101 things about Rusty Smith:

  1. My name is Rusty Smith. aka JAMES
  2. "Rusty" is not short for "Russell".
  3. I have never been stuck on an elevator.
  4. I pull out all of the solicitation and subscription inserts from my magazines before I read them. this is called de boning, this is my first wiki edit, there are no synonyms for boning in the MS Word thesaurus, and i don't know how to change the font color. Lindsey
  5. I wish I could write a book.
  6. I am a terrible writer.
  7. I am a procrastinator.
  8. I make lists.
  9. I am addicted to coffee.
  10. But not caffeine.
  11. I hate poetry.
  12. I do not "do" absolutes.
  13. I have a good sense of direction, except in Chicago.
  14. I prefer black ink to blue, but always seem to only have red.
  15. I don't really enjoy cooking.
  16. I love washing dishes.
  17. I hate painting.
  18. I can draw better than you.
  19. I do not wear shoes in the house.
  20. At the age of 4 I ate an entire bottle of baby aspirin.
  21. I cannot type without looking at my hands.
  22. I am a triathlete.
  23. Sunlight makes me sneeze.
  24. I am married.
  25. I read the New Yorker front to back, except for the poetry, fiction, and Shouts and Murmurs.
  26. I am a morning person, especially around those who are not.
  27. I have broken my collar bone twice, my hand once.
  28. I am right handed.
  29. The next election cycle will be the first time I have ever actively campaigned for someone.
  30. I have three sisters.
  31. I have no brothers.
  32. My first vehicle was a 1951 Chevrolet Pickup.
  33. I don't have cable.
  34. I don't watch much TV, but I watch a lot of movies.
  35. I have always gotten along with both of my parents.
  36. I am terrible with names.
  37. I swear way too fucking much.
  38. I hate baths.
  39. I have a genetic disposition to smile.
  40. Many people find it disconcerting.
  41. that make me smile.
  42. I sleep on my stomach, mostly.
  43. My eyesight is terrible.
  44. My grandfather was blind.
  45. I like cold meatloaf sandwiches on white bread.
  46. I hate fishing. But catching is ok.
  47. I use exclamation points (and parenthesis) a little too often.
  48. I cannot speak Spanish, but it is on my list to learn.
  49. I am not all that interested in architecture.
  50. I make good use of caller ID.
  51. I will eat just about anything, so long as it is food.
  52. I once majored in Mechanical Engineering.
  53. I once majored in Architecture.
  54. I once majored in Landscape Architecture.
  55. I don't have a degree in any of them.
  56. I prefer liberty to security.
  57. When I was 7 I took a deep swig of Vanilla extract.
  58. I still like vanilla.
  59. I buy a lot of clothes, but tend to wear the same thing again and again.
  60. I have never suffered the desire to be a vegetarian.
  61. I sometimes wish I were bald.
  62. The worst pet I ever owned was a goat.
  63. His name was Thomas.
  64. I am reasonably sure that Thomas was eaten by his new owners.
  65. My resting heart rate is 42 BPM.
  66. My maximum heart rate is 206.
  67. I skipped school to go see the first space shuttle launch.
  68. It was not the last time I skipped school.
  69. I have terrible balance.
  70. But I can stand up up on just about anything so long as it is moving.
  71. I am very competitive.
  72. But I do not mind losing.
  73. I have more often than not lived down the street from a fire station.
  74. I drink a small glass of orange juice every day.
  75. I catch a cold at least once every year.
  76. I am allergic to penicillin.
  77. I like spicy food.
  78. Spicy food gives me hiccups.
  79. I excel at banal mind over matter tasks, like getting rid of the hiccups.
  80. I have ridden an elephant.
  81. I have never ridden a camel.
  82. I don't spend change or dollar bills. Except on tips.
  83. When writing by hand, I sometimes cross my zeros, but then usually regret it.
  84. I can make a scrolling marquee.
  85. I have never purchased anything on ebay.
  86. I have been in three tornados.
  87. I have never lived in a house trailer.
  88. I am a sharpener.
  89. "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas and the Papas was the number one billboard song the day I was born.
  90. I have three cowlicks.
  91. My hair is cut short enough so that only one shows.
  92. I was 6 years old when I attended my first concert.
  93. "The Jackson 5" was the first concert I attended.
  94. Sleater Kinney was the most recent concert I attended.
  95. I don't mind running in the rain, so long as it starts after I do.
  96. My first paying job was picking vegetables when I was 10 years old.
  97. Thus far I have received a total of 27 stitches.
  98. I was born almost two months late. It's true.
  99. I own a banjo, but cannot really play it.
  100. I tend to do things the hard way.
  101. But not on purpose. It just beats the hell out of not getting it done at all.