I haven't done this in a while, so why not...? 100 Things About Me 1. My biggest problem when I write is starting. If I can write a title and an intro, I can usually roll on pretty easily from there. 2. I have very little patience. 3. I'm also Mr. Instant Gratification. I hate it when people hold something back because they want me to "experience the anticipation." And when I hear something's going to happen, I want it to happen now. 4. My mom loves to "experience the anticipation." She thought I did too. It made me furious. It took me until I was 24 to finally convince her that I hated it. 5. I've never owned a Windows computer. I work on one at the office, but I hate it. 6. I was unemployed for eight months after I was laid off when the dot-com bubble burst. 7. I won't watch a movie for the first time unless I'm watching it uncut and unedited. 8. I've never broken any bones or been in the hospital for any medical reasons. 9. My perfect comedy trifecta is Denis Leary, Jon Stewart and Lewis Black. I've seen Lew live three times. 10. I'm definitely a gadget freak. 11. I've never watched an episode of American Idol. I refuse to. 12. The only time I've ever hallucinated was when I took Ambien. Even when I was on Percocet when I had my wisdom teeth removed, I still didn't have any side effects. 13. I tend not to look good in hats, so I don't wear them all that often. I do look good in my Red Sox hat though. 14. I can't draw. Not at all. All I can draw are geometric shapes. 15. Which is odd, because I wasn't so good at geometry. 16. I still don't understand why I had to take it. Any kind of math that involves letters and imaginary numbers isn't really math. It's science fiction. 17. I love adult-oriented comics and cartoons. I still have my Bloom County and Calvin & Hobbes books. And I love Get Fuzzy and Frazz. 18. I've never been to Disneyland. I've only been to Disney World. Quite frankly, since Disneyland doesn't have EPCOT, I don't see why I should bother. 19. I still want to visit Toronto, Vancouver, Australia, Italy, Ireland and Hawaii. I want to go back to England and France. 20. New York is the greatest place on Earth, and I'm not just saying that because I was born there. I don't think I could ever live there again though... it's a little too crowded and busy for me. 21. In the town I grew up in, most people knew what room in the local hospital they were born in. I was one of the very, very few who was born out of town... or even out of state. 22. I grew up about 10 minutes away from the largest U.S. Navy base on the East Coast. Which means I grew up knowing there was a Russian nuclear missile with my name written alllllll over it. 23. I like alternate history books. 24. I once jumped on Jake Gyllenhaal while backstage at a Maroon 5 concert. 25. I once stayed awake for 36 hours. I was not in good shape when I finally fell asleep, and I only got 2 hours before I had to wake up and go back out, and I was awake for another 14 hours before I could sleep -- for another 2 hours. 26. Yes, I've acted on stage. In junior high and high school and college. Nothing since then. 27. I still have the Curious George stuffed animal that I got when I was 1 year old. He's travelled internationally with me. He's old enough to vote and drink and rent a car now. 28. I hate dressing up. I've been told I look good when I do, but I prefer jeans. 29. I always need something on in the background, be it the TV or music. 30. Back to the Future was my favorite movie until I saw The Matrix. 31. I've never been able to grow my hair long. 32. I play a mean air guitar and air drums. 33. I've never taken guitar lessons, though I want to learn how to play it. 34. A friend of mine did teach me some rudimentary drum-playing when I was in high school though. 35. I once ate sushi for lunch and dinner every day for two weeks. 36. Yes, I've had a one-night stand. 37. The day before my 16th birthday, my dad and I took a tour of the submarine U.S.S. Dallas. The weapons officer took us around. It was way cool -- I saw all kinds of things you don't normally see on the tour, and I got to operate the sonar. They'd just had new weapons computers installed a couple of days before that the weapons officer didn't know how to use... so I set it up for him. 38. I frequently quote lines from TV shows and movies. 39. I can be funny on my own too. Though sometimes people will ask me "where's that from?" when I say something, and I'll have to respond, "ME! What, I'm not capable of being original?" 40. I love barbeque sauce. 41. My hair grows incredibly fast. I need to get a haircut every 6 weeks or so, and I get 5:00 shadow around 3pm. 42. I went to Jewish sleepaway camp for 7 summers -- one month per summer. I still eat pork. 43. I still love the Budweiser "wassuuuuuuup" commercials. 44. My favorite is the one where it's all the preppy guys imitating the original "wassup" guys when they're all sitting around screaming "what are YOU doing???" 45. I love Monty Python, but I wasn't so fond of The Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. 46. I love discussing temporal physics and mechanics. Mmmmm... tiiiiiime travel... 47. Yes, I've gone skinny-dipping. Yes, in mixed company. 48. I hate cold water. There's nothing worse than a cold shower in the morning. 49. When I was growing up, the house we lived in was heated using electrical heat, so a fair amount of the time, we'd lose power during blizzards and be without power and heat for days. I'd have to sleep in my winter jacket and take freezing cold showers. 