10 Random Facts

24Jan08

Allison, of That’s What She Blogged fame, has a great list entitled 10 Random Facts (go read it… after you read mine ) It’s inspired me to make such a list of my quirks & experiences.

Here we go, in no particular order (OMG, A RANDOMLY ORDERED LIST OF RANDOM DETAILS, NUMBERED AS A RANDOM SEQUENCE- THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL A “HAT TRICK,” MY FRIENDS.)

8. In elementary school we always had to run a lap before we could do that day’s event. Being the competitor I am, always hated when certain people always beat me. One morning, I woke up and had an amazing bowel movement. I felt lighter. Later that day, in P.E. I beat everyone during our mandatory lap and have always given credit to that morning’s bowel movement.

3. I woke up one morning and found my hamster dead. It was cold (duh, no blood pumping through it) so I laid it on the toilet seat and blow dried it for a good five minutes, hoping to warm it back to life. My mother saw what I was doing, but didn’t have the heart to tell me how unsuccessful my efforts would be.

6. I used to wet the bed when I was 15-16. I believe it was due to very poor diabetes control (high blood sugar = constant urination).

2. Something about me makes people assume that I know things that I really don’t. My earliest memory of this happened at the lunch table in elementary school. Two friends were arguing and Bobby boasted the statement, “My sperm is so big, if I whipped it out, you’d trip on it.” The other friend started laughing and said to me, “Wade, Bobby doesn’t know what sperm is!” I laughed. Bobby asked me what it was and I replied with, “If you don’t know, I ain’t telling you.” At the time, I didn’t know either.

9. During my high school years in Kentucky, my family was dirt poor. Free lunch, no yearbook, etc… However, I had a friend who would give me a dollar to go get both of us Cokes. That happened almost every day before algebra class. My daily guilt caused me to reassure him that I’d pay him back “tomorrow.” I never did, never could. Robert Taylor, if you ever see this, contact me. I owe you about $120.

5. People always talk to me about relationships, most of the time seeking advice. I always laugh to myself because I’ve had 4 girlfriends in my 28 years. Monica, Angela, Sara & Julie. I like to think they admire my ideas about how relationships should work, instead of focusing on my minimal experience of actually applying those ideas.

1. When I rolled my SUV, I had alcohol in me. Legally drunk, but not personally drunk. The cops on the scene even said, “I guess we can agree that alcohol and driving don’t mix.” My reply was a simple, “Yes.” However, they never made me do any field tests or breathalyzers. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think back to that accident and thank God for keeping me safe & allowing me to learn a lesson without doing jail time.

4. Sometimes I contemplate starting a cult, without all the negative stereotypes that are associated with them. I like the commune idea. I like surrounding myself with like minded individuals on a daily basis. I believe there’s universal truths that it could be built from, which wouldn’t makes others demonize it.

7. I don’t want kids, but can see myself adopting a child once my life, health and finances levels out.

10. The effort and kindness of strangers is more important to me than obvious & expected efforts of those I know.

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