The "10 Things I've Done Meme"

[jeriendhal]

This is harder than it looks, especially for me...

1. Loaned Lois McMaster-Bujold a copy of her own book.
2. Met Sylvester McCoy just a week after he was declared the new Seventh Doctor, and asked him what he looked without his glasses.
3. Met a popular Doctor Who author before he was an author. (Hi, Jon!)
4. Nearly lost an eye after tossing used batteries into a fire for fun.
5. Provided playtest corrections for a book to be printed by Steve Jackson Games.[1]
6. Shook hands with the then current governor of Maryland, prior to his conviction on corruption charges.
7. Made regular visits to a child psychatrist before the age of ten.
8. Climbed to the top of one of the "Black Hills" in South Dakota.
9. Sat with three other thirteen year-old in a drainage junction, and lit a fire to see what would happen.[2]
10. Loaned a seat to Spider Robinson's wife.

[1] (singing) "Someday, oooooover the rainbooooow...."
[2] What happened was, we nearly died of smoke inhalation.

Comments

[sraun]

I've done #5 - I got playtester credit and copies on at least two books. Reign of Steel was one, I'd have to go through the library to see what else.

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

Your no. 4 and no. 9 beat my no. 1 (lit nylon stocking on fire to see what would happen - over my leg!) all to heck!

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

I got one on GURPS Ogre, Vorkosigan (hence the forlorn singing), and got a mention in GURPS IOU for some stuff I came up with on the BBS that got in the book.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Well, I've never set myself on fire, no... Still, it's a wonder I survived childhood.