100 Things You May Not Know About Me
1. I design wastewater treatment facilities for money.
2. My work isn’t very fulfilling.
3. I am absolutely fascinated by urban design, and I plan to go back to grad school within two years for it.
4. I have played the piano for 26 years so far (not continuously).
5. I have struggled with my weight all my life.
6. I enjoy lifting weights. It feels good and, to be honest, lets me eat more.
7. I have two cats, Fritz and Roper, who I love dearly.
8. I have one younger brother.
9. I have one nephew, and one nephew or neice on the way.
10. I consider myself an intellectual.
11. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies.
12. Playing the piano is a stress relief.
13. I graduated from Georgia Tech, which I am proud of.
14. I am a licensed professional engineer. I am so glad I passed the test on the first try. It was too much work.
15. I am a certified personal trainer through NSCA.
16. I like old Volvos and want to restore one some day.
17. Coffee is my morning drink of choice.
18. I am slowly starting to like beer.
19. I like long island iced tea.
20. I live in Knoxville, TN.
21. I’ve never been an outside person, but I am trying.
22. I like to ride my bike, but don’t do it enough.
23. My ideal life would include living and working in the downtown of a large city and not owning a car.
24. I am single.
25. Some days I really wish I were married.
26. Some days I’m glad I’m not.
27. I am an introvert, 100%.
28. I think the American church has it all wrong.
29. I enjoy the study of theology.
30. I spend too much time on Facebook.
31. Seinfeld is my all time favorite TV show.
32. I hate urban sprawl.
33. I miss living in downtown Newnan.
34. I dream of traveling the world.
35. I am working towards being debt free.
36. I am like DaVinci and Franklin, a Renaissance Soul (read the book).
37. I am becoming a writer and am really enjoying it.
38. While in college, I played keyboard in the CCF band and loved every minute of it.
39. I have lived in 12 different places over the last 13 years.
40. I am a Calvinist.
41. I enjoyed the college experience.
42. I always have to be learning something new.
43. I’m not good at keeping my house clean.
44. I eat out every meal.
45. Knoxville is too small for my taste.
46. I burned my leg on my dad’s 3-wheeler when I was a kid.
47. I’ve never broken a bone.
48. I’ve worn glasses since I was in 7th grade.
49. My prescription has never changed.
50. I’m halfway there.
51. I hate shopping for clothes.
52. I buy almost everything I need from Amazon.com.
53. I buy too many books.
54. I’ll eat pretty much anything fried, including Oreos or Twinkies.
55. I am politically conservative, but am fed up with politics overall.
56. I’ve voted for one democrat in my life – Zell Miller.
57. I get mad at bad drivers.
58. I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life.
59. I have enjoyed a few cigars.
60. I’m thinking of getting an Amazon Kindle.
61. Chilling in a great coffee shop is my pastime of choice.
62. Sting is my favorite musician.
63. I’m not much of a fiction reader.
64. I shave with an old fashioned safety razor and brush. The shave you get from them is amazing.
65. My favorite shaving cream is Proraso.
66. I would love to live in Italy. They seem to be on the same speed of life that I would like.
67. My favorite shampoo is American Crew Citrus Mint.
68. My favorite movie is The Talented Mr. Ripley. I love the setting in 1950’s Italy.
69. I really like Wes Anderson’s and Christopher Guest’s movies.
70. I never cared too much for sports, but I like to see LSU win.
71. I think professional baseball players are spoiled.
72. I think professional basketball has been overtaken by thugs.
73. I never watch the Olympics.
74. I’m thankful that Facebook has allowed me to reconnect with so many old friends.
75. My brother and I used to own a construction business, but we closed it.
76. I think red light cameras are a disgrace.
77. I suffer from heartburn.
78. I have to be on my side to fall asleep.
79. The life of simplicity really appeals to me.
80. I have come to really dislike clutter.
81. I am a pragmatist.
82. So far in my life, I’ve only cultivated my left brain. I want to cultivate my right brain now.
83. I believe there is an artist inside of me that wants out.
84. I like to turn the heat down really low at night and sleep under a down comforter.
85. I have to have a fan running while I sleep.
86. I have a very bad sweet tooth.
87. I am training for a 5k.
88. I wish I could play piano like Bruce Hornsby.
89. The best job I ever had was chauffeuring old folks around from a retirement home in Buckhead.
90. The worst job I ever had was parking cars at a posh condo in Buckhead.
91. My favorite season is winter.
92. I know I’ve been in love once, and maybe twice, but that’s all.
93. I don’t like people who are fake.
94. I love my family.
95. I wish God would save my grandfather.
96. My favorite Christmas gifts growing up were Lego sets.
97. I used to play trombone in the marching band.
98. I visited the Baptist Student Union at Georgia Tech when I was a freshman, but they were not very welcoming, so I went across the street to the Christian Campus Fellowship and never looked back.
99. I really admire my best friend Jeremiah for becoming a priest.
100. Like my mom, I think there’s nothing better than a good grilled hamburger.
December 9th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I laughed and also became emotional at times as I read about you. Of course, most of them I knew about you since I am your mom. Your honesty is admirable. I love you and miss you my son.