After seeing this interview thing over on Oh My Seven, I asked Brooke to interview me as well, and here’s the result.

1. What was the first thing you noticed about your wife when you met her for the first time? When did you decide you were going to marry her? I know that’s two questions… deal. :)

Well, to set the record straight, Kristen and I met way back in 8th grade. Our school was split into teams, and though we were on different teams, we had some mutual friends, and we met that way. Honestly? I didn’t really look at her romantically for quite some time (I know. Sorry, Kristen.) We were friends through high school, then we went our separate ways come college. We kept in touch some, but things really got going during the summer of 2007. I called her to ask her a question about my Wii, since she worked with them a lot, I figured she could help me. We ended up talking for several hours. Then we ended up talking several nights a week for several hours, on into the wee smalls. I came home, and we met up a couple times. Then, over Fall Break, we exchanged longer-than normal high-fives while bowling, and everything sort of clicked. This was in October, during the height of Cranium Calamity 2007. I knew I was going to marry her that December, when she was at the hospital with me every possible moment she could have been.

2. Would you take the red or the blue pill?

I’d like to say that I’d be bold enough to take the red pill, but if we’re being honest, I would probably end up taking the blue pill. Especially if it had to be a snap decision like it was in the movie. Yes, I realize this contradicts everything I’ve ever said about intellectual exploration and all that, but that’s a HUGE proposition!

3. If you could go back in time and change the way one event in your life played out, what would you change, and why?

Okay. This is a tough one, what with time paradoxes and whatnot. Also, there’s just no way to picture how things would be now if what happened in the past hadn’t. So, how would I know what I’d want to do differently? Okay. Fine. I’ll answer now.

Way back when, whenever my dad would take me to the arcade (which was about once a week, I guess), all I would do the whole time was play games that gave tickets. I was obsessed with getting those tickets so I could get free stuff, even though the ticket games were never as fun as the non ticket games. While this may seem like a small deal, it set the tone for how I approach lots of things in life. I’ll pick a less-fun, but more “practical” route simply because it’s more practical. I wish I’d have done it differently and learned a long time ago that sometimes, it’s okay just to do something because it’s fun. And, really, what sort of practical use can you get out of a tube you spin around to make annoying whistle sounds anyways? That thing cost, like, 300 tickets!

4. “Yes” is the answer. What is the question?

Do you have a koala hidden away in your house so you can hoard the cuteness?

5. What is something you’d like to learn to do someday?

I’d really like to learn to play the piano. Or the guitar. Or both. See, I’ve taken lessons for both. I was in piano lessons for a month and guitar lessons for 3. I really wish I’d have stuck with either (or both) of those because, hey, I’d be WAY cooler if I could do either (or both) of those things.

Well, there you have it. If the 25 things weren’t enough, here’s another 5 for you. If you’d like to play along, just follow the instructions:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions. (just put a valid email address in the “email” section, and you’re good to go.)
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. Be sure you link back to my post.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.