Seven things you may not know about me

December 17, 2008

I lost track of everybody who sent this. @vinnie did it via DM, so he gets name checked, but feel free to leave a comment if you can provide evidence that you did it first.

1. I was a DJ in college at KTRU for several years. (I probably scanned that logo.) My favorite story came during my first shift when I satisfied all my playlist requirements during the first hour of my shift, then played Brainfreeze in its entirety for the second hour. I had one caller who claimed to be on their way to their probation hearing prior to returning to jail, but Brainfreeze still put a smile on their face.

2. My three cats are a Volunteer, a Longhorn, and a Tar Heel.

3. I have probably imbibed 100 cases of Cherry Coke Zero this year.

4. My middle name, Alanson (uh-LAN-son), has been in my family for three generations. It is my father’s first name, and his father’s middle name.

5. I have been a part of a volunteer, non-profit organization called CISV since I was 11 years old. Its message is that children are basically the same the world around, but they grow up in different cultures. I haven’t lived in the same city as a chapter since I was in high-school, but I have never stopped volunteering.

6. I am a recovering video game “addict”. I think Megan may hate World Of Warcraft more than anything in the entire world. I probably logged thousands of hours on Super Smash Brothers for the N64. I once won a game of NCAA Basketball on the SNES 132-0 without using the reset button. I found every exit on Super Mario World for each of the three saved game slots. I am pretty sure I spent my entire freshman year playing Diablo and reading comic books.

7. If I were to review my resume for college application at this point in my life, I doubt that I could remember 50% of the things on it, even though I know I must have done them.

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6 Comments

  1. Kate McHugh
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    So first off – I think this was like the game Ib had us play at Megan’s bridal shower… too funny!

    I also am impressed that I knew almost all of that – except the first one :)

  2. Jim Van Fleet
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    Or it was @ann0y4tr0n who is awesome

  3. Jim Van Fleet
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    @mwalters even beat out @budesigns, who I think may have been first up this newest time around. What can I say? I’m trying to blog a little.

  4. Matt
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    Sorry, I forgot the link ;)

    http://mattwalters.net/2007/07/25/8-habits-facts/

  5. ricky
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    i didn’t know you played WoW. it’s too bad we weren’t on the same server. i almost exclusively did pvp. anyways, i quit with WOTLK and i haven’t missed it all. i guess that’s what happens when you’re trying to work full time and go back to school and your company tells you they will only reimburse your tuition if you get a B or better. i worked by butt off and managed a B+ in one class and i’m still waiting on the other grade.

  6. Matt
    December 17, 2008 at 5:20 am #

    I tagged you on it July 25th, 2007.

    I’m not sayin … I’m just sayin …