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Okay, so Sam stole this idea from another blog, so I’m stealing it from him. Maybe we’ll start a blog revolution with our wacky psuedo-plagerism. I’ll try to be original and honest with my list. Otherwise, what would be the point? Okay, so here are 100 things you may or may not have known about me.

1. My middle name is Bruce
2. I’m a “junior”
3. I’ve never been a big fan of my name
4. I played soccer from age 4 till I was a junior in college
5. I probably made less than 10 goals in my entire career
6. I mostly played fullback, so I’m okay with it
7. In high school my soccer buddies nicknamed me “Bootsie”
8. The name stuck for a really long time
9. I’m a dog person
10. I’m not a morning person
11. I’m unbearably grumpy when I’m tired
12. I adopted a 6 year old Doberman Pinscher
13. She’s now 9 years old
14. 14 has always been my favorite number
15. I married my high school sweetheart
16. I still remember what she was wearing the first time we met
17. My first job was a bagger at the supermarket
18. I quickly got promoted to cashier
19. I went to art school in Brooklyn, NYC
20. I’ve never had blue hair, a permanent tatoo, or a piercing
21. I really want a tatoo but I can’t decide what to get or where to put it
22. If I could sit on a park bench and sketch people for a living I would
23. I love to draw
24. I hate to paint
25. I tied a girl in my senior class for “Most Artistic” in high school
26. I was secretly pissed that I had to share the spotlight
27. I was never a very good student
28. I didn’t break 1000 on the SATs
29. I played trombone in my middle school band
30. I never practiced
31. I think anybody and everybody could learn to draw well. I argue with people all the time about this. I think if someone wants to learn, I could teach them
32. When I was a kid in school, I was never in a clique. I was always a floater in between the cool kids and the uncool kids. I never got beat up, but I never got blamed for anything either
33. 8th grade was the only fist fight I was ever in. I think I won
34. I’ve been in the back of a police car, but never arrested
35. I never drank a drop of alchohol until I was 21
36. I still remember the cheat codes for Super Mario Brothers and Contra on the original Nintendo Game System
37. I respect my parents a lot for having the courage to send their son to art school. I hope that I’ll be able to be that supportive with my child(ren)’s wishes
38. That really bad habit where you buy books that you never read… I have that
39. Music piracy isn’t that big of a deal to me. I don’t feel bad for untalented 14 year old multi-billionaires
40. Few things in this world are prettier than my dog running through a field at top speed
41. People’s prejudice of dog breeds really pisses me off
42. I’ve had two people ask me if we are keeping our dog after the baby is born
43. I handled both instances well. A third time will probably blow my top
44. If I had expendable income, I would invest in the best photography equipment. I have a good eye for photos and wish I could do it more
45. If I won the lottery, I would pay off my credit card debt, my house, car and personal loan debts. If I had any money left I would put it in a savings account
46. I hate the fact that I love reality TV
47. I’m an avid backpacker/outdoorsman
48. The longest backpacking trip I’ve been on is 2 weeks. I’ve done three of those. I’ve been on many 1 weekers also
49. I’ve repelled down a 150′ cliff face
50. I climbed Mount Washington via Tuckerman Ravine on my honeymoon
51. There was knee-deep snow in the ravine – in late June
52. If I had to choose between living in cabin in the mountains or living in a mansion on some beach, I would choose the mountains
53. Sitting alone in the wilderness is how I recharge my batteries. I learn so much about myself and my life by being in solitude
54. I watched a friend die on the top of a mountain when I was 14
55. I think about it everyday, even 14 years later
56. Becoming a Dad excites me
57. I have lots of doubts about my ability to be a good father, but lots of faith also
58. I derive a lot of pride from doing “manly” things around the house
59. I changed a headlight bulb in my wife’s car tonight and haven’t stopped smiling since
60. I hated math in school
61. I hated science in school
62. I hate putting my clothes away
63. I love to drive
64. I’ve had 2 speeding tickets 91/65 & 37/25
65. I’ve been pulled over for speeding 5 times
66. When it comes to sports, I’m slightly better than average in most. Rarely do I excel, but even more rarely do I suck. From bowling to soccer to golf to baseball to darts
67. I’ve always been athletic but never a top athelete
68. I hate magazine subscriptions and telemarketers and especially telemarketers trying to get me to subscribe to magazines
69. I didn’t start swearing until after I graduated college. Now I’m trying to stop
70. I’ve completely forgotton how to write cursive
71. I’m the fastest typer I know
72. I’m a history buff
73. I love documentaries
74. Movies have been a passion of mine since I saw The Empire Strikes Back in 1980
75. I remember the first time I saw a Compact Disc
76. I think the following actors have been in bad movies, but have never been bad in a movie: Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks and Sean Connery.
77. I used to be afraid of flying. Now I love it
78. I’ve never been on a helicopter, but would like to try
79. I love rollercoasters but any ride that spins makes me hurl
80. I ate Ostrich in Arizona
81. If I could go on a hiking expedition to the South Pole, I would
82. I hate shaving in the morning
83. When I was 2 years old I had a full head of curls. After my first haircut they never grew back
84. I have a birthmark on my left bicep that looks like a wide depiction of the the state of New Jersey
85. I used to be very self-conscious about it
86. I still kinda am
87. I like telling people that “A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.”
88. I have about a 50/50 laugh ratio with that joke
89. I taught myself HTML and web design
90. My first child is going to be born in the same hospital that I was born in
91. When the original Star Wars Trilogy were re-released to theatres in the late 90’s, I waited in line outside for hours with friends to get tickets for opening night at the Zigfeld Theatre in Midtown Manhattan. I don’t regret it at all
92. I once sent my wife a postcard that I made from the bark of a Birch tree
93. I live a constant struggle to not be a pack rat, even though I am
94. I think the battery is one of the greatest inventions of man
95. I’ve held long conversations with myself while standing in front of the bathroom mirror
96. My wife caught me once. It was pretty funny
97. I Fandango
98. I can’t wait to meet my daughter
99. I should wear glasses, but I don’t
100. I blog because it relaxes me