100 Things About Me

More than you ever wanted to know…

  1. I was born in Kentucky
  2. My parents were NOT related
  3. I was raised in a very religious home
  4. I started working part-time when I was 13, full-time at 18
  5. I’m now 33
  6. Most people think I look young for my age
  7. My partner is 26
  8. We have been together for two years
  9. I believe homosexuals should have the right to marry
  10. I would marry my partner in a heartbeat
  11. I would like to have children, but don’t think it will ever happen
  12. We have three cats - Blu, Twinkie, & Macy Gray
  13. I didn’t go to church for several years, but started back in 2006
  14. I have seen Cher in concert 8 times
  15. I love Michael Jackson and do not believe the rumors
  16. I own my home
  17. I live on the same street that I lived on when I was born
  18. I still have the same neighbor who is now 89
  19. I love technology
  20. But I’m also scared of it, because it can take over your life
  21. My parents divorced when I was 25
  22. It still hurt
  23. I have a niece and a nephew
  24. I was in New York City on 9/11/01
  25. It was the scariest day of my life
  26. I think most politicians are self-serving and devious
  27. I think Bush is a liar and should be impeached
  28. I have been to Germany
  29. And Canada
  30. And 33 states
  31. I want to go to California
  32. And Oregon
  33. I’m terrified of flying
  34. I love roller-coasters
  35. And skyscrapers
  36. I watch a lot of movies
  37. I have taken only two college courses
  38. I believe everything that has happened to me was for a reason
  39. I’m still trying to figure out what that reason is
  40. I eat a lot of ice cream
  41. I have too much credit card debt, but I’m working on it
  42. I was named after my dad, but I look more like my mom
  43. I sometimes get called “ma’am” on the phone
  44. It used to make me angry, but now it just annoys me
  45. I still have three living grandparents
  46. I wish I had more muscles
  47. I love birds
  48. I used to beg God for a set of wings
  49. I have always felt inferior to everyone
  50. I was once hospitalized for a suicide attempt
  51. I don’t smoke and despise smelling it
  52. I only drink occasionally, but don’t get drunk
  53. Music makes me cry sometimes
  54. I rarely ever laugh out load when I’m alone
  55. I tweeze my eyebrows
  56. And bite my fingernails
  57. I wish my arms weren’t so hairy
  58. I like bubble baths
  59. And rain
  60. And flamingos
  61. My favorite clothing brand is DKNY
  62. DVR has changed my life
  63. I’m a liberal
  64. I think Jesus was a liberal
  65. I have never cheated on a lover
  66. I used to smoke pot, but had a really bad experience with it
  67. I still think it should be just a legal as alcohol
  68. I like it very cold when I sleep
  69. Spooning is my favorite sleeping position
  70. I still sleep with a security blanket (embarrassing, but true)
  71. I only stay in contact with one person from high school
  72. My favorite drink is SunDrop Dr. Pepper
  73. I like the ocean, but I’m scared of water and the things that live in it
  74. I believe in extraterrestrials
  75. I can’t figure out how space has no beginning or end
  76. It makes my head hurt when I think about it
  77. Sometimes I don’t listen very well
  78. I’m the only gay guy at work (or am I?)
  79. I came out to my family in 1995
  80. I email my senators
  81. I’m a very loyal person
  82. But not blind
  83. I was raised without television, movies, or sports
  84. I still don’t like sports
  85. My favorite season is fall
  86. I’ve never been arrested
  87. I don’t have any tattoos
  88. Both of my ears are pierced twice, but…
  89. I never wear earrings, because my partner doesn’t like them
  90. I’m no good with money
  91. I dislike most country music
  92. I love to be hugged
  93. Home is my favorite place to be
  94. I can pop one of my arms out of socket
  95. My sister nicknamed me “Barney”
  96. My eyes are so dark brown, they look black
  97. I wish I could quit cursing, but it’s really hard
  98. I have very little faith
  99. I spend way too much time online
  100. I am proud of myself for coming up with 100 things for this list.

(updated 02-12-200 8)

36 Comments

  1. Alyson
    Posted February 9, 2007 at 12:59 pm | Permalink

    I never “laugh out load either” LOL. Can you tell I have too much free time at work?

