- My full name is Aaron John Ballman
- I got my middle name from my mom's uncle
- My gandma (Audrey, on my mom's side) died 10 years ago this week
- I have lived in Sartell (MN), Vancouver (BC), Redmond (WA) and Austin (TX)
- I've never met Jake in real life, though we've been friends for about five years. And he's not the only good friend I have met online
- I am dating Elissa Star Wampler, and have been for over a year and a month
- I have worked for REAL Software for about three years. I was hired on as a Windows programmer, but ended up being responsible for all networking, serial and folder item code as well as a ton of other stuff (like remote debugging, console application, services, and Linux/Windows support)
- I enjoy playing sports -- baseball, football, bowling, raquetball, frisbee, and of course hockey, just to name a few
- I have a cat named Pixel who's become my family. Which is odd since I used to hate cats
- I originally wanted to be a game programmer. In fact, I attended DigiPen for a year before I decided that game programming was not where it's at
- I currently drive a hunter green 1998 Dodge Dakota Sport pickup truck. It was my dad's truck, but when my 1996 Ford Escort died, I bought it from him
- I have a stuffed bear named Pudd that my best friend gave me as a going away present before I moved to Vancouver
- I don't watch TV, I'd rather read a good book or be on the computer
- I am afraid of big crowds of people where I can't easily leave such as crowded bars or parties
- I've only broken two bones in my life. My little toe when I stepped on a cross-stitch needle that my sister dropped, and my knuckle when it collided at high velocity with Dutch Warner's jaw
- I was in karate for nine months and was about to test for my green belt in Goju Ryu when I decided that I didn't enjoy hitting my friends
- I have two parents (Rick and Margaret [but everyone calls her Muggs]) who have been married for over 30 years (I forget how many exactly! Oops!) and an older sister named Meggan
- My favorite band is from Canada. I found them one day while watching Much Music (the Canadian version of MTV, except they actually play music). They're call The Tea Party
- I was born the same day Walt Whitman died (different year obviously). March 26, 1979 (which makes me 25 for those of you who are slow with math)
- I graduated from Sartell High School in 1997, and graduated Cum Laude from St. Cloud State University in 2001 with a BS in CS.
- I've never been skinny dipping or to a strip club. But I have played strip poker
- My favorite programming language is C++
- The best console video game ever is a toss-up between Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III
- A lot of my friends are getting married. So far: Adam & Andrea, Sarah M & Jon, Dan and Amie (divorced now, but Amie is remarried), Melanie & Dickhead (divorced as well), Jill & Aaron. There may even be some that I am missing... :: shudders ::
- I have had several articles published in various magazines about different programming topics
That's a lot of information...where are the questions for this?
It's just random stuff that I thought of to tell everyone. There's no list of questions to answer -- it's all made up from your mind. You're supposed to do 100 of them, but I don't feel like writing them all out at once. :-P
::laughs::...LAZY!!!...j/k...so when are you going to have that thinger done?
Dunno yet.... It's in the works. Be patient young padwan.. :-P
Yes Master...I shall work on my patience so long as you QUIT BEATING ME WITH THOSE DAMN BAMBOO STICKS!!! =oP
LoL! Fine fine. ;-)
Speaking of Dutch, Sealapus, you remember what my mom does for a living, right? Since I moved back to Sartell, I sometimes ride along with her. About two months ago, we arrested Dutch for drinking and driving, and the entire thing was very amusing since he would not shut up. Poor boy apparantly forgot about his court date for it too, since he didn't show... and now he's wanted on a warrant for it. Hope that brightens your day! It was definitely funny for me. ::hugs:: :) ttyl
LoL! Somehow I'm not too surprised about Dutch. :-P Next time I'm in Sartell, can I ride along with you and your mom? :-D
::laughs:: oh man...and his sister works at the dugout downtown
Oh man! What was her name? Christina I think? lol, I forgot about her. Their family lived just down the block from me when I was growing up.
Yeah, you can come ride. But don't forget handcuffs! :P Yeah, it's Christina. He's dating Nikki Krueger, who was in my grade (so that's what... two or three years younger than you?). They're all just one big ol' happy family.