Sunday, December 23, 2007

my 100 things...

ok, i haven't been the best lately at posting on this thing. sheri, my sister in law, posted 100 facts about herself, anna did it to, and it looked like a fun challenge. so here i go....

1. i love to travel
2. i am listening to rap music right now, i never thought i would like the stuff, but i do.
3. lemonheads are my favorite candy.
4. i have over 9,000 songs on my mp3 player.
5. WWII is a time in history i love reading and learning about. My grandpa was a fighter pilot in the pacific theater.
6. i wanted to be a rock star, but i am a shy person, so i take pictures of rock stars instead.
7. waking up at 5:30am and going to the gym is the best way to get the day started.
8. Sleeping in is a waste of time, because of no. 7 i can't sleep in past 7am.
9. my 10 year high school reunion is this summer
10. i love playing video games with my brothers, even though i am almost 29.
11. i-tunes is on shuffle and bel biv devoe is currently playing. "poison" is a classic song
12. if i don't have my cell phone i feel a bit naked, pathetic huh.
13. my three favorite cities in the united states are san francisco, portland, and salt lake(only for the snowboarding, and the utah blaisdells)
14. my three favorite international cities are prague, hong kong, and berlin.
15. i just realized i walked through best buy with my fly down. ha ha
16. there are 21,817 pictures on my computer hard drive.
17. peach milkshakes are my favorite
18. creme brule is my favorite dessert to order when going out to eat.
19. ruth's chris steakhouse is my favorite restaurant
20. i love the smell of sharpies, and jet fuel
21. at the airport i love to people watch
22. i am claustrophobic
23. i hate math, just look at my school transcripts.
24. back in the day i once died my hair a blue black shade. it was called elvis black.
25. i have never changed a diaper
26. i make teeth for a living, interesting huh.
27. my degree is a BA in communications from boise state
28. i was at the fiesta bowl when boise state won, one of the best times in my life spent with my dad and 2 brothers. thanks dad!!!
29. my little brother paul, was the guy sticking his head in the camera shot during the ian johnson interview after the fiesta bowl for a full 3 1/2 minutes. paul is famous or infamous however you look at.
30. my first power bill living on my own was 13 bucks, i called my dad and asked if that was good. he just laughed at me on the phone.
31. i love maps, bought the biggest one i could find and have it hanging on my wall
32. tivo is the greatest invention ever, it is hard to watch tv live now.
33. one of my best friends growing up has a tv show on HGTV that is on every saturday
34. i love being around my family, we have so much fun together
35. my first semester of college, i only passed one class, it was a pass/fail.
36. i failed study skills class
37. one summer i read 10 novels
38. that summer i didn't shave once, i worked in the mountains. every mountain man needs a beard right?
39. this is kind of fun
40. i got caught shop lifting at shopko, what did i steal...a pack a stupid football cards.
41. i have been arrested twice, both times in high school, not my best moments
42. because of getting arrested, i got my licence suspended for 3 months, not being able to drive was tough. thanks mom, dad and tom for taking me to work!
43. my favorite baseball team is the boston red sox
44. my mom likes blink 182, and went to their concert with us.
45. she also has been to warped tour
46. she is cool
47. i haven't had a coke, pepsi, dr pepper, energy drink, or mountain dew in a year
48. i enjoy carving down a hill really fast on my snowboard.
49. if i won the big lottery jackpot i would take my family and friends on a vacation to fiji for a week or two.
50. next i would purchase a black ferrari, and murder it out(that what the kids call it these days)
51. invest the money and set me up for life
52. finally i would buy a house in boise, a condo in the pearl district in portland, and a villa in sorrento, italy. do you remember that place on our trip? I forgot about lake como, i saw a tv show on that place and the town of bellagio. i could throw eggs at george clooney's house then. i hope you all would come visit me.
53. i am a bit of a pack rat, but getting better though
54. the board game settlers really pisses me off.
55. scrabble is my board game of choice, i am a nerd, i have the deluxe edition and the latest scrabble dictionary.
