Childish Games

I typically look down on these sort of things as silly, annoying things, but must admit that I enjoyed reading both Dana's and Lynn's enough that I feel that I should do one too.  It's like how I feel about Facebook: I don't like it, but in the Judd Nelson from Breakfast Club kind of way where you just rip it because you rip on everything.  Plus, I've held out this long...why cave at 27 when people my age are starting to quit on Facebook?  But I digress, I'll do the 25 things because I don't want to hold out just to hold out and be all Judd Nelson on you all (the 3 people that may or may not look at this thing).

1.  One of my favorite things to do is hide behind doors or walls and jump out and scare Dana.  Childish, yes.  Hilarious?  Without fail.

2.  When I do activities such as shaving, brushing my teeth, putting away a dish, etc...my off hand (usually my left) takes on a claw shape and is raised to stomach level unconsciously.  I can't tell you why, but Dana has noticed and takes a lot of pleasure in making fun of it.

3.  I love my dogs, especially Pistol.  He has the purest heart, and a somewhat slow brain.  He's an outside dog, which means he stinks.  Dana says this is why she won't snuggle him.

4.  My favorite movie is The Godfather.  And the difference between it and other classics is that it still stands up.  I won't even debate someone that this isn't the best movie of all time.

5.  My TV intake is getting out of control.  I'm ill right now that season 2 of Mad Men isn't available yet because I REALLY want to see it.  A week for our home isn't complete without Michael Scott, Desmond Hume, or the many sad, sad girls from The Bachelor.

6.  That's another thing, my intake of really girly shows has increased as expected by living with Dana.  But she doesn't seem to mind as I tear these women to shreds.  Side note, I know it's blasphemy to criticize reality show stars from Alabama, but this list must be made:

a) the old looking lady from this year's Bachelor is as creepy as I've ever seen.  I'm sorry about her husband, yes.  That said, her "sexy voice" makes me extremely uncomfortable, and she looks like an alien to me...a really old one.

b) Bo Bice? Really "heavy metal" of you to go on American Idol.  And by the way, thanks for that song that is still stuck in my head.

c) Taylor Hicks?  I didn't watch because of you.  An embarrassment.  

And yes, I acknowledge that I'm the only person in this state that feels this way, but come on!  We're the state of Hank Aaron, Bear Bryant, Bo Jackson, Harper Lee, et al.

We're a little better than this...kind of.

7.  I love my friends.  We're that group that stayed friends since we were kids like you'd see in a movie.  

8.  I knew Dana and I were right for each other when we went to a movie together the first time.  I sheepishly asked her if she wouldn't mind sneaking in some candy (and by 'some' I mean like 3 pounds worth) in her purse.  She not only agreed, but squealed with joy at the idea.  She, however, doesn't like the new development having to sneak in fountain drinks in her purse for me.

9.  I take my coffee like a complete sissy.  Sugar and cream until it looks like a white russian.

10.  My favorite band is Counting Crows, and this is usually met with either intense approval from a fellow fan or condescending "Didn't they put out that Shrek song?  They suck."  I won't apologize, they're combination of music, lyrics, and harmonizing is as good as it gets for me.  Listen to Anna Begins, and tell me your heart doesn't break, I dare you.

11.  This is about Dana, but she didn't tell you that her cooking show was called "Now We're Cooking" and I'm laughing as I type this.

12.  My name is Michael Kent Jackson which led to many anxious moments at the beginnings of class where I knew they would call role and everyone would laugh at the guy with the freakshow's name.  I've actually had nightmares about this.

13.  I can't help but love Michael Jackson's music though.  If I could see one music act in their prime, it would be him.

14.  I endured only one heartbreak (2003) as a Red Sox fan, making me a quasi-bandwagon Sox fan.

15.  I endured years of heartbreak as a Celtics fan, making me a beneficiary of their rebirth rather than a bandwagon fan.

16.  To Dana's irritation, nothing makes me angrier about pop culture than when an "average at best" woman is presented as a  "hot babe."  I'm talking about you, Sarah Jessica Parker.  Of course, the worst case of this in history is Serena Williams.  The mere sight of her makes me angry now...and scared she's going to attack me.

17.  As I've been studying Emerson, I'm finding myself to have a lot of common ground philosophically with him, and that is upsetting.  But we're both optimists, hopefully that is where it will end.  Because, you know, he was sort of a fruitcake.

18.    I still dine out on the fact that I was voted "Wittiest" in high school.  Graduating class of 45 people.  That's right.

19.  I am the only person in the world who does not care for Tina Fey.  

20.  My favorite group of minorities is Asians.  They are the most polite.  Even when most people would point to their difficulties in traffic, I say they aren't doing it on purpose.  Honk at them, and they give you a deferential head bow and hand wave.  That's all I ask.  Honk at any other group, and you may get a finger, a swerve into your lane, or end up in a fist fight.   

21.  A list of my heroes would include Vince Vaughn.  He's like Springsteen.  Not much range, but he's perfected what he does do.  

22.  I'm a flag football All American.  I feel funny about this, like I'm the best of all the non-athletes.  Do you brag about this?  

23.  Until there was Dana, I was terrible with women, and had no game at all.  We watch "The Pickup Artist," and while I wasn't as bad as them, I was/am just as clueless as some of them.  I still cringe when I think of my freshman year of college.

24.  My drink is Scotch and water.  

25.  Dana is my very best friend, and while I try not to talk too much about it and put people off, it is a fundamental truth of my life and direction in life for me.  Dana is the best thing I have, and I've got a lot of good stuff in my life.