65. After my brother joined the military, my mother began forcing my father and I to go to church as part of a ‘family activity.’ They bribed, lied, and cheated to get me to go. So I went, reluctantly. It’s…

63. For years my favorite number was 35. That just seems silly to me now, because it’s 100011 in binary. Dear World, I’ve decided to start treating you all as a single person, much like Anne Frank did to “Kitty.”…

62. Every time I go somewhere, I have to carry books, a laptop, a notebook, or anything else. I have to. It’s my way to never forget stuff: I just make sure there’s always something to remember. This is supposed…

61. When I was in high school, I always had to have four pockets for my four objects of necessity: my wallet, my keys, my cell phone, and my camera. Then I upgraded cameras in 2003 to a camera that…

60. When I was in middle school, I was part of the science club. We would go to different sciency places in New Mexico every Saturday of the semester. I still think about those trips every time I go anywhere…

59. One of my secret shames is that I sometimes go to Hastings or Barnes and Noble and read all of the new comics without buying them.  I sometimes buy the compilations and graphic novel versions, but $3.99 seems like…

58. Most of the things I know (that I’m good at) are self-taught. This makes my CV look far sparser than I really am. For instance, I never took a graphic design class, but I was a graphic designer for…

56. I don’t believe in towels. I mean, I believe they exist, but I can’t get myself in the habit of using them. What’s the need? All of my clothes are made of cotton, not Rubidium! Time: Saturday, between 11…

55.  When I was 14, I was a chronic liar.  I couldn’t seem to stop myself from saying stupid stuff (I won’t give any examples, because they’re embarrassing).  I’m over that now.  (That’s a lie.)1 I’ve been meaning to start…

54. The first novel I ever read was ‘Sphere.’ After that, I was into sci fi for quite a while. I don’t know what I like anymore. Man, I don’t know why I claimed I could write this post. The…

53. I usually wear jackets. Even during the summer. It’s not because I have a body temperature, I just really like having lots of pockets. One of these days I’ll design pants with lots of pockets for whatever ‘cargo’ I…

52. I have a very naturalistic outlook on life. For instance, I believe morality, identity, emotions, and consciousness are all evolutionary jerry rigs. If you’re at all interested, I’ll explain a few of those eventually. Trust me, the topic is…

51. When I was a kid, my brother and I would have coloring contests. Then we started having drawing contests. He always beat me (on the count that he was three years older). As a direct result, I stopped drawing…

50. I have asthma now, but apparently I don’t in the future. What the Flip? Young Pixel here, responding to yesterday’s post. Here’s the necessary quote: I told myself that I would eventually have enough disposable income to buy candies…

49. When I was 12, I thought I wanted to be a computer programmer or computer engineer, because I liked computers.  A year later, I didn’t know what I wanted to be, but I knew I hated programming and I…

48. I don’t have any grandmothers left.  My mom’s mum hanged herself when my mommy was 6 and my dad’s mum died of the diabetes when I was four.  Actually, it happened just a few weeks before this picture was…

47. I don’t know when I’m joking half the time. Seriously. My brain works on an ironic gear, so sometimes I say funny things or say things in an amused tone of voice, but have no idea I’m doing it.…

46. I sometimes worry that I’ll get to the point where I won’t be able to relate to anyone without a tertiary education level or a finely-tuned sense of ironic irreverence. It seems that the amount of awkward silences between…