Favorites

Here's a few of my favorite things (not too sound too much like an old movie). As time allows, I will create pages expounding why for each one, and other thoughts.

Favorites Pastimes:

• Reading
• Bicycling
• Playing Strategy Games

Runners Up:

• Running
• Camping/Backpacking
• Rock Climbing
• Swimming
• Playing Volleyball
• Computer Programming

Favorite Books:

• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Wheel of Time Sequence, Robert Jordan
• The Star of the Guardians Trilogy, Margaret Weis

Runners Up:

• Without Remorse, Tom Clancy
• The Republic, Plato
• Strangers From the Sky, Margaret Wander Bonano
• Prime Directive, Judith and Garth Reeves-Stevens
• Sarek, A.C. Crispin
• The Inferno, Allegheni Dante
• Paradise Lost, John Milton
• House of Leaves, Mark A. Danielewski

Favorite Movies:

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Gladiator
• Braveheart

Runners Up:

• The Matrix
• The Star Wars Trilogy
• The Game
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Hunt for Red October
• The Rock
• Gone In 60 Seconds

Favorite TV Shows:

• The Simpsons
• Early Edition
• MacGyver

Runner Up:

• Star Trek: The Next Generation

Favorite Music Artists:

• Rich Mullins
• Live
• U2

Runners Up:

• Matchbox 20
• Creed
• Newsboys
• Loreena McKennitt
• Rebecca St. James
• Peter, Paul & Mary

Favorite Computer/Video Games:

• Age of Kings: The Conquerors (RTS)
• Warlords Battlecry II (RTS/RPG)

Favorite Non-Computer Games:

• Lord of the Rings TCG
• Star Wars CCG
• Fluxx Card Game

Runners Up:

• Chess, Nightmare Chess, and 4-Player Chess
• Illuminati Card Game
• Monopoly
• Scrabble
• Risk
• Boggle
• Hearts

Other Favorites:

• Favorite Color: Forest Green
• Runners Up: Silver, Black
• Least Favorite Color: Yellow

• Favorite Food/Meal: Corned Beef & Sauerkraut
• Runners Up: Bratwursts, Beef Stroganoff, Steak
• Least Favorites Food: Figs, Seaweed Soups, Japanese Beancake Desserts

• Favorite Weather: Thunderstorms
• Least Favorite Weather: High Speed Hot Winds

• Favorite Qualities in People: Intelligent/thoughtful, Talkative (but not incessantly so), Competitive (but more graceful losers than I am), Active/Open to trying new things
• Frustrating Qualities: Inability to take hints to back off, Not listening, Superficial, Unthinking/Stupid

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