  2. Monte
    Posted February 14, 2007 at 7:34 am | Permalink

    Barney, It gives me great pleasure to read all your stuff. You are uncommonly intellegent. And honorable. And honest. And handsome. How did your Mom and I spawn such a creature? Go figure. Switched at the hospital? Anyway, I am so proud to be your father and I love you with all my heart. You deserve to be happy.

  3. Liz
    Posted March 1, 2007 at 8:33 pm | Permalink

    Aww…that is so sweet. You have a great family…a little dysfunctional but really great!LOL

  4. Liz
    Posted March 1, 2007 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

    P.S. I don’t like #28! You should change that to some. LOL

  5. Posted March 2, 2007 at 10:24 am | Permalink

    “You have a great family…a little dysfunctional”

    I’m convinced that all families are a little dysfunctional. :-)

  6. Liz
    Posted March 2, 2007 at 7:08 pm | Permalink

    Yep! I agree. My family is a little more than most!

  7. Alyson
    Posted March 16, 2007 at 9:51 am | Permalink

    I can attest that all families are dysfunctional. Some more than others. The key is putting the FUN in dysfunctional!

  8. Posted March 16, 2007 at 12:40 pm | Permalink

    I read your father’s response on Valentine’s Day. You have a wonderful Dad! Wow…you did come up with one hundred things…!

  9. Posted March 16, 2007 at 1:36 pm | Permalink

    @ Alyson,

    Well, we do have lots of fun most of the time. :)

    @ Michelle,

    I do have a great dad. Coming up with 100 took some time, but it was fun. You should try it!

  10. Posted April 13, 2007 at 10:06 am | Permalink

    I like this. Maybe I’ll steal the outline for my own blog. Would you mind?

  11. Posted April 14, 2007 at 1:33 pm | Permalink

    Cturpen,

    I don’t mind at all!

  12. Posted April 15, 2007 at 7:26 am | Permalink

    Hi! I tagged you!

  13. mxara
    Posted April 24, 2007 at 4:17 am | Permalink

    i wonder how you can love roller coasters yet be terrified of
    flying … do tell

    regards mx

  14. Posted April 24, 2007 at 7:19 am | Permalink

    Mxara,

    I know that sounds like a contradiction, but it’s true! I guess the roller coaster being connected to the ground makes it feel safer to me, whereas the plane is 40,000 feet in the air.

    Another thing is that I’ve been riding roller coasters for years, so have little reason to fear them. I’ve only been on 4 jets, and two of them took over 8 hours to reach their destination. That may have been a little too much to start with. ;)

  15. mxara
    Posted April 25, 2007 at 6:03 am | Permalink

    i live at at the arse end of the world so i guess to get anywhere it is at least 13 hours so i have got used to flying … but i don’t like it

    i will never get used to the roller coaster ….
    more power to you … if you ever have a rollercoaster snap let me know

    regards mx

  16. googiebaba
    Posted May 10, 2007 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    Hi, I stumbled across your blog, and now I feel like I know a lot about you. As far as #13, don’t give up hope! It can happen. I thought I would never be a mom, and now “the best thing that has ever happened to me” is sleeping in his crib.

  17. Posted May 22, 2007 at 3:31 pm | Permalink

    Thank you for doing this! I completely ripped off your idea and did my own :)

    And, thank you for sharing these personal things with total strangers.

  18. elijahspeaks
    Posted June 5, 2007 at 12:39 am | Permalink

    i’m wondering if i could steal, more like borrow, your idea. because you know, there’s a commandment that i should not steal. may i? borrow your idea that is.

    it’s been a nice read, by the way.

  19. Posted June 5, 2007 at 6:40 am | Permalink

    Elijahspeaks,

    I “borrowed” the idea myself, so go for it!

    Thanks for stopping by and glad you enjoyed it.

  20. Posted June 8, 2007 at 9:23 am | Permalink

    I don’t even know how i stumbled upon this, but I LOVE it.

    My site is very new and I am working very hard on it.

    Thanks for the giggles.

  21. Posted July 26, 2007 at 11:38 am | Permalink

    I stumbled upon this doing some research on Ron Paul and his stance on don’t ask, don’t tell in the military and found one of the most civil and interesting discussions I’ve ever read on the web!

    Kudos to you, Brian and to the people replying on that thread!

    Love this 100 things about you; I’m from Kentucky too, know SunDrop (lol!) and my eyes too are so dark brown, they appear black.

