? 
Submitted by mo.

The forty-five minute nap. It took years of practice and was my minor in college. That said, naps aren't for everyone -- kind of like being open to hypnosis. And that said,  the smug look comes from my years of training and usually occurs after my nap.

What are five words you really like? 
Submitted by purplesque.

5. Synergy
4. Stakeholder
3. Team-building
2. Wassaap
1. Granularity

Oh, I'm bulimic.

Which are your favorite sites for shopping online?

Blackwater Online ProShop
http://proshop.blackwaterusa.com/

What are your irrational fears? 
Submitted by Dan Culhane.  

Fred Durst losing the Presidential race.
The Golden State Warriors moving to San Jose.
An obsession with Fluvog shoes.
Losing my obsession with Magic Johnson.
Being a woman and Knick Executive and Hall of Fame point guard Isaiah Thomas developing an obsession.
Google's obsession with the winning the FCC frequency lottery.
People who, when under oath before the Senate Judicial Committee, obsessively wagging their fingers.
Disappointing Clivus Multrum.

Write your own Wikipedia entry for yourself (or share the link if you already have one).

Matthew Margolin (b. 13 September 1966) is an American editor for the World Wide Web. A controversial figure when he arrived on the Internet scene, since his days of refusing to give more than 40% and his occasional supercilious need to expound about his theory, "Quantity is Job One."

Following a weekend retreat at Bohemian Grove with Clivus Multrum, Margolin had a spiritual awakening. He returned to work and vowed to give 42% from then on.

Like all white, liberal educated, males of his age, Mr. Margolin could not qualify for his bachelor's degree without playing the guitar and performing in several band. Although some say he should have quit after writing his first song "Guitar Shop Dude" in 1987, later his band the Smokin' Rhythm Prawns released "All You Can Eat" (Big and Smelly 001). No matter the faults or merits of this album, Mr. Margolin became very good at spelling the word "Rhythm" over the telephone. Later he joined Black Kali Ma, a motley crew made of a Lakota Sioux, a Pole, lilly-white fingered Jewish boy (Margolin), and the pride of Palestine, TX, Gary Floyd (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness).

Black Kali Ma became the first band on their label Alternative Tentacles to be reviewed in Rolling Stone magazine. The album sold five thousand copies. Margolin learned that major labels release 30000 albums per year, and that if you sell five thousand you are in 95% in sales.

Currently, Margolin continues his prolific creative and professional output and recently quaified for the IOCC Slacker Olympics.