101 random things you never knew about Laura (or perhaps you did...*evil laugh*)
1. My favorite number is 16
2. My least favorite number is 5.
3. My step-mom is asian
4. I was raised basically on asian/indian food, and I'm one of the only white people who actually likes the stuff :-P
5. I like to look at snow, sometimes play in it, but I HATE driving in it.
6. I got into my first car accident when I was 17. Did about $5,000 worth of damage.
7. I am very quick to anger, but rarely confront whomever or whatever I'm angry at.
8. I LOVE milk, and try my best to drink 3 glasses a day (either skim or chocolate milk)
9. I'm really bad at math. Calculators are my friend...or, at times, my foe...
10. I was considered really smart and bright in high school. When I got to college, I just got lazy :-P
11. I snort when I laugh.
12. My worst fear is being a failure.
13. I was always afraid that I'd never find a guy who found me attractive back in high school.
14. I was in choir for only 2 years in high school, and one year in middle school. College is the longest time I've been in a choir.
15. I can work really well with computers, and can usually fix most problems.
16. I love to perform music, and, at times, listen to it, but I'm not what one would call a 'music fanatic'
17. I have recently discovered how awesome Minneapolis/St. Paul is. Now I want to live there, but minus the whole really cold thing.
18. I used to really like the Spice Girls. I still listen to them every now and then.
19. It takes me awhile to truly trust someone.
20. I am what one would consider 'lovable'. I have very few enemies, and a good amount of friends.
21. I basically lost all of my respect for religion after A) The whole Catholic priests' trysts with little boys, B) Other misc. scandals in the church, and C) God taking away my mom.
22. I am very stubborn. Most people consider that both a good thing and a bad thing.
23. I am a bit messy. When I clean, though, I clean very nicely.
24. I can get ready (do hair, makeup, get dressed, etc.) in about 20 minutes if need-be.
25. I can read Spanish and understand it, but I suck at speaking it and hearing it.
26. I was always a performer, but stopped acting when I got to college (except for, like a directing scene)
27. My stepmother is very controlling, and it is quite frustrating.
28. I want to live/work in or near a major city. Mainly NYC.
29. I LOVE food, and could never starve myself because of that.
30. I love cats, but I also like dogs. However, I'm not that fond of most male dogs (mainly the humping/smelly thing)
31. I believe in comfort over style.
32. I wear glasses, but only in class and while I'm driving. Or if I go to a movie.
33. I lived in Bolingbrook for about 7 years, and in Westchester, IL for 12 years.
34. I LOVE children.
35. If I don't make it in the ADPR business, I will get a teaching certificate and teach elementary ed.
36. I don't own many songs nor CDs.
37. I am a HUGE procrastinator. I'm getting better about it, though.
38. I am quite emotional. I'll cry at just about anything.
39. I also cry when I'm really really pissed off.
40. I smell kinda funky right now.
41. I am an only child. I consider that both a good thing and a bad thing.
42. I believe that money is NOT the most important thing in the world. However, it is important, but not THAT important.
43. I have a wonderful boyfriend.
44. I have wonderful friends.
45. I used to have a cat when I was younger. His name was Sam and he was my pal. We got rid of him when I was 7. I cried.
46. I'm not good at fixing things. I'll try, and it'll work for, like, 5 seconds, and then it will break again.
47. My dad wanted to be a TV cameraman
48. My grandfather is a ghost. No joke. He haunts the Music Box Theatre on the North side of Chicago. If you don't believe me, go to their website (http://www.musicboxtheatre.com) and click on history. Scroll all the way down and read the story about Whitey. That was my grandpa. If you STILL don't believe me, see the email that I got from the manager a couple of years ago.
49. I wish I could dance.
50. If I could dance, I would be working towards Broadway right now.
51. I love the smell of a campfire.
52. Even though I'm a 'city girl', I love nature, and I love camping.
53. I have self-diagnosed ADD. It's pretty hard for me to concentrate on stuff that I can't stand for more than 2 minutes.
54. I'm a big daydreamer.
55. I have LOADS of story ideas for books, but I HATE writing. I'll probably have to dictate them to someone, so that they can do the dirty work...
56. I am a self-proclaimed spelling/grammar nazi. I view spelling and grammar as a sign of intelligence, and it upsets me to see the amount of people who don't know how to use such words as 'their, they're, and there'.
57. I am more comfortable with my body than I've been in a long time.
58. I have fish. They're crazy. I love them to death.
59. My dad is my best friend. I don't know what I'd do without him.
60. I'm usually shy around new people at first, but after I warm up to them, then I can be very outgoing.
61. I am a liberal, and I can't stand hardcore conservatives. I don't mind regular ones, but it's the extreme republicans that make me very angry. (such as some of our alum)
62. I was homesick for basically all of first semester of freshman year, and would come home every weekend or every other weekend. This year, I didn't go home until Thanksgiving.
63. I love to be social. This is both good for me and harmful at the same time, since I will hang out with friends instead of studying like I should be doing.
