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100 Things

1. Unless they are plastic, I never put my lips on silverware.
2. I like to listen to Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus when I play Counterstrike.
3. Things around my neck make me uneasy.
4. My greatest fear is being helpless to others, and being helpless myself.
5. I wish I could play the piano and harmonica.
6. The first concert I ever saw was a Christmas show by the Temptations. I went with Abebe, and we were in the 5th grade.
7. This is my football fan-hood chronology: Packers, Broncos, Titans, New York Giants.
8. If I could meet anyone in the world — dead or alive — I’d want to meet Audrey Hepburn, Paul the Apostle, Jesus, Jackie Chan, C.S. Lewis, Michael Jackson, and Alexis Bledel. Although, if I had the chance to see Alexis Bledel walk down a grocery store aisle, I’d be content.
9. Nine is my favourite number.
10. I like to spell old, for lack of the correct term, although I am shy to use it outside of personal writing. Examples: Centre, theatre, colour, analyse, etc.
11. I read on the toilet a lot, and I swear I stay as sanitary as possible.
12. Growing up, I wanted to be a zoo keeper, a web designer, an anesthesiologist, a choreographer, a fashion designer, and an advertising manager. Now I’ve settled on medicine.
13. I would love to visit Africa, Thailand, Laos, Japan, China, Paris, and the beaches of Normandy.
14. Sometimes I wish I could have been a gamer phenomenon/professional gamer.
15. I don’t think I will ever like seafood.
16. If I were stranded on an island I would want to be stranded with either Solid Snake or Bear Grylls.
17. I absolutely knew I wanted to play the cello in the 2nd grade, but I didn’t receive the opportunity to start until the 5th grade.
18. The first girl that I ever knew that liked me was a girl named April. Our 1st grade class had a “Share About Yourself” day, and one of the activities was a sort of interview. One of the questions was, “Who do you most admire?” She answered, “Nate.” Coos erupted among my peers, but I hadn’t the slightest idea what admire meant.
19. I am not a morning person. I set my alarm one hour ahead of when I should be up, and even then I still struggle getting out of bed.
20. All of my alarms end in a ninth minute because 9 is my favorite number. Also, does it really matter that I can’t get up at 6:10 or 6:15? 1-6 minutes shouldn’t make that much of a difference — theoretically. For example: 6:09 AM.
21. I recall asking my dad if church had a summer vacation, but I do not recall whether I was disappointed.
22. I believe Lorelai and Luke should have married the first time around.
23. I think Rory’s best boyfriend was Jess.
24. I like to keep my nails short. I obsess over keeping them short.
25. I think I want a big family, but I don’t want to contribute to overpopulation of the world. If anything, I want to have sex with my wife and savor the idea that I created life at least once. I guess I wouldn’t mind adopting the rest. (Read this one in a sort of sarcastic tone, although I’m not sure I’m being that sarcastic.)
26. I am so appreciative of my family — especially my fathers, and especially my biological father.
27. I remember that musical notes came to me as some sort of revelation when I was young. It wasn’t anything too special, but I find it interesting.
28. I prefer grey socks, then black, then really silly and colorful ones. If none of those are clean, then I’ll settle for my whites.
29. If I played football, I’d want to be a wide receiver or a corner back. If I’m really ambitious, I’d want to be a quarterback.
30. The most substantial reason I grew my hair out in middle school was so that I would be able to head bang and have my hair fly all over.
31. I think Michael Jackson is phenomenal. I don’t have many friends that love Michael as much as I do. I love him a lot. It’s like I idolize him, but I really don’t. I really do like him a lot, though.
32. In the 6th grade, I wanted to make my voice deeper like Melvin Franklin. I told Abebe this while we were walking down the 6th grade hallway in the morning. When I replied in my deep voice, he said, “This isn’t going to work.” I stopped shortly thereafter.
33. I used to drink a lot of soda.
34. I stopped drinking soda because my hurdling coach told me to stop. I haven’t had soda regularly since my freshman year of high school. I occasionally drink it at social gatherings. Even then, I try to avoid it.
35. Movies don’t really make me cry. But Relient K’s “I So Hate Consequences” and Usher’s “Burn” do. Schindler’s List is the only movie that has come close to making me cry. I cried uncontrollably during Michael Jackson’s memorial service; I started when Mariah Carey sang “I’ll Be There”; it made me realize that Michael was gone.
36. My favourite story is any variation on The Prodigal Son.
37. I went through this phase in my first two years at college where I usually skipped the last step when descending a flight of stairs. I think I did it to think I was giving myself a propulsion (as in to propel myself through hardship and to finish off any task strong), but, honestly, I think I did it just to be quirky.
