You're supposed to write a "100 Things About Me" post to celebrate your 100th blog post. Well, I'm a little late. But here goes, 100 Things About Me:
1. My name is Andy
2. I'm named after one of Jesus' 12 disciples
3. My middle name is Robert, after my dad's college roommate
4. I was a one-woman man for my last three years of college
5. I dated Alicia, who I met on the first day of our sophomore year and proposed to on the last day of our senior year
6. We moved to Connecticut in 2005
7. We broke up that week
8. We lived together (and slept on the same bed) for more than a year after that
9. She's still one of my friends
10. We did many plays and musicals in college together
11. I had only acted in one musical, in a minor role, before college
12. I acted in a dozen shows in college, including several leads
13. I hope someone teaches me how to act one day
14. My family is Von Trapp like- we all sing
15. My dad is a church choir director
16. My sister and brother were both in top choirs in high school
17. I didn't join choir until college
18. I ended up singing in regional and all-state choirs
19. I sang a brief solo once in a concert conducted by Grammy-winner Marvin Hamlisch
20. Marvin Hamlisch is that dude who wrote "A Chorus Line" and was in the end of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."
21. Kate Hudson is overrated.
22. I think Natalie Portman, Lacey Chabert and Helen Hunt are some of the prettiest actresses around.
23. Helen Hunt was great in "Twister," one of my favorite movies from the 90s.
24. Other favorites include "Can't Hardly Wait," "Apollo 13" and "Above the Rim"
25. My parents didn't allow me to see movies with violence in them when I was a kid
26. This also included TV shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons
27. I was allowed one G.I. Joe action figure, and didn't have a video game system until middle school
28. I'm all the better for it.
29. I didn't look like anything resembling a man until senior year of high school
30. I didn't weigh 100 pounds until eighth grade and had braces most of high school
31. But that didn't stop me from hitting on girls
32. I was the only boy in kindergarten with a girlfriend
33. I was voted Class Flirt senior year
34. I was on Homecoming Court senior year of college
35. I also was a television sports announcer, a newspaper editor, a peer educator, a theater fraternity member, an A student, and a litany of other things in college
36. I barely slept.
37. I'd get so tired from staying up late working and studying that I'd get nauseous and have terrible headaches
38. I didn't realize this wasn't normal until I graduated
39. Our college newspaper won awards for being one of the best in the country
40. It helped get me my first job in Connecticut
41. It also likely cost me time I could have spent with friends and my girlfriend
42. I didn't drink until I turned 21, and never smoked
43. And that's not because Zack Morris told me There's No Hope With Dope.
43. I had to commute two hours each way for my first newspaper job in Connecticut
44. That included taking a bus downtown, walking several blocks, catching a train, then walking to work
45. It was soul-draining doing that commute
46. But I loved my career and was good at it
47. I won several journalism awards during my time there
48. One day I hope to become a household name in journalism
49. At my first job, I made next to nothing and Connecticut is crazy expensive
50. I'm still paying off debts I incurred from three years in Connecticut
51. #&$@ you, Connecticut
52. I performed in a few musicals when I wasn't working
53. Theater people are some of the best people I know
54. Not being able to do theater right now is the main drawback to my career
55. I moved to Pennsylvania in the spring of 2008
56. My commute is about 10 minutes now
57. I also have greatly increased my use of Wal-marts and other Pa. staples
58. As much as people say they hate Wal-marts, they still use them
59. Because, you know it's Wal-mart
60. The first time my family saw a Wal-mart, it was in the movie, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
61. That's our family's favorite holiday movie
62. We quote it all year long
63. "Save the neck for me, Clark"
64. My mother thought for the longest time that Ralphie actually does shoot his eye out in "A Christmas Story"
65. I thought for the longest time that the evil queen in "The Muppet Frog Prince" was in my closet
66. She's not
67. I checked
68. I have a soft spot for 90s nostalgia
69. And I think 80s nostalgia is overrated
70. I was born in 1983, so maybe it's because I missed some of the good stuff
71. I've seen every episode of Saved by the Bell and Full House
72. I didn't get out much as a child
73. See number 30
74. Some of my favorite shows now include "The Office," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "House," "American Idol," "So You Think You Can Dance" and "How I Met Your Mother."
75. I went to the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour a couple years ago
76. I think I was the only straight, single guy there
77. Which is fitting, as my metrosexual self is often mistaken for a gay dude
78. I don't want to make out with a guy
79. Chicks are hot
80. I do like to shop, especially at Banana Republic and Express
81. My girlfriend, Capricorn, likes to shop
82. She's called Capricorn on here because her dog's name is Leo
83. We weren't feeling creative that day
84. She's incredibly supportive of me writing for work and for this blog
85. We met on the Internet, where she caught my eye with her beauty and humor
86. Not like a Russian mail-order bride thing
87. We both own chihuahuas
88. My dog, Bailey, is actually part chihuahua, part dachshund
89. It's called a chiweenie
90. I swear, that's what it's called
91. I've had Bailey for three years now
92. He is prone to doing weird, dumb things
93. I wouldn't trade him for anything
94. I started this blog on Aug. 1 2008, on a whim
95. I had no idea what I was doing
96. I still don't
97. Somehow, I thought it'd be smart to write all day for work, then come home and write
98. Your comments make it all worth it
99. That, and I get to post funny photos of Bailey
100. My favorite holiday is the Fourth of July, my favorite band is Radiohead and my favorite movie is either "28 Days Later," "Oceans 11," or "Once."
