100 things

This is going to take a while to finish, so bear with me.

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