So, multiple friends have now "tagged" me in their 25 things about them posts. It's kind of like the GQ "Things I've Learned" article, which is one of my favorite things to read on a regular basis. I guess it's my turn now.
1. I spent all day contemplating what to write here. Do I go random things about me or things I've learned. A mixture of both, perhaps?
2. I've forgotten the absolute best things that I thought of. They were good, too.
3. The next 12 months of my life will probably be the biggest year I'll ever have. It could include my first house and my first child. Hopefully in that order.
4. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think how lucky I am to have Diana. Not a single day.
5. I know nobody is perfect. She's about as close as I think anyone could get.
6. I've actually loved three women in my life (outside of family, obviously) and hope it says something about me that I am still friends with the first two - even if we may lose touch for years at a time.
7. I feel pretty secure that the third one is the last one. I hope I'm her last as well.
8. In about a four-month span before my wedding, I turned $1.52 into over $2000.00 playing online poker.
9. I wouldn't believe that last one either if you said it to me. However, Diana was witness to it all so feel free to ask her about it.
10. I've worked 80 hours a week and I've worked 15 hours a week. I don't need to tell you which one is more enjoyable.
11. Hard work is very overrated. Smart work is so much better.
12. People are much nicer and kinder in Arizona. People work harder and smarter in NY, though.
13. Number 12 makes being in a position of limited authority very difficult for me. I can't accept poor work ethic and no effort. This makes me the asshole - which sometimes I am, anyway.
14. I really detest having to spend a half-hour 2-to-3 times a week shaving my head. After a house, hellooooo laser hair removal. If I think it will work.
15. I promised myself after I lost about 30 lbs. in 2003 or so that I would never let myself get that big again. Happiness can make you break promises, apparently.
16. I really enjoy video games. Always have, and probably always will.
17. I was lucky to have had older friends while I was in my 20's that I learned quite a bit from.
18. I really want to get back into softball and acting. The first is more likely than the second.
19. I miss the cheers from crowds. Even more, I miss doing a song well.
20. This is supposed to be 25 things about me you don't know. It's not reading like that as I go back through what I wrote. There - now you know something you didn't before.
21. I just won a pot-limit Omaha tournament online in the last 20 minutes. It should never be that fast to go through ten people.
22. I don't have any tattoos. I haven't found anything that I want to have burned into me that I'll feel like explaining to my grandkids. I'm pretty confident that will change when I have children.
23. I have had the following jobs - some for as little as 4 hours: retail in a mall, sportswriter, deli clerk, packer at Yellow Freight, server (many times), host at a Ground Round, asst mgr at Big Dogs, bartender, tennis coach/teaching pro, bread delivery guy, musician, poker player, DJ, business owner, poker dealer, poker floor manager, business co-owner/VP, behavior coach, transportation director, chauffeur, PE teacher, auto sales, internet sales rep, furniture delivery, flooring installation, bookie. Don't ever say that life experience doesn't count. Especially to someone with a doctorate in it.
24. Right now is one of those times, as I was about to close the laptop and head to bed, that I thought about how much I love Diana and how lucky I am to have her. Sorry if you've vomited at this point.
25. It's been three days since I started this and had much grander plans. I'm giving up and posting right about now before I start my night work.
