I was tagged again by Khalid and Matt. This is one I think I’ve done before, but I’ll go ahead and post a few more. It’s facts about me.

• Each player must post these rules first.
• Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
• People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
• At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
• Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

So here we go:

1. I have a miniature pinscher at home. I kind of adopted him when I asked Katie to marry me. We are also soon to be the proud parents of a cat next month.

2. I was born in Houston, thus the reasoning behind my obsession for the Astros and Yao Ming.

3. I’m addicted to Starbucks even though it destroys my stomach.

4. I like to gamble. I enjoy playing poker with my friends and I love playing card games at casinos. Even though you lose money a lot of the time, the entertainment value is well worth it. You can spend $200 going to a Jaguar game and it’s 3 hours long, or you can take $200 to a $5 min. blackjack table and last 3 hours. Gambling is all right as long as you know its just entertainment.

5. In elementary school, we had a contest every year called ‘Invention Convention’. Students just had to invent something and do a huge report on it. I won it for my grade level in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade. Got to go downtown to compete with winners from other schools. My best invention was a pen that had a built in light on it, so you could write in the dark. Keep in mind this was probably 18 years ago. And now you see these pens everywhere!!! If only I had a patent.

6. I like to read. I think it’s funny that growing up I hated to read. Didn’t like reading in school and college. I never read for enjoyment. I only read a book if it was a requirement. Now, I try to a read a book a month. However, most of them are business related, and not fictional.

7. I love playing Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, specifically Defense of the Ancients (DOTA). I’ve been playing WC3 for about 5 years now. At one point in my junior year in college, my roommate and I were ranked #70 in the world in 2v2. #70 might not sound very higher, but just think about how many people play WC3. I don’t get to play much anymore, but it’s still my favorite game. DOTA is just awesome.

8. I love fantasy football. I spend hours and hours a week researching and reading fantasy articles during the season. I’ve been playing with the same group of guys for about 4 years now, and we’re highly competitive. This will probably be my 7th or 8th year playing fantasy football. I always prepare for the draft. I come with a notebook and spreadsheets. I’ve pretty much made the playoffs every year I’ve played. My best year was 2 years ago when I drafted Shaun Alexander, Tiki Barber, and Larry Johnson (6th round pick because Priest was still their starter until he went down in like week 5). I was unbeatable that year.