My Age: None of your business… or would you like my weight, too?
Where I live: Granite City, IL. If you want to know where that is, go to the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch and look across the river for the big black cloud. We’re right under that.
My Family: Started dating Drew in 1993, then we were married in 1998, and our son Riley was born in 2002. We have a couple of really old cats (that most people don’t know about, because they just creep around the basement) named Roswell and Lenore, and an English Mastiff named Lilly. We’re forcing her to look for a job to support her eating habits.
My Religious Background: Raised Southern Baptist, but when I was 16 I went through a “questioning” period that lasted about 13 years. Then we became Christians and attended an Assembly of God Church for a couple of years, but after a long period of serious Bible study we became Presbyterian.
My Job: Taking care of my family and my house while I troll the innerwebs for someone who wants to write me a paycheck every couple of weeks, or so. My last job ended when my office was closed due to the flaming monkeys from outer space. Or maybe it was the bad economy… who can remember those things?
My Favorite Stuff: The color green. Sunday afternoon naps. Venti Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino with cream base, 2 shots of espresso, no whip. Snuggling with Riley, Drew and Lilly on the couch- it’s a tight squeeze to get her on the couch with us, so it’s rare. Television- specifically Cash Cab, The Office, House, Ace of Cakes, Food Network Cake Challenges, Lost, Ninja Warrior, and Cardinals Baseball. Lolcats. Ranch CornNuts. Hearing Riley sing. Hearing Riley say “I love you more than you’ll ever know” or “I love you more than you can imagine”. Blue turtles. Stingrays, sharks, snakes, and big cats (“big” as in panthers, tigers, lions, etc., not “fat” as in Lenore), because they are smooth, sleek, stealthy, powerful, and they can kill you if they so choose – hopefully this doesn’t sound too weird, but there’s something really intriguing and sexy about that combination of traits (I know I’m not the only person who feels that way… just watch any action movie, and you’ll find a character like that). Steve Carell, Paula Deen, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Tom Hanks, Alistair Begg, John McArthur, Stephen King, and Edgar Allen Poe.
My Least Favorite Stuff: Greed. Hyper-ambition. Black licorice or Anise. Spiders. Clowns (thanks, Stephen King). The neighbor across the street’s barking dogs. Televangelists. Hearing people chew with their mouths open. The sound of utencils scraping plates. People who don’t listen when you’re talking, and don’t try to cover up the fact that they are just waiting for you to shut up so they can continue talking. Artificial hazelnut or maple flavoring. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Bob Saget, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Holly Hunter, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman, and Rachael Ray.
Movies I like (in no particular order): Baby Mama. Anchorman. Apollo 13. Rocky Horror Picture Show. What Dreams May Come. Fight Club. Gone With the Wind. The Wizard of Oz. Twelve Angry Men. Luther. Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz. Saving Private Ryan. Devil’s Playground. Crash (2004, not 1996). Memento. American Beauty. Shine. The Usual Suspects. Heat. Philadelphia. Schindler’s List. This is Spinal Tap. The Jerk. Life of Brian. The Ladykillers. O Brother, Where Art Thou? Sleepless in Seattle.
Angel Johnson 