25 things
25 thingy things (for those not Facebookiods)
1. I’ve gotten a couple of these, and I don’t think I’ve ever filled out a mass ‘about me’ lists
2. I do it because secretly there are too many people who I wish I could talk with in person but I end up talking to myself.
3. ‘with’ is my favorite preposition, especially when it means accompaniment, presence, combination, equality, and transaction.
4. I wish I were better at ‘with’
5. I compulsively roll up my sleeves, no matter what the shirt, and it’s one of the reasons I’m uncomfortable in t-shirts.
6. I like relish on pizza.
7. Lately if I can’t remember someone’s middle name, I make one up and refuse to be corrected, but try to insist on a different name every time I see that person, just to be a dick.
8. There have been points in my life, that when I’m uncomfortable, that I’ve asked what would Indiana Jones do.
9. The motto “he who laughs at himself never ceases to be amused” comes to mind often.
10. When I lived with Tim, our motto was “Non Dedecus, Non Superbus.” No Pride, No Shame. Obviously a woman put a stop to all that.
11. I’ve had my Jeep four years now, and it has been my longest committed relationship ever.
12. I think Pineapples are a way of saying “I’m sorry”.
13. My step sister told me the famous authors whom she is currently studying all seem to be alcoholics, so I am consciously trying to drink more each day, but I keep forgetting.
14. The most I’ve managed to accomplish towards alcoholism is that once I thought my orange juice tasted funny, and then realized it was because there was no rum in it.
15. I suspect I will fail my goal of becoming an alcoholic for several reasons. Some of which are: I don’t get angry when I don’t have booze, it’s not a comfort food like cheese cake, chips, or pancakes, I think it is a side show and not a main event, I once had a six pack last six months, I crave milk over anything else with just about every meal, I think alcoholism is hard and I’m too lazy.
16. I would like to have half a dozen or so books written by the time I am forty and I am way behind schedule.
17. Some days I want to be Plato or Shakespeare, Terry Pratchett or Ursula Le Guin, Guillermo Del Torro or Joss Whedon, Indiana Jones or Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds. Other days I pretend I’m the Hulk or a Transformer.
18. I have documentation that as a child I wanted to grow up to be a pirate.
19. I used to have a crush on Wonder Woman. Then it was Xena.
20. As a teen and in my early twenties, crows used to be an ‘ishta’, a symbol representing the divine. Every time I saw one I had to stop and become more existentially aware; of my surroundings, what I was feeling, and who I felt I was etc.
21. I improvise a list of things to do before I die, and I have accomplished some of them. They include installing a dishwasher, doing major car repairs, and completing my Masters.
22. Sometimes I think the internet and a mobile society are secretly trying to make us more miserable.
23. After seven years of university, I can no longer leave the house without a backpack on my shoulder. If I do, I constantly feel like I’m forgetting something.
24. I think it’s rude to talk on the phone while other people are in the room.
25. I like sneaking gourmet food into movie theaters.
1. I’ve gotten a couple of these, and I don’t think I’ve ever filled out a mass ‘about me’ lists
2. I do it because secretly there are too many people who I wish I could talk with in person but I end up talking to myself.
3. ‘with’ is my favorite preposition, especially when it means accompaniment, presence, combination, equality, and transaction.
4. I wish I were better at ‘with’
5. I compulsively roll up my sleeves, no matter what the shirt, and it’s one of the reasons I’m uncomfortable in t-shirts.
6. I like relish on pizza.
7. Lately if I can’t remember someone’s middle name, I make one up and refuse to be corrected, but try to insist on a different name every time I see that person, just to be a dick.
8. There have been points in my life, that when I’m uncomfortable, that I’ve asked what would Indiana Jones do.
9. The motto “he who laughs at himself never ceases to be amused” comes to mind often.
10. When I lived with Tim, our motto was “Non Dedecus, Non Superbus.” No Pride, No Shame. Obviously a woman put a stop to all that.
11. I’ve had my Jeep four years now, and it has been my longest committed relationship ever.
12. I think Pineapples are a way of saying “I’m sorry”.
13. My step sister told me the famous authors whom she is currently studying all seem to be alcoholics, so I am consciously trying to drink more each day, but I keep forgetting.
14. The most I’ve managed to accomplish towards alcoholism is that once I thought my orange juice tasted funny, and then realized it was because there was no rum in it.
15. I suspect I will fail my goal of becoming an alcoholic for several reasons. Some of which are: I don’t get angry when I don’t have booze, it’s not a comfort food like cheese cake, chips, or pancakes, I think it is a side show and not a main event, I once had a six pack last six months, I crave milk over anything else with just about every meal, I think alcoholism is hard and I’m too lazy.
16. I would like to have half a dozen or so books written by the time I am forty and I am way behind schedule.
17. Some days I want to be Plato or Shakespeare, Terry Pratchett or Ursula Le Guin, Guillermo Del Torro or Joss Whedon, Indiana Jones or Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds. Other days I pretend I’m the Hulk or a Transformer.
18. I have documentation that as a child I wanted to grow up to be a pirate.
19. I used to have a crush on Wonder Woman. Then it was Xena.
20. As a teen and in my early twenties, crows used to be an ‘ishta’, a symbol representing the divine. Every time I saw one I had to stop and become more existentially aware; of my surroundings, what I was feeling, and who I felt I was etc.
21. I improvise a list of things to do before I die, and I have accomplished some of them. They include installing a dishwasher, doing major car repairs, and completing my Masters.
22. Sometimes I think the internet and a mobile society are secretly trying to make us more miserable.
23. After seven years of university, I can no longer leave the house without a backpack on my shoulder. If I do, I constantly feel like I’m forgetting something.
24. I think it’s rude to talk on the phone while other people are in the room.
25. I like sneaking gourmet food into movie theaters.