I've had some crappy success until I changed from an AFC to an aPAU. Check out the game on an HB8! Anonymized...

Taken from the Internet:
Imagine you are walking towards a field of strawberries. There is a fence in front of you. Close your eyes. How high is the fence? You climb over the fence and enter the field of delicious strawberries. How many strawberries do you eat? After you are done eating the strawberries, imagine the owner of the field. How do you feel about him?


*** She Said ***
Strawberries
Ok, so I'll answer your strawberry questions. I am quite interested as to what it all means - is it one of those personality quizzes? I was a psychology major in college so I love these types of things.

The Fence - It is about 4 feet high and of the white picket variety. High enough to keep the rabbits out but low enough that the dog can jump over it. (Yeah, there's a dog with me)

The Strawberries - I pick them but I don't eat them. Or if I do, I only eat one. The rest go into my little basket. I will take them home and wash them later.

The Owner - He's a loveable older guy with white hair. I've known him all of my life but I'm not related to him.

So what does it all mean?


*** He Said ***
The fence represents the obstacle(s) in your life keeping you from your goal(s). You have challenges in your life right now, but they are not overwhealming. The strawberries are your pleasures. You are reserved, hoping to really enjoy life more in the near future (along with your dog). Here's the interesting part...the owner of the field is the man of your subconscious desires. A loveable older guy (with white hair?) that you felt like you've "known all your life" but you're not related to him.

How accurate is the quiz?

Here's another fun one...tell me 3 things about yourself, and make one of them a lie. I have to guess which one is the lie.


*** She Said ***
I don't know how accurate that quiz is, but that was fun regardless. Here are my 3 things. Guess and then give me 3 things of your own:

1). I have never lived anywhere besides California.

2). I took piano lessons for many years.

3). I graduated from college with honors.

*** He Said ***
I would hope that you have lived somewhere besides California. I'm going to guess #1 is the lie. You took piano lessons for many years as a child, but you lost interest and regret that you never continued. You studied hard in college and your hard work paid off!

1. I attended the 2003 Super Bowl and had better seats than Larry King.
2. We just had a re-org and I've been assigned the task of project managing an Interwoven installation for my company static Web sites.
3. I played co-ed kickball a few years ago and pulled my hamstring running around the bases.

Your turn to guess...

*** She Said ***
Sorry for the delayed response, but I woke up yesterday with a cough which just got progressively worse as the day went on. I've spent most of last night and this morning self-medicating.

You were right on mine, although I've only lived one other place (Columbia, MO) and that was only for a year and a half. And I don't regret quitting piano lessons. I don't really believe in regrets. I do wish I could play on a regular basis, but I don't really have space for my piano. It is sitting at my dad's house. I had it for a few years, but it is really a pain to move so I left it there instead.

For yours, I think #3 is the lie. The first one is too outrageous to not be true and the second one is too mundane to not be true. I also play kickball, and I've seen plenty of guys pull their hamstrings kicking the ball or sliding into a base, but not just running.

Here are some questions for you:

1). What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
2). If you were to describe yourself as an animal, which one would it be and why?
3). What is your favorite place in the world that you have travelled to?

*** He Said ***
I wasn't concerned. I thought you might be busy.

Well, it looks like the score is Me 2 - You 0. I guess that means that I'm not only good at determining the truth, but also lying Don't worry, lying is not my style! I even pay all my bills on time.

#1 A friends father won Super Bowl tickets for San Diego in 2003. I told my friend he should sell the tickets and buy a $5,000 television instead, but he insisted that since it was a gift we must go. I was working in Santa Barbara at the time and we drove down for the game. Larry King was about 15 seats behind us and to the left, sitting with his beautiful wife of 40 years younger. I went to take his photo and he shoved a hot dog in his mouth, so I waited. I was trying not to look too obvious, but he noticed I was trying to get his photo and he waved. It was my first (and last) professional football game that I've attended. Yes, outrageous but TRUE.

#2 Although I project managed both Websphere and Interwoven at [My Last Company] (where re-orgs happened every week), I am still developing Web applications for [My Current Company]. No re-org and no project managing for me. I pulled it from your profile and thought it was something I could fake you out with since I have experience - FALSE.

#3 I played WAKA Co-ed Kickball a few years ago (I still have the shirt). You're right about pulling my hamstring while kicking the ball, but that was my right leg. After my right leg healed, I pulled my left leg running the bases. You would think that I would have just re-pulled my right leg, wouldn't you? I was out of shape at the time, and failed to stretch. Funny, sad, but TRUE.

Here's the answers to your questions:

1. Instead of me telling you what my favorite flavor of ice cream is, why not experience it and decide for yourself? Maybe you'll change your mind about your favorite flavor, cause mine is the best!
2. I'll tell you over ice cream.
3. I just uploaded some more photos of my favorite place, to my profile. Take a look and I'll tell you about it when we meet. Even though the score is 2-0, I bet you won't have a problem picking the right photo.

I'm not going out with you until you are feeling better and non-contagious. I don't want your girl cooties. Ping me back when you're feeling better.

10 minutes later...

*** She Said ***
OK, so ice cream it is. It will definitely be the most unusual place I've met someone. I am currently downing orange juice and robitussin so hopefully this will be gone by tomorrow. I really, really hate being sick. I'll check back with you tomorrow and maybe we can make a plan to meet somewhere over the weekend or something.

BTW, I also have one of those awful orange WAKA shirts. I played a couple of games with them and decided that I was a little too old for that league and that they were way too competitive. It just wasn't fun. I joined a league with Parks and Rec instead. Those games are actually fun.

Talk to you tomorrow,