rants, raves, & randoms

I have been tagged on Facebook three or four times to participate in this “25 Random Things” thing. I figure I might as well post my list here:

1. I like Enya even though I’m s’possed to “know better”
2. Part of me is a closeted Communist
3. Another part is a closeted Anarchist
4. I have an IQ of 85
5. I lied on #4
6. I am horribly shy with strangers
7. I totally dig yoga, but I sleep in almost every morning
8. Anything that is related to Buddhism and/or Taoism piques my interest
9. I have the first 25 elements of the Periodic Table memorized
10. I play an obscure musical instrument from the Renaissance
11. My first car was a 1969 Plymouth Valiant
12. I am pretty fanatical about things being organized
13. I often ride a skateboard to work
14. The first tape I ever bought was Michael Jackson’s Bad
15. I haven’t been to a movie at the theater since 2007.
16. I am pretty hardcore about recycling
17. I was born on Earth Day (perhaps an explanation of #16)
18. I stole a bike once
19. I rode said bike from Hemet, CA to Idyllwild, CA and back twice! (this was before I stole it)
20. I toured through Eastern Europe wearing a cowboy hat and singing yodel songs
21. I don’t like football
22. I think that there is nothing geekier than being a video game fanatic (especially for an adult…)
23. I speak 2.5 languages
24. I think it’d be cool to learn Japanese or Swedish
25. I currently maintain 5 blogs