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1 My accomplishments are a big part of my identity.
2 I do not own a TV.
3 I learned to ride a motorcycle at 5 and bicycle at 6.
4 I’m incredibly nostalgic.
5 I am 6-3 or about 190 cm tall, have brown hair/eyes, and size 12 feet.
6 Ice Cream is my Kryptonite.
7 I have an excellent memory regarding things within my own life.
8 I’ve never stayed overnight at a hospital.
9 I look far more into the present and past than the resultant future.
10 I don’t have any phobias, but do fear being betrayed or abandoned.
11 I wish I had a better relationship with my family.
12 I am a Gemini.
13 Deep down, I believe nothing is as universally human as the desire to reciprocate love.
14 Although I’ve always wanted to live my life with no regrets, I now realize that that is impossible.
15 To have had a good and moral adolescence is a great sign of a good life.
16 I’m politically and socially conservative.
17 To grow with someone is surely life’s most connecting act.
18 Personally, recognition and appreciation are really important to me.
19 Professionally, recognition and appreciation mean much much less.
20 When I’m very stressed, nervous, or anxious, I add, multiply, or exponentiate numbers.
21 I can’t think of one fruit that I dislike.
22 I don’t find make-up and jewelry attractive on women.
23 I believe how much a woman has it together is inversely proportionally to the size of her purse.
24 I’ve been playing the guitar off and on all my life, but consistently for about 13 years.
25 My biggest nightmares as a child were me being chased around by my mother or father.
26 From ages 12 to 20 I had a yellow Labrador Retriever named “Luke”. He kept the family together.
27 I went to the same elementary school as my grandmother and father.
28 An intellectually curious (if not gifted) President would be a welcome change.
29 Time fascinates and terrifies me. More, even, than space, which is why we have war.
30 I probably can’t name 5 current professional athletes.
31 I believe the implements you used to get from bad to good may be the impediments that keep you from good to great.
32 It’s hard for me to sit and do nothing.
33 I never met my grandfathers.
34 I have driven 130 mph in a Ferrari.
35 The only dreams I never forget are those that put me into my past and with those close to me.
36 I can’t hide my feelings AT ALL. I see this as a good thing in the long run.
37 If I could condense the Secret of Success into 4 words, they would be “Work Hard; Be Nice.”
38 I am a vegetarian.
39 My anxiety level is far higher than most people, but luckily I’m rarely depressed.
40 In 25 years, my hourly pay has risen roughly 2100%.
41 Although I live in a large city, I don’t enjoy crowds, noise, or busy streets.
42 I am left handed in everything except the guitar.
43 I never shave on weekends or holidays.
44 I love the smell of an old car’s exhaust and a freshly-mown lawn.
45 I’m a dilettante, and do a bunch of different things not-so-well.
46 I almost always am too warm. I far prefer the cold.
47 I’ve never had any type of surgery, except wisdom tooth removal.
48 I haven’t worn a watch in over a decade.
49 I do not like George Bush’s policies.
50 I’m very concerned with man’s ravaging of the environment.
51 I don’t wear glasses or contacts, never had braces, and never broken any bones.
52 I like carrots, spinich, lettuce, corn, potatores and cucumbers, and no other vegetables.
53 I had my first job at age 13, and haven’t been without one since…..25 years.
54 I wonder if the number of close friends you have ever changes.
55 The organic wisdom of the human experience often trumps theory and conjecture.
56 When I consider the lives of average people, it’s very depressing for me.
57 I grew up in a house that consisted of a bathroom, kitchen, living room, unfinished basement and attic.
58 I remember, quite clearly, sleeping in a crib with a bottle (probably around 2).
59 Autumn, paradoxically, symbolizes a time of self-improvement and personal growth.
60 I doubt I’ll ever live more than a few miles from an ocean.
61 I have no problem with the death penalty, but only with (at least) DNA testing.
62 When I am sad or hurt I often mistakenly respond with anger.
63 The Central Question is “Who Ought I Live?”
64 I often read magazines backward.
65 Both of my grandmothers died when I was in my mid-30s.
66 Abandonment, emotionally, is the worst of all states.
67 I look back very fondly toward my school days and being with friends.
68 I’d love to be known as a nice person with diverse hobbies and successes.
69 I don’t own a car, which in NYC is the norm.
70 I take 100% cold showers only, even in the winter.
71 These facts were written in random order, and in one morning.
72 I’m more ninja than pirate.
73 I tend to get angrier at small things than big things, usually because they are more preventable.
74 I love to wash dishes, make beds, sweep, and mop. I dislike doing laundry.
75 History is a subject that the wise study and the ignorant ignore.
76 I don’t drink coffee or carbonated beverages.
77 I am among the earliest of the early birds. I love getting up before 6am, and never use an alarm clock.
78 I was born at night on Friday the 13th.
79 My anxiety and insecurities are partially the reason why I want to start my own business.
80 I have a temper, and it almost always comes out when I am treated unjustly or not appreciated.
81 I have no tattoos or piercing. This will never change.
82 It’s often hard for me to take people under 25 seriously.
83 I listen to everything from good Black Metal to good sappy 70s love songs.
84 Nothing makes me stop and take interest in a person more than a good question.
85 My favorite time of the year is late winter/early spring.
86 Only my mother is able to tickle me.
87 Although, or maybe because, I study martial arts, I find strife abhorrent.
88 I like being barefoot.
89 I like comedies. Anyone who likes horror movies needs to move to New York City.
90 I started sleeping naked when I started working nearly full-time, at 14, and haven’t stopped.
91 The goal in life is serenity.
92 My favorite numbers are 8 and 88, and yet I have no idea why.
93 I do not smoke, drink, or take drugs (legal or illegal).
94 I was an advanced level computer user but got out right before the dot com boom. Timing!
95 A friend once told me that “mental health is a strong back and a bad memory”. Truth.
96 I had perfect attendance from 7th grade onward, except for cutting some classes.
97 When I think about whether I’m happy, I think about what I am doing, rather than feeling.
98 I can’t swim well. This is all that prevents me from doing a triathlon.
99 Sometimes I feel that some 43thingers need less positive comments, and more criticism.
100 I’m an elitist, and believe that some people’s opinions are more valuable than others.

This painting looks much worse in real life. But still I’m happy with it.

...is a collection of Japanese essays written by the monk Yoshida Kenkō sometime between 1330 and 1332. The work is widely considered a gem of medieval Japanese literature. Kenkō being a Buddhist monk, the texts are concerned about Buddhist truths, and themes such as death and impermanence prevail in the work.