7 Random Facts (A Goofy Meme)
Some people claim to like when I just write about me on this site. I am not at all sure why that is, but for the sake of vanity, I will not argue. Plus, I have an excuse now that I have been “tagged” by my friend Chris at MisterCrunchy.
So, here are the rules…
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog; some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Here are the facts, although they aren’t very random. These are facts mostly related to the purchase of my new home….
- I just bought a new house. Actually, I just bought about 10% of a new house. My wife bought another 10% and an ever-changing roster of banks owns 80%. Think about that for a second. You own less than 50% of your house when you buy it and the majority owner can’t say a damn thing if you decide to paint your walls all purpley green.
- I want a pool. I live in Ohio. I am about the most pragmatic sumbitch you have ever met in your life, but that doesn’t exclude me from the occasional bout of irrationality. The amount of investment it takes to get a pool vs. the amount of time per year you can actually use that pool in the Cleveland area is quite disproportionate. Still. I want a pool.
- One of the first things I looked at buying for the new house is a basketball hoop. I feel like a 15 year-old, but I miss having a hoop available to shoot on. I was never a particularly good basketball player, but I was serviceable. A little secret for you. I was able to trick myself into becoming a jogger last year by playing with my iPod and the NikePlus chip that tracked my mileage. It has been really hard for me to trick myself into jogging in year 2. I would much prefer to do something active that has more of a point. If that means playing some solo basketball for a while on my new, flat driveway, then I need to buy a basketball hoop for myself.
- In the last numbered fact, I wrote “I feel like a 15 year-old.” That reminds me that I have called for a jihad on a verbal crutch that Jen and I have. We got in a really bad habit of saying, “I feel like” as a precursor to just about anything we would say. “I feel like the plumber doesn’t really know what he is talking about.” “I feel like this show could be a lot better than it is.” “I feel like we have gotten ourselves into the habit of using ‘I feel like’ as an awful, time-filling verbal crutch that is utterly meaningless.” I started pointing it out, and now Jen and I have almost cured ourselves of this annoying verbal crutch. Some people said it on TV last night for about 5 sentences in a row and I thought Jen’s head was going to explode.
- I feel like (just kidding.) It is symptomatic of the modern age that one of my biggest priorities with moving is getting the cable company lined up, not so I have TV, but so I don’t have to live long without the Internet. I find it wholly unsettling to not have access to the Internet. I know I am not alone in this, but it is a bit sad. I make a conscious effort to not go anywhere without Internet access. OK, I just said it is a bit sad, but I don’t really believe that. Others may find it sad. I don’t really care.
- I find the HGTV-ification of America a bit annoying. I like granite countertops. I like stainless steel appliances. By no means does this mean that EVERY HOUSE ON EVERY TV SHOW NEEDS THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO. They are both nice, but so are black appliances. White appliances work in some kitchens too. Corian, quartz, individual tiling and even concrete are all good options to outfit your kitchen counters. Granite and stainless are options, and good options, but by NO MEANS, are they the ONLY options that will make your kitchen “POP.”
- Jen and I have already started hunting for the right breeder so we can get a dog after we move to the new house. Jen’s commute will be cut from about 40 minutes to about 15 minutes. My commute will be down from about 15-20 minutes to under 10 minutes. This means that one or both of us will be available to go home during lunch to let a dog out mid-day. I have heard all the warnings about not getting a dog because it is such a huge responsibility and it starts to take over your life. Still, I am launching myself headlong into this anyway. I figure I am a bigtime homebody anyway, and I don’t really thrive on a lot of travel, so it is actually a convenient excuse for me to not travel for more than just the occasional long weekend. Plus, I will get all the wonderful benefits of having a puppy.
I tag Deezo, Kiddicus, Jarataur, DittoHeston, Jen, and frequent commenter Bill from NothingButLove.net who I like to read. Bill even went and did some glass blowing which he was kind enough to email me details about.
This bonus fact comes free of charge. I have always wanted to try my hand at blowing glass. (No jokes please.) I stood and watched people melt it down and shape it when I was a kid at Hale Farm Village a long time ago, and I have wanted to do it ever since. Maybe I will actually get to it sometime.
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you get a hoop, i challenge you to a game of 33.
i quit blogging, so i reject your tag. much like i’ll be rejecting your weak shots at the rim. oooooh burn.
if you learn to blow glass, make me a giant bong.
I almost tagged you, Kiddicus, but then I realized your last post was from like a year ago. Oh, and I tagged Jen first. I don’t care if you’re married, I tagged her first!