Current location: Washington, D.C., USA
Hometown: Puyallup, Washington, USA (Go Vikings!)
About me
- Blogger, Hiker, Traveler, Provocateur, Sports Fan, Entertainment Consumer, Eater, Reader
- Miniature Dachshaund (wiener dog) Owner
- Seattle Seahawks Season Ticket Holder (Since 1998)
- PADI Certified Scuba Diver
- FBI’s Most Wanted Ranking: 444,144
- BA in Communications – University of Washington
Stats (as of 5/14/12)
- Total countries visited = 34
- Total scuba dives survived = 24
- Total concerts rocked to = 109
- Total US states visited = 35
- Total Iditarods won = 0
- Total pints hoisted = ∞
Countries I’ve visited three or more times
- Canada (18)
- England (12)
- Thailand (5)
- Germany (4)*
- Colombia (3)
- South Africa (3)
- Mexico (3)
- Kenya (3)
* 2 of the times were layovers in Frankfurt, but I walked around the city both times.
Countries I most want to visit = Croatia, Spain, India, New Zealand, Argentina
My Sports Teams
- Major League Baseball (MLB): Seattle Mariners (2nd choice: Washington Nationals)
- National Football League (NFL): Seattle Seahawks
- College Football (NCAA): University of Washington Huskies
- Major League Soccer (MLS): Seattle Sounders FC (2nd choice: DC United)
- National Basketball Association (NBA): Never
- National Hockey League (NHL): Washington Capitals (2nd choice: Vancouver Canucks)
- College Sports: University of Washington Huskies
- English Premier League (EPL): Chelsea FC Blues
- Women’s NBA (WNBA): Seattle Storm
Artists/Bands I’ve seen three or more times
- The Ting Tings (4)
- Super Diamond (4)
- Sara Barielles (3.5)*
- Barenaked Ladies (3)
- Coldplay (3)
- Green Day (3)
- Jimmy Buffett (3)
- Soundgarden (3)
- Tokyo Police Club (3)
- Vampire Weekend (3)
- Scythian (3+)
- Kaiser Chiefs (3)
* For the .5, I randomly walked into Union Station (DC) while she was playing a free set for the National Train Day.
Concerts venues I’ve been to five or more times
- 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C. (34)
- Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, Maryland (7)
- Verizon Center – Washington, D.C. (6)
- Nissan Pavilion – Virginia (5)
- Puyallup Fairgrounds – Puyallup, WA (5)
- Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA (5)
Random Goals
- Climb Mt. Rainer
- Go whitewater rafting on the Zambezi and Colorado rivers
- Attend a World Cup (maybe Brazil in 2014)
- Go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Attend a baseball game at every Major League Baseball stadium
- Eat at every restaurant on/near Capital Hill, D.C.
- See all top 100 American Film Institute (AFI) movies and all Best Picture winners
- Own a cabin on a lake
- Own a yacht
- Be a published author
Good beers
- Guinness
- Mac & Jack’s African Amber
- Pyramid’s Snow Cap Ale
- Anchor Porter
- Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA
…this topic deserves more research…just getting warmed up…
I’ll add other stuff when I feel like writing it…
