If you maybe live under a rock and don't know what I'm talking about, here's the rundown: when you are tagged, you have to write a blog with 8 facts about you. You also have to tag 8 more people; and they tag 8 friends, and they tag 8 friends, and so on, and so on........
So here we go:
8 Facts About Chris Alexander
- I was mostly homeschooled. I went to public school for the last 1/2 of 6th grade, I went to Jr high for electives and math (and was homeschooled for the rest of the day), and my sophomore year of high school was my first complete school year in public school.
- I'm a huge Stephen King fan. I use to have every book he ever wrote, but between lending some out and never getting them back and him writing new books, I've fallen behind. But I have ALMOST all his books. In fact, last year my brother Nic (who I also got hooked on SK) and I saw him lecture at the Schnitz. It was awesome. You can pretty much call me a Dark Tower Expert.
- I have an extremely high tolerance to medications. I usually have to take doses designed for 400+lb men (and I'm not 400 pounds......well, not quite). Either that or the meds don't really work. This is especially true of painkillers and meds that are supposed to make you sleep.
- I quit smoking (again) just three weeks ago today. I first started smoking a long time ago (early jr. high, I think?) because my Dad was trying to quit and would only smoke a couple drags of his cigarettes before putting them in the ash tray in the garage. My friend Tyson and I would pick them up right after he was done and smoke them. My first cigarette was lit with a magnifying glass. Anyway, I quit about 3 or 4 years ago kind of on accident - I got really drunk and smoked two full packs in one night and was sick the next day: since I couldn't smoke, I wanted to see how long I could go without smoking. Then I started a little over a year ago, also an accident. I tried to quit, tried to quit, and finally decided I couldn't TRY to quit, I had to quit. I said a prayer committing to God that I'd do my part to quit if He would help, and I enlisted someone at church to pray for me as well. It's been 3 weeks today without any cigarettes.
- My first car was a 1993 Ford Tempo 4-door. It had the bigger engine available that year, and I installed a ton of stereo equipment in it: at the end of it's life I think it Blue Booked at about $600 and had over $3,500 of audio stuff in it. I would pull up next to a nice looking car and CRANK my stereo so everyone would glare at the nice car. We named it Joe, and had lots of good times.
- I have never lived with a boy who wasn't family, and I've never lived alone. Right after high school my friend Michelle and I (we weren't dating) got a duplex together over behind Cactus Ya Ya. Then we moved into another duplex by Mt. View. Then I moved back into my Mom's place for about 6 months before moving in with Gina when she bought this house (Gina and I were, in fact, dating). I don't think I could live with a boy. They're smelly.
- I played bass in a band for a while, and we played a Battle Of The Bands at the Roseland: yes, I've played music on stage at the Roseland. My brother played guitar and sang, Andrew played drums, and Joe was playing bass. They wrote some songs, played a couple small shows, then played the Roseland show. I went, and it was awesome. When they got invited back to the same Battle the next year, Joe didn't want to play anymore. So I took over. I learned bass, I learned their songs, and we freakin' rocked. Then we recorded an EP at the Art school in Seattle. You can hear some of our songs on our MySpace page here. It's only got two songs: if you ask me, I'll burn you the other two un-released tracks.
- I'm self-employed right now. I'm a partner at a mortgage brokerage, and I basically work for myself. Well, mostly. I'm also a team manager so I have a few people who I have to train and motivate. I like it - I get to help people. Mortgages are freakin' confusing, and I know a ton about how they work. It's cool to be able to help people with something as important as, you know: their financial future.
Lori, Steve, AyD, Jay, Phil, My Gina, Michelle, and Sarah. That's right: I'm bridging over to MySpace as well as Bloggerland!
3 comments:
Your first car played bass at the Roseland? That is AWESOME!
Hey, was homeschooled for a while, too. Last half of Kindergarten through 3rd grade. It rocked. I'm considering homeschooling my kids for a few years, too.
LoL I didn't catch that at first! But it's two different Joe's: Bass Joe and car Joe. Car Joe was named after my first real boss (because the car looked tame and non-descript but would get angry at the drop of a hat) - I'm not sure why Bass Joe was named Joe....
...you'd have to ask his parents.
I must admit that I'm bitterly disappointed that they were two different Joes.
Good job on the quitting smoking thing, by the way. Meatburg will thank you--and you'll be able to enjoy the baby smells more fully, which is bad when you're changing diapers, but good after baths. They smell soooooooo good after baths.
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