Doing this as a cue from my wonderful girlfriend. She’s cooler than me.

101 about me list:

1. I’m an engineer.
2. I’m a registered libertarian.
3. Sometimes I have a problem with motivation
4. I’m a beer geek.
5. I went through 3 majors in college…at 3 colleges.
6. I really like my job.
7. I have a soft spot for motorcycles.
8. I’m from Pittsburgh, PA, and I speak Pittsburghese.
9. I’m proud of my Polish/Italian/Welsh heritage.
10. I love camping, and think it has a distinct smell.
11. I’d walk a mile for a Camel.
12. Pabst Blue Ribbon tastes like college to me.
13. I think my grandfathers were the coolest dudes ever.
14. I hate mayonnaise, mustard, and dill pickles.
15. Jules Verne is my favorite author. Chuck Dickens is my least favorite.
16. My parents would give me used toys when I was little because I took everything apart.
17. I was involved in theatre in high school, and miss it a lot.
18. I’m not a big fan of sports, but I do enjoy playing tennis.
19. I think long distance bicycling is a fantastic way to spend time.
2o. I’m strangely addicted to Law & Order, House, and NCIS.
21. I think Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs) is a comedic genius.
22. Harrison Ford is my favorite actor.
23. I have a thing for stuff that’s painted flat black and gloss red.
24. I will never own a white vehicle.
25. I think people like Paris Hilton should be killed, literally.
26. It bothers me when ignorant people reproduce and instill ignorance in their offspring.
27. I’ll take any excuse to go camping.
28. Sarcasm, Irony, and Surrealism never fail to make me laugh.
29. I think the Republicans and the Democrats are equally full of shit.
30. I believe that religion can be shown to be the root of almost all problems in this world.
31. I’m super accident prone.
32. I’ve always wished I could live without ever having to sleep.
33. I think Hershey’s is the best chocolate and Heinz is the best ketchup.
34. I don’t listen to the radio, or music that’s played on the radio.
35. I can’t stand driving anything that blends in with surrounding cars.
36. I think censorship is fucking stupid.
37. I don’t get sick very often, but when I do, it’s usually serious.
38. My defense mechanism in sticky situations is usually to make a joke.
39. I commit to things too readily.
40. I tend to bite off more than I can chew.
41. I want to build my own house, with my bare hands.
42. I can fix what needs fixin’.
43. I think Christian music is insipid.
44. I really enjoy doing crossword puzzles.
45. I think I have a unique way with words.
46. Free thought is a quality that I admire greatly.
47. I think healthcare should be free.
48. I don’t think the government has a right telling me what I can or can’t put in/take out of my body.
49. I think lawn gnomes and yard flamingoes are a moral imperative.
50. I think decaf coffee and light beer are stupid in the same way.
51. True love and true laughter are all I really need, and neither of those can be purchased with the money that I make.
52. My nickname in college was “shitty”. Yes, I’m ok with this.
53. Sometimes I spend too much time people-watching.
54. I tend to judge people prematurely.
55. It is very difficult for me to write this list, and I don’t know why.
56. I still like to play kickball, hide and seek, and capture the flag.
57. I’m a better hider than seeker.
58. I was born on June 15th, 1985.
59. I’ve always had a crush on Winona Ryder.
60. I dislike throwing things away, thus I have too much junk.
61. If I had to choose a religion or be destroyed, I’d say that I was a deist.
62. I can find humor in almost anything.
63. I love to cook and sew, but I HATE cleaning, so I’d make 2/3 of a good maid.
64. I really should write more shit down.
65. Epic is probably my favorite word.
66. I had dreadlocks for a while.
67. I do not smoke pot, nor do I do any other drugs. I think drugs make you stupid.
68. I was raised Roman Catholic, which accounts for my disdain for religion.
69. I want to be married in a park, on the beach, or somewhere in the middle of the ocean.
70. I hate the barber, but don’t mind the dentist.
71. I find fishing extremely relaxing, and don’t mind if I don’t catch anything.
72. I get very seasick on small boats out in the ocean.
73. I think there is beauty in obscurity.
74. I enjoy Star Wars and Star Trek, even though this is some sort of sci-fi geek sin.
75. I don’t like doing laundry, but I love the feeling of fresh from the dryer clothes.
76. I have a waterbed, and even though it’s supposedly not good for me, I love it.
77. I think the children of today are being diluted and confused by the movies and tv shows we produce for them.
78. I hate racism, bigotry, xenophobia, homophobia, and chauvinism all on a pretty equal level.
79. I want to retire to somewhere quiet and relaxing where I can restore an old boat or car.
80. I want to get a tattoo of a micrometer measuring the VW logo (at 1.981 inches) on my arm, and one of an engine inside my back.
81. I used to have my nose pierced. I don’t care for piercings much anymore.
82. I try not to wear shoes with laces. Laces only hold me back.
83. I really like the magazine “Car and Driver”.
84. Blues Brothers is my favorite non-Indiana Jones movie.
85. I’ve played in marching band, pit band, drum corps, concert band, jazz band, a few orchestras, and a thrash band.
86. The Venture Bros. is my favorite cartoon.
87. My eyes go from grey to blue depending on my mood.
88. I desperately want to get laser eye surgery. I’ve worn glasses since 3rd grade.
89. Sometimes I just feel like skipping instead of walking.
90. I’ve always wanted to travel to Australia.
91. I took my drivers test in a big brown child molester van. I miss that van.
92. I really love it when my family all gets together on the holidays.
93. I’m good at trivial pursuit.
94. Sometimes I just need to go play some old Nintendo games.
95. The neo-hippy culture pisses me off.
96. I want to turn a school bus into an RV, complete with flames painted on it.
97 I like to cuddle.
98. I like really ugly lamps.
99. I like the smell of the library.
100. I’m not fond of Mac computers.
101. (reserved for when I think of something witty to end this with)