7 things you may not have known.

There’s a meme going around on twitter that’s “7 thing you may not have known” Since a was tagged here goes:

1) If not for having an appendectomy I would have enlisted in the Air Force.

I was in AFJROTC during high school, and my senior year I was going to enlist. The recruiter failed to let me know I had to have documentation about the appendectomy since it had been within 6 month and considered major surgery. I took the ASVAB, physical, and only had to be sworn in. After I got home, a few people talked me out of enlisting, and going to college.

2) I fell asleep backstage at a Megadeth concert,that Seven Dust opened for.

Through high school, and part of college, I worked freelance for a couple stage companies. I did a lot of different things, from driving trucks to running shows. I got the call to load and unload a show at the meadows in CT. By the time Megadeth went on I had been up for 14 hours or so (had to drive to the shop, load the truck, drive to CT, oversee the unloading of the truck… etc.) I sat down in a bin of feeder cable, which was warm, and promptly fell asleep while megadeth was on stage.

3) I was afraid of heights as a kid.

I don’t know when I stopped being afraid of heights. Now heights don’t bother me in the least, I’ve jumped out of planes, gone rock climbing, hung lights 100+ feet in the air, all with no issues.

4) I didn’t want to learn how to ride a bike.

I fought with my dad for a while because I didn’t want to learn to ride a bike. This makes me laugh, since now I’m an avid cyclist, riding multiple centuries in a summer.

5) I didn’t like bacon as a kid.

Again, this is one of those things that I can’t pinpoint when it changed. As a kid I didn’t like bacon, I would order sausage, or nothing with my eggs. I’m so glad that I’ve changed my mind on the bacon front.

6) I marched in Drum Corps and Marching band in High School

I played trumpet (and soprano horn) in high school. I only marched in Drum Corps one year, but the Spartans made it to the DCI finals the year I marched.

7) I took ice skating when I was a little kid.

I took figure skating for a year or two as a kid. Preformed a routine and everything.