i was tagged by a friend of mine, nicole at gniffke is up to something, to proclaim/confess/reveal 7 “interesting” things about myself.
1. I’m only organized on the surface
Many people, especially after being in my office, think I’ve got it together. They assume that I am an organized and detailed person. They have no idea. Dwelling just below the veneer of my put-togetherness is a mixture of half-done projects and utter chaos. But hey, at least everything looks good. Isn’t that what really matters?
2. I can say the entire alphabet backward in under 5 seconds.
I learned the alphabet backwards when I was a kid for a school musical. I never forgot it. I wish I had memorized more Bible verses when I was a kid. Memorizing back then was so easy compared to now.
3. I’ve always wanted to play guitar.
I’ve always thought playing the guitar would be really cool. I even own a guitar now. But, I still have no clue how to play it. Yes, I get that you hold your fingers in a certain way and strum in a certain way and magical sounds are supposed to burst forth. I think this speaks volumes to both my procrastination and my delusions of grandeur. The closest I ever got to musical proficiency was playing the flute in jr. high – pretty lame, huh?
4. I had a speech impediment when I was little
At least through Kindergarten, I couldn’t pronounce Rs or Vs. This meant for years my name was Twebah. Combine this with a bit of a stutter and I was like a miniature Elmer Fudd (one of the few cartoon characters I can do a pretty good voice of to this day)
5. I was in a touring, singing group as a kid
I was in a group called “The Good News Kids.” We all had red t-shirts with our names on them in big white letter. We performed at churches, malls, fairs, amusement parks. Probably our biggest event was for a presidential campaign rally in 1988 where we went on before “The Jets.” We even shot some music videos. I’m sure they’re floating out there somewhere and will come back to haunt me someday.
6. My first real job was as a daycare counselor
I had the best job ever, from about my sophomore year of high school until my junior year of college I was a daycare counselor at Bethany Christian Academy. Got to play with kids every day. A lot of tetherball, dodge ball, basketball, football, kickball, four square, coloring books, checkers… I have really fond memories of those days. Eventually became the assistant director and mixed in some substitute teaching during my time there.
7. I’m definitely an introvert
I tend to dislike hanging out with big groups of people. If given the choice between going to a party or just hanging out by myself, I would almost always choose the latter. I’m okay with small groups, though. I’m really bad about introducing myself to people I meet. I don’t know if it’s shyness or insecurity or what, but it’s how I’m wired. It can be misread sometimes as though I’m too serious or I’m even unfriendly and intimidating. It’s just hard for me to feel comfortable in getting to know new people. However, I did manage to overcome my introverted ways when I met my wife almost 5 years ago on a blind date. In general, I wish I was just more easily engaging and hospitable and outgoing… still working on that.
So, there’s seven things. Interesting? I’ll let you be the judge of that.
Now I get to tag seven more: Jason JLoft, Randy Bunch of Nonsense, Tammy Mom’s Blaagh, Victor The Wonderful Noise, Matt Hour Glass Entries, and Matt Orange County Pastor and Ryan RyanGuard.net
