1) I was born in Casper, Wyoming
2) seven months before Nixon resigned his Presidency
3) I was 33 days late
4) cesarian
5) I am the oldest of three
6) My few worldly posesions (a printer and second hand furniture) lives in Baltimore, MD
7) which I visit about 100 days a year
8) I was once called “Brother Blue” by a Franciscan Priest
9) who raps
10) and plays jazz bass
11) when I had blue hair
12) I love travel
13) I have visited all 50 states
14) and driven in and out of all 48 contential states
15) I have also visted Canada (lots)
16) Iceland (five times)
17) Ireland/Norther Ireland
18) Italy
19) Benin
20) Togo
21) Ghana
22) Norway
23) Mexico
24) lived in Ecuador for a month
25) y estudiè español
26) Spain for a month
27) y estudiè español y flamenco
28) No, I won’t demonstrate for you
29) I hope to visit 40 countries by 40
30) visit defined as spending at least 6 days (seeing St Peter’s doen’t mean you have seen Rome)
31) My favorite author is Paulo Coelho
32) I am dyslexic
33) have ADHA
34) and social anxiety.
35) When I am home I listen to my XM Radio at least 10 hrs a day
36) I try to rock climb everyday that I am not traveling
37) I love my work (if you can call it work)
38) I can get out of a straight jacket
39) pick off little green army men with a bull whip
40) ride a unicycle
41) ride a mini bike
42) juggle five balls
43) eat fire
44) and do a handful of card tricks (not all at once)
45) One night I did card tricks for every person in a pub in Norther Ireland
46) in groups of two or three people
47) and didn’t pay for a drink all night
48) I have been known to see 6 movies in the theater in one week
49) and as many as 3 in one day
50) almost always alone
51) Touch of Evil is my favorite movie
52) Movies I would recomend to anyone are 39 Steps
53) Run Lola Run
54) The Usual Suspects
55) Hi-Fidelity (the book as well)
56) A movie I would recomend to some people is Waking Life
57) I try and go to mass daily
58) I have a bite mark on my right hand from 1991
59) the bite is human
60) because I was tickling someone who didn’t want to be tickled
61) I have a crush on Deborah Gibson
62) when I was growing up I did not have a crush on Debbie Gibson
63) but i did on Susana Hoff
64) In high school I was on the math team
65) I graduated form the Catholic University of America
66) with a degree in computer science
67) the year I graduated I was the only comp. sci. major to graduate
68) in the three previous years one person transferred to another college
69) the other 9 left the program because it was too hard.
70) Iceland is my personal spiritual homeland
71) The Icelandic Horse is a magic creature
72) which I can talk to
73) I drive a 96 Mitsubishi Mirage
74) which has been rear ended twice
75) I did not call the police either time
76) I loose sleep over wasting my giftedness
77) not being honestly who I am
78) leading people away from their dream
79) and not have the courage to follow my own
80) I was an all-state soccer goalkeeper (twice)
81) I wish I was a better dancer
82) I enjoy giving back rubs
83) I use to write lots of letters
84) and wish I did more today
85) Curently my favorite charites are ONEFamily OUTReach
86) The Santa Maria Foundations (Which supororts Santa Maria del Maxicano)
87) and Locks of Love
88) which I am growing my hair out for (again)
89) I lived on the streets of DC
90) for a week in college
91) to bring awareness to the homeless ministries on campus
92) I love shoes
93) but have a hard time finding the right size
94) because me feet are so big
95) I was once asked if I was a clown by a 6 year old
96) after I said “no” she asked why I was wear clown shoes
97) I had to take off my shoes to prove to her that my feet where in fact just that big
98) If I were ever to lock myself away for three months to write a book I would do it in Bergan, Norway
99) I was two months short of my 21st birthday when I kissed a female the first time
100) I have held a baby penguin in my arms
101) a Rhinosoris Beetle in my hand
102) played with a baby monkey
103) caught a toranchola
104) and seen 10,000 puffins in the wild
105) I act with great passion
106) often without considering how it will impact others
107) I have never felt as old as I am
108) I am the president of the Joia Farmer Fan Club
109) I fancy myself a graphic designer
110) which means I am not one
111) but wish I were
112) Vietnamese is my new favorite food
113) I was able to order exactly what I wanted off a menu that was only in Norwegian and Vietnamese
114) I was the only person in the restaurant who didn’t speak either language
115) One of the few skills I truly believe I am good at is making mix tapes
116) I juggled in an open air drug market in Florence, Italy
117) it was almost 30 min in before I realized that is where I was (the drug market, I know I was in Italy the whole time)
118) Long walks are good for my soul
119) I have never been able to lie to a cold wind
120) I can fold a dollar bill in to the shape of a heart
121) and a moth
122) that has working wings
123) I love rumble strips

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