Today on Mike: 46 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me

1. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what my favourite number was, which would tell me when to stop.
2. Ever since that one year I gave up pop for lent, I have a hard time drinking it.
3. Japanese Cuisine is the way to my heart.
4. Actually, anything Japanese is the way to my heart. I think Japanese is the most beautiful language in the world; much more than French. Anyone who says otherwise is probably an ignorant white person, Korean or Chinese.
5. There are 6 pillows on my bed and I feel I need 2 more before I'm set. I like being surrounded by pillows.
6. Before I go to bed I usually fantasize about living in a video game or a fantasy book.
7. Addictions are a part of my life. As a result I try to avoid drugs and alcohol.
8. A serious Starbuck's addiction has just been curbed; they cancelled Cinnamon Dolce Lattes.
9. Textbooks and notebooks fall on a list of things I'm OCD about. There's a reason I have notepads and notebooks all over my desk.
10. I'm very easily annoyed with people. In order, I'm most likely to be annoyed with gays, then lesbians, then everyone else, then Asians.
11. Despite the tendency for people in computers to bootleg music and movies (especially movies), I only bootleg cds that I can't find in stores and porn.
12. People think I hate my exs, but I really don't. Whether or not they hate me is a another story.
13. Once upon a time I had a really hot dream about sex with someone only to wake up having sex with that same someone.
14. I don't do excessively nice things for people's approval If I do something nice, it's because I would have done it anyways.
15. Conversation subjects tend to jump around because I don't voice the connections I'm making in my head before speaking.
16. Despite claims I'm a label whore, I'm really not. There are so many expensive pieces of clothing that I think are hideous and would never ever wear, never mind purchase.
17. There's a possibility that I'm physically incapable of purchasing something I don't like. Even though I'm a compulsive buyer, there are a number of occasions where I'd love to buy something but don't.
18. The greatest compliment someone has ever given me was when they said I should work at Hollister because I'd be perfect there. I asked her to have my children.
19. The service has to be absolutely horrid before I stop feeling bad about not leaving a tip at a restaurant.
20. I feel horrible for people with nice bodies and ugly faces, especially when I see them at a gym. It's because no matter how hard they work out they can't change they have an ugly face.
21. Compulsive liars are my form of entertainment. It may make me a horrible person, but I absolutely love catching people in their lies. This has caused a problem only once when I really wanted to believe someone.
22. The most challenging thing for me is to apologize to someone. It's like admitting defeat, only a thousand times worse. Even worse than working at a job I'm way too qualified for.
23. As a result I try very hard to make sure everything that comes out of my mouth is valid.
24. It takes a very special person to be chaotic neutral. You either need to be ADD, or your conscience and your temptations need to be waging a constant war with each other. As much as I act it, I'm not ADD. I still haven't decided if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
25. Old women can do no wrong, unless they're causing me a personal annoyance. I find them adorable. They could murder someone right in front of me, and I'd flat out pretend nothing happened or tell everyone that they saved my life in killing that person.
26. That goes double for Asian women, and triple for little old Japanese ladies. Quadruple points of those little old Japanese ladies happened to be my Japanese profs.
27. When I was younger I used to think that people got piercings because they didn't like themselves and wanted to make a statement. I now have two piercings that I constantly forget I have. I'm not sure if I feel like a hypocrite, or there's some statement I'm trying to make that I just haven't figure out yet.
28. I know far too much about the TTC, especially considering that most of it is pointless information. Forget schedules, those are boring. LRT turns me on.
29. There are exactly 2800 songs in my iTunes library right now, and most of the time on shuffle I can't find a single song that I like. I forgive iTunes because every once and a while it does an amazing job shuffling.
30. This is a result of the fact that I used to buy CDs for one or two songs that I liked, leaving me with a ton of music (especially rap) that I can't stand but don’t feel like removing just in case.
31. Every so often I try very hard to talk to people on my msn, usually when they sign in. This never lasts very long because I always end up getting really awkward with the first person, and I give up.
32. Grade 11 Drama was weird for me. It was even weirder after I realized my drama teacher could be Emma Bunton in her music video for 'Maybe'.
33. I hold a special spot on the list of things I hate for the Toronto Public Space Committee, and all the shit they whine about because their lives suck, because they're not getting laid and because they have nothing better to do.
34. Very often I realize that I'm giving people dirty looks without meaning it. This usually happens because I'm watching people and thinking about something, which leads me to thinking about other things until I hit something I don't like and scowl. Only I forget to stop looking in their direction, and before I know it I've offended someone.
35. Forget how amazing their voices are, the very first thing I heard a music theatre student sing was 'Cry Me A River' by Justin Timberlake. I'll never look at that song the same way again.
36. Cooking is so ridiculously challenging for me. Not the kind of cooking where you drop something in a pan and let it sit for 10 minutes. I mean real cooking. As soon as there is defrosting or sauce involved, I'm screwed. I'm not creative enough for it. I can hardly make a sandwich I enjoy eating.
37. I enjoy driving a lot. Despite having been in 2 accidents, I still love it. I tend to forget about the accidents.
38. I used to read a lot as a child. Actually I still read a lot. Only as a child I would power read. In grade 5 we had this thing where you'd get a coupon for Pizza Hut if you read the most books. I used to plow through Goosebumps books, because they were easy to read and easier to remember.
39. I went through this phase where I really liked tighter jeans. 4 pairs and like $2000 later, I've decided that I'm just going to shop at Hollister unless I feel like splurging.
40. I used to spent far too much money playing DDR. By the time I got to Waterloo, before the mono kicked in hard I was able to pass MAX300 on Heavy. Those were the glory days though, and now I can hardly pass simple songs like Waka Laka.
41. When I was too unfit to play DDR without embarrassing myself, I started playing Time Crisis 3 and Initial D V3. I've beaten Time Crisis 3 more times than I can count, and Initial D is the reason I picked a Manual Transmission car.
42. I tend to confuse Nancy Silverman for a black woman and I think of Ali Momen-googleplex every time someone says that they left their waitress job in Jersey.
43. I definitely almost skipped this number. I forget about things sometimes. Worst memory ever.
44. My claim to fame was the fact that I'm loved more than everyone else who went to high school when I did. That, and the fact that people named Phil have a tendency to dislike me.
45. The last time I had sex was with Abby. Just kidding. I swear.
46. I've decided that I really enjoy the number 46. Not because I can't think of anything else – I've cut stuff out. But even numbers are always cooler than odd numbers, unless their cubed. In which case things get really complicated so we won't get into that.