Top 3s

3 Favourite books from high school

  1. The Chrysalids
  2. The 5th Business
  3. Dragon Wing (Yeah, I’m in comp-sci, are you surprised I have nerdish tendencies?)

3 things I miss about Korea

  1. The bboy scene (no surprise here)
  2. The formal politeness and easy friendliness of the culture
  3. The crazy drinkin/dancing/craziness of the never-ending Korean night-life

3 Favourite courses I took at university

  1. CIS*4000 (Technical presentations) – I just love giving presentations. There’s just something awesome about taking a few papers worth of information (many hours of reading) and boiling it down to an informative and concise 15 minute presentation.
  2. MUSC*2150 (Music and Pop Culture) – I wish I’d been able to take this course with Jesse as well but I learnt (and probably also forgot) so much about many classic types of music that I’d never really bothered listening to. (though I still hate The Beatles…)
  3. ENGL*2740 (Children’s Literature) – made me buy a sweet book of nursery rhymes, with the original and messed up original rhymes. (ie: “Eeny meeny miney mo, catch a nigger by the toe,” wtf??!)

3 secrets you may not know or like about my beliefs

  1. I’m an anti-theist (I’m against the concept of religion in pretty much all forms)
  2. I’m an egalitarian (I think women’s rights are just as important as men’s rights. Hint: Chivalry is dead and that goes both ways)
  3. I think prostitution and marijuana should both be legalized.

My 3 favourite places to have a good, in-depth and possibly “edgy/offensive” conversation in Guelph.

  1. On the bus
  2. Vienna café
  3. The Arboretum

3 best breakfast places in Guelph (That I’ve been…)

  1. Vienna Café (delicious, awesome atmosphere and a metric shit-ton of food for reasonable $$$)
  2. Angel’s Diner (pretty darn good and cheap)
  3. Eggcetera (Nothing mind blowing and the wait’ll kill you but it’s maaaaaaaaad cheap son, like a bird)

My 3 worst bad habits (there’s more than 3, don’t worry…)

  1. Nail biting
  2. Not answering emails
  3. Not keeping on top of my to-do list

The 3 photos I’ve taken, that are on Flickr, that I think represent my photographic style

(man it was hard to pick just 3….)

Ok, now you all have an assignment. Comment on this post with a top 3 (or two, or three, …) of your own :)

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8 Responses to Top 3s

  1. Laila says:

    Ok…so I totally want to do this top 3 list, but I don’t actually know you and just happened upon this blog…is that weird?

  2. Chris Marlow says:

    Not at all :) In fact, I encourage this behaviour! :)

  3. Laila says:

    Laila’s Top 3 List (some are adapted from yours)

    Top 3 Favourite Books:
    1) The Sacred Balance – David Suzuki (fostered my awareness of the interconnectedness of all things)
    2)The Fifth Child – Doris Lessing (so well written that you can almost ‘feel’ the characters and events)
    3)Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood (don’t remember the details, but it was good – both times)

    Top 3 Things I Miss About Living in the Country:
    1)Water that actually quenches your thirst and doesn’t taste like chlorine or chemicals
    2)The smell of clean, fresh air – thick with the scent of pine
    3)the peace of being alone in nature, able to concentrate and reflect (without the constant chaos found in the city)

    Top 3 Lessons I Learned in University:
    1)Social constructions are everywhere! – that many aspects of the world in which we live are socially created and that becoming aware of these constructions can allow you to carve out your own renegade-type existence – if you so choose!
    2)The sense of satisfaction and self-worth you get from hard work and perseverance is exceptional
    3)Even when you think that there is no way you can do something and you have lost all hope – you can.

    Top 3 Favourite Quotes:
    1) “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Ghandi
    2) “The soul unfolds itself like a lotus of countless petals” – Khalil Gibran
    3)Any of the “Deep Thoughts” by Jack Handey quotes — too funny!