50. I hate being cold. I'm usually pretty warm. 51. I think I'm kind of addicted to the Internet. 52. I doubt the existence of God. That doesn't mean I'm an atheist. But nothing has been shown to prove the existence of God, and nothing has been shown to disprove the existence of God. So I'm on the fence. 53. A lot of people don't believe that sometimes, I just shut down and I don't want to be social. Apparently, there is a big perception that I'm "on" all the time. 54. Despite an IQ that's well above average, I can be pretty dumb sometimes. 55. It's usually because I haven't had enough to sleep. 56. I hate being tired. 57. One thing that completely tweaks my melon is when commercials use songs for their own advantage when the song's meaning and intention is the opposite from what they're advertising. Like when Jeep was trying to instill a sense of patriotism in people by using Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son." 58. I can't do yoga. I can't sit still or meditate. 59. I've come to the conclusion that I actually like brunettes better than blondes. But I still have a strong affinity for redheads. I guess I have a thing for Irish women. If you run across any hot Irish Jewish women, send them my way. 60. I am most decidedly un-P.C. 61. I can't sleep on my back. I have to sleep on my back or my stomach. 62. When I was young, my parents took me to Tanglewood, where the Boston Pops have their summer home. We heard them perform the 1812 Overture and I fell asleep halfway through. Despite sitting three feet away from the 21 cannons they fired off at the end of the piece, I still slept through it all. 63. I've had cable TV since I was 4 years old. 64. I am in no way, shape or form a morning person. I hate getting up early. 65. I do have a cassette deck. It's been sitting in my closet and hasn't been hooked up for 2 years. 66. I have a really soft spot for bunnies. I completely want to get a rabbit for a pet again. 67. I'm allergic to cats. I discovered this when I was 15, my grandmother's cat decided she wanted to curl up in my lap and half an hour later, my eyes were swollen shut and I was sneezing uncontrollably. 68. Despite being Jewish, I still love Christmas lights. 69. I've never owned an American car. I've had either Toyotas or Hondas. 70. When I was a kid, I was scared to death of the "Night on Bald Mountain" witch from Fantasia. It took me many years to get over that. 71. In an unfortunate turn of events, I started saying "dude" a lot after I moved to California. 72. However, after moving to California, I also discovered I look good in black. 73. When I was 17, I installed my own car stereo. I've always been good with electronics. 74. Having said that, things also occasionally explode around me. When I was in the eighth grade, I blew up three Bunsen burners and set fire to the classroom's movie screen. 75. My chocolate peanut squares are world-renowned. And apparently, I tend to make them more often when I'm drunk. 76. My longest relationship was two years. It should've ended a lot sooner than I let it drag on for. 77. I've had a number of long-term relationships. 78. I've attempted long-distance relationships. They don't work for me. 79. I tend to be a sucker for women who can sing. 80. I used to go deep-sea fishing with my dad every summer. 81. I'm a meatatarian. I love me some steak and hamburgers. 82. I once saw a satellite pass overhead. It was neat. 83. I don't like horror movies all that much. I saw Night of the Living Dead when I was 13 and had nightmares for a week. 84. I do, however, like post-apocalyptic movies and stories. John Carpenter's movies in particular. 85. I do not, however, like anime. 86. Okay, yes, I'll admit it -- I like Star Trek. But I've never been to a convention. 87. I've been wearing glasses since I was in the 3rd grade. My vision is something like 20:500, which means I see things clearly at 20 feet that others see clearly at 500. 88. This is my lucky number. 89. I still read the Sunday newspaper. 90. Yes, I've smoked pot. Like I said, I was unemployed for eight months. Although my first time was in college. 91. I can drive stickshift, though it's been a while. 92. I've been told by more than a few women that I'm a great kisser. 93. One might say that I lean left in my political views. 94. I keep a number of things on my desk at work that I can idly play with to keep myself occupied, including a bounce-ball that lights up and a square Slinky. 95. I used to be way into reading maps when I was a kid. I think that's part of the reason why I've got a great sense of direction. I can't get lost -- sooner or later, I find my way back to where I need to be. I've literally tried getting lost... it doesn't work. 96. I have been told that there's a chance that I'm a child of the Mozart effect. And my parents used to keep a radio in my crib, but it was tuned to the classical station in New York. Which does not explain why I love the kind of music I like today. 97. I don't mind cooking. In fact, I kind of like it. It's the cleanup and putting away the dishes that I hate. 98. I'm a tactile person, so I love fuzzy clothing and materials. Most of my bedsheets are made of cotton jersey or flannel. 99. I am one of the 7% of Americans who is completely wireless. I don't have a landline. 100. I was approached by a cult once. No, I didn't join. Wow, that took a hell of a lot longer than I thought it would!