Its a popular thing to do right now...I think because it results in people sharing interesting things that typically don't come up in everyday conversation. So here is my 25 random things...
1) I eat more salsa than anyone I know
2) I once had a pet turtle that smelled really bad
3) I once had several chameleons (actually green anole...I never knew the correct name and just called them chameleons) in my bedroom that often would escape from their terrarium and climb into bed with me…luckily I never rolled over on one.
4) I once had a pet snake that I named slithers and would often take for walks. After awhile he slithered away only to suddenly reappear a week or so later when I accidentally ran him over with my bike.
5) I have ridden pigs before…if anyone is going to attempt this I suggest getting on their back just before they are fed and to watch out for any low overhangs between you and their trough.
6) I enjoy growing plants and even had my own garden for a few years that produced some pretty good cucumbers.
7) My first paying job was scrapping steel (if I omit being paid by my grandma to pick rocks out of our fields)
8) My first non-paying job would probably be hoeing fields, which I started when I was about 6 years old. Our entire family would get up really early in the morning and head out in the fields until about noon…break…evening return to the fields. I started off taking 2 rows with a hoe that was sawed in half but eventually I work my way up to taking 8 to 10 rows at a time.
9) I have one of the largest collections of AC/DC cds…seriously its way larger than anyone really needs.
10) I know way too much about Days of our Lives thanks to my sisters and their love of the democratic process…voting everyday isn’t fair when it’s two against one everyday.
11) I have a large bump on my skull that has been there forever
12) For over a year I had a very obvious and large scar on my cheek that looked like lips from a kiss…I got it by popping a wheelie on my bike, jumping off the back while holding onto the handles, and the front tiring hitting my face
13) I keep track with graphs and spreadsheets all my bills and paychecks I’ve ever received…only recently have I started to destroy old bills
14) I can drink a full beer faster than anyone I’ve ever met…I was highly recruited during my undergrad years for flip cup.
15) There are several movies and tv series that I watch over and over: Gladiator, Good Will Hunting, Braveheart, Band of Brothers, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, The Office
16) Though lacking much in the area of musical ability I enjoy playing the guitar…I don’t get to play as much as I use to but still enjoy strumming at it before going to bed some nights.
17) I’m addicted to PS2 EASports Madden Football…I’ve played well over a decade in franchise mode and have proudly won the Superbowl every year (I think).
18) I was class representative my sophomore year of high school, which was a surprised because after being there only a year and half I didn’t even think people knew who I was. One of my classmates congratulated me after it was announced and I ask for what…I didn’t even bother listening to the names.
19) I have not had cable for the past 5.5 years.
20) I don’t drink much milk…but I love chocolate milk.
21) I always have a large bottle of vitamin C on hand just in case I feel a cold coming on.
22) During my senior year of undergrad I lived with 2 puppies, they both loved me and would run to my room frequently and get so excited that they would pee all over. Once the one puppy (who actually would just visit on the weekends) came in the door, ran upstairs and into my room, peed on my textbook, and ran away.
23) My junior year of college my roommate slept walked into my bedroom thinking it was the bathroom and peed on the side of my bed…I was extremely upset and from then on I always locked my door.
24) The first night I ever had to spend alone was devil’s night with a very bad storm. My parents and sisters were in Saginaw for the day and a really bad storm came in preventing them from getting home that night…I was a bit scared but made it thru. Most of the evening I watched tv with every light in the entire house on.
25) I use to play dart ball with my dad as part of a Lutheran church league…dart ball is the combination of darts and baseball.
Dropping off the runners on the highway since the traffic was backup for miles.
Picture of Detroit skyline in the early morning.
Aloe, yellow tomatoes, red tomatoes, Gerber daisy, etc…our plants. 
Dem with a handful of our yellow tomatoes.
Dem, me, and a few of our red tomatoes…don’t they look healthy.
Sometimes I would just play with them and we would hang out…you know bond.
Other times they would hangout together and do silly things.
But most of all I enjoyed eating them…delicious.
Picture from my experiment this summer.
Michigan campus shortly after I moved to Ann Arbor...taken while showing my parents around.
View of the sun setting from the parking lot...getting a picture of the sun setting from the place we are remembering...artistic?
Aww...little Brian in A8 (i.e. first floor) before he was broken from graduate school.
After about a year on the first floor I did some rearranging...I believe this was the arrangement when Sherry first saw my apartment.
The arrangement on the third floor was rather constant...though my little green chair moved around a little bit.
My baby bamboo...for those that have seen it recently you can see just how much he's grown up.
The community pool...there is also a fitness center that is available 24 hours a day.
The Buildings.
A picture of the new tv with Jeff Beck playing at the Crossroads Music Festival.
1 Chip = 1/2 Burger
