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Interesting Things About Me

August 17, 2007 By: Runner Leana

I’ve been tagged by Marathon Maritza on this, and its a fun one. I have to warn you…some of these lists may be long…
Jobs I’ve Held
– Grounds keeper and painter of mens’ washroom stalls at a graving dock.
– Water conservation hotline girl.
– Various co-op jobs working at a gas plant, determining the stability of offshore oil rigs in storms, and designing a small wastewater treatment plant.
– Stimulation engineer.
– Production and exploitation engineer.
Places I Have Lived
– Calgary, Alberta – Lloydminster, Alberta – Perth, Australia – London, England – Bogota, Colombia – back to London – Vancouver, British Columbia – Jakarta, Indonesia – back to Vancouver – Rocky Mountain House, Alberta – Houston, Texas – Laredo, Texas – Tulsa, Oklahoma – San Antonio, Texas – back to Calgary
Places I Have Visited
Saskatchewan – Manitoba – Ontario – Washington – Oregon – California – Las Vegas – Florida – Georgia – New York City – Minnesota – Wisconsin – Guatemala – Dominican Republic – Wales – Scotland – France – Spain – Italy – Germany – Austria – Switzerland – Hungary – Amsterdam – Finland – Hong Kong – Singapore – Bali – Malaysia – Thailand – South Africa
Movies I Can Watch Over and Over
– Pride and Prejudice
– Bend It Like Beckham
– Pirates of the Caribbean (what’s with all the Kiera Knightly movies..??)
– Dave
Shows I Enjoy
– Grey’s Anatomy
– Brothers and Sisters
– Glutton for Punishment
My Guilty Pleasures
– Eating ice cream straight out of the carton
– Reality TV and reading “The Superficial”
– Taco Time
Favourite Foods
– Sushi
– Vietnamese
– Malaysian
– Thai
Websites I Visit Daily
– MSNBC
– Blogs: Amanda, Angry, No Westsuit Girl, Maritza, Ali
Body Parts I’ve Injured
– Fractured nose
– Stress fractured right ankle
Awards I’ve Won
In grade 12 I won a provincial essay writing competition. I spent my Christmas break writing an essay on Hitler just to enter. And it had to be written by hand…none of that fancy stuff using a computer. Yup…I’m a nerd.
Nicknames I’ve Been Called
– Lee
– Guera (by my Mexican field operators…meaning white girl or pale one)
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I’m tagging Moon.

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Comments

  1. 1

    teacherwoman says

    August 17, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    Ahh… I love Bend it like Beckham!

  2. 2

    Marathon Maritza says

    August 17, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Awww I blushed that you wrote I’m one of the websites you visit…thanks! (Now I need to update more!)

    Oh, and I just watched Pride and Prejudice for the first time on Tuesday night – really good!

  3. 3

    Amanda - RunToTheFinish says

    August 18, 2007 at 1:11 pm

    Wow you have lived in and visited an amazing number of places! That is so wonderful! Is that from parents moving or school or just your own travels?

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