Sunday, January 01, 2006

New Year’s Revelations

I stole this from Miss MyLastName - my spiritual guide into the world of technology…

10 Random Things About Me
1. After getting a haircut, I must immediately take a shower. I have crazy itchy hair… no kidding, back when BC ex-girlfriend gave me haircuts (money saver) one of my cut hairs gave her a splinter.
2. The first thing I do when I wake up, even before getting out of bed, is pop my back. Ahhh.
3. My middle name is Isamu - my Japanese Grandfather’s name. Mom tells me it means courage.
4. I’m the only one I know who can control the focus of their eyes, purposefully blurring them. No one can ever tell. No cross-eyed action or anything. It’s kind of like being able to wiggle your ears or flare your nostrils (I can also do those), and came in handy as self-conscious kid watching horror films with his friends.
5. I’m a terrible speller, but still a pretty decent Scrabble player.
6. I think all feet, by nature, are ugly. The ugliest part of the human body in fact. It’s probably because I have bunions and flat feet.
7. I love to have my hands rubbed.
8. July 14, 2005 was the hardest night of my life.
9. I’m violently ticklish.
10. I was THE sickly kid… allergies, inhalers, asthma attacks… all that. Skinny as a rail (think orange on a toothpick).

9 Places I Have Visited
1. Japan
2. Samoa
3. Fiji
4. Cook Islands
5. Thailand
6. Antarctica
7. Texas (zoiks!)
8. New Zealand (very, very, soon!)
9. Ummm… Canada? (this is sad… must fix this situation soon)

8 Things I Will Do Before I Die
1. (Re)learn Japanese.
2. The PCT.
3. Raise a family.
4. Bicycle Ireland.
5. Post-Graduate Studies (whatever that may entail).
6. Work abroad (Antarctica doesn’t count… it’s not even a country).
7. The NYC marathon.
8. Learn to sing (well enough for the kiddies anyway).

7 Ways to Win My Heart
1. Be kind,
2. And genuine,
3. And secure enough to be silly.
4. Inspire me,
5. Surprise me,
6. And Push me.
7. Enjoy your life.

6 Things I Believe In
1. Freedom of Choice.
2. My brothers.
3. True love.
4. Myself.
5. Eye contact.
6. That I have a purpose.

5 Things That Scare Me
1. Scary movies (don’t laugh… they still do).
2. My predisposition to alcoholism.
3. Paralysis (I’ve always dreamt it would happen).
4. Rejection.
5. Not finding my purpose.

4 Things I Love About My Bedroom*
*seeing as I now share a windowless dorm room with 3 smelly dudes in Antarctica, I’ll try for “4 Things I Loved About My Bedroom in Seattle”.
1. Non-white walls (blue to be exact).
2. My bed. (Splurged on my first non-twin bed after landing a “real” job)
3. Adjacent bedroom belonged to Pre-school Teacher Roommate.
4. The South-facing window.

3 Things I Do Everyday
1. Let out a “Ts’ahhhhh…” after my first sip of coffee in the morning.
2. Whistle.
3. Check the sky to see if there will be a sunset.

2 Things I’m Trying Not to Do Right Now
1. Give into the sandman. Much work to do online tonight.
2. Feel disappointed with this past New Year’s celebration.

1 Person I Want to See Right Now

1. So tough. Just one? Gotta go with Cooler-Than-He-Knows brother. Tell me a story bud.

Come on readers... pick a catagory and share. All I want for Christmas are some new comments.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Tim ! Glad to hear that you're doing well. I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy new years. I went to the space needle for new years, which was actually very disappointing. I think it looks more extravegant on television... so you didn't miss anything there. Everything is going well here. Lots of snow in the mountains and lots of rain in Seattle. Make sure you keep up on the Seahawks, cause they're going all the way ! :-) - Chad

Anonymous said...

We've been waiting for an update for such a long time. I tackle "Ten Random Things About Me".
10. I have two birthmarks, both are on the left side of my body. One is on the top of my hand and the other is on the top of my foot and up my leg.
9. I hate mayonaise but love tartar sauce and all sorts of artichoke dips.
8. My left foot is a size bigger than my right.
7. When I was younger, I thought I could develop X-ray vision if I ate enough carrots.
6. Sometimes I still pretend I can.
5. On my own scale of rating girls' looks, pigtails and glasses add one point a piece.
4. Someday, I want to build a tree-house in a Banyan tree.
3. I'm awesome at Word Jumble.
2. I can still hit home runs during batting practice after 10 beers (within a two hour time frame).
1. Moving from Longview to Pullman was one of the best (and toughest) decisions I've ever made.

Anonymous said...

I'll take the easy route and take "9 places I've been": 1)Scotland, 2)Barcelona, 3)Paris, 4)Belgium, 5)Mexico, 6)Antigua, 7)Barbados, 8)US Virgin Islands, 9)St. Martin. And I get to go to the Galapagos Islands this spring!!

Jess said...

6 Things I Believe In
1. Anyone can be capable of kindness.
2. That I am a great writer and my time doing that is not wasted.
3. That the world is both beautiful and scary - you can't get the beauty without also facing the scary.
4. My family and friends.
5. peace is possible.
6. I am funny.