A List Of Things About Me...

I’m funny

I’m smart

I love sports

I’m full of random useless facts

Alison by Elvis Costello is my favorite song

I suffer fools but that doesn’t mean I like it

I enjoy random weird quotes

I like stability and routine

It's easier for me to be melancholy than happy

I never thought I’d like exercising but now I do it regularly

I’ve gotten used to going to the movies alone

I’ve driven across country by myself

I think it’s important to tell people how much you care about that at random times

I’m learning to be more selfish

The two things I think is true of all the people I consider my friends is that I trust them and I don’t ever question their motives.

I’m petty

I have a good memory about almost everything, but slights and negative memories are always more vivid and clear

I can hold a grudge

I’m not good with directions

I like being a designated driver

For most of my life it was always easy to forgive

Recently I find it much harder to forgive

I like compliments but I don’t chase them

I think it’s important to ask follow up questions if you really want to know how someone is doing

My heart isn’t as full as it used to be

I like to go for a long walk on my birthday

My birthdays always tend to be really good or god awful - with very few in between.

When i hear that quote about how it takes more muscles to frown than to smile I think to myself, 'happy people are lazy.'

I like buying things for others

I always hold out hope that people will be good, but It’s easier for me to see and believe that we are all flawed and selfish

I think the words we choose are important - so be careful what you say. I’ll be sure to remember them.

I believe that your words don’t matter if they aren’t consistent with your actions.

I am willing to meet someone halfway.

I’m embarrassed by my the name of my email address

I remember using AIM in college

I think we are all hypocrites - it’s just important to realize it and try to be less of one

I believe that sometimes it’s important to judge your friends. As long as your judging them to their face.

I don’t think it’s easy to say your sorry.

I am great at being passive aggressive

When i hear the phrase “cut your nose off to spite your face” i don’t hear it as a warning. I hear a piece of advice.

I am wary of zealots.

I cry a lot

I don’t watch as many cartoons as people might think.

I’ve gotten a lot of my life advice from The Simpsons

I don’t like new situations

i like the idea of options even though I tend to stick to what I know.

i like to be liked - even though sometimes I don’t think I deserve it.

I think that most people’s understanding of me is a caricature.

I like to reflect and analyze.

When I was young I wanted to be an archeologist.

A TV and the 2001 World Series dramatically changed the course of my life.

When I was young I loved reading books about dinosaurs and Sitting Bull.

I like when people do the little things that show they’ve been listening and paying attention.

I don’t want to die along but I think I am emotionally prepared for it.

I like the saying: “God takes care of old folks and fools”.

I try not to get excited about anything because it help me avoid disappointment. 

I don’t like the way my feet smell after a long run

I’m prone to jealousy 

I love Otis Redding

I like the idea of reading much more than the actual act of reading

I like to draw

I almost don’t draw at all anymore

I used to be much more creative

I eat the sausage on my pizza last along with the crust

I’ve used Nair on my back hair

I’ve run a half marathon

Wrestling was a huge part of my childhood and will probably always be important to me.

I often wonder if I’ll be happy the next time the Dodgers win the World Series or if I’ll be relieved.

I don’t know if I’ve felt “at home” somewhere in a very long time.