In Which I Am Truly More Boring Than I Seem

Yesterday, Heather prompted me to write a little bit more about myself. I guess I have subconsciously omitted certain things, being too focused on writing about Sudoku and cigars and dirty dish-vermin to pay any mind otherwise. I'm aware of it now, and my excuse as to why I haven't mentioned certain things is that I feel I am my own worst subject. There has got to be more interesting things to talk about than myself. Despite this, I'll answer the questions Heather had, and go on to talk about a few other things...

• I am married. Our two-year anniversary is coming up in June, but we've been together since late 2004. I've been trying to find a way to incorporate her into my blog, but I have yet to come up with an adequate nickname for her. Until I come up with something better, or until she forces me at knife-point to change it, she'll be known around these parts as "The Boss". We get along famously, but that might change once she reads this.
• I work for a call center company that provides an answering service to doctors offices, hospitals, and insurance companies. As mentioned before, I perform all parts of my job from my home office. I've been with the company for 1.5 years. Before my current employer, I've worked as a hotel maintenance technician, loss prevention officer, and a warehouse laborer.
• My favorite color varies depending on its application. For cars, its black. For clothing, its either blue, grey, or maroon. For paint, anything neutral. I dislike the colors orange, lime green, yellow, and all shades of pink.
• I overcame my irrational fear of toilets by age seven. I'm still spooked by them at times, but only the nuclear-powered "destroilets" that roar like a jet engine when you push the flush handle, or the auto-flush models that randomly flush themselves when you walk by.
• I am most comfortable in a pair of jeans or shorts, and a t-shirt. I prefer sneakers to sandals, and I wear ankle-length socks year round.
• I have had some form of facial hair since sophomore year in highschool. It took me almost an entire summer to grow a goatee, and sideburns quickly followed. I added on a mustache to complete the look in 2004, and other than a mishap with my beard trimmer two winters ago, I have been without my baby face ever since.
• When I was 15 I had an accident with pool chemicals that badly damaged my corneas, and I have had to wear glasses every day since. Having chlorine and algeacide explode into one's eyes is not a comfortable feeling.
• Despite an on-going war between my sense of balance and the world, I have managed to never break a single bone in my body. I have, however, torn the ACL in my left knee, sprained my right wrist twice, concussed myself numerous times, nearly ripped my left ring finger clean out of its socket, fallen down a flight of stairs on my ass, and sustained various cuts or wounds that nearly put me in the hospital from aggravated infections.
• I have an unnaturally high tolerance for pain.
• I dropped out of college after two years, where I was pursuing a degree in Music Composition.
• I wrote an arrangement of The National Anthem that my former highschool still uses.
• I hate it when people pass me when driving. I'm not sure why.
• I drove through parts of New York via the George Washington Bridge last year. I have never been so scared for my life when driving as I was then.
• I have never received a speeding ticket, or been pulled over for any traffic violation.
• I oink at police cruisers when I see them driving around town.
• The Boss and I have one cat, named Noir. She is all black and extremely neurotic. For some reason, she likes me more than The Boss. We got her (the cat) on Halloween.
• I am more of a dog person than a cat person.
• I thoroughly enjoy camping. I can build a kick-ass campfire.
• I drink more water than anyone I know. I also pee fairly frequently.
• I am a folder, not a crumpler.
• I think farts are one of the funniest things on this earth.
• I can sing every word of every song from eight Weird Al Yankovich albums.

Combined with other posts written previously, that should be enough to quench your thirst of knowledge about me. I am always open to questions, so ask away if you've got a burning desire to know more.