Typically
speaking, I don't go out of my way to purchase so-called celebrity
magazines. You know, magazines such as
People, Rolling Stone, Hello!, and Life & Style?
That
said, I will read them if they are sitting on a table at a doctor's office, or
laying on a table in the employee lounge at work. After all, they're quite easy to digest, and in some cases
they've provided me with a lot of inspiration for some of the topics you've
read in this blog over the last four years.
In
fact, one magazine has inspired this post!
Have
any of you heard of the magazine known as "Us Weekly"? It's a magazine that was founded in 1977 by
the New York Times Company, and over the course of the last thirty-eight years,
the magazine has covered a wide array of celebrity news, gossip, and trends
coming out of Hollywood.
(True
Story: For the longest time, I believed
that Us Weekly was actually called U.S. Weekly, and I thought that it was a
magazine that featured nothing but American stories, American celebrities, and
American everything. In reality? It's probably only 85% American. They do the occasional story about One
Direction, Kylie Minogue, and Celine Dion.)
Anyway,
Us Weekly has quite a few regular features inside of its pages that keeps
readers entertained. For instance, they
have a "Fashion Police" section which takes a look at what
celebrities were wearing and either praises them or pan them. It's like having Giuliana Rancic in your
living room. Whether that's a good
thing or not? Well, that's your call.
Us
Musts takes a look at the newest television shows, CD's, and movies that are
out, and gives recommendations on what to scope out and what to avoid.
And
then there's my personal favourite.
It's a little blurb that takes up no more than half a page of the
magazine, but it allows you to learn so much about your favourite famous
people.
It's
a feature where celebs list off twenty-five facts that people might not know
about them. And for what it's worth,
you learn a lot about people. Most of
the celebs take it seriously. Some take
it semi-seriously. And some like Weird
Al Yankovic handled this piece with such sarcasm that it's hard to tell whether
there really are any serious answers in the bunch or not.
Anyway,
I thought that I would do my own list.
And in this case, this is going to prove to be a challenge. You see, I've been keeping this blog going
for four years now, and I don't know if I have any more things to share that
you already don't know.
But
you know what? I'll give it my best
shot.
So,
I've reached into the depths of my brain and I have come up with 25 things that
you probably didn't know about me...well, until now that is.
Okay,
let's go.
1. I
would die a very happy man if I never ever heard the words
"Kardashian", "Jenner", or "Kanye West" again.
2. I
have a small collection of novelty socks.
Here is just one of many pairs that I have. With us having a strict dress code at my workplace, it's the only
form of self-expression I have.
3. At
my workplace, I can use the key cutting machine, I can use the paint shaker, I
can operate the shopping cart pusher, and I've worked in at least half a dozen
different departments.
4.
This was the very first banner that I ever designed in my life. This banner was painted in 2014.
5.
The font that I used in this banner is called "Variex" - which
is the same font that I use for this blog's logo.
6. I
can probably count the number of weddings that I have ever attended on one
hand.
7.
When I have a day off, or I am working on something that requires me to
do some messy work, I'll purposely wear clothes that don't match. Don't believe me? Here's proof.
8. I
have every song that hit #1 on the charts on every single one of my birthdays
downloaded onto my iPod from "Bette Davis Eyes" to "All of
Me".
9.
One year, I spent my entire March Break holiday playing Final Fantasy 6
on my Super Nintendo. Everyone else I
knew went away for the holiday. What
else was there to do?
10. I
love Old Navy clothing and I really wish that a location would open up where I
live so I don't have to travel eighty-three kilometres to go to Old Navy.
11. I
was absolutely terrified of a gigantic neon foot sign inside of a local
sporting goods shop in my hometown, and until the sign was taken down, I would
not even walk inside of the store.
12.
My favourite gum to chew as a child was Wrigley's Juicy Fruit. I still chew it on occasion.
13.
I've fallen down a total of seven flights of stairs in my entire life.
14. I
have a tiny scar on my head that is covered by my hair. I fell down a slide and cracked my head open
at the bottom of the slide.
15.
My least favourite colour in the world is yellow. Interestingly enough,
I just purchased a yellow M&m's wristwatch because I like the yellow
M&m's mascot.
16. I
once dumped an entire bottle of Oil of Olay on my head when I was four years
old. I wonder if that's why people
think I look younger than I really am.
17.
Although I was born and raised in Canada, some people claim that I have
an American accent.
18. I
am only twelve books away from having a completed Archie Digest collection.
19. My
body wash of choice is almost always Old Spice.
20. I
use a deodorant called "Mesmerize" - which I'm not ashamed to admit
that I order from the AVON catalogue.
21. I
have never played any of the games in the Call of Duty series.
22. I
use a different coloured pen at work each day.
23. I
have the entire series of "Three's Company" on DVD format.
24. I
cannot function in a pristine room. I
have to have some clutter scattered around in some manner or else I cannot
concentrate.
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