Is this some kind of radical, new therapy?: Darth Cole

This was taken by Dana when Cole was still very little. Aimee (who is hilarious) edited the picture. The title says it all.

90 Things About Me (still working on making it 100)

90. When I am home without Aimee, I get strangely nervous and always end up eating a lot of food.
89. I like to think that I enjoy alone time, and I do for a little while, but it never lasts
88. My wife makes my world a better place
87. I am supposed to wear corrective lenses, but I lost my glasses and I hate putting in my contacts
86. I prefer to wear shorts and not long pants, even in the winter; they're just more comfortable. Shoes are not my favorite either.
85. I sometimes get anxious and don't know why. I get painful knots in my chest and have to consciously calm myself down. My wife is better at calming me down.
84. My wife never ceases to amaze me (in a good way).
83. I have no problem telling rude people what I think of them.
82. Sometimes I just want to be a song writer
81. Most people get brain-freeze when they eat ice cream too fast... I get eyeball-freeze.
80. I am an excellent speller
79. I love watching NOVA on PBS
78. I once drank transmission fluid as a kid
77. I wish there were a way to live forever because I am REALLY excited for what might happen in the next few hundred years
76. I am not very good at hiding how I feel
75. Whenever I play basketball I end up getting hit in the head with the ball... I am not kidding, my head is a basketball MAGNET!
74. I get road rage
73. I make a KILLER grilled cheese sandwich
72. I am OCD about consistency; I will re-do hundreds of lines of code in a computer program I am writing just so that I can know it is consistent even though no one else will ever know
71. I always want to help people, but I am scared that I will get in the way and make things worse
70. I have always wanted to set two people up on a date and then have them get married; then I could guilt them into doing favors for me
69. I don't mind overstepping my bounds to get something done when my superiors aren't doing what they're supposed to do (it can get me into trouble)
68. I have a coin collection
67. I have a $20 bill signed by George W. Bush
66. I can solve a Rubik's Cube in 2 1/2 minutes
65. I really look up to my dad's brothers Kim and Brad
64. I also speak "Mono-puh-honics" (a language I invented with my friend Kelly)
63. I speak Mandarin Chinese
62. I have never been to Disneyland
61. I love surprising my wife and get mad at her when she tries to ruin HER surprise
60. I once hacked a website to get admission to a youth conference for my church before space was supposed to be available
59. The movie "What About Bob?" changed my life
58. I'm not ashamed to admit that I like watching Oprah... well, maybe a LITTLE ashamed
57. It frustrates me when people don't try to see things from other peoples' perspective
56. I once ate a pickled pig's foot for $5 and an entire cayenne pepper on a dare; the former was not even worth $100, and the latter left me with a large flap of skin hanging from the top of my mouth
55. I love riding bikes
54. When driving, I feel like I am "losing" if I am not passing other cars
53. I think that open mindedness should be more important than being right
52. Sometimes I get cranky and don't know why... then I realize I just need to use the bathroom
51. I like to day dream about the universe
50. I enjoy debating just for the fun of "getting to the bottom" of a topic
49. I don't like the label of the "smart kid" that I was given when I was young
48. I am good at doing impersonations, especially Sean Connery
47. When my blood sugar gets low I get cranky
46. I have a hard time waking up
45. I love to sleep
44. I like to entertain dinner guests
43. I remember random numbers, like passwords to NES games I played when I was 10. I don't even remember the title of the game, but I remember the password!
42. I get distracted easily
41. My dad died when I was 15... I still have dreams at night that he comes home after going into hiding because of a government conspiracy
40. I want to create a Free University so anyone can have a good college education
39. I really like cats
38. I just don't understand mean people
37. I love to make home made movies with my friend, Bob; he is hilarious
36. I once went skydiving; it was amazing but my wife won't let me go again
35. My favorite computer games are those in the Myst series; I only play them when I am with my friend Austin
34. My favorite character on Street Fighter 2 is E. Honda (yes, the fat japanese guy)
33. I'm hungry all the time
32. I am unhappy being unhappy, so I find ways to be happy
31. I hate changing plans
30. Most people get brain-freeze from ice cream... I get eyeball-freeze
29. My first best friend is named Austin; he is still my best friend, we still keep in touch, and we always will
28. I write poetry and music every week
27. My wife pretends to be mad to be funny... I fall for it every time
26. Listening to Green Day makes me feel like a kid again
25. When I am in the car alone I sing as loud as I can until my lungs get sore.
24. I often feel like people don't want to listen to me; it makes #14 hard
23. I have an "activator" personality (BOOK: Now, Discover Your Strengths); My motto there is "nuthin' to it but to do it"; I always want to get started NOW!
22. When it comes to politics I lean right, but my motto is "moderation in all things"
21. I wish I had more time in a day
20. I love physics: string theory, black holes, and particle accelerators make me smile like an idiot
19. I want to research alternative fuel solutions for the world
18. I would much rather eat at home then go out; my wife is an excellent cook and I love her
17. I am trusting and sometimes naive when it comes to other people
16. I miss the freedom and care-free-ness of being a kid; I know there must be a way to get it back
15. I am always trying to think of ways to make a lot of money and retire early
14. I have to tell myself not to care if people think I talk too much
13. I tend to talk a lot... A LOT
12. I LOVE spending time with relatives
11. I am comfortable when I feel like I am being myself
10. I watch a little too much TV because I get addicted to certain series
9. I served a mission in Taiwan and loved it; I don't know why but I am a lot less sure of myself ever since
8. I am a big fan of Ace of Base
7. I love computers and get excited when I learn new interesting things about them
6. I love laughing but even more I like to make people laugh
5. I love Star Trek
4. I love to read but rarely do it
3. I play weird games with letters and numbers in my head (I'll post about this eventually)
2. I have a son, Cole, who means the world to me
1. I love my wife more than anything

Is this some kind of radical, new therapy?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

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