50 Random Facts

So I decided tonight that I am going to do a super, super fun blog post that includes a ton of random facts about myself. This way if you have any questions that I don't answer here, you can ask me and I will answer them. ^_^ 1. I have lived in 4 different cities in my life - Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Madison, and La Crosse... all in Wisconsin.

2. I attended 2 different grade schools, 2 different middle schools, and 2 different universities, but only 1 high school.

3. I want to do so many different things with my life that I can't decide what I want to do first.

4. My favorite sport is baseball, and my favorite MLB team is the Milwaukee Brewers.

5. My favorite bands, in order, are Red, Halestorm, Evanescence, Skillet, and Art of Dying.

6. When I was very little, I was in a Rubbermaid cooler magazine ad.

7. In high school, I was the managing editor of the newspaper, yearbook, and literary-arts magazine.

8. I have five best friends, and they all know who they are.

9. I play the Pokemon Trading Card Game competitively and have since 1998.

10. My favorite video game in Chrono Trigger, and my favorite franchises are Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior/Quest.

11. I want to go back to France several times in my lifetime.

12. I want to visit Japan someday.

13. I love sports played with racquets... tennis, racquetball, and ping-pong (I know this is more like a paddle, but... meh!).

14. I have dated 2.5 girls (inside joke ^_^).

15. I have seen my favorite band, Red, in concert 10 times thus far.

16. I participated on the math team multiple times in high school.

17. I am currently being a vegetarian, and I was once in my past as well.

18. I have worked on-and-off at K-Marts for 6 years.

19. Because I am often around uneducated people, I usually use small and simple vocabulary even though I am actually very well-spoken.

20. I worked on the Obama campaign in 2008.

21. The only god I worship is the Pokemon, Arceus.

22. My favorite TV show is still Survivor, and it has been for 12 years.

23. My guilty pleasures to listen to are Lady Gaga, LIGHTS, and Taylor Swift.

24. I just saw a commercial for "tagless underwear" while writing this.

25. Even though math is not my strong point, I took up to Calculus 2 in high school. I have not taken a math class since.

26. I prefer cats to dogs.

27. I have pet aquatic frogs, and I have since I was in elementary school.

28. When I was a kid, I lived on a farm.

29. I collect retro video games.

30. The first thing I did when my family got the Internet was download Evanescence songs.

31. My favorite animal is the penguin, though turtles are funny too.

32. My nickname through high school was "D-Rock".

33. Yes, my last name is pronounced "cranky".

34. The only Apple product I own is a 1st generation iPod.

35. My previous handles online were "Zidane_of_Tantalus", "thghtlsscrmng13", and "luckyunununium".

36. My favorite weather is rain unless I have to walk in it to work.

37. I love texting, so if you ever want to have a convo, just ask me for my number.

38. My lucky number is #11.

39. My favorite food, though I am currently a vegetarian, is mussels.

40. My favorite color is navy blue.

41. 90% of my clothes are either band t-shirts or sports t-shirt/jerseys.

42. I have never used any tobacco products or illicit drugs.

43. I love bowling, although I haven't in a long time, and I own my own bowling ball.

44. Anyone can talk to me about anything, and I will be comfortable.

45. I watch baseball on TV any chance I get.

46. I do not enjoy going to bars to drink.

47. I love to cook, and my favorite things to make are poutine and stir fries.

48. I love ethnic foods - French, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Italian, etc.

49. I made the Top 128 at the Pokemon National Championships in 2010.

50. I love going to concerts and talking pictures at concerts more than almost anything.