May 04, 2011 21:32
Name James Channing Harrison
Name I go by: Chan
Birthday: 06/08/1974
Born Greensboro North Carolina
age 36
single
Facts
1: lived in the same house until I was 21
2. graduated from school on my 19th birthday
3. I have been in Television for 11 years in master control
started at abc 45/UPN 48 in Jan 1999
worked at ESPN for year and half..
Now at a all news cable station called News 14 Carolinas ... it is an extentsion of Time Warner cable.. I get my cable and internet free for working for them
4. I graduated from Appalachian State University in 1996 in 3 and half years in Communication with an Asian Stuidies minor
5 never been married
6. have a daughter named Katie she is 8 will be 9 in October.. her bday is 10/10/01 (used to joke her birthday is binary)
7. i have lived in two states... North Carolina and Connecticut and now back in Raleigh North Carolina
8. My sisters name is Dana .. she is 4 years older.. this year was her 40th bday
9. My parents divorced when i was 5... it was an ugly divorce.. learned a lot about how not to break up with people.. i attempt to reman friends with exes... some have worked better then others.
10.. I love sports my teams are the Carolina Panthers... Carolina Hurricanes... Apppalachain State Mountaineers.. UNC Tarheels... Atlanta Braves.. and Charlotte Bobcats (
11. Teams I hate.. La Lakers... Dallas Cowboys.. San Francisco 49ers, NY Yankees
12. I have a tendancy to date people with E names.. Esther... Erin ... Emily
13. i love muisic.. and my tastes go all over.. over 3k songs on ipod.. and it varies.. from country to rock.. to jazz.. to blues to bluegrass.. to showtunes...
14. I am very much a Gemini... i love thoughts and ideas and to commnuicate..
15. I dislike fake people
16. i am obnoxious...
17. I saw Ave Q on Broadway
18. I went to tapings of:Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Steve Wilkos
19. I love adventure...
20. I havea very unique dance style
21. I drink very very little.. do not like to drink much
'22. I love Jimmy Buffett
23. fav movies Color Purple, Shawshank Redemption...
24. I lost my virginity at age 15
25. i drive a 07 toyota Matrix.. that is nicknamed Matty... my last car was a Toyota Corolla named Suzette both were white and I love my car
26. I became a homeowner in April to a condo that was in forclouse and got it at a very reasonable price...
27. i have worked overnight for years and kind of like it..
28. i am scared to death of bees, wasps and yellow jackets... ( i am not allegic.. just been stung too many times)
29. I have a lazy eye that shows when I am tired...
30. I have blue eyes.. with brown specks in them... reddish brown hair.. used to be really red when i was a kid.. .gets darker the older i get
31. I love to swim.. but have to be careful.. i sunburn bad..
32. I wrestled in high school.. was not all that good but was in great shape..
33. I have done a few plays and truly enjoy doing it.. community theater... college and high school
34. I am an Eagle Scout.. and I am a Vigil Honor in Order of the Arrow... The latter I am not sure i even deserve any more.. my indian name for my vigil honor is "Taugsin WeWingtonheet" "Friendly Babbler.."
35. I talk a lot...
36. I have no clue what to do with my life
37. I love to read.. I read Uncle John's Bathrroom reader.... history books.. magazines.. newspapers.. internet..
38. i am agnostic.. the older i get the more it borders on athiesm... I believe there has to be something that created us.. we are too complex.. have no idea what it is.. and not sure we are meant to know.. i think most religions are crap... i think they server a purpose.. to give us a moral standard.. .to explain the unexplainable .. to give us hope.. and to establish a moral standard.. but i do not believe most of them.. i believes some parts of some.. but mostly eastern religions...
39. I woud like to think I am smart .. but sometimes not sure..
40. I scrapbook my life.. i try to keep page a day.. i have missed many days and stop sometimes... but lately have been keeping up well.. i have done both digital and physical ones too.. i like the feel of physical ones better... feels more pure.. .. forever searching for things for my scrapbooks.. havea journal for scrapbooks that i have not updated in a while called scrappychan...
41. my song for karoke is Run DMC's "You Be Illin"
42. In high school i almost studied in Germany for a year... was alternate for the state of NC... In college almost studied in China for a year.. was told i was gong then told they could only send 2.... i have never been out of the country... I try not think about this it hurts...
