Insights into the mind of an aspiring human
100 things
This is going to take a while to finish, so bear with me.
- I love chocolate, cheese and Diet Coke.
- I’m persistent and thorough, sometimes compulsively.
- I used to be pretty shy, and feared public speaking. I still do to an extent, but I’ve convinced myself it’s not true.
- I’ve never tripped and fallen down except on ice.
- With rare exception, I haven’t watched TV since high school.
- It’s very hard for me to trust someone’s judgment that deviates from my own.
- I’m an optimist at heart.
- I have a Google Alert for “Charlie Gorichanaz,” “Charles Gorichanaz” and “Carl Fergus.”
- I love singing when no one can hear, and I wish I had a good voice.
- I almost never wear cologne.
- My idols are Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
- I like guys.
- I’ll use chopsticks whenever I get a chance.
- I’m fortunate, I think.
- I started using computers when my mom bought one in 1992.
- I love buying new socks and underwear.
- I pay attention to teeth more than most things.
- Blue is my favorite color.
- I’ve never broken a bone.
- I used to want kids.
- I got to fly in a blimp.
- I am fascinated by currency.
- I bought a red 2003 Ford Mustang convertible when I was 15. It had 19,000 miles on it.
- I sold it three years later with 98,000 miles on it.
- I love frogs.
- I’m an English grammar Nazi.
- I’m a big tease.
- I hated alcohol till I started drinking it at 18.
- I don’t talk to my family about alcohol, love or sex.
- I’ll talk to any perfect stranger about anything.
- I rarely hug my parents.
- I wish I knew how to cook. Not that I suck at it, but I rarely try.
- I’m addicted to Foursquare, Last.fm and Twitter
- I don’t have many secrets.
- I killed a bird once with a pellet gun. It felt really bad.
- I’ve euthanized thousands of mice, and I usually watched them stop breathing.
- I quit Boy Scouts as the Senior Patrol Leader because the boys were not respectful.
- I only started becoming comfortable with my body my junior year in college.
- I was on a bowling league for years as a kid. I wish I bowled more.
- I don’t believe God exists.
- Since my first job, I assess whether something is worthwhile by comparing the time spent to earnings working.
- I almost always look at the big picture even though I’m a perfectionist.
- I wish I knew my family better.
- I let technology cause my real life friendships to languish.
- I’ve made so many friends thanks to the Internet.
- I have six credit cards, but no MasterCard.
- I wish I wore more jewelry, bracelets, necklaces, etc. Or I wish I could pull it off.
- Nude sleeping is my preference. So is nudity in general.
- Only a few times have I paid for music.
- I’ve been a subscriber to Last.fm at $3 per month for some time; it helps me find new, interesting music.
- I flew to Buenos Aires for a month after college to stay with someone I’d never met.
- I’d like to start drinking tea once in a while.