1. My name is Andy
2. I'm named after one of Jesus' 12 disciples
3. My middle name is Robert, after my dad's college roommate
4. I was a one-woman man for my last three years of college
5. I dated Alicia, who I met on the first day of our sophomore year and proposed to on the last day of our senior year
6. We moved to Connecticut in 2005
7. We broke up that week
8. We lived together (and slept on the same bed) for more than a year after that
9. She's still one of my friends
10. We did many plays and musicals in college together
11. I had only acted in one musical, in a minor role, before college
12. I acted in a dozen shows in college, including several leads
13. I hope someone teaches me how to act one day
14. My family is Von Trapp like- we all sing
15. My dad is a church choir director
16. My sister and brother were both in top choirs in high school
17. I didn't join choir until college
18. I ended up singing in regional and all-state choirs
19. I sang a brief solo once in a concert conducted by Grammy-winner Marvin Hamlisch
20. Marvin Hamlisch is that dude who wrote "A Chorus Line" and was in the end of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."
21. Kate Hudson is overrated.
22. I think Natalie Portman, Lacey Chabert and Helen Hunt are some of the prettiest actresses around.
23. Helen Hunt was great in "Twister," one of my favorite movies from the 90s.
24. Other favorites include "Can't Hardly Wait," "Apollo 13" and "Above the Rim"
25. My parents didn't allow me to see movies with violence in them when I was a kid
26. This also included TV shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons
27. I was allowed one G.I. Joe action figure, and didn't have a video game system until middle school
28. I'm all the better for it.
29. I didn't look like anything resembling a man until senior year of high school
30. I didn't weigh 100 pounds until eighth grade and had braces most of high school
31. But that didn't stop me from hitting on girls
32. I was the only boy in kindergarten with a girlfriend
33. I was voted Class Flirt senior year
34. I was on Homecoming Court senior year of college
35. I also was a television sports announcer, a newspaper editor, a peer educator, a theater fraternity member, an A student, and a litany of other things in college
36. I barely slept.
37. I'd get so tired from staying up late working and studying that I'd get nauseous and have terrible headaches
38. I didn't realize this wasn't normal until I graduated
39. Our college newspaper won awards for being one of the best in the country
40. It helped get me my first job in Connecticut
41. It also likely cost me time I could have spent with friends and my girlfriend
42. I didn't drink until I turned 21, and never smoked
43. And that's not because Zack Morris told me There's No Hope With Dope.
43. I had to commute two hours each way for my first newspaper job in Connecticut
44. That included taking a bus downtown, walking several blocks, catching a train, then walking to work
45. It was soul-draining doing that commute
46. But I loved my career and was good at it
47. I won several journalism awards during my time there
48. One day I hope to become a household name in journalism
49. At my first job, I made next to nothing and Connecticut is crazy expensive
50. I'm still paying off debts I incurred from three years in Connecticut
51. #&$@ you, Connecticut
52. I performed in a few musicals when I wasn't working
53. Theater people are some of the best people I know
54. Not being able to do theater right now is the main drawback to my career
55. I moved to Pennsylvania in the spring of 2008
56. My commute is about 10 minutes now
57. I also have greatly increased my use of Wal-marts and other Pa. staples
58. As much as people say they hate Wal-marts, they still use them
59. Because, you know it's Wal-mart
60. The first time my family saw a Wal-mart, it was in the movie, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
61. That's our family's favorite holiday movie
62. We quote it all year long
63. "Save the neck for me, Clark"
64. My mother thought for the longest time that Ralphie actually does shoot his eye out in "A Christmas Story"
65. I thought for the longest time that the evil queen in "The Muppet Frog Prince" was in my closet
66. She's not
67. I checked
68. I have a soft spot for 90s nostalgia
69. And I think 80s nostalgia is overrated
70. I was born in 1983, so maybe it's because I missed some of the good stuff
71. I've seen every episode of Saved by the Bell and Full House
72. I didn't get out much as a child
73. See number 30
74. Some of my favorite shows now include "The Office," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "House," "American Idol," "So You Think You Can Dance" and "How I Met Your Mother."
75. I went to the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour a couple years ago
76. I think I was the only straight, single guy there
77. Which is fitting, as my metrosexual self is often mistaken for a gay dude
78. I don't want to make out with a guy
79. Chicks are hot
80. I do like to shop, especially at Banana Republic and Express
81. My girlfriend, Capricorn, likes to shop
82. She's called Capricorn on here because her dog's name is Leo
83. We weren't feeling creative that day
84. She's incredibly supportive of me writing for work and for this blog
85. We met on the Internet, where she caught my eye with her beauty and humor
86. Not like a Russian mail-order bride thing
87. We both own chihuahuas
88. My dog, Bailey, is actually part chihuahua, part dachshund
89. It's called a chiweenie
90. I swear, that's what it's called
91. I've had Bailey for three years now
92. He is prone to doing weird, dumb things
93. I wouldn't trade him for anything
94. I started this blog on Aug. 1 2008, on a whim
95. I had no idea what I was doing
96. I still don't
97. Somehow, I thought it'd be smart to write all day for work, then come home and write
98. Your comments make it all worth it
99. That, and I get to post funny photos of Bailey
100. My favorite holiday is the Fourth of July, my favorite band is Radiohead and my favorite movie is either "28 Days Later," "Oceans 11," or "Once."
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