43. I love attention.. postive or negative....
44. I consider several people my best friends.... Doug.. Cecil.. Chris... Brandy... Becky..John,.... Kim... Casey.. and Christie and Eric....
45. I love to sit at all night diners talking for hours about things.. that is heaven...
46. I observe that people are apes and not far evolved from them..
47. I sometimes wished i liked myself more..
48. I feel awkward socially sometimes.. but i put a good front.. i come off as over the top to compensate..
49. I have thought of going back to school but i have no clue what i would study..
50. I might be poor the rest of my life.. i hope if i am .. i find happiness
51. I love Star Wars.. and Star Trek
52. I chew sunflower seeds when i travel.. it is a nasty dirty habit
53. I have never smoked (exception of cigars) except once when i was 13.... I knew if i ever did it again I would not stop... another exception is that i smoked pot a few times.. and a few clove cigarettes
54. I can be a pervert sometimes.. I like porn.. and open and honest about it..
55. I love popcorn.... I eat with a tall glass of milk. ( i used to drink it with milk.. my body rejects milk so this one is no longer true
56 I have horrible hand eye coordination
57. in some ways i am a momma's boy... my mom and I are very close.. I talk to her usually at least once a day.. it is rare that i do not talk to her..
58. I feel like a failure in my dad's eye.. it may not be true.. but it is how i feel.. my dad explemifies Haratio alger story.. starting at the bottom and working to the top in construction.. i will never measure up...
59.it bothers me that i am good at some stuff.. but i have never been the best at anything..
60. I was robbed and shot.. I almost died..
61. I am diabetic.. and do not take care of it the way i should
62. I am cheap.. and hate spending money...
63. my cell phone is my only phone 336 848 1140 .... I have had it for while now
64, I have had the same email address for a while now
chanharrison@northstate.net
65. I hated working for ESPN...
66. I love George Carlin..
67. my favorite president is Woodrow Wilson
68. I am very liberal politically..
69. people say i am too nice.. and have been walked on a few times in my life..
70. I look young and definetly do not look my age..
71. i sleep in thermal blankets.. hate sheets.. i love my thermal blankets (think Linus here).. I do not sleep well with out them.. often have a comfortor on top of those
72. I like my house cold... i lived in a place one time called the Igloo..
73. i am picky at what dvds i own..
74. i have a niece named Gracie..
75 my moms name is Sylvial.. . my dad is William James.. but hates his name so goes by Jimmy
76. My dad remarried when i was 8 to a lady i hate.. thank goodness they divorced in 2000
77. i have skinny dipped (chunky dunked)
78. I am fat...
79. least fave tv shows: The Nanny and Momma's family
80. fav tv shows.. hmm not sure.. i love Deadwood... Firefly.. Star trek:NG... Robot Chicken
81. Fav video games: We love Katamari.. Plants vs Zombies... Civilization 4.. Master of Orion 2,,, Burnout takedown...
82. I believe in comfort over how it looks...
83. I love Crocs.. and always wear them..
84. I love t-shirts...
85. i want to be unique
86. i wear boxers
87. when i am sick.. i take hot baths..
88. I have a cat named Oreo ( he is black and white of course) used to have a cat named thumbs.. he passed away june a year ago... while i was in Connecticut.... working at ESPN.. I consider his death the low point of my time there.. and still miss you thumbs.. i cry just thinking about you..
89. i am horrible on cell phones... i go through one about every 9 months.. I hope i keep the one i have for a while.. it is an iphone 3GS
90. i have a 100 gigs of music on my computer and over 3k songs on my ipod....
91. my favorite actor is Robert Duvall
92. not sure on favorite actress..
93. I hate Root Beer
94. I love Mountain Dew
95. I love Cheerwine ( you can only find it in the Carolinas )
96. I hate Broccoli... ( i used to joke it was the only thing I agreed with George HW Bush)
97. i prefer the mountains over the beach...
98 my favortie place to eat is a hot dog place called Yum Yum in Greensboro NC.. all they serve is hot dogs and ice cream... southern style hot dogs.. chili.. slaw.. mustard and Onions. ( i leave off the onions)
99. I love seafood especially fried seafood
100. I just want to be happy.. and getting closer everyday