Deeper Water

Okay, Miranda did it on her blog, so I guess I need to try as well. Simply writing my own version of her 40 things would be cheating, and no matter what she might say… I don’t cheat.

1. I really enjoy movies.

2. Some of my DVDs were legally purchased.

3. I have a tattoo.

4. I want more.

5. Peanut Butter Captain Crunch is my favorite cereal, but that is subject to change.

6. I am a voracious reader with a library of hundreds upon hundreds of books. Most of them are mental fluff; I am not prone to pick something because it has redeeming literary qualities. I read enough of that crap in college.

7. Like Bono, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.

8. I want people to like me.

9. I enjoy teaching. Every time the bell rings, the curtain goes up and the performance begins.

10. I hate when people are hurting. The Mr. Fix-it in me wants to make it better, and most of the time I can’t.

11. I hate that some of students don’t have a happy home.

12. I want our home to be a place where my kids and their friends want to be… not because we are the cool , permissive parents, but because we provide a safe place. (Not that any of you know them… but I want it to be like the Zellers’.)

13. I like Malibu Rum and pineapple juice and other drinks that Miranda says no self-respecting straight man should enjoy.

14. I used to smoke.

15. I don’t pray enough or read my Bible as much as I probably should.

16. I don’t like people who are fake, but I am most likely their king.

17. I was on various academic teams in junior and senior high. At one point or another, I was on the math, English, and computer teams. Miranda says this is another indicator of my geekiness, but I only did it to get out of class.

18. In 7th grade, I had my appendix removed. I wasn’t even sick… I was pretending. I call this an example of “commitment to a lie.”

19. I drove an ice cream truck one summer.

20. I will probably not live long enough to get to see all the places I want to visit in the world.

21. I have OCD about completely ludicrous things. If I am putting ice into multiple glasses (ie. - a family meal), I have to make sure that each glass has the same exact number of ice cubes. I have found that our icemaker which can serve up crushed ice is a wonderful way of dealing with this.

22. Before we had children, I would sleep until the early afternoon every weekend. Miranda’s co-workers referred to me as Rip Van Winkle. (Sleeping late now means making it until 8:30 on a Saturday.)

23. I am the liberal one in my extended family. For my family, that doesn’t take much.

24. I am too trusting.

25. I would prefer to wear only Birkenstocks.

26. I am not a perfectionist about many things, but I am when I iron.

27. I cry sometimes.

28. I am not a morning person.

29. I wish I had some type of musical talent, but my brother got all of those genes.

30. I miss my friends.

31. My new iPod really makes me happy.

32. I married better than I deserve.

33. I am going to London for Spring Break.

34. I really enjoy the people I work with. (Most of them, anyway.)

35. I am selfish.

36. I miss being in “real” ministry, whatever the junk that means.

37. I am not even sure my dream community of faith (read: “church”) even exists.

38. Spending time with my wife is my favorite part of the day.

39. I prefer my Waffle House hashbrowns scattered, covered, and chunked. I also prefer to eat them on Friday mornings with Sam.

40. I haven’t taken a shower today.

Okay, so who is next?