Darren has made a fun series of these on his blog. I thought I'd give it a go. Here's a few off the top of my head.
Did you know?
...In 4th grade, my favorite band was Poison and my life goal was to be in a band exactly like Poison. Me and four other friends wrote five band positions on slips of paper and drew them out of a hat. I got Keyboardist. I took piano lessons for two years before it occurred to me that the band was not going to happen. And then I smashed that piano with my rock n roll anger....I put on the mascot suit for one high school game.
...I've shopped in Husky sections.
...I've owned and worn teal jean shorts.
...I didn't learn to ride my bike until I was 9.
...I believed that the last episode of Family Ties was the Keaton family dying in a plane crash. I must have dreamed that. Valerie says they would never end a beloved family sitcom that way....I tried to learn Russian so I could meet a Russian gymnast during the '94 Olympics.
...I camped out for Star Wars Episode I in front of the theater. I actually had a tent and I was interviewed as a resident nerd for the news.
As long as you didn't camp out for longer than a week wearing a costume, and later name your children after Star Wars characters then I can forgive you.
ReplyDeleteI'm almost as proud of you for being the resident public nerd as I am for you being published.....maybe not quite as much. Teal jean shorts are horrible. But not as horrible as stirrup pants, which is what I wore in 7th grade.
ReplyDeleteJames it is good to know these things about you. It places Mr. NYU-Published-30 Rock back down on earth.
ReplyDeleteBonnie,
ReplyDeleteThat has not happened...yet. I did have girls stop by to see me and it was funny to see the ogling of the nerds in line around me. They wondered if the girls were going to come back. I was lucky any of those girls wanted to touch me afterwards.
Gillz,
Stirrup pants, eh? Yes, yes, those were some horribly awkward times. Amazing that the tights are back in style.
Darren,
No amount of success in my life will make me think I can live down my obsession with Poison or my teal jean shorts. Oh, did I mention I had a matching hooded top? That's right, baby.
Please tell me that was when you got that little cream colored casio keyboard, and you just got promoted to the gay brother.
ReplyDeletebut that just means I'll have to compete in this "divulgences" business.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, I forgot about that sweet little keyboard. How I loved to play songs in the "Pearl" mode. Just atrocious.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear these divulgences. Bring it, brutha. (Imagine I said that as Desmond from Lost.)