peer pressure sucks ass... but here i go. in no particular order:
1. I'm severely allergic to MOST cats. there have been a few exceptions, including Eireann's Hoochie (my OTHER roommate) and Enigma248's Chloe, both of which are similar in hair length and coloration. I often wonder if this is a factor or just a coincidence.
2. I've been playing the drums for about 20 years now, but haven't picked up the sticks seriously in over a year. And it's killing me. one of the casualties in my battle for survival, I guess.
3. I own a lot of Dickies brand clothing. I've got (5) pairs of double-knee workpants and (5) short-sleeve workshirts, in various colors, and I mix and match. It just seems easier that way. and I like the way they fit. I even wear Dickies brand socks.
4. I will not shop at Wal-Mart.
5. I know that I'll be a better husband next time. I'm sure of it. and I'd like for there to be a next time, someday.
6. I'm the head technician for a very successful dental equipment repair facility, and the largest and most profitable franchise in our country-wide chain. There's a good chance, if you're having dental work done in southern Michigan or northern Ohio, that the tools in your mouth have been in my hands at least once.
7. I can be really stubborn sometimes, and my pride has gotten me into a lot of trouble.
8. I got my septum pierced at Get My Point in Dana Point, CA... and the piercer used a numbing paste without asking me. I felt like I lost out on a part of the whole experience. And I've never admitted this in public before. But I've made up for it since then. check out the scars on my neck sometime from my nape piercing. so there.
9. the first serious band I was ever in outside of high school was a Christian ska band. we toured all over the Midwest, signed a recording contract, and I spent a week helping lead worship services at one of the main tents at the 1998 Cornerstone Festival. At the end of the week, when the band was packing up to head to Nashville and lay down an album, I was told I wasn't "Christian enough", and had to find my own way home to Michigan.
10. I wrote these first ten facts in Notepad while sitting in a laundromat in Northville, MI, watching my Dickies and bedsheets tumbling around in a couple big dryers. I think there is some underwear, towels, my only pair of jeans, and some hoodies in there too. it's all moving too fast to tell. I'm gonna keep typing til the loads are done.
11. I firmly believe that marijuana should be legalized. too many of my friends and, yes, family members, have gotten in trouble over such a stupid non-issue. find something more important to prosecute, willya?
12. I wear boxer-briefs almost exclusively. normally I only wear boxers on laundry day, when all of my boxer-briefs are dirty. Froot of the Loom, reprayzent.
13. I am a very tense person, so much so that my osteopathic physician has me on muscle relaxants in order to function.
14. I have recently, within the last year, developed a sincere appreciation for hip-hop music, primarily the more underground artists, because I feel that there's a level of musicianship, intellectual expression, and introspective lyricism that's lacking in a lot of music today.
15. I lived in a pretty shady part of Detroit for about 3 years in my early 20s, and I feel that it really gave me a sense of social balance after my 20 years of Livonia upbringing. But now I have trouble relating to my family, none of whom have ever had a similar experience.
16. I try really hard to make other people happy, and have a tendency to take it personally when they aren't, even if I have no control over the situation. I'm working on letting go.
17. I have REALLY high cholesterol. It's inherited, but I'm trying my best to adjust my lifestyle and diet so that I don't drop dead of a heart attack by the time I'm 30. Viva La Cheerios!
18. I really don't want to spend another Christmas alone. The last one nearly killed me.
19. I very much enjoy the outdoors, camping, and backpacking. If anyone ever wants to go up North and sleep on the ground, keep me in mind.
20. I'm a very private person, and this has been really hard for me.
hope you people are happy now.
as usual, I was probably too open and honest here, and i will get burned by it.
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1. I'm severely allergic to MOST cats. there have been a few exceptions, including Eireann's Hoochie (my OTHER roommate) and Enigma248's Chloe, both of which are similar in hair length and coloration. I often wonder if this is a factor or just a coincidence.
2. I've been playing the drums for about 20 years now, but haven't picked up the sticks seriously in over a year. And it's killing me. one of the casualties in my battle for survival, I guess.
3. I own a lot of Dickies brand clothing. I've got (5) pairs of double-knee workpants and (5) short-sleeve workshirts, in various colors, and I mix and match. It just seems easier that way. and I like the way they fit. I even wear Dickies brand socks.
4. I will not shop at Wal-Mart.
5. I know that I'll be a better husband next time. I'm sure of it. and I'd like for there to be a next time, someday.
6. I'm the head technician for a very successful dental equipment repair facility, and the largest and most profitable franchise in our country-wide chain. There's a good chance, if you're having dental work done in southern Michigan or northern Ohio, that the tools in your mouth have been in my hands at least once.
7. I can be really stubborn sometimes, and my pride has gotten me into a lot of trouble.
8. I got my septum pierced at Get My Point in Dana Point, CA... and the piercer used a numbing paste without asking me. I felt like I lost out on a part of the whole experience. And I've never admitted this in public before. But I've made up for it since then. check out the scars on my neck sometime from my nape piercing. so there.
9. the first serious band I was ever in outside of high school was a Christian ska band. we toured all over the Midwest, signed a recording contract, and I spent a week helping lead worship services at one of the main tents at the 1998 Cornerstone Festival. At the end of the week, when the band was packing up to head to Nashville and lay down an album, I was told I wasn't "Christian enough", and had to find my own way home to Michigan.
10. I wrote these first ten facts in Notepad while sitting in a laundromat in Northville, MI, watching my Dickies and bedsheets tumbling around in a couple big dryers. I think there is some underwear, towels, my only pair of jeans, and some hoodies in there too. it's all moving too fast to tell. I'm gonna keep typing til the loads are done.
11. I firmly believe that marijuana should be legalized. too many of my friends and, yes, family members, have gotten in trouble over such a stupid non-issue. find something more important to prosecute, willya?
12. I wear boxer-briefs almost exclusively. normally I only wear boxers on laundry day, when all of my boxer-briefs are dirty. Froot of the Loom, reprayzent.
13. I am a very tense person, so much so that my osteopathic physician has me on muscle relaxants in order to function.
14. I have recently, within the last year, developed a sincere appreciation for hip-hop music, primarily the more underground artists, because I feel that there's a level of musicianship, intellectual expression, and introspective lyricism that's lacking in a lot of music today.
15. I lived in a pretty shady part of Detroit for about 3 years in my early 20s, and I feel that it really gave me a sense of social balance after my 20 years of Livonia upbringing. But now I have trouble relating to my family, none of whom have ever had a similar experience.
16. I try really hard to make other people happy, and have a tendency to take it personally when they aren't, even if I have no control over the situation. I'm working on letting go.
17. I have REALLY high cholesterol. It's inherited, but I'm trying my best to adjust my lifestyle and diet so that I don't drop dead of a heart attack by the time I'm 30. Viva La Cheerios!
18. I really don't want to spend another Christmas alone. The last one nearly killed me.
19. I very much enjoy the outdoors, camping, and backpacking. If anyone ever wants to go up North and sleep on the ground, keep me in mind.
20. I'm a very private person, and this has been really hard for me.
hope you people are happy now.
as usual, I was probably too open and honest here, and i will get burned by it.
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allergic to kitties, how tragic!
legalizing weed, how lovely it would be.
i hope you don't have to spend christmas alone this year.
oh yeah, and welding is all the rage these days, didn't you hear?
i'm the same way about making people happy. it makes me crazy.