My life is a whole lot easier since Al Gore "invented the Internet! My name is Janis and I'm an information addict. I am not a know-it-all but I sure wish I was! I cannot imagine a day in which I have not learned some piece of useless knowledge. Today, I learned how sword swallowing works. My obsession with knowledge is beyond normal. If I hear someone talking about something I do not know about, I will add it to my "need to research list." Sometimes I am so driven by the need to research I will stop whatever I am doing and jump on the Internet. Since I am aware of all the garbage on the Internet I will start my search at the Google Scholar .
I am that person that you do not want to play Trivia Pursuit with unless it is that horrid Star Wars Version. Oh and by the way, Genus V almost made my brain bleed! When I watch the show the Cash Cab with my family I am not allowed to answer the questions until they admit they do not know the answer because they say I ruin the fun for them! I do know for a fact that my name is on several friend's cellphones in case they hail the Cash Cab while in New York. This insatiable drive I have for knowledge can sometimes backfire on me. Some people expect me to know everything so I am asked question about stuff all the time. Which I do not like for two main reasons: 1. I hate not knowing an answer to their question (which means now I have to add their question to my own need to research list!) and
2. I am the Keeper of the Knowledge not the giver!
(By the way, The Al Gore comment was a joke!)
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I'm so glad you were joking about the Al Gore comment - I was about to throw up at my desk!
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