November 17, 2007

10 things I like about me

Finally.

1. I'm married.

2. I'm a father.

3. My family and friendships are my most valuable possessions.

4. My perceptiveness. I see lots of details and subtleties that are hidden in seemingly innocuous statements, conversations, mannerisms, and lots of other mediums. And then sometimes I don't see the most obvious happenings right in front of my face.

5. I love my job. And I'm good at it. This is what I should be doing.

6. My mental vision. My mind operates in images and spaces, which means I see ideas and connections almost like you see with your eyes. I create vast expanses to envision the way an idea fits into a sort of global big picture, and then zoom in at various levels to examine attributes, interactions, implications, etc.

7. The way I sleep. I go unconscious fast. I never have problems sleeping, to the point that I have even fallen asleep on my parents' hard linoleum kitchen floor. I move around a considerable amount, and I also speak in clear, distinct sentences for extended periods of time. It should be no surprise that my dreams are quite vivid. I suppose there are perhaps some deleterious consequences for this somnolence, such as elbow-dropping your wife in the face multiple times, destroying the unsuspecting ironing board because a torso-sized tarantula is burrowing into your chest, getting a little too familiar with your brother, and embarrassingly providing for your family's well-being by going through a complete preflight safety announcement.

8. My sense of humor. (see #7)

9. My love for artistic expression.

10. My interests. I'm captivated by very rigorous, challenging activities, both mentally and physically.

I'm pretty sure I was the last to put this up, so I won't bother tagging anybody.

1 comment:

Heather said...

Number 7, of course, made me laugh quite delightedly (although not at your elbow-beaten face, Katie, just the hilarity of it all). Kudos for following through on posting ten things you like about yourself, Nathan!