56. hannah montana is dumb.
57. at a concert i crowd surfed once, and was dropped on my head. i got up and stood in the back for the rest of the show, and never did that again.
58. i wear earplugs at every concert i go to.
59. my first concert was bon jovi and skid row. dad took tom and i, and dad hated every second of it. i still have the ticket stub.
60. the college football season is the greatest time of year.
61. i once told erin andrews(the hot sideline reporter for espn) that i loved her and she said thank you
62. listening to classical music is therapeutic, and really enjoy it.
63. i quit piano lesson in sixth grade and regret it everyday.
64. but i picked up the guitar and used to be pretty good at it. havne't played in a while though
65. molasses cookies are the best
66. i don't drink milk, just to drink milk. it has to be with cereal, or with cookies. but chocolate milk i could drink all day. i am weird i know.
67. the same with tomatos. i don't like tomatos on a burger, or in a salad, but love them diced up in pico de gaio.
68. i once at a box of twinkies in one sitting.
69. i tried sushi for the first time in japan this summer and really liked it, thanks ed and lisa. i miss you guys.
70. my favorite movies are good will hunting, fight club, goonies, saving private ryan, rudy, mallrats, forest gump, and the bourne movies.
71. the tv shows i enjoy watching are the office, jeopardy, modern marvels, dirty jobs, most shows on the travel channel, and a couple of ones that are guilty pleasures i won't say though.
72. i have been working on this for a long time now
73. when i sleep, i have to have two pillows, or i don't sleep as well.
74. during the summer i rarley wear shoes, flip flops all the time.
75. on my scooter i have ridden over 2500 miles, that thing rules
76. my nickname is "the dave" my buddy chris glossed me with that one
77. i love listening to talk radio, sports mainly, but michael savage in the afternoon, once all my sports shows are over. i am picky about headphones that i wear also.
78. i met senetor oren hatch of utah in clothing store in utah, didn't know he was a big wig in the senate, until i saw his picture on the news and in magazines.
79. when i was 10, i won a contest at mcdonalds for free big macs for a year. to this day i don't like big macs
80. my brother tom and i used to be in tap dance, and we got to wear these awesome silver shirts.
81. we also were in fashion shows at the bon marche in karcher mall, big time let me tell you, new york, paris, and la had nothing on karcher mall...
82. Giada De Laurentiis, is hot, and she can cook. enough said.
83. i am a shy person
84. i am a very punctual person, please be at least 10 minutes early. thank you.
85. i have walked the beaches in Normandy, it is strange feeling there. I don't think i could have done what those soldiers did.
86. the opening scenes of saving private ryan make me tear up every time.
87. i have thought about just picking up and moving to live abroad for a year. italy would be nice.
88. if i could have dinner with three people right now they would be jim rome, michael savage, and franklin d. roosevelt
89. the best memory of this year would have to be the trip to hong kong and japan with my brother paul, and having dad be jealous of us. hey dad japan is great, you really need to go visit, it is quite lovely.
90. one goal i have before i die is to visit all 7 continents
91. i really enjoy just walking around costco and best buy
92. my new years resolution for the upcoming year might be to learn a language. possibly italian, but maybe spanish. we shall see.
93. my dream job would have to be taking pictures of bands traveling around the world touring in jets and buses. what a way to see the world.
94. my most enjoyable class in college was coaching football. at the end of the semester we went out and played flag football on the blue turf.
95. like classical music, the screaming metal music calms me down. i love it.
96. road trips are the best. i like to drive.
97. i like to buy new clothes.
98. going out to eat with family and friends is one of my favorite things to do.
99. the beach is a fun place to go. walking up and down the boardwalks is blast. don't know if i could live by it though then i would take it for granted and not be that big a deal.
100. i need to post more often, so i will work on that.
ok. it is finished. enjoy.