Wednesday, September 13, 2006

I guess I was tagged since I read Liz's and Catherine's blogs

1. Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 18, line 4?
So how expensive does it get? For a baseline meaurement, we timed the execution of a million iterations of the function addOne():
int addOne(int x) // Version 0
{
    return x+1;
}

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
Desk Phone, stapler, tape dispenser, paper clip dispenser, monitor, speakers, picture of Audrey and me at Sea World, tub of vitamins, themometer, coffee mug, earphones, keyboard, mouse, cell phone, flow chart of a state machine, PCMCIA<->IDE adapter, business cards, SATA cable, notepad (my desk is a mess)
3. What's the last thing you watched on TV?
Part of 50 First Dates
(WHERE DID 4 and 5 go???)
6. Except for the computer what can you hear?
More computers, co-workers talking with a Chinese accent, more computers
7. When did you last step outside and what were you doing?
I went out to lunch with my wife and co-worker, we had Ramen.
8. Before you started this survey what were you doing?
I was checking out some code where we print out versions strings, reading Liz's and Catherine's blogs.
9. What are you wearing?
Blue jeans, black shoes, white socks, white t-shirt, and a beige short sleeved button up shirt, typical engineer's attire.
10. Did you dream last night?
All I remember in my dream was bike riding around my work with my wife. There was a beach around here, or at least a place with lots of sand and it was difficult to ride the bikes in it.
11. When did you last laugh?
I probably at least chuckled at lunch, but I definitely laughed while I was watching that part of 50 First Dates last night when they showed 10 Second Tom.
12. What's on the walls in the room you're in?
I'm not in a room, I'm in a cube. On the walls there is my 1st RAID controller that I was issued at 3ware, vacation schedule, phone directory, EMACS reference, a few unicode characters, and one of those Silicon Valley map/calendars with a bunch of tech companies drawn on it.
13. Seen anything weird?
Can't think of anything offhand.
14. What do you think of this quiz?
How did I get involved in this???
15. Last film or video seen?
Crank with Jason Statham and Amy Smart. 1.5 hours of pure action, just AWESOME!
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight what's the first thing you'd do?
Pay off the house, get a bigger house, but a new car for both my wife and me, buy a nice "weekend" car, pay off my parents house, pay off my sisters school, pay off my in-laws house, put about 5 million in the bank and live off the interest.
17. Tell me something I don't know about yourself?
I sing in the car all the time.
18. If you could change one thing about the world regardless of politics what would it be?
Cure every disease out there.
19. Do you like to dance?
Not really.
20. What comment would you like to make to George Bush?
Be a better president?
21. Your first child is a girl what do you name her?
April
22. Your first child is a boy what do you name him?
Brendan
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, but only if I could come back to California anytime I wanted to.
24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Welcome, we've been expecting you!
25. Five people you want to do this quiz?
The cop out answer, anyone who reads this!