2003-04-23 - 12:09 a.m.
Damn. It's hard to imagine that I've sat down to do this 200 times now. (actually, if you count all the times fucking diaryland has lost my hard-written entry, this is more like 250, but you get the idea). In honor of #200, I wanted to do something special.
When I couldn't think of anything special, I looked around for inspiration (i.e., an idea i can rip off) and Amanda was kind enough to provide the idea with her 100 THings about me entry. SO I figured I'd just blatantly rip her off for this one. Only I'm going to be even more obnoxious (yes, I am capable of being more obnoxious) and do 200 things about me, one for each entry. Some of these you know, most you don't care about, so I'd advise most people to just skip this one or skim for new stuff (and I'll be revealing a couple things no one who knows, at least of those people who may or may not still read this.) And a lot of these will be lame. So here we go...
200 Things About Me...
1. My birthday is July 21. That makes me a Cancer.
2. I'm from Albuquerque, NM.
3. In high school, I lettered in band, theatre, academics, speech/forensics, and Chess. I was captain of the chess team.
4. In high school, I was a total spaz who couldn't buy a date.
5. Not much has changed.
6. I was mauled by a dog when I was two (my fault for provoking it) and had to have plastic surgery to reconstruct my face. I still have a couple scars from it.
7. I also still have a scar from hernia surgery when I was an infant. Only I can't show it to you without getting a sexual harassment suit.
8. My father died of cancer on September 11, 2002, at 67. He'd had cancer since my freshman year in college.
9. Speaking of college, I'm (hopefully) about to finish my 5th year at Ripon College in Ripon, WI.
10. My majors are Theatre and English.
11. I'm a member (somewhat) of the coed living group Theta Sigma Tau.
12. I never go to our house meetings, participate in our activities (except a few) or pay my dues. I'm suprised I haven't been kicked out yet.
13. My pledge name is $.55 Rug Burn, in reference to my being a cheap man-whore.
14. My count is 5 all the way, and a lot more hook-ups than I can count or will admit to.
15. I speak French. Everything French sucks.
16. After graduation, I'll be working in River Falls, WI at a summer theatre festival. Actually getting money for acting.
17. My junior and senior years in high school, I had my picture in the yearbook more than anyone else. I was quite well known.
18. My senior year in high school, I had a nervous breakdown and nearly got kicked out because my grades slipped so much.
19. I also OD'ed on expired sleeping pills at school one day.
20. At home, I have a mom, a sister, three cats, a dog, and a beta fish.
21. I also have three half-sisters and a half-brother.
22. I have a niece who's three days older than I am.
23. I was born in San Mateo, CA. (Near San Francisco)
24. I love sports, but Frisbee is the only one I'm actually any good at.
25. My favorite sport is baseball. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
26. I love pro-wrestling. Even though it sucks.
27. I used to participate in backyard wrestling (which is a no-no) and I have paid the price for it physically.
28. I don't regret it, though.
29. I really like to drink.
30. I'm a simple drinker- I favor beer and shots of Jack Daniels.
31. I once broke my arm, two ribs, and got a moderate concussion playing hide-and-seek.
32. I smoke marijuana. I see nothing wrong with it.
33. Though I take after my mother lookswise (very Irish) I am also Lakota Sioux through my father, who grew up on a reservation in South Dakota. Red Power!
34. I'm not a nice person most of the time. I know that comes a suprise to most of you.
35. I'm fat now.
36. But not nearly as fat as I was in high school. I'm actually comfortable with my body these days.
37. People tell me all the time that i look like Conan O'Brien.
38. My dream is to one day play Iago from Shakespeare's Othello.
39. My favorite band is the Gin Blossoms.
40. My favorite solo artist is Hank Williams Sr.
41. I hate all country music, with the following exceptions- Hank Williams Sr., Hank III, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
42. I work in a bookstore, and I read a lot.
43. My favorite book is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
44. I once walked into Red's (a tough bar in Ripon) alone for a night's drinking and came out unscathed.
45. I am quite possibly the least flexible person who has ever lived.
46. I'm by no means fast, but I'm faster than you'd think a guy my size would be.
47. I once dated a girl named Barbara. Our first conversation was her telling me that she would never date a guy named Ken, to avoid the "Ken and Barbie" teasing.
48. Most of my relationships last less than three months.
49. I've been the one getting dumped on all but two occasions.
50. I own around 20000 comic books, and I've read every damn one of them.
51. My first memory as a child is seeing Return of the Jedi in a movie theatre.
52. I have never had a driver's license.
53. Driving scares the hell out of me.
54. Driving is the only thing that really scares me.
55. I once got my ass kicked by a short Hawaiian with a mannequin head and a guy with a sock on his arm.
56. I am a complete neat-freak. TO the point that it scares other people.
57. I once joked on this diary that I was going to kill some people I didn't like.
58. The College administration and the Ripon Police Department weren't amused.
59. If I ever find the person that reported me...
60. I'm going to ask them why they thought they should take me seriously about this when most people don't really take anything I say seriously.
