The ABCs of Joe

I got this idea off a friend’s blog. Here we go…

A is for age:

over 30, and that’s all I’m saying

B is for booze of choice:

I don’t drink

C is for career:

miserable computer tech working in a call center

D is for your dog's name:

I don’t have a dog, but I love dogs and want one. I think I want children, too… But should probably try a dog first!

E is for essential items you use everyday:

coffee- without that there is nothing

F is for favorite song(s) at the moment:

Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd.
I am sad to report that the song was actually written by David Gilmour, and not Roger Waters. I decided to stand on the Waters side of the fence after the band split up in 1984. I’m not saying anything bad about David Gilmour, just that I wish I could say that my favorite Floyd song was written by Waters. And it’s not. Good job, Dave!

G is for favorite games:

Football, to watch. I used to be a lot more into it than I am these days. I’ve actually road tripped hundreds of miles numerous times just to see an NFL game.
My favorite game to play is a video game called Star Wars Battlefront. I have a few friends at work who log in some nights and the three of us play head-to-head. I have to be honest and say that frequently there are little 10 year old kids in there from Germany and Australia who kick my butt on a regular basis! LOL

H is for hometown:

A land far, far away

I is for instruments you play:

I own a bass guitar. It is really cool looking, all black with an Amnesty International sticker on it. I bought it because I had a friend who played guitar, and he suggested we jam together… Then he moved away. Now I have this cool looking bass sitting on a stand in my living room collecting dust. I don’t play it. I’ve never had a lesson, and I don’t understand music. So, I guess the real answer is “none.”

J is for jam or jelly you like:

Strawberry. What red-blooded God-fearing American doesn’t love strawberry?

K is for kids:

Some day I’d like to have one daughter, and I plan to spoil her rotten!

L is for last kiss:

Wow! It’s been a while. But it was at the drive in, and I’ve forgotten her name. Isn’t that awful!

M is for most admired trait:

well, let’s see… My parents are really impressed with my “memory.” Although it is only random useless facts that I manage to store in there. For some reason, they are still impressed with that.

N is for name of your crush:

I don’t have crushes. I obsess over certain athletes and celebrities that I see in the media, but those are not crushes. For example: Natalie Portman… What a freaking babe! (I sound like a pre-pubescent boy there, don’t I!)

O is for overnight hospital stays:

Maybe back when I was a kid and had my tonsils out? I had elbow surgery a few years back, but they let me go home the same day.

P is for phobias:

certain numbers (I have OCD)

Q is for quotes you like:

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
“What if this is as good as it gets?”
“Open the pod bay doors, Hal.”

R is for biggest regret:

Not being more decisive while in college and pursuing a degree that would actually help me get a job. Also, not participating in any internships while in college.

S is for sweets of your choice:

Okay, I have this ritual of eating several Reese’s Peanut Butter cups all at once. I buy like 12 – 18 of them at a time, put them in the freezer for 20 minutes until they are crisp, but not frozen. Then I individually unwrap them, put them on a serving tray, cut some of them in half, and sit in front of the TV systematically downing them all. I’ve never let anyone ever watch me do it. I think it might frighten them off.

T is for time you wake up:

NPR begins to wake me up at about 6:10am. I hit snooze several times before eventually getting out of bed at 7:00.

U is for underwear:

boxers

V is for vegetables you love:

Does anybody really love vegetables?

W is for worst habit:

Hmm… I would say smoking. But I quit several months ago, so now I clearly have no bad habits! LOL

X is for x-rays you've had:

lots

Y is for yummy food you make:

For my birthday this year a friend took me to The Cheesecake Factory and I had their meatloaf platter. I gotta say, that was pretty freaking good! (Oh, I just re-read that... Food I make? I don't make any yummy food).

Z is for zodiac sign:

Taurus…. But I don’t believe in any of that crap (awful “stubborn” of me, eh?)