A long time ago I wrote a "101 things about me" thing. I wrote it before I started traveling and a lot of it has changed or further developed. For instance, in #24 I said I never wanted to go to Antartica. Fast forward 29 months later to present day and I can say that I most certainly WILL step foot on that continent one of these days. #57 is now false and i'm glad to say #58-60 are no longer valid, either. I had a fabulous time in Arkansas last year, thank you very much. My CS host (and professional chef) Rich in New Zealand was personally offended by #84. I'm happy to tell him that I now enjoy great food quite a bit. I've even starting making much more of an effort to learn to cook. It's becoming somewhat of an obsession (see old #21, or new #27). #91 has also changed. I throw stuff away much more now than before.
Ok, on to the new list.
1. i'd rather be exposed to new music than listen to what's familiar
2. the above can easily be applied as a metaphor for the rest of my life
3. but not so much with movies - i'm more likely to want to rent something i know is good unless i've heard plenty of raves about something new
4. two hours is way too much time to throw away on a crap movie
5. i want to one day live somewhere where people don't don't wear watches or have clocks on the wall
6. regardless of what The Stones say, time is not on my side
7. i've discovered that "timing" is not my thing
8. which just means that i have to make my own timing
9. i respect and appreciate the role i let adversity play in my life
10. i learn the most when i have to change, adapt, or discover what is really at the core of "me"
12. i regularly seek out the things that scare me or take me out of my "comfort zone" and find ways to conquer them
12. that's a major reason why/how i started traveling the way that i do
13. my favorite season is spring
14. ...or maybe summer
15. let's call it a tie
16. i've dated 2 different women who lived in 2 different states that shared the same city name
17. 8 more states have cities with the same name - i'm considering collecting the whole set
18. i love good quotes that apply to my life
19. Nathaniel Branden - "a goal without an action plan is a daydream"
20. i'm definitely a daydreamer
21. i've never been much of a planner
22. i'm working on changing that... somewhat
23. i most certainly enjoy living spontaneously and without a plan
24. i'm positive i can find a way to do both, eventually
25. my personality is much more laid-back than most people i've met
26. but i open surprise people with my intensity
27. i'm often quick to obsession when i find something i really like or get excited about
28. "life is nothing if you're not obsessed"
29. holding back is not something i'm good at
30. i'm not sure it's something i want to be good at
31. my "intensity" is something i'm learning to embrace
32. if i'm not "obsessed" i'm generally undecided, detached, and/or apathetic
33. middleground is not exactly my forte
34. even so, i consider myself very open-minded and open to suggestion
35. i try to follow Coach Wooden's schollarly advice and "make every day [my] masterpiece"
36. i'm rarely bored but often restless
37. quality and/or lasting sleep ironically comes hardest when i'm the most exhausted
38. guilty pleasure: over-produced music by the Righteous Brothers
39. i firmly believe that life rarely presents certainty but provides ample opportunity
40. Douglas MacArthur - "there is no security on this earth. only opportunity"
41. opportunity is not something i consciously waste
42. i always carry either a notepad and pen or a pocket recorder to make notes on the fly
43. i also always have my camera on me
44. i'd rather lose $1,000 than my camera with 100 pictures
45. i'd much rather be without my cell phone than my camera
46. i love greatbeer
47. the above makes me a bit of a beer snob and i can hardly be bothered with bad beer
48. i'm currently attempting to brew my own
49. i've made too mistakes to be too optimistic about it turning out well
51. that doesn't mean i'm not hopeful
52. these last 2+ years of traveling have turned me heavily away from cynicism and towards general, overall optimism
53. this doesn't mean that i don't question everything
54. i (try to) take nothing for granted
55. my passport is never far away - in case an unexpected opportunity suddenly arises to get it stamped
56. i can't believe i'm only half way through
57. i have no idea how to finish this
58. my past is highlighted by "commitment issues"
59. it's easy for me to get excited and then find greener grass elsewhere
60. this is something i am finally consciously changing
61. i haven't missed a Pearl Jam US tour in 11 years
62. maybe i'm better at commitment than i think
63. my favorite part about traveling is meeting new people
64. i'm very much a "people person"
65. i have an intense need to share my life with other people
66. i think i would make a good teacher
67. 2/3 done - i can do this....
68. Lost is the only TV show that I regularly watch
69. i quite often forget to tune in when it comes on and end up downloading it somewhere
70. i'll occasionally catch re-runs of The Daily Show since Comedy Central habitually re-runs the hell out of it
71. i've become a huge fan of yoga
72. it's my favorite way to start the day
73. my prior favorite start was having a Diet Coke
74. it's been 24 days since i've had a Diet Coke
75. i've given them up for a month
76. after it's been a month i might go back to one a day
77. i would drink it right after yoga
78. my right foot is slightly larger than my left
79. i'm more prone to damage the right side of my body than my left
80. i blame the foot
81. if i could pick one supernatural power i'd have a ability to instantly transport myself anywhere in the world
82. i'd never have to fly coach again
83. i often find myself daydreaming about the many ways i'd exploit that power for profit
84. i'd make one hell of an expensive courier
85.. i'm an entrepreneur at heart
86. i wanna breeze and an open mind, i wanna swim in the ocean, wanna take my time for me
87. i still like quoting my favorite songs
88. there is always a song playing in my head
89. many times two or more of them battle for airplay (Truly, Truly just "came on")
90. i'd love to hearn how to play violin
91. i can say "cheers" in more than 15 languages
92. i believe in the power of ambition
93. i believe i can do anything i want to do
94. unfortunately i rarely know what i truly want to do
95. when i do know, big things have a way of happening
96. i'm lucky in sets of 3
97. that luck goes both ways
98. i'm getting better at making my own "luck"
99. Frank Sinatra - "you only live once, and the way i live, once is enough"
100. i aspire every day to "make once enough"
101. i love my life
I invite you all to make your own list by using the "comment" button below (if it's still there, anyway - if you're reading this a while after i published it you lost your chance to comment). You don't have to do 101 of them but i'd love to learn more about those of you that bothered to read all of that.
Posted April 19, 2006 07:30 PM @ (GMT - 6)
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