Four Fun Facts

Lauren tagged me in a "four things" posting. I'm really enjoying reading everyone's responses to these questions. Here are my own!

Four names that people call me other than my real name:

1. Em or "M"
2. Emmers (hence my blog URL)
3. E-dog (hi Imran!)
4. Emzo. The story behind this is that Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olczyk frequently says, "It's never a bad play to get the puck to the net." I always quote this when I think that hockey players aren't shooting enough (which is often). Olczyk's nickname is Edzo so Adam started calling me Emzo.

Apparently there is also a gift shop in the the UK by the same name.
(Behold, the power of Google!)

Four jobs I've had:

1. Cashier
2. Personnel clerk
3. New product development portfolio manager
4. Financial analyst

Four movies I've watched more than once:

1. The Bourne series
2. My Sassy Girl (the Korean version, not the American remake)
3. Last Holiday
4. Forrest Gump

Maybe when I regain the motivation to run, I can try out the Forrest Gump workout.

Four books I'd recommend:

1. Pay It Forward
2. Anything that was written by Tess Gerritsen
3. The Joy of Cooking
4. Mind Your Heart

Four places I've lived:

1. Lindenhurst, IL
2. Champaign, IL
3. Urbana, IL
4. Chicago, IL

Notice a theme here?

Incidentally, my junior high science teacher Mr. Brown used to say, "If you want to live someplace with BORING weather, go to Florida or California. If you want to live someplace with INTERESTING weather, live in Illinois!"

As a child I would have been reluctant to admit that Mr. Brown was right, but he is.

Four places I've visited:

1. Mendoza, Argentina
2. Hobart, Australia
3. Tachileik, Myanmar
4. Talinn, Estonia

Four places I'd rather be right now:

1. Anywhere in Polynesia
2. Las Vegas
3. A bakery
4. At the Shedd Aquarium watching this little critter:

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Sushi
2. Chocolate
3. Pizza
4. Macaroni and cheese

How about mac & cheese pizza for a carb-loading option!?!?

Chocolate pizza would also be good...

Four things I don't eat:

1. Foie gras
2. Raw oysters
3. Brussel sprouts
4. Hot dogs

Four TV shows that I watch:

1. The Americans
2. Say Yes To The Dress (I know, I know, this is a guilty pleasure)
3. Barefoot Contessa
4. Law and Order (in syndication; I like the original series more than SVU or Criminal Intent)

My favorite detective duo during the show's run.

Four things I'm looking forward to:

1. Testing out some new holiday recipes
2. Planning my next vacation
3. Someday breaking my 5K PR
4. Springtime (already!)

Four things I'm always saying:

1. Yay!
2. I'm hungry
3. Craziness!
4. What are your thoughts?

Four people I tag to answer these questions:

You! You! You! You!