About

Welcome to the blog of Nick Quaranto! This is where I hope I can share a bit of my life with some added spice on my little corner of the internet. Want to get a hold of me? The best way will be emailing me at drnick40 [at] gmail [dot] com or give me a poke via twitter.

Here’s a few somewhat unknown facts about me, in the spirit of other bloggers:

  1. I was born on a Friday the 13th.
  2. I’m not afraid to walk under ladders.
  3. I hate it when shoes are left on a table.
  4. I also have a burning need to exit and enter out of one door, due to family superstition.
  5. I’m a huge Rush fan.
  6. I listen to classic rock, be it Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger, The Guess Who, etc.
  7. I only respect a few bands from the 90s on, namely Third Eye Blind and the Goo Goo Dolls.
  8. More recently, The Killers and Paramore.
  9. I had over 70 days of /played on World of Warcraft.
  10. I deleted all of my WoW characters, for good.
  11. I tend to get addicted to social media sites very quickly.
  12. My favorite food is a milkshake. No whip cream, please.
  13. My favorite color is blue.
  14. I love video games, but I hate PlayStation.
  15. I have fun programming.
  16. I must drink milk from a glass, no plastic.
  17. I tend to lose things all too much.
  18. Most important of which was a camera with over 900 pictures while in Rome.
  19. I need to go back to Italy.
  20. I have a serious weakness for Gnocchi.
  21. I wore a shirt and tie from 5th to 12th grade.
  22. I’m going to vote for Barack Obama.
  23. I love to customize my Windows machines.
  24. I’m an extremely good NetHack player.
  25. I’ve ascended in Nethack 4 times and counting.
  26. I’m a Catholic, and proud of it.
  27. I tend to read too many webcomics online.
  28. I own Dilbert: The Board Game and play it often.
  29. I can kick your ass in Halo.
  30. I really appreciate you reading this list. :)

That’s all I can think of for now, and more than enough for someone to steal my identity. If you need anything else, don’t hesitate to tweet me.

Oh yeah, what is the Litany Against Fear? It’s from the Dune novels by Frank Herbert:

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

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