Thursday, May 24, 2007

100 tHINGS aBOUT mE

1. I love my wife more than anyone or anything in the world.
2. I love being a husband.
3. I met my wife in a singles ward at ASU.
4. I served a mission in Peru, Washington & So. Cal.
5. I am a convert to the LDS Church.
6. Being hot is the worst thing - you can only take off so many layers of clothing to cool down.
7. I would watch movies all day, if I could.
8. I will eat anything.
9. I became lactose intolerant on my mission.
10. I have a brown mark in the iris of my right eye.
11. This is not why I have the nickname Brown.
12. My brother gave me the nickname and it has nothing to do with poo either.
13. I love photography, but suck at it.
14. I am cheap except when it is something I want.
15. Tapitio is my favorite condiment.
16. I love oysters.
17. I have the two most generous parents.
18. I am closest to my wife.
19. I enjoy reading, but always fall asleep.
20. I hate sleeping in anything other than shorts.
21. I love to ski, but haven't had the time or money to do it in years.
22. I am learning to water-ski, but feel like I am drowning every time I put the skis on.
23. I have been to 24 different countries.
24. Aside from Nicole my parents are my best friends.
25. I am kind of trendy, and my wife says I'm a good dresser.
26. If it wasn't for my wife, I'd be out of debt.
27. I almost always keep a cool head when in public but lose it in private.
28. I could probably have a six-pack if I didn’t like food so much.
29. I need to have the latest gadgets.
30. I lived in 2 different houses within a two mile radius when I was growing up.
31. I have an "eclectic" taste in music and movies.
32. I think I'm funny.
33. I could probably be a better member of the church.
34. My wife is my best friend.
35. I don't have that many other friends.
36. I don't buy CDs anymore - iTunes is the only way.
37. I have difficulties expressing what I'm feeling.
38. I feel like I have artistic tendencies, but am not very good at anything artistic.
39. I'm afraid of falling.
40. My hair started thinning when I was in high school.
41. Instead of denying it, I shave my head every week.
42. I never eat breakfast.
43. I have short legs (my family's curse) and a long torso.
44. I love Seattle, but like small towns.
45. I love the rain.
46. I am not very good at keeping in contact with old friends.
47. I don't care about politics.
48. I hate snakes.
49. I ate Guinea Pigs on my mission.
50. Turtles are one of my favorite animals (slow and easy going).
51. I know a little about a lot of things.
52. I hate California.
53. My favorite movie is Apocalypto.
54. My favorite books are Angels and Demons & Who in the hell is Wanda Fucca.
55. If it weren't for my wife, I could go days without having a real conversation.
56. I sleep on average 5-6 hours a night.
57. I used to try to impress girls with my taste in music and art.
58. I have forgotten how to speak Spanish.
59. If it weren't for my wife, I would eat out for every single meal (and would probably weigh 400 pounds).
60. The Atkin's Diet would be pure hell because I like bread - I just want a sandwich.
61. When I was a missionary in Peru I got ecoli and amebas.
62. I graduated college with a Bachelor's in Recreation Management and Tourism.
63. I would like to be a Police Officer.
64. I can and will talk to anybody about anything.
65. I am the black sheep of my family.
66. My grandma used to drive me to the end of our driveway (1/4 mile) and let me wait in the car with her instead of the snow.
67. I am not spoiled, I am very fortunate.
68. I was in a TV commercial with Wayne Gretzky.
69. I want to have a kid so I can have another best friend.
70. I think "crap bag" or "crap weasel" could be two of the funniest things I have ever heard.
71. I was proposed to in the Lima, Peru International Airport.
72. Becoming a father scares the crap out of me.
73. Because of being sick I have been scoped 3 times.
74. I grew up in a town of 6,000 people.
75. This was 8 miles from a town of 420,000 people.
76. I consider myself a hillbilly in many aspects.
77. I come from a family of crazy-deaf Italians & stubborn Germans.
78. I can remember conversations that are important, word for word.
79. I rarely use a map and always seem to find my way to where I need to be.
80. This drives my wife crazy.
81. I want kids more than I let my wife think.
82. I would love to ride a motorcycle everywhere.
83. I love WWII history.
84. Touring Auschwitz and Birkenau made me cry.
85. I love the sound of waterfalls.
86. I think the road to Hana and the Swiss Alps are the two most beautiful place I have been.
87. I played hockey for 15 years and would love to play again.
88. I have five large tattoos.
89. I worked at a retirement home for 4 years while in high school.
90. I can watch any sport and be entertained, but baseball bores the hell out of me.
91. I think mowing the lawn is therapeutic.
92. I am an avid disc golfer.
93. One of my biggest heroes is my Uncle Larry who has been fighting cancer for 6 years.
94. I love being in water especially the ocean.
95. I once had my hair cut like Brian Bosworth...I am sorry I was young.
96. I think that people don't laugh enough.
97. My favorite show growing up was Rocky and Bullwinkle.
98. I love odd bits of trivia and probably retain more useless info than most.
99. I am patriotic and get erked when people don't reverence the flag and national anthem.
100. It's hard to come up with 100 things.