radiopeter

101) I date men. If you have a problem with that, quit reading and choose another website.
100) I’m an Aquarius
99) I recently learned that walking away is often the best thing you can do.
98) I was on the radio in Chicago. 50,000 watts of me. In your ear.
97) I was a resident DJ at a few clubs in Chicago.
96) I like chocolate a bit more than I should.
95) I was a member of the Handbag Ensemble.
94) I was a student of Aikido.
93) I was on the television show Check Please for a restaurant called San Soo Gab San.
92) I was a paid podcaster.
91) Cancer is my rising sign.
90) I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I still don’t.
89) There are very few people in my life I could call my friend.
88) My greatest fear is being alone.
87) I own two hairless Sphynx cats.
86) My eldest sister Katherine rarely speaks to my parents. I rarely speak to her either.
85) My older sister Elaine and I went to the same High School at different times; Whitney M. Young. I enjoyed it. I don’t think she did.
84) I often dream about things before they happen but I rarely talk about it.
83) I used to live in East Rodgers Park in Chicago. But now I live in Boystown, aka Lakeview.
82) I began to “come out of the closet” when I was 15.
81) I started going to clubs when I was underage. Long story, search for the blog entries…
80) I do not have a middle name.
79) I’m 1/2 Greek, 1/4 Irish and 1/4 German. I look like a Greek but with light colors.
78) I like the way my hairless cats smell. It’s comforting.
77) No one (other than my family) has ever said “I Love You” to me without me saying it to them first.
76) I cry at the opera. The art form is powerful.
75) My favorite movie musical is “Little Shop of Horrors”.
74) If I could wear jeans every day of my life I would.
73) I cook to relax and de-stress.
72) If I could have lunch with any dead person it would be Coco Chanel. But I wouldn’t tell her I was American.
71) I want to get my Private Pilot License.
70) I skipped first grade.
69) I used to study Japanese and Mandarin Chinese each week, but I’m currently chasing my bilingual certification in Greek.
68) I speak English, Spanish, Greek, Japanese, and a bit of Mandarin Chinese.
67) My parents aren’t divorced. Nearly everyone I know has parents who are divorced.
66) My shoe size is a 10.5 US wide or an 11.5 depending on the style.
65) I am 5′10″ tall.
64) My apartment is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy.
63) My family is my number one priority in life.
62) One day I’ll publish my very own cookbook.
61) I work for an investment bank in their Information Technology department.
60) I was the music editor of a local Chicago magazine.
59) First impressions are everything to me.
58) At night I love riding the CTA buses. The vibrations are comforting in some weird way.
57) People, regardless of their sex, should have the right to marry.
56) I’ve read Frank Herbert’s Dune series of books (all six) at least ten times.
55) I use both Mac and PC, but I favor the Mac.
54) I do not download music I have not paid for.
53) I shaved my head for a long time. I may start again.
52) Before 1994 I compulsively wore a watch at all times on my right hand. Sometimes I wear one now.
51) My family is the most important thing in my life.
50) I dropped out of college.
49) I used to be a legal drug dealer. I was a pharmacy technician.
48) I came up with the idea that Walgreen’s stores could troubleshoot their problems over an intranet. I never once received any recognition for that idea.
47) My blog/podcast is my therapist.
46) I have never lived anywhere except Chicago.
45) My favorite flowers are white calla lilies.
44) I tried to commit suicide in my late teenage years. Looking back, I’m still not sure exactly why, but I’m thankful I didn’t succeed.
43) I really enjoy Gospel music. Ask me about it sometime.
42) I’ve never seriously dated anyone younger than me.
41) I wear my wallet in my left pocket.
40) Passionate people turn me on.
39) I enjoy going out to nightclubs alone and meeting new people.
38) There was a time that I had ten jobs all at once.
37) I want to learn to play the Bouzouki.
36) I faked my way out of cutting school for two weeks once, yet I was at school the whole time partying with friends.
37) I was the lighting director for a bootleg production of Les Miserables that was shut down.
36) Spring Awakening is my favorite stage musical.
35) I want to make a movie. I don’t know exactly what it’s about yet, but I’m trying to figure it out.
34) I was a professional photographer for two years.
33) I worked on the breaking news desk at NBC 5 in Chicago as a field producer, a satellite feed manager, a script-ripper, a clerk, a typist, a researcher, a spec reviewer, and a guest coordinator. TV news is a hideous business.
32) I use my rice cooker (Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy) quite often.
31) I once spent 10 hours at Cook County Morgue watching autopsy after autopsy on John and Jane Doe’s. It was fascinating and sad at the same time.
30) I used to be deathly afraid of spiders. Now I can swat them with my hands.
29) I had a colony of pet mice before I had cats.
28) The opening of Handel’s Messiah moves me.
27) I’ve been playing the piano since I was very young.
26) I used to write for Chicagoist.com.
25) I like to soak in a hot bath. Often.
24) I was a published photographer.
23) Both of my ears are pierced but I don’t wear earrings.
22) I’ve always known I was gay.
21) I sometimes wear colored contacts for fun. I don’t normally wear contacts at all.
20) I use one bar of soap and one kind of conditioner in the shower. Nothing else.
19) I rarely shave my face closely because my skin doesn’t like it.
18) My pantry is always stocked with food. I LOVE food.
17) A soulful song can make me cry tears of joy, regardless of what language it’s in.
16) I like to drink Grey Goose and soda with a wedge of lime.
15) I spun my first record in public at Cocktail in Chicago.
14) I’m addicted to the internet.
13) I believe perfection doesn’t exist. But you should still strive for it.
12) I miss the old dirty warehouse-type clubs in Chicago.
11) New York is OK, but only in small doses.
10) I was on London Bridge for New Years Eve 1999 into 2000.
9) Someday I want to have children.
8) I miss how great House music used to be.
7) I was born in 1977.
6) I love my iPhone. Seriously. Perhaps a bit too much.
5) I used to have a navel ring but I took it out.
4) I eat spicy kimchee a lot.
3) I love my DVR.
2) Indecision is my biggest pet peeve.
1) I can do anything I put my mind to. Don’t try and stop me.