My good friend, Jill Bernard (maven of improvisation in Minneapolis, MN), tagged me with the challenge of the above title. Apparently it is some sort of blog pyramid scheme. I am supposed to write the 11 things and then tag 11 others to do the same. I will only do the former, I don't believe in passing on tasks.

1. I hate sports but I LOVE sports movies. They take all those things that sports fans love (the comebacks, the winning streaks, the hardships) and pack it into just under two hours.

2. I used to be known in my college troupe as The Voice of Doom because I was such a negative nelly. Thank god they didn't think to call me Negative Nelly.

3. I love pinching people's cheeks. It is a sickness actually.

4. I have had two expired learner's permits and never had a driver's license.

5. I can never spit outside of a church or synagogue or cemetery because while I am agnostic, I don't like to push it, just in case.

6. Many of my dreams feature celebrities, my favorite of which was the one where I kept following Patrick Stewart around some loft party because he and I were wearing the same jester's cap.

7. I took over two years of junior high school French and I mostly just remember the curse words that I learned independently.

8. I write short pieces about video games though I have not played any video games for a few years now. In fact I am opposed to the idea of playing most video games that are out there.

9. My mother moved to Miami because, as she explained it to me "I don't see you enough."

10. I am fascinated with people iPods and used to have a plan to ask random people on the subway what the first five songs that came up on their shuffle were. I even made signs to communicate with them while they were busy listening to their mp3s. I never did it though.

11. I believe I have bad electronic karma as I have had an above normal amount of electronics crap out on me. I am lucky that my computer has survived this long.

There you go. Judge not lest ye be judged.

And while I will not pass this challenge to 11 people, I invite them to send me a message if they choose to take the challenge upon themselves.

Happy Valentine's Day to us all.