Jason Russell

Jason Russell is adorable, funny and loves to talk. He cannot be contained by a list of 10, so email this cutie and he’ll tell you all you wanted to know and more! A brief intro in his words:

1. Hm. Well, I’m from Ballard County, born and raised, and have lived here most of my life. The South Side of Ballard. Word.
   
   
2. When I was grousing about not having a date once, a friend of mine told me:  “You have to think of dating like picking bananas out at the grocery. If you get them green, you can’t do anything with them.  If they’re too ripe, you can’t do anything with them. You’re a kumquat.” Yeah, she’d had a few, and I don’t know what that means, but apparently: I am a kumquat. Who knew?
   
   
3. I. HATE. DRAMA. I hate it. I don’t like drama and I can’t stand people that thrive on it. Life’s too short, and my attention span won’t allow me the time to really care. Leave the drama at home. Live life.
   
   
4. I once had coffee with Jane Goodall when she came to UK while I was a student. Just 5 of us were at the table, and she thoroughly grilled me about my life and its plans. I didn’t know whether to be honored or concerned (you know she DOES study chimpanzees in the wild…).
   
   
5. I do have a sense of humor and love to talk. Ask any of my friends. I would rather sit and chat at any restaurant downtown than anything else. No topic is off limits, but we have to be REALLY good friends to talk about the interesting stuff. Sorry – I’m not an “easy” talker.
   
   
6. I did study to be a pastry chef in college, but never really advanced beyond apprentice. It’s ok, though. I can make a mean dessert and a pie crust that’ll make you want to smack your momma.
   
   
   
   
7. I’m thinking about starting to train for the Tough Mudder. I’m not really into extreme sports, but it DOES help me get in touch with my butch side. Whatever that means.
   
   
8. I’ve never understood why one word is better than 15. As I said, I LOVE to talk (not about myself, though. I’m not a conceited butthead) and don’t feel that “yep”, “nope” and “I don’t care” suffice as answers. I WILL drag words out of you, whether you want them out or not. People just confess to me. It’s an interesting thing…especially when they share stuff I really didn’t want to know.
   
   
9. I’m fairly well educated for local standards, and I love working with kids that have Autism and big-time emotional and behavioral issues. I did get my degrees in Education so, I’ll fight for a kid. Anytime. Anywhere.
   
   
10. There are many other things that I just can’t list on a Ten Things list, so, email. Just don’t expect a short response.