    Top 3 Pet Peeves:
    1)Mascots
    2)The sound of styrofoam being ‘handled’
    3)Littering

    Top 3 Songs for Today:
    1)The Only One I Know – Mark Ronson feat. Robbie Williams
    2)You’re Gonna Leave – Stephen Marley
    3)Don’t Play the Fool – Freddie McGregor

    Top 3 Things I Used to Buy, But Now I Make:
    1)Natural Lip Balm
    2)Natural Body Cream
    3)Natural Conditioner

    Top 3 Favourite Stores in Guelph:
    1)Harmony
    2)Shakti
    3)The Stone Store

    -How can I post pics too!?

  4. Chris Marlow says:

    you can try writing tags in html but I think it’s probably disabled. Sorry, guess there’s a no go on that one. Good lists though :P

  5. Jason says:

    3 Favourite books from high school
    - Hamlet
    - lord of the flies
    - to kill a mockingbird

    3 things I miss about…. Guelph?
    - Cheap beers
    - Downtown Guelph’s character (always something to photograph)
    - Guelph Friends

    3 Favourite courses I took at university
    - Databases (cis 3530)
    - software engineering (cis 3200)
    - trends in distributed systems (cis 4100)

    3 secrets you may not know or like about my beliefs
    - I’m offended by smokers
    - I eat 2 meals a day. 3 is usually pushing it
    - I get depressed if I’m not active through running, dancing, etc.

    My 3 favourite places to have a good, in-depth and possibly “edgy/offensive” conversation in Guelph.
    - Dance practice
    - Yoga
    - Jasper’s place

    3 best breakfast places in Guelph
    - Angels
    - my kitchen
    - mountain cafe

    My 3 worst bad habits
    - procrastination
    - complaining
    - purchasing shoes

    The 3 photos I’ve taken, that are on Flickr, that I think represent my photographic style
    - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jswaby/2017512824/
    - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jswaby/1386311568/
    - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jswaby/2415138001/

  6. Laila says:

    Oh, so Jason – you are getting in on this too I see! Well then here are some of my pictures…
    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36793&l=13c87&id=508885372
    (hope that link works) — bask in the glory of them I say!!! ;) (let me know which one is your favorite with a comment maybe?)

  7. meg'n says:

    MARLOW! I stumbled upon your site tonight for the first time – FUN WOW! Here is my contribution to the lists, it is somewhat lengthy because I’m super bored tonight.

    3 things I learned in my undergrad years:
    -just because someone can’t see your face and tell you they love you, doesn’t mean they are wavering in their love for you
    -stress can cause you a great deal of physical illness and pain
    -it is possible to build meaningful relationships with people even when you are a grouchy, melancholy mess of misplaced and delayed teen angst with limited desire to accept someone new into your life, especially if you are always honest and upfront

    3 things I am learning as a grad student:
    -honest and upfront are not synonymous with clear and straightforward
    -a lack of healthy, motivating stress can make you a drunken slacker who won’t ever be able to prove themselves a leader
    -it can be difficult to build a meaningful relationship with someone even when they seem to like and respect you

    My 3 least favourite places to have an edgy/offensive conversation:
    -the solarium at the 9hole
    -the Weeds Lab where I work on campus
    -um… the solarium at the 9hole

    3 favourite things to do while drunk:
    -listen to my friends play guitar/ukelele/drums/whatevs
    -HUG and KISS! And SMILE SMILE SMILE
    -chat and laugh with my granddad about the things we like, and try/fail to keep up with him in drinking

    3 favourite things to do while stoned:
    -swim naked
    -listen to The Who-Won’t be Fooled Again
    -read Kerouac’s journals and pretend he has penned the words of my own soul

    3 things I suck at that I wish I could improve:
    -being creative
    -knowing how my words and actions are going to affect people
    -exhibiting grace in any capacity, not in words or movement or any other way imaginable

    3 favourite songs today:
    -Jeff Buckley-Lover, You Should Have Come Over
    -Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
    -Beirut- Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)

    3 interesting/strange things about me you may not know:
    -I hate putting things in my right hand pockets, of jackets or pants or anything, and I deal with this pocket dilemma every day
    -I love pretty much everyone I have ever spent time with, and it causes me tons of stress
    -I often have nightmares about entire cities of people running and running, and trying unsuccessfully to hide from power-hungry, violent humans or humanoids…eeeeeek

    PEACE!

  8. meg'n says:

    Weird. The time stamp on my post is WAY off..it is 3:28 am.

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