25 Random Things
This meme has been making the rounds on Facebook. Figured I'd post it here, too.
25 Random Things (about yourself)
1. I used to work with kids who had been removed from their parents because of abuse. There was one kid I will never forget. He was 6. Around Halloween his father would go into his room late at night, dressed as a Grim Reaper, and forcibly rape him. Most disturbing thing I’ve ever heard.
2. My favorite smell is fresh asphalt.
3. There is a metal rod in my arm from a motorcycle wreck.
4. I earned the nickname “Sedition” due to my politics.
5. I came “out” to my parents in high school. I was 100% sure they would kick me out of the house and disown me. I told them anyway, and I was wrong.
6. I was a sponsored amateur skateboarder.
7. I still skateboard.
8. My best friend squatted in an abandoned building for 6 months.
9. I want to grow old and die with someone special.
10. I always wanted to play football in high school, but had too much social anxiety to do so. I’ll regret never playing the rest of my life.
11. My dad got Polio when he was 3. The vaccination for it came out 5-months later. It was too late.
12. My mom was gang-raped as a teenager. After, she developed an eating disorder that lasted for over 25-years. I never knew about any of it growing up. She came “out” to me about it when I came “out” to her.
13. I was a philosophy major. That will always be my true academic love.
14. I would sooner spit in God’s face than bow down before him for all the suffering he has allowed in the world (ex. #1).
15. Taylor M., Rich N., and Rikard G., are the most amazing people I know.
16. I have seen someone die of unnatural causes.
17. I love cemeteries, train tracks, freight trains, and abandoned factories.
18. When I was 15 a friend was shot in the head by his mother (a Boston police officer). Her gun went off, and the bullet went through the wall and hit Dwayne in the head.
19. I had pet tarantulas, but am scarred of cockroaches.
20. I’ve been arrested over 10 times. All for skateboarding.
21. I have a brown-belt in Shotokan Karate (black-belt is next).
22. When I was 8, my family moved from Boston to Tennessee. A neighbor shot our dog because we were “from the North.”
23. Punk will always be my favorite music.
24. I have done public speaking to audiences of over 500 people.
25. I hate baseball / softball pants, but I wear them almost every time I play. They are good for sliding.
25 Random Things (about yourself)
1. I used to work with kids who had been removed from their parents because of abuse. There was one kid I will never forget. He was 6. Around Halloween his father would go into his room late at night, dressed as a Grim Reaper, and forcibly rape him. Most disturbing thing I’ve ever heard.
2. My favorite smell is fresh asphalt.
3. There is a metal rod in my arm from a motorcycle wreck.
4. I earned the nickname “Sedition” due to my politics.
5. I came “out” to my parents in high school. I was 100% sure they would kick me out of the house and disown me. I told them anyway, and I was wrong.
6. I was a sponsored amateur skateboarder.
7. I still skateboard.
8. My best friend squatted in an abandoned building for 6 months.
9. I want to grow old and die with someone special.
10. I always wanted to play football in high school, but had too much social anxiety to do so. I’ll regret never playing the rest of my life.
11. My dad got Polio when he was 3. The vaccination for it came out 5-months later. It was too late.
12. My mom was gang-raped as a teenager. After, she developed an eating disorder that lasted for over 25-years. I never knew about any of it growing up. She came “out” to me about it when I came “out” to her.
13. I was a philosophy major. That will always be my true academic love.
14. I would sooner spit in God’s face than bow down before him for all the suffering he has allowed in the world (ex. #1).
15. Taylor M., Rich N., and Rikard G., are the most amazing people I know.
16. I have seen someone die of unnatural causes.
17. I love cemeteries, train tracks, freight trains, and abandoned factories.
18. When I was 15 a friend was shot in the head by his mother (a Boston police officer). Her gun went off, and the bullet went through the wall and hit Dwayne in the head.
19. I had pet tarantulas, but am scarred of cockroaches.
20. I’ve been arrested over 10 times. All for skateboarding.
21. I have a brown-belt in Shotokan Karate (black-belt is next).
22. When I was 8, my family moved from Boston to Tennessee. A neighbor shot our dog because we were “from the North.”
23. Punk will always be my favorite music.
24. I have done public speaking to audiences of over 500 people.
25. I hate baseball / softball pants, but I wear them almost every time I play. They are good for sliding.