Fantastic Fours

We were "tagged" recently to answer a bunch of questions that revolve around the number four, so here we go:

Four jobs I’ve had:

Erik
• Sporting Goods/Automotive —
K-Mart, Macon, Ga.
• Sports clerk — The (Nashville) Tennessean
• Assistant Civic Editor — The Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
• Assistant Managing Editor — The Christian Chronicle

Jeanie
• Substitute teacher — Altus, Okla.
• Computer clerk/cleaning lady at antique store — Edmond, Okla.
• Lab technician, Oklahoma Christian Uniiversity and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City
• Pediatric resident — OUHSC

Four movies I could watch over and over:

Erik
• Any of the “Star Wars” movies (except Episodes I and II)
• Any of the “Lord of the Rings” Movies
• “Dr. Strangelove”
• “About a Boy”
(Jeanie said I should list my “Simpsons” DVDs here, but they’re not technically movies. “Hotel Rwanda” also almost made this list.)

Jeanie:
• “Sweet Home Alabama”
• “Three Men and a Little Lady”
• “Hope Floats”
• “Father of the Bride Part II”

Four books I could read over and over:

Erik
(In addition to the Bible and assorted commentaries)
• "To Kill a Mockingbird" — possibly the greatest American novel of all time
• Any of the “Lord of the Rings” books (including “The Hobbit”)
• “The Simpsons” episode guides
• “Letters From a Nut’”

Jeanie
• “In His Steps”
• “Life on the Edge”
• “Little Women”
• (a number of books about people of the Bible)

Four places I've lived:

Erik
• Alexandria, Va.
• Macon, Ga.
• Nashville, Tenn.
• Edmond, Okla.

Jeanie
• Altus, Okla.
• Oklahoma City
• Edmond, Okla.
• (My parents actually own land in Madill, Okla. Does that count?)

Four TV shows I watch:

Erik
• “The Simpsons”
• “Law & Order”
• “The Office”
• “House”

Jeanie
• “Law & Order”
• “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
• “E.R.”
• “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

Four places I've been on vacation:

Erik
• San Antonio, Texas
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Boston
• Washington (D.C.)

Jeanie
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Kingston, Grand Cayman
• Numerous band tour locales from coast to coast
• Branson, Mo.

Four Web sites I visit daily:

Erik
• The Christian Chronicle — No surprise there.
• Slate.com — I always find something worth reading
• news.bbc.co.uk — International news from the BBC. The only news agency that REALLY seems to know what’s going on in the Central African Republic or Djibouti.
• Google.com — Also a no-brainer

Jeanie
• my e-mail
• Resnet — for pediatric residents
• Various blogs
• www.mrcc.org — Memorial Road Church of Christ

Four favorite foods:

Erik
• Frisco melt and fries from Steak N’ Shake
• Encheladas platter from Pablano Grill or Ted’s (or Chelinos)
• Spaghetti marinara and side Caesar salad from Fazoli’s (provided there are breadsticks — see earlier post)
• Salmon, salmon, salmon!

Jeanie
• Cheese enchiladas (see above restaurants)
• Canadian bacon and onion pizza from Hideaway
• Curly fries from Arby’s
• Chocolate layer dessert

Four nicknames I have had:

Erik
• Trygg
• Enrique
• E
• Erda Boy (long story)

Jeanie
• Jeanie Bea (or Bea)
• Pumpkin
• Big Toot (that’s what Jones, our babysitter, called me. My sister was Little Toot.)
• Mom (because I was the “mom” in the youth group)

Four places I’d like to visit (that’ I’ve never been):

Erik
• Cambodia
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Japan

Jeanie
• Vienna, Austria
• London
• Washington, D.C.
• New York City