more than you ever wanted to know about rich

1. My name is Rich.
2. I am a heterosexual male.
3. I am 33 years old.
4. I live in Tampa Florida. And yes, Florida is as good as you’ve heard. You should move here. Seriously.
5. I am originally from a very insignificant area of the United States that, truth be told, sucks. Seriously.
6. I produce videos, podcasts and write blogs for a living.
7. I live alone (The only reason I mention this is because there’s a strange belief that guys who blog live with their parents in a basement. I have my own apartment, thank you very much.)
8. I am a musician.
9. I play guitar.
10. I play synthesizers.
11. I do not sing.
12. I take lots of photos.
13. My digital camera is a FujiFilm A820.
14. This is what I look like.
15. I am left-handed.
16. I am an Aries.
17. My favorite drink is Deerfield Orchard Black Cherry soda.
18. If you think I’m famous, then I am. Otherwise I’m not.
19. I have an affection for a particular Buick.
20. My YouTube channel is here.
21. I prefer my eggs sunny side up.
22. I am a huge mobile GPS fan.
23. I like things that are green.
24. I like almost anything that lights up.
25. I think camping sucks.
26. I first went online to the internet in 1996. Been there ever since.
27. My first e-mail address was rjmi@snet.net (and no I don’t have it anymore).
28. I find women with tattoos a huge turn-off.
29. I love a good soup. It’s one of my favorite foods.
30. It confuses me why prostitution is illegal almost everywhere in the USA (not that I would ever employ the services of a prostitute).
31. I owned a 1986 Camaro once - the ultimate “mullet” car. But I didn’t wear a mullet when I had it. Oh, well.
32. I miss the way the internet used to be in the pre-2000 era.
33. I have a better-than-average knowledge of the way the interstate system works in the USA.
34. I get bored very easily.
35. I will not wear brightly colored clothing, such as anything bright orange, green or whathaveyou.
36. I like showers where the water spray is “needle” or rotating “massage” where it hits you so hard that it hurts, i.e. high water pressure. Anything less and I don’t feel as clean when I’m done.
37. I never liked rain until I moved to Florida. Here the rain is almost always warm and like bath water. I like that.
38. I prefer to use paper towels over napkins when eating. They seem to work better.
39. I do not keep the cases to any of the DVDs I buy. All of them go in folder-type thing. If I fill that up, I get another one.
40. I have never bought a comic book. Ever.
41. Fastest I have ever driven on any interstate: 112mph/180km (and no, I have no desire to do so again).
42. Fastest I have ever driven on a 25mph residential road: 75mph/120km (once again, no desire to do that again either).
43. My two favorite times of the day to drive anywhere is dawn and dusk, with dusk being more preferable.
44. The time of the day when I least like to drive: High noon.
45. I use a computer mouse right-handed.
46. Shoe that always goes on first: Left foot.
47. I never replace shoelaces. In fact, I don’t think anyone does anymore.
48. I believe Windows is the best operating system ever made for a computer. I sincerely believe that. Everything else sucks.
49. I was blogging before it was “cool”, during the time it was “cool” and after it was “cool” - and still do.
50. Several of my ex-girlfriends routinely read my blog.
51. I hate sarcasm in all forms.
52. I hate practical jokes in all forms.
53. I do believe in love.
54. I have never owned an iPod and I never will.
55. Really pretty people scare me. They don’t seem like real people.
56. Really pretty people piss me off too. They always appear to be hiding something.
57. Bad spelling annoys me, as does obvious bad grammar. Example: Anything on the internet that starts with “Do you has..” or “I has..” Stuff like that is 100% retarded and it’s not funny AT ALL.
58. I am a self-taught typer.
59. My fastest typing speed is about 80wpm. I average 50 to 60.. ish.
60. I wrote a book.
61. Sometimes I want to switch my e-mail address to one that ends in co.uk just because I think the United Kingdom TLD looks cooler, like you@example.co.uk. Tip: You can get one easily just by going to mail.yahoo.co.uk.
62. Sometimes I wish more people blogged, but then quickly realize it’s best that most people don’t.
63. I have been accused of being metrosexual more than once ONLY because I use body spray. One wonders if there’s any difference between body spray and cologne? They both do the same thing except body spray does it better.
64. Given the choice between a girl with big tits or a tight ass, I’d take the girl with the tight ass any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
65. I burn a green candle in my dwelling at all times.
66. Sometimes when I think of events that have happened in my past - good, bad or indifferent - it seems like they only occurred in a dream and never happened even though I know they did.
67. My favorite candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
68. I know enough about computers to be able to visit web sites and blogs where the site/blog author would never know I visited unless they knew how to read a server log.
69. If you asked me to remember anything that happened on the internet last month, I couldn’t tell you because I forgot already. And you know what? You can’t remember anything that happened on the internet last month either.
70. I don’t like to wear boots. They’re not comfortable.
71. I blog for several reasons. a) It gives me something to actually do with a web site. b) I like to write. c) It’s fun. d) It keeps people informed as to what I’m up to. There are many other reasons but blogging is definitely a “thing” with me that I like.
72. I wrote another book.
73. Some people think I’m an asshole.
74. The smell of diesel exhaust makes me sick to my stomach.
75. I always appreciate a really good smooth vanilla ice cream.
76. I’ve been blogging since 2004.
77. Those who author their own blogs - and do it well - impress me.
78. I do not drink.
79. I smoke cigarettes.
80. I do not do any illegal drugs of any kind.
81. “Bumpin’” stereo systems in cars annoy me.
82. Under most circumstances I don’t like restaurants. You wait at least 45 minutes just to eat and the food usually isn’t good. In addition you never really know whether your food has been tampered with or not. (You could be the nicest customer in the world, tip properly and still get screwed. What’s the point of even going?)
83. I believe all mommybloggers are certifiably insane. The reason? They honestly believe that their children will think it’s completely okay to have their lives broadcasted on the internet and that they’ll just “get over it.” No, they won’t.
84. I absolutely hate politics.
85. I find anyone who says “get a life” amusing because more often than not their life is far worse than yours.
86. I absolutely DESPISE any woman who says “shoosh”, or better yet “shoosh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shiss”. Dare say that to me and I will call you a fucking cunt to your face. In front of your parents. In a church. An example of “shoosh” (listen for it at around the 1:13 mark).
87. Internet cliques annoy me just as much the ones I encountered in high school. Except now we have “nerd cliques”. This means that yes, nerds are just as bad as the pretty people they hated in high school. Very ironic.
88. If I see any comment that has “LOL” on another web site and that site has the ability to “vote” the comment down, I will do it because I hate LOL that much.
89. Generally speaking I’m an optimistic person. On the internet sometimes things I write can get misunderstood as angry/bitter/whatever but I try to be a nice person whenever I can.
90. I find the four most annoying types of people on the internet to be musicians, nerds, car guys and children. All of them act exactly the same: retarded.
91. People are always SHOCKED at the amount of movies I have not seen. And of course these same people always make me feel like absolute shit when they STARE at me in disbelief as if I’m a man from Mars.
92. My first kiss was so awesome you could write a movie about it.
93. The first time I had sex wasn’t nearly as good as the kiss was.
94. I hate cell phones.
95. I hate text messaging.
96. I find girls who don’t wear underwear disgusting.
97. A search for menga using any search engine will (usually) have my site listed first.
98. My favorite version of Microsoft Office is version 2000 (a.k.a. version 9).
99. The celebrity I look most similar to is Ringo Starr. We also share the same first name.
100. I am allergic to Penicillin.

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