16 things you don't know about me.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to list only things I think Karen doesn't know about me or people in general. I'm going to try to go 50/50 on that.

1. When I was in first grade a neighbor boy threw the lid from an aluminum can at me. It hit just above my right eye. As I looked down at the lid that just hit me I saw that it was covered in red stuff. I thought it must have been from a can of tomato soup. Then my forehead really started gushing and the pain kicked in. And I ran home. It's the only time I've had stitches. I'm just so thankful I didn't lose my eye.

2. When I was little I was obsessed with the Ninja Turtles. I would tell people I was really a Ninja Turtle in disguise. I wasn't much for logic I guess.

3. The Little Drummer boy is my favorite Christmas. I didn't like it when I was young because it's kind of darker in tone musically ( like the Children's song "Book of Mormon Stories"). But now I like it for the same reason. Also, on my favorite Christmas Eve ( '04 ) I watched a cartoon based on the Little Drummer Boy. It was no great piece of art, but I enjoyed it because our house was filled with the Spirit that night. So It will always have a special place in my heart.

4. In video games I usually try not to kill human enemy's. Even though they're evil and trying to kill me. I'm just that much of a pacifist.

5. My internal monolog is almost always directed towards someone. I form it as though I am having a conversation. Other times it's in the form of a letter or blog.

6. I'm building my own multi-media library. It's mostly books right now since I get a lot for free from the free book bin at Aunties Bookstore. I have over 80 video/PC games at last count, a few dozen videos and a handful of CD's. I'd like to set up my own private lending library for friends and family.

7. When I'm alone I often practice my imitations of famous people and Characters.

8. Even though I say very little, I always want to be saying something and I'm always trying to think of things to say. I just don't know how to have a conversation.

9. Since about the second grade I've purposely cultivated my sense of humor in order to be liked. It worked, but I still don't have very close friends.

10. Even though I'm ultra conservative, Voted for Ron Paul (Republican) in the Primary's and Chuck Baldwin ( Constitution ) in the general election, I favored Barack Obama over John McCain. Not that I think that Obama is the magical president come to save us all. I just think in the area's that he can really affect policy (War and the Economy) he'd do a better job than McCain. The wars that we are fighting are unconstitutional
Obama's economic plan isn't much better than McCain's, calling for a bailout instead of taking a free market approach to the problem But his Tax plan is much better. Though constitutionally speaking there shouldn't be a income tax at all.

11. I have only been to four states Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. I have never been outside the Country.

12. I didn't have a CD player until Christmas of 1999. And only then because Playstation's can play CD's.

13. I'd like to be able to sew. Not because I'd like to sew. I just think it would be a useful skill to have.

14. I have only had one pet ( not counting virtual ones). It was a big fuzzy caterpillar I found in the front yard. I don't think I ever named it. I kept it in a clear plastic tupperware container with holes punched in the top and some leaves and grass and twigs to eat and crawl on. Eventually it built a cocoon and turned into a moth. My Mother and Grandmother told me I should let it go but I kept it. It lived for a few more weeks. I always regretted not letting it go. It never got to really fly or meet other moths or see the world. I know it was only a moth, but I still feel bad about it.

15. I don't flirt unless I really mean it.

16. In general, I don't kill bugs unless I feel that they are dangerous.