Navel-Gazing
The Self-Obsession 25 Random Facts About Me Meme - stolen from tree_and_leaf
1. When I was four or five, I had a very unfortunate preference of going commando - my mother went crazy because I'd always take off my panties. I wonder what Freud would have to say about that...
2. I have never been to London.
3. The first time I ventured north of Frankfurt was when I was sixteen. Before then, we'd usually vacation or go places in South Europe.
4. I have ten aunts and uncles on my mother's side.
5. I used to do gymnastics up until I was eighteen.
6. The first boy I fell in love with was four years older than me; I was eleven and he was fifteen at the time. Needless to say, nothing ever came out of it.
7. My eye-sight (or lack thereof) is atrocious.
8. My art, hand craft and musical skills are non-existent. I can't even cut a straight line with scissors.
9. It takes me about half an hour each morning until I am semi-functional. Up until then, I'm basically sleep-walking around the apartment.
10. I have an unfortunate habit of eating when I am bored.
11. I thought it would be easier to come up with 25 random facts about me.
12. The first two times I traveled to Paris, I hated it. I fell in love with the city the third time, but ever since, it's one of my favorite places.
13. While I love going to museums, I have a rather short attention or concentration span. After about an hour, I either need a break or I am starting to rush through the exhibition.
14. One of my biggest pet peeves is people being loud and obnoxious in public. I hate having to listen to some strangers' conversations on buses or in parks and cafés.
15. I get on much better with men than with women. In fact, I have more close male friends than female. I guess it might have something to do with the fact that I really only played with boys up until puberty hit. Dolls never did anything for me.
16. I have a scar on my chin from when I was six and thought doing gymnastics in a parking lot was a great idea.
17. I could eat Thai food or sushi every day.
18. Sometimes I suspect I am much more domestic and family-orientated than I have led my career-orientated, power-female-whatever-self to believe. While I usually say I can't imagine not working when I have children, I sometimes wonder if this is true. Because I do love cooking, and I am rather good at procrastinating.
19. My childhood dream was to become a ballet dancer. Later it was a veterinarian, and then a pilot. My poor eyesight made sure I'd never get to live the latter dream.
20. I don't have a very thick skin, I am afraid.
21. Peet's had this Ginger Pumpkin Muffin when I was in the States last fall and I'm still dreaming of finding something like it here...
22. I still have my appendix and I have never had to stay in a hospital overnight. ::knocks on wood::
23. My new neighborhood is beautiful! It has a lot of small street cafés, bars, galleries and second-hand-shops. Also, book stores and antique shops.
24. I am much more tolerant of the heat than the cold. Clearly, I am living in the wrong country.
25. I should have been in bed hours ago.
1. When I was four or five, I had a very unfortunate preference of going commando - my mother went crazy because I'd always take off my panties. I wonder what Freud would have to say about that...
2. I have never been to London.
3. The first time I ventured north of Frankfurt was when I was sixteen. Before then, we'd usually vacation or go places in South Europe.
4. I have ten aunts and uncles on my mother's side.
5. I used to do gymnastics up until I was eighteen.
6. The first boy I fell in love with was four years older than me; I was eleven and he was fifteen at the time. Needless to say, nothing ever came out of it.
7. My eye-sight (or lack thereof) is atrocious.
8. My art, hand craft and musical skills are non-existent. I can't even cut a straight line with scissors.
9. It takes me about half an hour each morning until I am semi-functional. Up until then, I'm basically sleep-walking around the apartment.
10. I have an unfortunate habit of eating when I am bored.
11. I thought it would be easier to come up with 25 random facts about me.
12. The first two times I traveled to Paris, I hated it. I fell in love with the city the third time, but ever since, it's one of my favorite places.
13. While I love going to museums, I have a rather short attention or concentration span. After about an hour, I either need a break or I am starting to rush through the exhibition.
14. One of my biggest pet peeves is people being loud and obnoxious in public. I hate having to listen to some strangers' conversations on buses or in parks and cafés.
15. I get on much better with men than with women. In fact, I have more close male friends than female. I guess it might have something to do with the fact that I really only played with boys up until puberty hit. Dolls never did anything for me.
16. I have a scar on my chin from when I was six and thought doing gymnastics in a parking lot was a great idea.
17. I could eat Thai food or sushi every day.
18. Sometimes I suspect I am much more domestic and family-orientated than I have led my career-orientated, power-female-whatever-self to believe. While I usually say I can't imagine not working when I have children, I sometimes wonder if this is true. Because I do love cooking, and I am rather good at procrastinating.
19. My childhood dream was to become a ballet dancer. Later it was a veterinarian, and then a pilot. My poor eyesight made sure I'd never get to live the latter dream.
20. I don't have a very thick skin, I am afraid.
21. Peet's had this Ginger Pumpkin Muffin when I was in the States last fall and I'm still dreaming of finding something like it here...
22. I still have my appendix and I have never had to stay in a hospital overnight. ::knocks on wood::
23. My new neighborhood is beautiful! It has a lot of small street cafés, bars, galleries and second-hand-shops. Also, book stores and antique shops.
24. I am much more tolerant of the heat than the cold. Clearly, I am living in the wrong country.
25. I should have been in bed hours ago.