61. I couldn't stop flirting with women if you paid me.
62. Hell, sometimes I flirt with men.
63. I am not ashamed to admit that I am an avid gaymer.
64. I justify playing Dungeons and Dragons by describing it to skeptical friends as "acting practice"
65. No, I'm not a Satan worshiper.
66. I'm actually an agnostic. Not an atheist, though.
67. I don't recycle or take any steps toward conservation. I actually think it would be pretty funny (not to mention deserved) if 4/5 of the population got wiped out because we destroyed the planet. And I don't mind if I'm one of the ones to go.
68. No one you've ever met plays both ends against the middle as well or as much as I do.
69. Whenever I sneeze, I sneeze at least four or five times.
70. And always hard enough to shatter windows.
71. I once had uvula reduction surgery. There's nothing but a gaping black hole at the back of my mouth.
72. I once went to all my college classes barefoot, in boxers and a t-shirt, for no adequately explored reason.
73. In high school, I was voted Class Clown, Biggest Asshole, Most Likely to Burn In Hell, and Most Likely to Become President of the USA. Figure that one out.
74. I am currently single.
75. I have no kids that I am aware of.
76. I rarely wear anything other than blue jeans and white t-shirts with a pocket. Don't ask why.
77. I wear boxers and detest the tighty-whiteys.
78. I believe firmly that anyone who says they always want to be told the truth no matter what is lying.
79. When I write papers, I frequently only use one or two sources, then use the bibliographies from those texts to pad out my own bibliography.
80. I lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for a year.
81. I play trumpet in the jazz band here at the college. (how well is a matter of opinion.
82. I have take four philosophy classes in college and only passed three of them.
83. In one class that I failed, the professor offered to help me publish my final paper because he thought it was really good.
84. Sometimes I can be a really good writer.
85. And sometimes I'm writing on diaryland.
86. I got into acting because I desperately needed the attention.
87. I have a massive ego.
88. As much as I claim that I don't care who reads this diary, it's really here for the attention it gets me. I'd stop writing if I knew for sure that no one reads this.
89. When I was still underage, I used to carry and drink from a gin bottle for no adequately explored reason.
90. I have the key to damn near everything with a lock on my keychain.
91. When I die, a lot of people will show up at my funeral just to confirm my death.
92. I recently took up cigarette smoking for a play I was in, and now I can't stop.
93. Since I figured it wouldn't do to half-ass it, I smoke Marlboro regulars.
94. I own a really bitchin' black fedora that was a Christmas gift from my mother.
95. I get pissed off when other people use poor grammar, spelling, and word usage in their speech or writing.
96. I get pissed off easily.
97. I sing in the shower. Loudly.
98. I usually smell like soap.
99. I like misogynistic humor. Sorry.
100. My record for hook-ups is four different girls in one 24 hour period. Told you I was a man-whore.
101. In high school, I dated a girl who realized she was a lesbian and dumped me. That was a blow to my ego.
102. My shoe size is 14EEEE. Good luck finding those off the shelf.
103. In August, I will be moving to Milwaukee, WI. To do what, I'm not sure yet.
104. I have only been sick from drinking twice in my lifetime.
105. I have never had a nosebleed. Go figure.
106. I'm allergice to everything and your mom.
107. I have learned the hard way that acting is not actually a good way to meet girls.
108. I have learned the hard way that acting is actually a good way to meet guys.
109. My dad always secretly wished I had been a football player.
110. I'm a terrible golfer, but I can crush the ball off the tee.
111. Most of my extended family lives in the Denver area.
112. My grandmother is a member of Mensa. But she's not arrogant about it. Most of the time.
113. When I was in high school, I wanted to be a doctor.
114. When I took my first anatomy class, I realized that dream was dead, as I have no interest whatsoever in how the human body works.
115. I lost my virginity in college.
116. I can make the freakiest popping noise you've ever heard by flexing my right ankle.
117. I have a habit of cracking my knuckles whenever I talk to people.
118. I got glared at harshly by the judge when I did this during the trial I was a juror on.
119. My best friend from high school is currently in seminary school, studying to become a pastor. (Imagine the fuck out of that.)
120. I once told a girl that she looked like the kind of hooker I'd have to save up for. In front of her boyfriend.
121. My favorite TV show is The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
122. I once lived in the same room Harrison Ford did when he was at Ripon College.
123. I can go for two weeks at a time without shaving, and usually no one notices.
124. WIthout my goatee, I can still pass for a 17 year old.
125. I tend to get typecast in the role of the villian in whatever play I'm in. (I'm shocked too.)
126. I frequently dress up like my favorite wrestler on Halloween.
127. I then use this as an excuse to jump around on the furniture at the party.
128. I frequently jump around on the furniture, but rarely do I have an excuse for it.
129. I'm not the most dedicated student who's ever lived. (understatement.)
130. I've been told more than once that I'm a massive waste of potential. (Thanks, Mom.)
131. I once smoked Twizzlers at a party, just to freak out the other guests.
132. I used to lie a lot. Not that I never do now, but I do so much less frequently than when I was younger.
133. I like to lift weights, but only with my lower body. As a result, there's a sharp contrast in development and strength between my arms and my legs.
