100 Things About Me (51-75)

51. In the second or third grade (not sure which), I had a close friend commit suicide by hanging himself off our elementary school's jungle gym.
52. I read a lot, mainly non-fiction. With the exception of Harry Potter and a handful of Stephen King and Clive Barker books, I just can't get into fiction. Although I just got through reading The Da Vinci Code - that was alright.
53. I overdosed three times before I turned 21.
54. The following words make my skin crawl - brine, tummy and snarky. I accept the fact that the brine is a legitimate word, but anyone using the other two needs to be shot. Repeatedly.
55. I'm the parent of a teenager.
56. I want more kids.
57. I don't get people who claim to hate kids. Aside from the obvious - they were kids once - I think there has to be some serious self-loathing involved to come to that opinion.
58. I will blindly watch or purchase anything created by Larry David or Ricky Gervais.
59. My mother accidentally cut the tip of my middle finger off when I was around two years old by shutting the offending digit in a car door. Strangely enough I just read that Matthew Perry had the same thing happen to him.
60. I also broke my leg when I was a kid. The story goes some kid ran over my leg while I was sitting in the middle of a bike trail. I'm not sure I buy this scenario. I know people were more or less idiots in the 70's, but who lets their five-year-old sit in the middle of a bike trail? And a hit and run bicyclist? There's more than a few cracks in this story.
61. I hate going out on weekends. I am convinced you will never find interesting people out on a weekend. If you want to meet interesting people Wednesday and Thursday are your best bets. If you want to meet interesting people who are also clinically insane, shoot for Sunday and Monday nights. Tuesday's are okay too. But Saturday and Sunday? Only if it can't be helped.
62. Even before 9/11 I hated flying. I'd much rather drive.
63. I have a pretty extensive collection of hats.
64. I got my first tattoo the day before my 18th birthday. Now I sport more ink than some rock bands.
65. I'm an insomniac.
66. Shortly after high school, some friends of mine found a body in a dumpster behind a mini-mall in Anchorage, AK. A few of us went down to verify their claims, as they weren't the most reliable folks you'd ever meet. They were that time. To this day I can't eat ribs.
67. I've written three movie scripts. Two sucked to high-heaven, the third was okay. As soon as I'm finished editing American Way, I'm going to start on two more. Practice, baby, practice.
68. Bridge to Terabithia and How the Spider Saved Halloween are my two favorite books from when I was a kid.
69. Molliwogg and I have taken baby steps into the stock market. Damn you Mad Money!
70. I'm a total klutz and well on my way towards breaking both my legs. Currently I'm sporting twin scars on each calf from running into trunks, open drawers...anything two-feet tall and under. If there are cords on the floor you can be guaranteed to see me go flying by after tripping over them at least once, usually more. I once destroyed an ex-girlfriend's entire rock collection this way. I eventually replaced them all.
71. Being a klutz gets expensive after a while.
72. I can't stand televised sports. I have to no qualms playing certain sports (tennis, swimming, baseball, bowling, etc.), but watching them bores me stupid.
73. I'm a huge John Denver fan. Finally out of the closet.
74. Keeping on a confessional trip, I've also seen every episode of Friends. I feel so dirty.
75. The Dali Llama waved to me once.

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