here are a few little known facts about your pal Rob:
:: most guys have that bed-head-hair in the morning- not
me. I never leave the house without showing, shaving and blow drying. ever.
:: I’m slightly color-blind. guess what color I can’t see
very well: green.
:: I’m a lefty.
:: I always know what time it is. I make sure that there
is a clock within my field of vision at all times. preferably the ones that set
themselves and are synced up to each other.
:: I run on the treadmill for an hour a night, 6 days a
week. I get soaking wet sweaty, and I wear those dorky toe shoes when I run.
and a headband.
:: I have memorized a lot of bible verses, chapters and
books. and I plan to learn a lot more. If you see me in my car or walking and
talking to myself, that’s probably what I’m doing.
:: I can be terribly socially-anxious. I try to avoid
crowds if at all possible. sometimes I have to coach myself and tell myself not to be shy and awkward.
:: in regard to being socially anxious, I prefer to think
of myself as a happy introvert. I can go hours (and often do) without saying a
word. I feel at home among books and/ or trees.
:: I have weird inner ear tubes. most of the time I don’t
hear very well, and a ride on a roller coaster can have me dizzy for hours.
:: I’m on a constant treasure hunt for rare toys
for my kid to add to her various collections. unfortunately, the most special ones are the rarest. whenever I’m
in a Walgreens, CVS, flea market, or rite aid, I’ll take a look at the toy
section before I leave. when I find them, you would think I just discovered gold or something- its so exciting.
:: I have a serious addiction to Pringles, fiber one
granola bars, and diet mountain dew. I’m pretty sure that I consume them every
day.
:: I’m a dreamer, but I’m also a do-er. I love an
accomplished goal. I have a number of to-do lists around me at all times. I
constantly update them. I e-mail myself, write notes to myself in my moleskine,
and leave myself voicemails. all of those to-dos get moved to a master to-do
list that gets slashed with a red sharpie whenever I finish a goal.
:: I’m constantly dreaming up what I’d like to speak on
someday. I work super-far ahead so I can dream slower. sometimes I’m sad after
the sermons are delivered. they take so long to create, and so little time to
say.
:: heights can immobilize me. so can edges. I don’t get
it.
:: I don’t eat fruits or vegetables.
:: if I have a plate of food with different kinds of food
on it, I eat each kind of food, one at a time; and I don’t like the types of
food to touch. people who scoop up 3 different kinds of food onto their spoon
and eat them all at once are weird to me. (this one was suggested by my wife).
:: when I was a teenager, I had shoulder-length hair, and
played harmonica and sang in my church youth group’s house band. the photos
will never see the light of day.
:: 2 years ago I was 50 pounds heavier than I am now.
craziness.
:: I have a thing for things being organized. I love it
when there is a place for everything, and everything is in its place. I love
using my labeler. everything for the youth group is green. all the things for
my car are red. everything for my office is black. everything for my campus
club is gold. I may be OCD.
:: I’m smell-sensitive, light-sensitive, and
temperature-sensitive. I may be a senior citizen.
:: I love California. I love learning about California.
I love the California documentaries, and have quite a collection of books on the history of California. Deanna and I have visited every California mission.
:: all of my sermons get filmed, edited, and burned onto a
dvd before I deliver them. I use the dvds for when I attend church and I am
away from the youth group. at first it was kind of cool, now students are used
to it. sometimes I think they prefer the guy on the screen more than the live
me!
:: when I was a kid, I was a total comic book geek- and
way before it was cool to be one. spider-man was my favorite. I still have a
bunch of rare and valuable titles stored away.
:: I don’t talk much- but the following topics can get me
chatting quite a bit: star wars, U2, elvis, the quicksilver mines, fun stuff to
do in the bay area with kids, bay area sports, dr. seuss, super-heroes, and youth ministry.
:: and last, but not least, if I publish a blog, that
usually means that I either had something that I really wanted to say, or I
crossed everything off of my to-do list early that day-
I might be a little weird.
God is love.-rev-rob
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