Another meme...

[fleetfootmike]

....guess I'm in the mood for memes. From marykaykare.

Five nicknames you've had.

Uncle Mike (general friends/fandom)
The Bard (alt.callahans)
Mikey (my wife)
Penfold (IRC/work - because my first work colleague's initials were DM)
Mig-me-ell (parents, twisted from Miguel)


Five books you've read recently.

The Crusades, Terry Jones
Lord Of The Rings, JRR Tolkien
Strangers In Paradise graphic novels, Terry Moore.
Judge Anderson vols 1-5 graphic novels
Programming Perl, Tom Christiansen et al.


Five quirky facts about you.

I have double-jointed thumbs.
My left eye is basically useless, and will be till I get the cataract operation on it.
I collect cardboard cut-out building models.
The top end of my vocal range is half an octave higher than it was a decade ago.
I gave up drinking Diet Coke on Dec 31st 2001. I now actively dislike the taste.


Five people who have influenced your life.

My wife.
My parents.
My son.
Lindsey Buckingham (my lead guitar style)
JRR Tolkien (for basically starting the genre of fiction I most enjoy).


Five things to which you're looking forward.

My 40th birthday.
The Fleetfoot Mike gig on the 21st March.
Payday.
The end of the cricket World Cup.
Bed.