38. I would have stayed an extra year in high school just so I could compete in the hurdles at that level. I love the hurdles.
39. I can eat two big macs without water in 00:03:27.
40. I know that I can eat two big macs without water in 00:03:27 because I keep a text file of my personal records on my computer.
41. I’m very fond of ties with bold stripes and great color schemes.
42. I’m a skinny tie and bow tie kind of guy.
43. I don’t think I’d mind wearing a shirt and tie everyday. I’d have a problem with the jacket though.
44. Once, I pulled up to the adjacent car at a stop light. I looked over, and when the passenger looked over at me, I looked away. I looked back, and she motioned me to roll down my window. She then asked if I wanted her in a very forward manner. She was an older black lady that I wasn’t particularly attracted to. I felt very awkward, but, whenever I run into a red light, I find myself interested in repeating the scenario.
45. I used to want to keep my shoe collection rather simple, but now I find myself wanting different colors.
46. I like classic sneakers the best.
47. I want to talk to a girl that I really like on the phone, and then say something really stupid or awkward. Then I want to pull the phone away from my face, and, in “disbelief”, mouth how stupid I was.
48. I want to act really stupid around a girl I really like, and I still want her to like me.
49. When I buy my own house, I want to deck it out with posters of classic films, nice pictures, and my favourite pop icons.
50. I have a lot of Audrey Hepburn posters and frame-ups. I don’t intentionally look for them; they just sort of collect on their own. She’s so photogenic, so it’s really easy.
51. I’m a sucker for gorgeous eyes, a cute nose, and a voice that melts.
52. I think, if I really fell in love with the idea and cost, I would join the army as a combat medic.
53. When I shop I take forever. I make sure that the object I want to buy is at its lowest price, and that I definitely want and/or need it. While shopping in the mall, I will often walk into a store two or three times to compare prices.
54. I try to get up early on June 6th to commemorate the European Invasion during WWII.
55. My friends and I were going to film a WWII movie when we were in middle school. We were going to use the Milwaukee lakefront to film the D-Day invasion. Where would we get the landing craft? I don’t know.
56. I love pugs. They’re the most adorable animals in the world.
57. I want to have two pugs when I get my own place.
58. If I could do high school over — and I really wouldn’t mind for the most part — I would take more art classes. I would also come into track conditioned.
59. Snakes and spiders scare me the most.
60. Jackie Chan movies inspire me to exercise.
61. If I could be a superhero, I would be Gambit.
62. If I could be a video game character, it’d be a toss up between Revolver Ocelot and Raiden from the Metal Gear Solid series.
63. I think I’m a pretty bad cook/chef. I never really knew which title is appropriate to call a normal person who can cook. Is the title “chef” reserved for those who go to culinary school or can it be referred to pedestrian males who can cook?
64. I am hard of hearing — or you could say I am horrible at hearing.
65. Penguins are my favorite animal.
66. Three extreme things I want to do: Base jump, sky dive, and go to space.
67. I love heights.
68. My favourite study foods are ice cream and Chinese take out.
69. As much as I hated Shakespeare in my British Literature courses, I appreciate him a lot now.
70. My favorite Shakespeare line is, “What a piece of work is man.” That is from Hamlet.
71. When I buy a pair of shoes I put them through three mental tests: 1) Will they be good for soccer — especially juggling? 2) Are they decent to run in/they must not go above the ankle. 3) Can I climb trees and grip walls fine with them?
72. While climbing a tree, I would jump off, regardless of the height, if a spider crawled onto my hand. If I reached a significant height where jumping off would be lethal, I would still fall and try to catch a lower branch, and in the process I would hopefully shake off the spider.
73. I’ve never had braces.
74. I had a silver casing over one of my teeth as a young child. It was raw.
75. When I offer gum to people, I like to quiz them. I often ask, “What is my favorite number?” or something regarding football.
76. My favorite cellist is Mischa Maisky, and I am in love with adagio pieces for cello. I like the vibrato and sensuality.
77. When I’m filling up for gas and the machine asks if I want a car wash, I’m always scared that I will press “Yes” instead of “No/Cancel”.
78. I like the smell of gasoline and the perfume that Kate uses.
79. I like to shop for groceries. I think the grocery store is romantic.
80. One of my guilty pleasures are chick flicks. One of my favorites is Legally Blonde.
81. I don’t think I would like being part of a class in an odd year. (i.e. 2013, 2015, etc.) Therefore I am glad that I am part of the graduating class of 2008, and hopefully 2012 and 2016. It’s also awesome that the Olympics fall on my graduating years.
