Five Things You Didn't Know About Me And Probably Didn't Care To Know
But I'm Telling You AnywayJaxia from Steal The Blinds has redesigned her personal blog and has come up with a name for it that fits her: You Know You Wanna.
As part of her housewarming, she answered five questions sent to her by a reader, and I volunteered to be the next link in the meme. And she has good questions, too:
1. At the movies: Popcorn, candy, pickle, hotdog, Coke or none?
Popcorn, definitely. The way I see it, you're getting hosed on all of them, but at least at my local theater, ponying up $6.50 for a large popcorn entitles you to free refills. The trick is identifying the slow point in the movie that enables you to go fetch it.
2. What do you plan/hope to study in grad school?
That will depend on the particulars of the school and whether or not I need the Bachelor's to take Master's classes. Ideally, the answer would be Political Science, but if that's not feasible without getting another B.A., I'd probably get a writing concentration to hone the P.O.S. columns I churn out.
3. What happened to "Douchebag of the Week?"
DotW, along with the rest of the ambitious itinerary I laid out for myself when I started the blog (found here and here), was sacrificed on the altar of my day job. I work upwards of 50 hours a week and don't have access to a computer while there. I was convinced I could crank out a variety of essays on a daily basis, in addition to regular blogging, and still have time for my job. I was, well, wrong. Very wrong. If you scan the early days of the archives, you'll find that a lot of posts contain me apologizing for the delay and/or cancellation of scheduled pieces.
I don't think I ever actually officially surrendered this battle; I just quietly pulled the schedule and scaled back to just the "Marchand Chronicles" essays. I do hope to find a job which would allow me to write more, but it's impossible unless I can live on an hour of sleep a night. I can't. Since my current job involves travel, that's very dangerous.
Besides, my original premise of DotW was that nobody else in the blogosphere had it. I soon found out I was wrong there, too. Among a wide variety of other blogs with similar awards, Decision '08 has had a "Weekly Jackass" since late last year. (He even picked Eason Jordan the same week I did.)
4. What is your best childhood memory?
This is tough, as there aren't that many. I don't want to say that I had an unhappy childhood, as that's the sort of maudlin, pity-party B.S. I can't stand, and also because I was never physically, psychologically, or sexually abused as so many kids are. But all the same, my parents bitterly divorced early in my life and I lived with an overprotective mother who wouldn't let me leave the confine of my backyard. So the happiest I can remember being is playing baseball, by myself, with my trusty whiffle bat and small cheap glove. I didn't understand "friendship" then. It was a foreign concept to me. I still have a hard time making friends. I was so damn happy then because I had no idea what I was missing.
If I ever saw a video of my young friendless, lonely self now, I'd probably cry.
5. Peanut Butter: Crunchy, creamy or allergic to peanuts?
Creamy. Are you kidding me? I grew up on the stuff. You know you have a serious problem when a PB&J sandwich on Wonder Bread doesn't make you feel at least a little bit better.
The chunky stuff got caught in my teeth.
Volunteer to let me interview you next, or I'll just send you questions at random.
posted by Marsh @ 2:06 AM
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