Keith Engle

If you are reading this, I feel really sorry for you that you are THAT bored.

I feel sexiest when…  I get a new haircut and/or when I trim up my facial hair. Also, if I convert my full beard into a goatee. Yep, I’m weird. ;)

I feel silliest when…  I admit my weirdness. ;)

I feel most content when…  I escape the world listening to a CD or reading a book or writing a story or a new song.

I feel safest when…  I am in my room writing – writing a song or story – it doesn’t matter.

I’m most annoyed when…  People judge others. Which, that seems kind of hypocritical since I am, in a way, judging their judgmental-ness.

I have a potty mouth when…  I’m upset. If someone says something that rubs me the wrong way, cuss words are gonna fly. Or if I am physically hurt. Or if I am frustrated. Just a fair warning.

Cuss word I refuse to say is…  I absolutely refuse to say the “f” word.  I also don’t use words that are derogatory toward women, or that women often find offensive.

I feel my proudest when…  I reach major milestones in my life, seeing that my family is proud of me, which rarely happens anymore.  My last major milestone was graduating college three years ago.

I feel my weakest when…  I’m not sure that I can really describe when I feel my weakest. Honestly, I feel weak right now, but I don’t know if I’ve already hit the bottom and am on my way back up, gaining strength, or if I am still on the downward spiral.

I admit that I cried over…  A broken heart. It happens. I have also cried during songs that have snuck up on me, the words just hit me. Honestly, I’m a lot more emotional now than I was before my cousin died in 2009. When he died, that was the first time I had cried since I was about 12ish. Ever since, I’ve just been more likely to show my emotion, although I don’t like to cry in front of others.

BUT I didn’t cry when…  I should have… in my teenage years and early twenties. I thought I was too tough for tears.

I could spend an entire weekend just…  writing.

I would love to marry…  Marriage is actually a sensitive topic right now.  If you would have asked in December, I was extremely optimistic about my future.  But now?  Not so much. Haha. My ideas about marriage are really old-school. I want to commit myself to one person and one person only. As corny as it sounds, I truly believe that line, “’til death do us part.” I hate the thought of divorce, although, there are certain circumstances when I believe it is acceptable, such as a spouse being physically or sexually abusive to you or any children. If for some reason I were to get married and have a spouse die or we divorced, I don’t think I could ever re-marry or even date again; it would just feel wrong to me.

Something about me that most people don’t know is that…  I have two favorite places. One is obviously my bedroom; it’s the space I have created to be my own. The other is a secret place I like to go to on the farm. I like to go there and lye on the creek bank and look up at the sky and think. Usually my thoughts are deep, they usually deal with emotions or my future.

One song that I can never get sick of…  Any of the songs that I write. :)

One celebrity that is highly overrated…  There are celebrities I don’t really care for, but I’m not the kind of person to trash them.  I’d like to think my mama raised me better than that.

One celebrity that is underrated…  There are a lot of creative and talented people that I think deserve more of the limelight, so to speak.

My one guilty pleasure…  Just one? ;) Ummmm, let’s see…. I love reading old text messages.  Especially ones that are someway a compliment to me.

One weird thing I really enjoy doing is…  Singing in the bathroom. Not like just when taking a shower, I mean, nobody is home, so I get my guitar out and sit on the washer and play my guitar and sing. That room has the best acoustics in the house.

I feel most beautiful when…  Someone compliments my looks. Which, honestly, it doesn’t really happen. Haha!

My favorite outfit to wear is…  I don’t wear “outfits”…haha! If I am working, I have to wear khakis and a decent looking shirt. But, I am most comfortable wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt. It depends on the weather though, because long-sleeve t’s are comfy, and so are over-sized hoodies, but I can’t stand the zip-up kind of hoodies.  Unless I am running, I ALWAYS wear some type of boots. I usually wear my lace-up work boots. They are brown and comfy. I also like wearing my cowboy boots.

I believe happiness comes from…  Happiness is such a complicated thing. A lot of it has to do with your own mental aspect of everything in your life, your situation. I honestly think that happiness comes from different places for everyone. For instance, some people are only happy if they have certain “things” that others consider to be wants or have money (often termed a materialistic person), some people are happy if they have the people they love around them, some people are happy when they achieve something, it really varies. For me, it’s a combination. I don’t consider myself to be a materialistic person, but I don’t think I’ll be truly happy until I have certain things, such as my own home – it doesn’t even have to be fancy, just a place with my name on the mailbox. I also need my family to be involved in my life. I need to have a feeling of accomplishment, a feeling of worthiness, a sense that my family is proud of who I am and what I’ve done, a more positive outlook on my future. There is a lot that goes into true happiness for me.

I know it’s bad for me, but I still like to…  This isn’t a daily occurrence, but once in a while I like to fast. I just get in a mood where I don’t want to eat anything, so I skip breakfast and lunch. Then about midafternoon I usually end up raiding the fridge and eating everything in sight.

I know it’s good for me, so even when I don’t want to, I…  I don’t force myself to do anything that I don’t want to do.

Five things that are always in my purse are… (in my case, wallet)  Let me flip through it… I hate feeling like I don’t have money, so there is cash and my debit card in there. I have outdated pictures of all eight of my nieces and nephews (four nieces, four nephews). Insurance cards, business cards, driver’s license, teaching license, social security card, expired gift cards, season pass to my nieces’ sporting events, random creative ideas jotted down on random sticky notes or the corner of a piece of paper torn off, and Band-Aids. Don’t judge, you never know when I’ll run into a cute girl that needs a bandage ;).  One thing you WON’T find in my wallet is a condom; I’m not the kind of guy that has random hook-ups with girls; I have a lot of self-control.  Besides, I’m a girl repellant anyway. ;) AND, I made a promise to myself to wait until marriage, a promise that WILL be kept.

Best thing I did for my health was…  Not sure…maybe take up running? By the way, I need to run.

I feel least sexiest when…  (refer to first question) Any time other than what I posted in the first question. ;)

Annoying habit I can’t stop is…  Constantly checking to see what time it is. I have to look at my phone or push the “info” button on the satellite to check the time. Sometimes I check it several times within the same minute. I’m weird.

Favorite part of summer is…  The sunshine.

Favorite part of winter is…  The whole holiday season, which to me, ends on my birthday near the mid-point of January.

Favorite part of fall is…  Watching the kids (my nieces and nephews) jump in the leaves.

Favorite part of spring is…  The newness of everything, the vibrant colors, that fresh feeling.

Random thought that just popped into my head just now is that…  “Wow, I’m a real Fruit-loop!”

My stance on religion is…  I’m honestly still trying to figure it all out. Religion is so personal, so it’s not something I really talk about openly with everyone.

If I could do anything in the world career-wise, it’d be…  The whole career thing has been bugging me lately. If I could do absolutely anything in the world for a career, I would like to be some sort of writer. I love being creative with words. And I want to be more than just some guy that jots down witty words, I want to use my words to help others, to inspire others, to take a troubled soul into a different universe for a while, to give advice to others so they don’t have to go through the hardships I have to learn a valuable life lesson, to just help the world become a better place. If I could get paid for that, that would be bliss.

My one goal for this summer is…  Right now, it’s a secret. ;) I think I’ve told only one person what I would like to do this summer.