82. When I get a new music CD I notice the insert and which way is facing which. If it isn’t the way I think it should be I fix it. Whenever I get a new disc-item (DVD, CD, etc.) I make sure that the CDs aren’t upside down.
83. I beat Metal Gear Solid 4 while listening to Taylor Swift.
84. If becoming a doctor didn’t work out for me, I would pursue a career with my cello.
85. When I’m typing, I hate having spaces or breaks further than where I am writing.
86. When I can’t sleep, I interview myself.
87. I would love to learn French.
88. I want to name my first son Elijah.
89. I like to write letters a lot.
90. I’m very fond of my sisters and brother.
91. I’m very fond of analysis — especially analysing progress.
92. I like to shovel snow.
93. When I do shovel snow, I pretend that I am shoveling for Hitler. If I don’t shovel fast enough, Hitler will, after pulling up into the driveway in his automobile with suicide doors, walk up to me and shoot me for being inefficient.
94. Sometimes I’m scared that I’m in love with being in love, and I’m scared of loving someone else.
95. I really want to shoot an M1 Garand.
96. I love Taco Bell.
97. I want to work at Taco Bell before I die.
98. I hate being dirty. I wash my hands a lot.
99. I hate wet jeans.
100. I love skinny jeans.
101. Red is my favorite color. As such, I really want red skinny jeans.
102. Between Nalgenes and Sigg bottles, I think I prefer Nalgenes. The Siggs look better, but Nalgenes are more practical.
103. My Sigg bottle has a blue ape on it named Bo.
104. I named my cello Rory.
105. I love dialogue similar to that found on Gilmore Girls.
106. I love getting emails and letters just as much as I love writing them.
107. My Laotian name means “victory arrow.”
108. I prefer to wear glasses. Generally, I think people look better in them.
109. I consider myself a geek.
110. I consider myself a gamer — specifically, in between the casual and hardcore gamer, closer to hardcore than to casual, although I have definitely become more casual since my youth.
111. I wish I played World of Warcraft in high school.
112. I’m not very fond of cars at all, but my “dream” car is a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.
113. I did not intend to stop this list at 100.
114. I usually find clapping along to songs very cheesy.
115. Two qualities that I dually admire: Humility and wit.
116. I like hymns a lot. My favorite hymn is Come Thou Fount.
117. I think everything should have a hood and pockets.
118. I try to avoid using the word “got”.
119. I hate leaving things like e-mail and discussion messages unread, unless it’s unreasonable to mark them as “Read”.
120. When something good is on tv, I find that I sometimes carry the television clicker around. Twice, I’ve taken it into the car with me.
121. If I could live in any American decade, it would be the ’60′s or earlier. I just really want to wear a shirt and tie everyday. I wish slacks were more common today.
122. I want to propose to my wife (the second time, the “silly” version) in the candy aisle in a grocery store because that would be sweet.
123. If I could pick an athlete that I identify most with, it would be Eli Manning. I like his quiet demeanor.
124. I can see myself living either east coast or maybe a little south. The east coast is my style, but the south has the charm. I’m also somewhat drawn to the south since I was born in Georgia.
125. Sometimes I think I’d like to publish my personal diary — or at least write a book based on it.
126. I like to take photographs.
127. I used to hate iPods, but, about six years later, I bought one.
128. My first actual job was at T.J. Maxx.
129. My favorite tea is Thai iced tea.
130. I love black history. Honestly, I think I love black people.
131. I think I’m an artist interested in science.
132. I’m a Christian. I don’t know how this slipped this far, but I guess I hope you can tell I am a Christian without me having to tell you.
133. I came into the faith on my own around my sophomore year in high school.
134. As of July 2010, I think Lady GaGa is doing with music what Michael Jackson did with music in the 1980s. I think she’s a musically brilliant.
135. I like rap because of it’s expressive qualities. Gangsta rap is garbage, but I can appreciate it, somewhat, for the culture it represents. Because that’s what rap does: Represents the culture.
136. I was really shy as a kid. I don’t think I’m shy today, but I’m definitely quiet.
137. I’m an introvert.
138. I’m studying theology at college.
139. After reading C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”, I decided I wanted to major in theology.
140. A few albums I am discouraged that I purchased: An disco hits mix, Omarion’s “O”, Miley Cyrus’ “Breakout”.
141. I like to write, but I couldn’t write for a living.
142. I appreciate good writing. Good writing makes me smile. When I read good writing, I’m glad that it exists.
143. I love to share things that I create, and I love when people share things they create. I love creativity.