Tag, I’m It? 8 Things About Me That The Tabloids Never Told You
Sandie Law over at Geeked Off! tagged me for a meme, so I’d better deliver. I’ve never been tagged before, but how can you say no to a mom who calls her kid MonkeyBoy? Fantastic! 
The meme is 8 random facts about me … here’s some weekend reading for you.
8 Random Things About Me That Won’t Make You More Productive
- I can’t sleep 8 hours a day. I’ve tried it. I feel unbelievably groggy if I sleep more than 7, so I stick to 5-6 a night. Don’t know why, that’s just how I’m wired. I know a guy who functions on 3 hours a night, and he’s a sharp guy just with a weird biochemistry. A single beer makes him sick as a dog, so I guess that’s the price he pays.
- I skipped typing class in high school. Came up with an excuse to avoid it every semester. My argument? “I’m going to be an architect, why do I need to learn how to use a computer (save for drawing)?”
- I got into the IT field out of spite. In 1994 I plunked down $1,800 of my mall-job money for a 486 DX/66 computer (a good piece of iron in those days). It was going to be my architectural computer, so I went all out. The fly-by-night that sold it to me went out of business just after shipping it, and my PC was a lemon. I was so pissed at being ripped off that I started learning about computers so it would never happen again … and I never looked back.
- I was a professional co-op. I had to pay my own way in college, so I had more minimum wage jobs. Then I discovered the co-op program – school one semester, work another, rotate 3 times. After the first rotation it hit me – I could borrow money, work minimum wage, and take classes I didn’t like & wouldn’t use … or, I could co-op and make $12 an hour doing cutting-edge internet stuff back when it all was taking off. After 6 semesters in co-op, they caught wind I wasn’t doing the “co-” part of it – going to school – and I got the boot. (I came back as a contractor 6 months later at a 50% pay raise, so I had the last laugh)
- I speak seven languages fluently. This is actually a complete lie, but I’m having a hard time coming up with random facts. I can fly, too. Really.
- I grew up in a mob neighborhood. A few years ago, I ran into an Italian guy who lived in my neighborhood 40 years before I was born. We traded nostalgic stories until I asked him, “Sal, how come I’m afraid to let my kid here in North Carolina ride his bike out of my sight but when I was a kid in BROOKLYN, my mom would let me ride all over the neighborhood, with no supervision, and just tell me ‘Be home for dinner, go wherever you want”? Sal looked at me and said, “You dummy, the place was half mob! Nobody was gonna mess with anybody’s kid!”
- I have an amazingly cool sister. This much is true. Check her out. (But if you check her out too closely, I’ll break your legs.) Oh, and she has yoga videos on YouTube too. Inspiring.
- I apologized to my teachers. I was a pain in the ass in grade school – my sister was 2 years older than me, so I’d read all her schoolbooks and by the time I was in school I was ahead of the game, bored, and one hell of a class clown/troublemaker. When I was 19 (and living in North Carolina) I took a trip back into Brooklyn, signed into PS 194 and apologized to every one of my teachers I could find. Mrs. Glatter said “Oh, David, you weren’t that bad. You just never did your homework!”
That’s it. I’d tag people, but I need to get to bed. Hope you enjoyed the show
Well, you’re just an all around facinating guy!
Who knew?
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Um, just funning ya!
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Thanks – this was fun to write
Dave- Beyond cool. And your sister DOES rock. Thanks for writing this.
Janice Cartier’s last blog post..Lavender Lingerie
I checked your sister’s site. I must say I’ve learned quite a few cool JAPANESE proverbs since I came to the US. (And I was a A-student back in Japan. . )
Another JAPANESE proverb I learned only in English:
“Talking doesn’t cook rice.”
Thanks.
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@Janice -
‘Twas fun, glad you like. My sister will wonder where all the traffic’s coming from.
@Akemi –
“Talkign doesn’t cook rice.” I LOVE that.
I love the rice proverb too. Your sister’s yoga utubes inspired me to go to again. Did a sun salutation to her.
Is it the Navarro way to inspire, encourage, and do interesting things?
Janice Cartier’s last blog post..Lavender Lingerie
Checked out your sister’s site and videos..Really cool…Loved reading your random facts too…
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Dave,
Nice list. #1 amazes me. If I could afford it I’d sleep nine a day. Total opposite.
Wow, your sister really is cool. I had fun checking her out. Your parents passed on day-rocking genes somehow. Neat.
It looks like I’m passing on arty and sassy, at this point. Like mother, like daughter… *sigh*
I wish I had the day-rocking gene!
Regards,
Kelly
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What stands out to me from this fun, varied list – besides your ‘rockin’ sister (YAY yoga) – is how seldom we end up where we start out going.. Actually, that observation includes your sister! ^_^ Success, not to mention a happy life, is as dependent on adaptability as follow-through. Kudos to you & Christine for finding lives that fit YOU rather than your plans (& re-planning accordingly ~_^).
(|_|*cheers*|_|)
“Plan out your life on paper but live your life by your heart.” ~ Warren DeMike
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@Janice -
Actually, I’m from a family of 4 kids, and most people can’t take more than one of us around at a time. I think we’re a breed best in moderation.
@Sandy -
Glad you liked. Now *I* feel like I need to make some videos …
@Kelly –
There is a day-rocking-gene therapy method … it involves dropping by every day and commenting on a bunch of posts. You should already feel it working
PS – great headline on your post today …
@Dorian -
You’re absolutely right about how we don’t end up where we thought we’d be going … it’s a hell of a ride though! We had a rough start as kids and had to make our own way, so we’re still struggling with figuring out who we are sometimes … but it’s always interesting.
You can so NOT fly. I’m going to be the first.
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Dave,
You’re right, the gene therapy is quite effective. Thanks for the headline compliment. Clicks are most appreciated.
James,
When I was a kid I had such vivid flying dreams, I *knew* I could fly. My mother thinks it’s hysterical to tell how I used to say it with such conviction to some little friend of mine, and he would say back, yes, Kelly, of course you can. Then everyone would remind him that if I ever tried to prove it he was NOT to follow me.
Oh, very funny, Ma.
(I still can.)
Until later,
Kelly
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@ Kelly – I had a flying dream once long ago. For three consecutive nights, I could fly. And I’ve never had that dream again. It was fantastic. That was the only good dream in my life I could remember… though I believe I could fly because I was being chased by a giant ogre.
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The only good dream in your life?
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@ Kelly – Indeed. I don’t dream. I have nightmares. Sucks.
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“Oh, David, you weren’t that bad. You just never did your homework!”
Ha! That made me laugh. Good stuff.