134. My eyes change color based on time of day, lighting, and what I'm wearing.
135. I didn't start growing hair until I was four.
136. Contrary to all the joking I do about how small it is, Lil' Ken is perfectly average.
137. I prefer to be pursued by women, as opposed to having to chase them.
138. I'm lazy.
139. When I was a kid, I couldn't have a Nintendo, but I still have both of my Atari 2600s.
140. My full name is Kenneth Roy Dillon.
141. To the best of my knowledge/research, I am the only Kenneth Roy Dillon who has ever lived.
142. My firstborn son will be named Dylan.
143. My firstborn son will get beat up a lot.
144. I will probably never have a firstborn son, as there are many who are deadset against me spawning.
145. I have been accused frequently of being Satan incarnate.
146. Satan's a pussy. I could take him.
147. I'm currently really tired and looking forward to finishing this list (it's a lot more work than it seemed when I started.)
148. My greatest unfulfilled ambition in life is a girl who lived down the street from me in NM.
149. When I was younger, I used to get strep throat six or seven times a year, but they wouldn't remove my tonsils.
150. I had my tonsils out in December and have been far healthier since then.
151. I read the diaries of most people I know, but usually I'm just scanning for mention of my name.
152. I enjoy pissing off people I don't like.
153. I don't like a lot of people.
154. I don't plan on ever getting married, as I've noticed that my friends get way less fun once they get married.
155. I have no tattoos.
156. I have an unexplained body piercing. I didn't have it done, though. TO this day, I can't explain where it came from.
157. The piercing is on Lil' Ken.
158. If you ask nicely, and you're cute, I might be willing to show it to you.
159. I have no shame whatsoever.
160. I have no second thoughts at all about terminating friendships with people who piss me off enough. And no, I don't miss them.
161. I wish I was better at keeping in touch with friends who no longer live near me, but I'm not a consistent emailer/letter writer.
162. I have a standup comedy act, and have toyed with the idea of trying to do that for a living.
163. I think most standup comedy sucks ass, but I watch every comedian I can find anyway.
164. The greatest comedian ever was Bill Hicks. (that's not really about me, but it needs to be said.)
165. I can't sing. But that doesn't stop me from doing so, loudly and annoyingly.
166. My senior year in high school, two friends of mine died within two months of each other- one in a fire, and the other of a brain aneurysm. Both were still in their teens.
167. My favorite superhero is Spider-Man, with Batman running a close second.
168. I would really love, just once, to see an action movie where the bad guy wins and lives to savor the victory.
169. I can unhook a woman's bra one-handed, through her shirt, in about one second.
170. I am not the most deranged person I know.
171. I have a date to our upcoming formal. Her name is Toni, and she's really cute.
172. My favorite pastime is vehemently bashing something that pisses me off. Preferably something other people like.
173. My best friend is Wej, and we're a lot alike. People frequently think we're sharing a brain or something.
174. I used to wear glasses that made me look like a child molestor.
175. I'm really nearsighted.
176. The first porn movie I ever saw was at Tau lounge my freshman year. It was a disaster called Edward Penishands.
177. Although I'm very dedicated to my personal grooming, you'd never be able to tell by the way I dress, with all the torn and stained clothing I wear.
178. I once dated a lesbian. It's not nearly as cool as it sounds.
179. I don't like shopping for clothes.
180. I am known by name at comic book stores in three different states.
181. I have pondered making a career as a comic book historian/scholar.
182. I know a lot about mythology. I don't know why.
183. I once snorted like a pig all through Thanksgiving dinner in an effort to impress a girl.
184. It didn't work, suprisingly enough.
185. When I was being born, the nurse at the delivery saw the size of my hands and feet and prayed that I would be a boy.
186. I once ran up a $150 cab fare in Chicago because my buddy forgot to pick me up at the airport.
187. My college transcript is a work of art.
188. I don't believe in political correctness.
189. I'm very polite when I first meet people, but then I get much ruder as I get more familiar with them.
190. I enjoy making certain people cry. I admit it.
191. THe last two summers, I have lived in a trailer with my creepy buddy BT.
192. I think everyone should live in a trailer for a while, just so they can say they did it.
193. I'm actually a really good actor, contrary to what I might otherwise tell you.
194. I get frustrated easily, but it generally passes.
195. When my father died, I cried for the first time since I was 12.
196. My goal is to one day hook-up with at least one woman of every ethnicity and religion on earth. Just for variety.
197. Although I'm not as shallow as I may seem most of the time, I'm trying to get that way. Please be patient with me.
198. Unlike most people, I can be funny on command, because I know the funniest joke ever told, The Dead Frog Joke.
199. I once wrote a poem called Jesus and Me. I'll share it with you someday.
200. After I get famous, I plan to go on the mother of all drug binges, just so my E! True Hollywood Story will be interesting enough that people will watch.
Wow, that took forever.
Ken
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