Brian de Morray (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} brian_murray) wrote,@ 2008-06-03 16:51:00 |
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my first time acting as a sheep
My first time acting as a sheep:
Here are the rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you 5 questions of a very personal nature.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions.
These questions are from Belfebe:
1. How has parenthood changed you?
Just parenthood, not that much. My mom has done home-daycare since I was a toddler. I grew up surrounded by little kids. People always ask "How do you deal with 5 kids?". Except for the cleaning & scheduling, 5 kids is easier than 1. Built-in playmates are a godsend. The great short horde is a "yours, mine, and ours" set. I have two by blood, five by love.
2. What has been the biggest challenge you have ever changed?
Being a single dad. I was the primary care giver for child #4 for multiple years, starting at 1 year old. His mom and I separated not long after his 1 year birthday. I went from being extremely work focused (80+ hours a week), to focusing on very little but my son. I lost over 30 lbs during that period of time. Of course, I've gained nearly all of it back since getting remarried.
Being a single parent is rough. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
3. If you could go back in time, is there anything you would like to tell your younger self?
In order:
a) Being right isn't always right.
b) Never intermingle friendship and money.
c) Work to live, not live to work.
4. Have you ever considered a career in piracy?
Yes. I was my dad's movie going partner growing up. My mom hates movie theaters. We saw every shoot-em-up, war, spy, drug dealer movie that came out from the time I was 4 until I left for college. On the way home, we always critiqued the movie from a "what did the bad guys do wrong" point of view. We discussed what they could have done better, how they could have avoided getting caught, what the good guys should have picked up on and didn't...
My dad always said I was either going to be a Spook or a member of a Cartel. I've held a security clearance, worked indirectly for multiple spook agencies, and will probably end up doing it again after I get tired of startup life. I like to think of it as I was a spook that got paid better. :)
5. How did you and your wife meet?
My wife is (was?) a widower, I'm a divorcee. We were both primary care givers to our kids. We met through a single parent social network.
My first time acting as a sheep:
Here are the rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you 5 questions of a very personal nature.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions.
These questions are from Belfebe:
1. How has parenthood changed you?
Just parenthood, not that much. My mom has done home-daycare since I was a toddler. I grew up surrounded by little kids. People always ask "How do you deal with 5 kids?". Except for the cleaning & scheduling, 5 kids is easier than 1. Built-in playmates are a godsend. The great short horde is a "yours, mine, and ours" set. I have two by blood, five by love.
2. What has been the biggest challenge you have ever changed?
Being a single dad. I was the primary care giver for child #4 for multiple years, starting at 1 year old. His mom and I separated not long after his 1 year birthday. I went from being extremely work focused (80+ hours a week), to focusing on very little but my son. I lost over 30 lbs during that period of time. Of course, I've gained nearly all of it back since getting remarried.
Being a single parent is rough. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
3. If you could go back in time, is there anything you would like to tell your younger self?
In order:
a) Being right isn't always right.
b) Never intermingle friendship and money.
c) Work to live, not live to work.
4. Have you ever considered a career in piracy?
Yes. I was my dad's movie going partner growing up. My mom hates movie theaters. We saw every shoot-em-up, war, spy, drug dealer movie that came out from the time I was 4 until I left for college. On the way home, we always critiqued the movie from a "what did the bad guys do wrong" point of view. We discussed what they could have done better, how they could have avoided getting caught, what the good guys should have picked up on and didn't...
My dad always said I was either going to be a Spook or a member of a Cartel. I've held a security clearance, worked indirectly for multiple spook agencies, and will probably end up doing it again after I get tired of startup life. I like to think of it as I was a spook that got paid better. :)
5. How did you and your wife meet?
My wife is (was?) a widower, I'm a divorcee. We were both primary care givers to our kids. We met through a single parent social network.
