100 Things About Me

I saw this on a good friend's blog, here. I thought it was interesting and a challenge, so here goes.

1. All I need to get going in the morning is a shower.
2. I love ice hockey more than any other sport.
3. I love the L.A. Kings more than any other pro sports team.
4. I love dogs. Cats suck.
5. I have a new fear of strange dogs.
6. Spiders creep me out and give me chills.
7. I have a nasty habit of killing spiders.
8. I would love to be a screenwriter for the rest of my life.
9. I could be a good teacher for the rest of my life.
10. I wish my father raised me speaking Spanish.
11. I wish I worked harder in AP Spanish.
12. I can't roll my "Rs" very well.
13. Except that, I am good with my tongue.
14. I used it much, when playing the trumpet since I was 12.
15. I played in an orchestra in the Sydney Opera House.
    
16. I learned piano first, starting at 5.
17. I could read music before I could read.
18. I don't read as much as I should.
19. I've never read Ulysses, and I hate James Joyce.
20. My two favorite books are Lolita and Invisible Man.
21. I've only read each once.
22. I've read The Things They Carried three times.
23. I used to read only Stephen King in junior high.
24. Reading Gerald's Game made me stop.
25. I'm known for starting projects and compulsively having to finish them.
26. I will exercise consistently until an illness halts my motivation.
27. Once I ran a marathon.
28. I've lost more weight going through break-ups than anything else.
29. I've been in love twice.
30. Once I care about someone, it's hard for me to stop.
31. I'm extremely loyal to the friends I have.
32. Once a good friend betrays me, I write them off.
33. I like using segues and transitions in writing and conversation
34. I didn't mind high school when I was there.
35. Looking back, I hate it.
36. My favorite English word is "onomatopoeia."
37. I have trouble not sharing my opinions about a film/movie/flick.
38. I'm a movie snob.
39. My favorite comedy is The Big Lebowski.
40. My favorite bands/musicians are The Beatles, Radiohead, Medeski Martin & Wood, Beck, and Pink Floyd.
41. I'm a music snob.
42. I could eat Mexican food every day.
43. Italian is a favorite, too.
44. I love a good cheeseburger when I'm having a bad day.
45. I like chocolate more than any other sweet.
46. Chocolate and raspberries can make me moan.
47. I enjoy cooking.
48. I hate making salads.
49. I despise doing dishes, especially for Italian food.
50. I think if one offers to pay for someone's dinner, the other should offer to pick up the tip.
51. I joke about hating growing up as a middle child.
52. But I like that I feel closer to my 3 siblings more than they do with each other. (Perception, people)
    
53. My dog is the sweetest, most gentle dog I know.
54. I'm good or okay at many different things in my life.
55. I want to excel in something in my life.
56. I bought my first car for a dollar and the thing still works today.
    
57. I'm one who agrees with the following: "So many books, so little time."
58. I know how to mow a lawn.
59. I liked Alice in Chains more than Nirvana in the '90s.
60. My desk is never clean.
61. I am anal about the organization of my books, CDs, and DVDs.
62. I have a personal drive to not be a typical guy.
63. I've traveled to four continents so far.
    
64. I would travel more if it was cheaper.
65. I would be happy living in a foreign country for a while.
66. I prefer girls with a Latin look to them.
67. I write left-handed, yet use scissors, throw, and bat right-handed.
68. I rarely listen to the radio.
69. I am learning how to row and scull.
70. The area above and around my shoulder blades is usually sore.
71. I love me some Newcastle Brown Ale.
72. My favorite married female friend that isn't an in-law is Christie.
73. Even with my love for The Beatles, "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude" rub me the wrong way.
74. A young woman once went home with me because I resembled Topher Grace (Eric Forman from That '70s Show).
75. I spent 4 days in the Honolulu airport trying to fly home.
76. I learned patience during that time.
77. I also do not like Hawaiian music.
78. I am extremely patient in traffic, moreso if good music is handy.
79. I have the inability to grow Dylan McKay sideburns.
80. I have numerous grey hairs, all which I attribute to teaching.
81. Intelligence is a turn-on for me.
82. After drinking, I become pleasantly loquacious.
83. A well-timed fart joke can make me laugh.
84. I've worn sandals almost everyday this summer.
85. I wish I could be James Bond.
86. But I'd be just happy writing one Bond script.
87. I like photography, black and white mostly.
88. I'm slowly learning to salsa dance.
89. '80s music lifts my spirits and gets me dancing more than other music at parties.
90. I don't like being yelled at.
91. When I yell, it's extremely loud and ugly.
92. My eyes give me away if I lie.
93. I use my eyebrows when I talk.
    
94. When something's funny, I usually laugh on the inside.
95. When something funny catches me off guard, I will laugh loudly.
96. I sneeze even louder than that.
    
97. I use turn signals constantly when I drive.
98. Coming out of a red light, I secretly race the person driving in the next lane.
99. I am very observant of my surroundings.
100. Today's my birthday.