Well, I’m finally tackling a meme and it has nothing to do with lolcats! Tagged by my friend Kirstin, this one is about posting eight little known facts about myself and then tagging eight people in return.

1. I hate the taste and texture of coconut so much that I often tell people I’m allergic so I don’t have to sample their German Chocolate cakes.
2. I didn’t go to my junior prom. Instead two of my friends and I got loaded on Mountain Dew and Little Debbie snack cakes, skipped school, and drove to Schenectady, NY because the name sounded funny and because it was the closest place to buy War Hammer figures without going to Boston or NYC.
3. My house is littered with tiny scraps of paper with bullet points scribbled on them as I obsessively make lists be it songs, shopping, bills, or books but rarely use or act on them.
4. I don’t drink and I don’t smoke but I’m definitely not the type to go grab a sharpie and paint a big X on the back of my hands.
5. I played hockey for a good portion of my childhood but when I turned 12 it stopped being fun. It could have been the politics, both the parents and the kids, but I kept playing for a couple of more years because I thought my dad wanted me to and I wanted him to be proud of me. When I told him I didn’t want to play anymore the look on his face made me feel like I had betrayed him.
6. With 14 concussions and counting I can’t be around strobe lights without getting dizzy or feeling like my head is going burst I almost never go to night clubs or indoor concerts.
7. I haven’t eaten at a fast food chain in over 4 years now. No McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC, etc. Management and I swore off of them one Saturday night for no reason in particular but this doesn’t mean we never nosh on burgers and fries, we just look for mom and pop joints to eat at.
8. 10 years ago I started going by James rather than Jim because I thought it sounded more distinguished. Now it my life can be easily divided up between those who call me James and those who still know me as Jim.

Well, the best I can do is tag eight people sans four, so Mike, Scott, Bill, and Qwynwyn you’re up!