A Few Of My Randomest Things

I should have known better than to pull her pigtails with a snarky comment. In return, she has tagged me. So, ever the respecter of the tag, here are five random things about me:

1. Unlike she who shall not be named, I have no piercings and yet am unafraid of needles. I took allergy shots every week when I was a kid and sold my plasma while in music school so I could buy more recordings.

2. I used to think piercings and tatoos were gross, but having since met some athletes with very comely features, I have modified my stance. It's all about context.

3. Bringing forward the Anne Frank theme from she who shall not be named, we named our first cat Audrey because we got her after a UNICEF tour in which Audrey Hepburn recited selections from The Diary of Anne Frank to music composed by our music director, Michael Tilson Thomas. (Every entry begins, "Dear, Kitty.")

4. Mrs. Greyhound had to wear flats at our wedding so as not to make me look like a total midget. She is 5'8". I am not.

5. I dated a girl in college, a former basketball player, who was 6'2". I am not.

6. I can no longer remember the names of the girls I took to the junior and senior prom, who were both taller than me as well.

What's that you say? That was six? Well, one of them is false. You get to pick which one is not true and and tell me what portion(s) is false in the comment section.

I tag Bigun and Momo, my CdA posse.

Tagged

Jobs I've Had (uhm, yeah. I've worked a bit)
Paper Boy (age 10 - 15)
Warehouseman (age 13 - 18)
Lawnboy
Retail
Busboy
Plasma Donor
Stage Manager (work study)
Professional Musician (orchestral French horn player)
Intern/Summer Associate (as a law student)
Judicial Law Clerk
Trial Lawyer
Appellate Lawyer (Board Certified Muckety Muck Specialist)

Movies I Can Watch Repeatedly (if I can stay awake)
Lord of the Rings
Field of Dreams
The Princess Bride (IN-CON-CEIVABLE)

Guilty Pleasures
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (almost better than sex)
Others are even better, but given that proviso, they are way too guilty to reveal (!!)

Places I've Lived
Jackson, Mississippi
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Madison, Wisconsin
Miami Beach, Florida
Waco, Texas
Houston, Texas

TV Shows I Enjoy
Extreme Makeover (Home Edition)
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
The Dog Whisperer

Places I Have Vacationed
Mississippi and Oklahoma (to see family)
Mammoth Cave
White Sands, NM
Yellowstone
Colorado
Scandanavia
Maui
Oahu
Key West
Cozumel
Galveston
Walt Disney World
Lake San Antonio, California
Tempe, AZ

Favorite Foods
Right now? Anything with carbs, preferably rice.

Daily Websites
All of your blogs
triscoop.com
Houstonracing.com

Body Parts I Have Injured
Jaw (hit by batted pitch)
Ruptured Disc (c6-c7)
Scoped Knee (left)
Runner's Knee (right)
Reconstructed Ankle Ligaments (right)

Awards
Uber Geeky Academic Awards from the age of 5 onwards
Uber Geeky Musical Awards and scores of medals from the age of 5 onwards

Nicknames
Outside the blogosphere, none. Even my mom calls my by my full, formal, first name.