    If you want to “marry” your partner, have a civil union. Don’t let the gubmint tell you what you can and can’t do. It’s your body, your life.

    And don’t feel inferior; love yourself first,, the rest will follow.

  22. Kelly
    Posted July 27, 2007 at 5:34 am | Permalink

    I laugh out loud so much, people wonder if there is “something wrong?”

    —Or maybe—”Is she up to something?”

    I’ve had people stand up in restaurant booths, and peer around to see what was going on –”over there” (you guessed it—me laughing)

    I laugh the most in the morning. Nothing has gone wrong —yet.

    Life is good when the Looney Toones are on.

    You guessed right again, I still watch cartoons.

    My cat makes me laugh, when he falls alseep on the arm of the chair—then falls off!!! I roar for a full 5 minutes on that. You would think he would sleep in the seat after repeated falls. I have faced the fact that my cat may be a slow learner. Anyway, good for a daily 5 minute laugh.

    I laugh every day when I try to squeeze my butt into pants that I know are too small. It’s like I think the fat elf came in the night and sucked out 5lbs of fat out of my a - -.

    Life is better when we laugh. ( I think it burn calories too, )
    Live, Love, Laugh.
    Kelly

  23. Alyson
    Posted July 27, 2007 at 8:39 am | Permalink

    Fat elf? LOL!

    There was a comedy club I went to a few times and their slogan was, “You’ll laugh your A_ _ off”. We always joked that we should stay for both shows!

  24. Davey
    Posted August 22, 2007 at 7:46 am | Permalink

    Great list.
    ALL politicians are self-serving in my opinion.
    Also, gay men & women should have ALL rights like marriage etc..
    The faster we become a trusting respectful society the better for all of us.
    No one can stop 2 guys or 2 girls falling in love if that’s the way it has been set up by Nature/God/The Great Hairy Camel!

    Good luck to ye wee man,(popular Glasgow phrase) and thanks for the site.

    Dave.
    Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

  25. Baird
    Posted August 26, 2007 at 7:11 pm | Permalink

    I just stumbled upon this blog, looking up stuff about Ron Paul. I think this list is great. And I hope that you don’t give up on having children so easily, because you sound like you’d be an amazing father. It is possible, I promise!

  26. Posted August 31, 2007 at 3:40 pm | Permalink

    I’m gonna have to snag this one, too. I’ve been planning to do some heavy modification to my About page, so this will complement it nicely. :-)

  27. Posted August 31, 2007 at 3:42 pm | Permalink

    Life is good when the Looney Toones are on.

    You guessed right again, I still watch cartoons.

    My cat makes me laugh, when he falls alseep on the arm of the chair—then falls off!!! I roar for a full 5 minutes on that.

    I’m with you on that, Kelly!

  28. Posted October 8, 2007 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    you sound interesting …how in the world did you get the 100 things link on your blog?? Very nice.

  29. Posted October 8, 2007 at 5:25 pm | Permalink

    @ Connetta - You can add a page instead of a post and put anything on it you want to. Go to Dashboard - Write - Page and have fun!

  30. Posted October 26, 2007 at 3:10 pm | Permalink

    I found your blog through bosquechica.

    I loved that your dad commented. I write a blog with a blogging partner (I’m in NM and she’s in MN), and her mom comments on our blog a bunch. It always touches my heart.

    Roller coasters are wonderful. I hate to fly but do it all the time.

    My brother lives in the house where I grew up. Roots is good.

  31. Posted October 27, 2007 at 11:44 am | Permalink

    ( ( ( HUG!!!! ) ) )

  32. Posted October 29, 2007 at 9:59 am | Permalink

    @ ybonesy: Dad’s comment was fantastic and heart-warming.

    @ Amrutha: Thanks for the hug!

  33. Kyndall
    Posted January 22, 2008 at 11:12 am | Permalink

    IVE SEEN CHER 8 TIMES TOO lol haha

  34. Posted January 22, 2008 at 12:57 pm | Permalink

    @ Kyndall: OMG! I wish she would tour again, because I’d go another 8 times. :)

  35. Posted February 11, 2008 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Love the 100 things I learned about you! Feel like I know you better and can maybe comment more often. **shyness… wearing…off***

  36. Posted February 13, 2008 at 6:48 pm | Permalink

    @ Chris: I’m so glad you posted! I never know how many people are lurking, but I love getting comments.

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