1. In spite of my procrastinating, I love filling these things out and finding out what others have written about themselves. However, I’m not sure what it will be like to come up with 25 different things out of the blue . . . or at least 24 more. 2. For the majority of my life I hated peanut butter; detested it to the extreme actually. Then last year, by some divine stroke of providence, someone made me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that was so perfect, that I’ve been addicted ever since. Two thick pieces of bread + Kraft Crunchy Peanut Butter + Smucker’s Jam = Divine Bliss. (And a glass of 2% milk to chase it down.) 3. I absolutely love to eat. Any variety of foods is appealing to me: Chinese, Thai, South-western, Mexican, American, Canadian, and Mennonite. That being said, I am 99% certain that I could eat a hamburger with fries for at least one meal every day, and be completely content. 4. I enjoy cooking. It’s not one of my favourite things to do, but I do find it a lot of fun. I also enjoy grinding coffee beans and making coffee in funky makers, such as a French press. One of my more shallow goals is to roast my own batch of coffee beans. 5. Speaking of coffee, one of my favourite things to do is to make several pots of coffee and share it over conversation with my family and my friends. 6. More than eating and making coffee, I love to play and listen to music. Style matters, but not as much as actually playing something. 7. Bluegrass is my favourite type of music – or at least Americana-folk-acoustic-based music is my favourite. 8. One time, I saw a picture of a young band in a magazine that I was flipping through at Wal-Mart (bless God), and months later while flipping through cd’s at the Goshen Public Library I stumbled upon a recording by the above mentioned group and signed it out, after which I became so enthralled with the sound of it that I ordered a $100.00 guitar out of a magazine so that I could get the mandolin that came with it – the group was Nickel Creek, the sound was bluegrass, and my life and the life of my family has been forever changed since. 9. I am wordy, if you haven’t noticed. It makes writing essay exams interesting. 10. I have known Sawyer for quite a while, and never thought that I would see him write the top two listed items in his “25 Things.” I am happy that he did. 11. This note is also going to function as the first update on blog page that I am doing a terrible job of keeping up with. 12. Second only to making/listening/discussing music, I enjoy reading. Any number of materials interests me, not the least of which are religion, philosophy, theology, and any other types of B.S. 13. I prefer poetry over many other types of literary genres, because it is what I am not – concise. Frost is one of my favourite poets, but others are being added to the list. 14. I have read a Harlequin Romance, and though I certainly do not anticipate reading another one, it was palatable. Reminded me of William Forester’s (In “Finding Forester”) reference to the “National Enquirer” as dessert. 15. I enjoy watching movies, especially historical action flicks. I do not enjoy many B movies. 16. I am attempting to leave a paper trail for my children and grand-children. I have multiple notebooks of nonsensical writings either filled and stacked away, or on the go at the time. I keep journals and notebooks everywhere just so that I have one close if I am inspired with some tripe that no one will ever care to read. It’s fun to think they will though. 17. I censor my writings quite a bit because of the above mentioned goal. I hate myself for it though, because it doesn’t feel right. 18. I am trying to be a better writer, and try to keep in practice by writing letters to whoever will receive one (or better yet, whoever will send one back). Writing letters is one of my other favourite pastimes. 19. I have boxes of letters stacked under my bed. I’m sure those will provide my ancestors with more entertainment than my journals. 20. Rock Band is the greatest video game ever made. 21. I actually enjoy listening to lectures/sermons, providing the speaker has an ounce of wisdom. There are times when I have to fight the urge to stand up and challenge the speaker on some comment he/she made – that urge worries me at times. 22. I don’t expect anyone who I tag to fill out their own note, but I hope they do. (With the exception of those who tagged me.) 23. Playing the devil’s advocate is a lot of fun, and a wonderful way to get yelled at. 24. The Bible is, hands down, the most fantastic and provocative piece of literature to ever be put together. I am very grateful to my Sunday School teachers, because Biblical references appear in about 85% of the literature I deal with at school, and 85% of the other students miss it, or don’t get it. 25. My God, my family, my friends, and my music really are more important to me than anything else in the world. | 
