1. I've played the guitar for a little over 20 years. I'm strangely self-conscious of it. I say strangely, because I will comfortably mingle at parties in underwear or naked.(Nudity is my staple ice beaker/pick-up line/punchline.) But, I get nervous at the thought of performing anything in public. So I'll stick to posting youtube videos of cover songs once a year.
2. I sleep wearing slippers.
3. I like my snaggletooth, 98% of the time. The other 2%, are those moments the first time I meet someone I'm interested in. Primal instincts kick in with a need to hide my flaws, and not scare off a potential future mate, so most of my smiles will be closed mouth. Otherwise, I wear it proudly, as a badge of individuality.
4. I am agoraphobic. I started having panic attacks around 14 years ago, before every other commercial on t.v. was an advertisement for a new anxiety medication, and I had no idea what the problem was. I let it go for years without telling anyone, until eventually it got so bad that I spent around 7 months where I didn't leave the house.
5. I've earned the reputation I have. I'm not proud of some of the things I've done, but it doesn't define who I am now. I like the stories I have to tell, and the lessons I get out of retelling them. I'm still learning, and I hope the definition of who I am a few years from now is a better person.
6. I got my nipple pierced in the summer of 1998 in Daytona Beach, Florida. I had it done on the second day of an 8 day vacation, passed out when it happened, and was carried to my hotel where I spent 6 hours sleeping in the lobby. The remaining vacation I didn't leave the hotel room, and spent 2 weeks sick at home until I took it out. I now have an irrational fear of needles.
7. I would like to write something of substance, someday. I've taken around a dozen writing classes/workshops online in the last year. I think I have a unique view of the world, and an entertaining experience pool to draw from. Not living up to my own judgement is one of my biggest fears.
8. I spend hours a day in the youtube wormhole, watching spoken word/slam poetry videos, 90's billiards matches, fail compilations, and live performances of obscure musicians.
9. I am not living up to my potential.
