Sunday, December 31, 2006

One-Hundred Things About Me

After reading another journal (The Wisdom of a Distracted Mind) and his One-Hundred Things..., I thought it would be cool for me to do the same thing.  There is much more to me than sports.  I like reading books, magazines and newspapers like the USA Today and the Chicago Tribune.  I just happen to read the Sports section first.  And throw the rest away....
 
1.  I live in Wisconsin.
2.  I drive a Nissan.
3.  I like tennis.
4.  I love college basketball.
5.  I have been to Great Britain a few times.
6.  I have started selling things on eBay.
7.  I have a one-bedroom loft.
8.  I just hooked up my printer after having it for two years.
9.  I love Seinfeld.
10.  I love Coldplay.
11.  I love Manchester United.
12.  I love my fleeces.
13.  I think Saddam Hussein didn't deserve to live on earth.
14.  I have visited Taliesen and loved it.
15.  I have been in Sports Illustrated next to Tiger Woods.
16.  I know my mom is the most amazing woman on earth.
17.  I want a border collie.
18.  I wish my journal hit count would stop going back to zero. 
19.  I used to play the violin.
20.  I would like to start playing again.
21.  I wish Britney would wear underwear.
22.  I also wish she would grow up and be a mother to her kids.
23.  I love northern Wisconsin.
24.  I love being outdoors.
25.  I love going to concerts.
26.  I think Madison is the best city in the world.
27.  I love Target.
28.  I wish Nicole Richie would gain some weight.
29.  I still think Michigan is the No. 2 ranked team in the country even though they aren't playing for the national title.
30.  I think Greg Oden is out of this world spectacular.
31.  I think the British Open is the best golf tournament in the world.
32.  I think St. Andrews is the best golf course in the world.
33.  I will never put 10,000 songs or 25,000 pictures on my iPod.
34.  I know my sister was wrong about that.
35.  I hate the NBA.
36.  I don't have Microsoft Word on my computer.
37.  I want to see the final of the UEFA Champions League sometime in person (Manchester United vs AC Milan would be perfect).
38.  I want to meet Bob Stoops.
39.  I hate Duke men's basketball.
40.  I miss my cat Charlie.  He was the greatest. 
41.  I would like to do an Ironman sometime.
42.  I don't think my body could hack it.
43.  I think AOL is great. 
44.  I know a lot of people do not.
45.  I would like to get my writing published sometime.
46.  I don't think any sporting event can compare to the World Series.
47.  I would love to live in London for awhile.
48.  I would love to know who Jack the Ripper was.  
49.  I buy books and don't read them.
50.  I love the ESPN commercial with LaDanian Tomlinson where he plays a mailman.
51.  I was born on the 8th day of the 8th month.
52.  I was 8 lbs, 8 ounces
53.  I bought a bike.
54.  I never ride it.
55.  If I could be anything, I would love to be a Designated Hitter in baseball with homerun ability.  Like Big Papi in Boston.  He gets paid a long of money to just drive in runs.
56.  If I could go back in time to meet one person, I would love to meet Arthur Ashe.
57.  I wish life wasn't so complicated.
58.  I don't go to church.  
59.  I love Fish & Chips.
60.  I love Fritos, but I don't eat them anymore.
61.  I love the movie 'When A Man Loves A Woman.'
62.  I buy dvd's and never watch them.
63.  I liked the WWF.  
64.  I don't like WWE.
65.  I have ALWAYS loved the White Sox.  
66.  I actually have a picture of me when I was 7 with a White Sox t-shirt on.
67.  I think Sacha Boren Cohen is a genius.
68.  I thought Borat, the movie, was great.
69.  I think if Ali G was ever made into a movie it would be better than Borat.
70.  I have been writing my journal for nearly four years.
71.  I was in a huge contest for sports journalists on AOL to go to the World Series.
72.  I didn't win.
73.  Looking around my loft, I have enough stuff for a house.  
74.  I think Peyton Manning will win a SuperBowl.
75.  I think Maria Sharapova cheats.
76.  I have met Pete Sampras.
77.  I think Roger Federer needs some competition.
78.  I love carbohydrates.
79.  I think Kobe Bryant is an idiot.
80.  I love golfing.
81.  I hate watching it on tv.
82.  I love getting dressed up.
83.  I hate asking for help.
84.  I had a huge picture playing tennis on the cover of my hometown newspaper when I was a sophomore in high school.
85.  I was on Leno, along with other UW-Oshkosh players, while on Spring Break in Cali.
86.  I am going to go deaf because I listen to everything way too loud.
87.  I have 11 tennis racquets. 
88.  I think the Bears suck.
89.  I am glad the Packers didn't draft Rex Grossman.
90.  I never watched Seinfeld until it went to reruns.
91.  I forget things.
92.  I don't clean very often.
93.  I lit a garage on fire when I was in Elementary school.
94.  The firemen found me by following my burnt sneakers to my house.
95.  I have been arrested (Shh, not many people know).
96.  I don't drink beer.
97.  I have to quit drinking soda which will be the hardest thing I'll ever have to do.  Seriously.
98.  I make the best grilled cheese's ever.
99.  I can't believe the technology with cell phones.
100.  I am in love with someone and I always will be. 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow, i feel even closer to you now.

Anonymous said...

love everything about U, especially your love for UNITED KINGDOM. I love BRitannica too(the most correct & trusted in the world)...

Anonymous said...

...don't think that I forget about the Telephone Booth(RED! one...)(sorry I'm using the sell now...), London Bridge....., The  BEATLES "Imagine"*, THE ENGLISH PATIENT by Michael Ondaatje, and the   Wisdom of Wimbledon...2007!!!!!
*IMAGINE-
1: to form a mental IMAGE of (something not present)
2 archaic: PLAN
3:SUPPOSE, GUESS
4: to form a notion of without sufficient basis: FANCY
intransitive verb
1: to use the IMAGINATION
2: BELIEVE
synonym see Think*

Anonymous said...

That's a cool list Ryan!

Anonymous said...

I think that you also forgot your love for your favorite edgewood athletes... Mike Bush, Derek Braucht, and the great wes elfman. There's your 101

Anonymous said...

Too funny. I'm new to AOL blogging...i might try this list too.
I didn't watch Seinfeld until it went off syndication into reruns too...but i love it now!