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1.I’ve no idea how to start
writing this list.
2.But I can fake it for now.
3.It doesn’t bother me in the
least to be alone.
4.I do get a kick out of self
promotion, however shallow that may make me.
5.I thoroughly enjoy hanging
out without any clothes on.
6.I’m not wearing any clothing
right now as I write this.
7.Among my favorite past times
are tanning on my deck buck naked
8.I generally don’t care what
other people think about me unless they are my friends.
9.I don’t have a whole lot of
close friends but I have a very large number of acquaintances.
10. I own a bunch of DVD’s but
the only DVD player I have is in my laptop.
11. Given the option, I’ll use
a Mac every time.
12. PC’s make me want to commit
multiple homicide.
13. But I’d never kill anyone
without a really, really good reason.
14. And even then I’d almost
certainly regret it for a very long time.
15. But I do like target sports
like shooting guns, archery, darts and golf.
16. Though its been almost no
use professionally, my BA in Philosophy from UCSC is among my best credits.
And most useful in my personal life.
17. Logic and reason and empirical
proof are the foundation to who I am.
18. Or try to be.
19. Religion is of zero use
to me.
20. But I do my best to not
harp on other people who do find that it’s a useful tool for them to get
through their day.
21. When people attempt to convert
me, I tell them its my right to try and de-convert them, seems only fair.
22. My favorite authors include:
George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, Laurens van der Post, Roald Dahl, J.D.
Salinger and Truman Capote.
23. I don’t read books as much
as I used to. Or should.
24. I do read a tremendous amount
of material both online and offline.
25. Though I spend a vast amount
of time online everyday, I try to balance it out as best I can by being
outside, either down on the beach, out on my bikes or doing something else.
26. It doesn’t bother me in
the least being a geek.
27. But it does bother me an
awful lot when people try to pigeonhole me into some category without knowing
enough about me to do so.
28. I can’t stand dealing with
stupid people.
29. When I’ve been forced to
in the past, I’ve often mislead them, lied to them or otherwise cast them
astray.
30. I feel absolutely zero guilt
for doing so.
31. I’ve been single
for a long time now.
32. I don’t see that
changing anytime soon for a long list of reasons. And I’m not going into
it here.
33. I’m an utter and complete
carnivore.
34. But I hate melons. All of
them. Nasty slimey buggers.
35. I should ride my mountain
bike more.
36. I’ve bench pressed more
than three hundred pounds.
37. But have not done it for
a long time.
38. I have a bad habit of talking
a lot, especially when I get my mind going.
39. Sometimes I interupt people
and it bothers me that I can’t help myself for doing it.
40. I grow bonsai, basil, succulents
and a few others.
41. Cooking is something I get
into for periods.
42. I eat more tomatoes than
most anyone else I know.
43. I’ve been known to make
fairly elaborate meals on rare occasions.
44. I watch far too much FoodTV
to be good for me.
45. I know all of the Iron Chefs
by name and style of cooking.
46. Audrey Hepburn movies almost
always captivate me.
47. Steve McQueen’s the same
way but for very different reasons.
48. I’m only half way done.
49. To date I’ve been involved
in several hundred auctions on Ebay.
50. I realize that I do have
an auction problem.
51. But I really don’t care
about it all that much.
52. I have internal debates
with myself nearly all the time.
53. I have a need for speed
and prefer two wheels to four almost everytime.
54. I’ve never spent a night
in jail and have only been arrested once, well booked at least.
55. I can remember nearly every
single comic book I’ve read since I was about 12 from just reading a page
or two.
56. I have been known to write
letters and emails to companies that have somehow done me wrong.
57. Generally they don’t care
or don’t care to respond.
58. Musically I’m into a just
about everything but only a few country songs, virtually no opera (sorry
Mom) and most show tunes make me want to smack people.
59. I don’t like going
to musicals, either movies or live shows.
60. I’m calling in sick
tomorrow.
61. I’ve got Legos in
my closet right now and will bring them down from time to time to play
with them. I firmly believe that Legos are due a large part of the credit
for my ability to think creatively.
62. I’ve written two books that
were horrible but I still enjoyed writing them.
63. During one record setting
stretch in Tempe, Arizona, I drank nearly a half of a gallon of vodka
in a single evening. Yes, I puked, no I did not get laid.
64. I sometimes take personal
offense for poorly written emails, marketing materials or other correspondence.
65. I’ve yelled into people’s
car windows when they’ve cut me off on my motorcycle.
66. My last speeding ticket
was a very long time ago. I’ve talked my way out of the last three tickets.
67. I enjoy irony, like when
I read Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey while winter camping in the Wind
River Mountain range in Wyoming.
68. I took a three month wilderness
survival/education course back in 1988. My brother got to go to Kenya,
I went to Wyoming.
69. My brother’s still pissed
off that I sold his baseball card collection when I was a kid.
70. I’ve changed my mind at
least twenty times about believing in ghosts since I was a kid.
71. Though I’ve never really
counted, I’ve had at least five near death experiences.
72. Not one of them made me
want to go and find God.
73. Sometimes I don’t know when
to shut up.
74. My mind runs at very high
speed all the time and probably ninety percent of my best ideas have been
lost to not being near a means to record them.
75. I got to grow up a little
wild in the backwoods of Vermont.
76. When I camp out, I sleep
out under the stars unless its raining.
77. I’ve crossed a state border
underground. From Wyoming to Montana while caving.
78. I like the literary lineage
of writing and drinking. If it worked for Hemingway and all the rest then
it should damn well work for me.
79. I don’t edit my writing
very much but I do spell check usually.
80. I before E still throws
me.
81. It took me four tries and
two schools to get through calculus. But, in my defense, I took it three
times while attending ASU with 45,000 other college students who lured
me out to party an average of five nights a week. (sorry Mom and Dad, I
DID tell you I wasn’t ready for college).
82. I fully plan on retiring
before I turn 40.
83. I’ve put on women’s clothes
before.
84. But never gone out looking
for a date while in them.
85. I think that the age to
get a driver’s license should be raised to 20 or 21. Too many kids can’t
deal with everything that happens during those crucial teen years and
driving’s about the most dangerous though its treated the most casually.
Statistics don’t lie, kids die in car accidents more often than any other
age group.
86. But I support the abolition
of a drinking age altogether.
87. And legalization of a number
of drugs so that the money can be better spent on other things like education.
88. I used to smoke a lot of
pot.
89. I’ve never done cocaine
in my life.
90. I’m almost done with this
list.
91. I’ve slept with far more
women than the national average .
92. I’ve had one night stands.
93. I’ve fallen in love with
a girl I met during a one night stand.
94. I think teachers don’t get
paid enough and I think movie stars and professional athlets get paid far
too much. That goes for the owners too.
95. Integrity and honesty are
fundamental neccesities to me.
96. Sometimes I use words that
I know the other person doesn’t know because I like too.
97. I’ve been accused of having
a God complex before.
98. I love science and technology,
most people consider me a gadget freak because of it.
99. I’ve never had a tattoo
or piercing, for a real reason. The tattoo because I’ve never found something
I’ve needed to have on me at all times. The piercings because I’ve never
found something I’ve needed to have in me at all times.
100. I’ll almost certainly add
more to this list and break the cardinal rule of 100 things but I truly
don’t care.
101. If there’s an arbitrary
rule then I often feel obligated to break it on principle alone.