25 Chronological Things About Me

On the 10th of January, I accepted David Califa's invitation to join iPeace's admin team. A few weeks ago, David asked us admins to participate in the "25 Things About Me" meme so that he could use the texts to introduce the team to the members of the network.

Knowing my skills with the hyperlinked fabric that makes the web, David suggested that I do a multimedia things. So instead of writing a list, I thought of going a little further and expanded each item into a page along with a picture and some links where appropriate. The exercise slowly turned into a waiting-to-happen biography and took way more time than I had originally expected, but it also turned out to be a very rewarding process.

I used to think that maybe I was overdoing things, and feel bad about it. But along the way I redefined doing and got out of the conundrum. Thus, the implied 26th thing could be stated as follows : "I am just not that into underdoing things."

For those who wonder, the complete title of this post "25 Chronological Things About Me, or how to become a curious romantic zensufi techno-geek, herbal-tea-drinking vegetarian artistic footballer, and singular muse-following tarot-reading polymath, in 25-or-so not so easy steps."

Hmmm, ok... here we go...

1. I am not quite sure to which astrological sign I belong.

2. I learned to adapt very early in life.

3. I got punched on the nose more often than I would like to remember.

4. I read the canonical gospels to pass time in grade school.

5. I used to watch a lot of TV as a kid.

6. Football found me in 1980.

7. I bugged my dad so that he would buy a computer.

8. I broke my left arm trying to do reverse jumps from a swing.

9. The universe plotted to have me fall in love with progressive rock.

10. Although we had a piano at home, I never much played it.

11. After completing my B.Sc., I treated myself to a… dictionary.

12. I tore a ligament in my left knee while playing football.

13. I discovered Buddhism thanks to a t-shirt.

14. I underwent corrective surgery that turned into a nightmare.

15. In February 1998, Poligraf had its first rehearsal.

16. I have had a sudden enlightenment experience.

17. I published my first website in 2001.

18. In 2002, Poligraf gave its first ever live performance.

19. I went through a generalized apostasy phase.

20. I left my day job to work full-time on a music distribution service.

21. And all those years I missed out on afternoon tea.

22. I broke my left arm again in 2006.

23. I have seen the future, and loved it.

24. I have stopped eating meat altogether.

25. I would like to focus on music now.

As you must have guessed from the introduction, I wrote more than the required 25 things. Here are those which didn't make the Top 25 list :

26. I was exposed to many genres of music while growing up.

27. For most of my life, I have found the idea of divination tools laug....

28. I once sliced the outer edge of my right thumb with an axe.

29. I own seven pairs of Chucks.

30. I don't know which planet I am from.

31. I was born with a built-in four-leaf clover detector.

32. I like to eat dates dipped in peanut butter.

33. This world is ripe to rise anew.

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Comment by susan chandel on March 12, 2009 at 4:22pm: well gee steph if you can't see the pics I can't see them either with this connection. Wonderful list.

Comment by Stephanie on March 12, 2009 at 12:33am: Entertaining and enlightening - I just tried to see the pictures, along with 16,000 + people online, and it says in Italian "impossibile visualizzare la pagina" (or in simple words, can't see it). Hope to see the pics another time
Thanks - you've got a lot going for you!
Stephanie

Comment by Nancy on March 11, 2009 at 7:53pm: Over the top and out of the park are ALWAYS good.

Comment by csaporittis@hotmail.com on March 11, 2009 at 1:47pm: Hermozo I report, where evidently a spiritual growth is obvious. Namaste.

Comment by Abelia on March 11, 2009 at 1:46pm: Thank you Christopher for sharing!...Hugs from Argentina, Abelia

Comment by Mani kutty on March 11, 2009 at 8:00am: Beautiful, I think you can add another 17 to make it 50.
Regards
Mani

Comment by Marc Bosserman on March 11, 2009 at 7:12am: You're amazing.! Thanks for the very informative and cool 25 things. Yes you do over do it but I like to call that over the top it. That's a good thing.
M : )