64. I never got a detention throughout high school.
65. I have a lot of energy. Don't ask me why.
66. I was in special ed. Now, before you call me stupid, it was NOT for a learning disability. It was because I couldn't talk correctly (couldn't correctly pronounce words, talked too fast, etc.) I was in speech therapy from 1st to 4th grade. I didn't know it was considered 'special ed' until a couple of years ago.
67. I have a brother who is dead. The only record we have of him was his cremation receipt.
68. I have been to 5 different countries.
69. I used to think that I wasn't that great of a singer. I was proven wrong when I got into the top choir at my high school senior year without voice lessons.
70. My boobs are too big. And they wont' stop growing.
71. I used to pick at my nails. I stopped that habit about 6 months ago. Now they keep breaking. Grrr.
72. I have not used the word 'mom' in a long time. I think it's odd when I call out 'Mom!'. It's just odd.
73. Along that same thought, I think it's weird to call my dad 'Dad'. He's Daddy, and he always will be. I can't just call him 'Dad', that would be too weird.
74. I think that my life is a giant movie.
75. I got a commercial that was co-written by me produced by a professional studio recently. It didn't make it onto the air, though.
76. I'm afraid of hospitals. I hate them. Basically because I spent a good amount of my first 5 years of life in hospitals. Not because I was sick, but because of my mom. Ever since my mom died in a hospital, I have a hard time trusting them.
77. I visit my mom's grave about two-three times a year. Around Christmastime, I give her two flower plants, since her birthday is on Dec. 22nd. In life, she HATED having combination Christmas/Birthday presents, so I make sure to give her a birthday one, and a christmas one.
78. I own and wear a couple of articles of men's clothing.
79. I played on a volleyball team for 2 years.
80. I used to have a phobia of hairdressers. I had baaaaad hair when I was younger, and it was always so short that I looked like a boy. Ever since then, I've been afraid of short hair. I've gotten better, though.
81. I am a complete chocoholic. I also LOVE sweets. This is very dangerous.
82. I was physically and emotionally abused when I was younger.
83. I have an intense fear of needles and IV's. I give props to whomever gives blood. I will TRY to give blood, since I'm O+, and that's the blood type that they want. No guarantees, though.
84. My feet are claustrophobic. They don't like being enclosed.
85. Why is the sky blue?
86. I'm one of the most random people you'll ever meet. I think that's in part to my self-diagnosed ADD.
87. I HATE George Bush. With a passion.
88. I have worked two jobs at once before. That was not fun.
89. I believe that, contrary to doctor's beliefs, that PMS DOES exist.
90. I like to clean my ears. It just feels so damn refreshing.
91. People used to be surprised when I used swear words. They still are, for some reason.
92. I love vegetables.
93. I LOVE chicken.
94. I have a love affair with John Frieda. I have it all planned out: We get married, and I have beautiful hair for life. For free. Or at a discount, at the very least.
95. I tend to be disorganized.
96. I don't like working in groups. I much prefer to work alone. Unless the group is full of cool people that I heart.
97. I had strep throat about 13 times over the course of my life.
98. I love fruit.
99. I am a little spoiled, but not much. I realize that I have to work for it.
100. I am going to miss singing in a choir after college.
101. I love life, and am trying to take it for all it's worth.
2. My least favorite number is 5.
3. My step-mom is asian
4. I was raised basically on asian/indian food, and I'm one of the only white people who actually likes the stuff :-P
5. I like to look at snow, sometimes play in it, but I HATE driving in it.
6. I got into my first car accident when I was 17. Did about $5,000 worth of damage.
7. I am very quick to anger, but rarely confront whomever or whatever I'm angry at.
8. I LOVE milk, and try my best to drink 3 glasses a day (either skim or chocolate milk)
9. I'm really bad at math. Calculators are my friend...or, at times, my foe...
10. I was considered really smart and bright in high school. When I got to college, I just got lazy :-P
11. I snort when I laugh.
12. My worst fear is being a failure.
13. I was always afraid that I'd never find a guy who found me attractive back in high school.
14. I was in choir for only 2 years in high school, and one year in middle school. College is the longest time I've been in a choir.
15. I can work really well with computers, and can usually fix most problems.
16. I love to perform music, and, at times, listen to it, but I'm not what one would call a 'music fanatic'
17. I have recently discovered how awesome Minneapolis/St. Paul is. Now I want to live there, but minus the whole really cold thing.
18. I used to really like the Spice Girls. I still listen to them every now and then.
19. It takes me awhile to truly trust someone.
20. I am what one would consider 'lovable'. I have very few enemies, and a good amount of friends.
21. I basically lost all of my respect for religion after A) The whole Catholic priests' trysts with little boys, B) Other misc. scandals in the church, and C) God taking away my mom.
22. I am very stubborn. Most people consider that both a good thing and a bad thing.
23. I am a bit messy. When I clean, though, I clean very nicely.
24. I can get ready (do hair, makeup, get dressed, etc.) in about 20 minutes if need-be.
25. I can read Spanish and understand it, but I suck at speaking it and hearing it.
26. I was always a performer, but stopped acting when I got to college (except for, like a directing scene)
27. My stepmother is very controlling, and it is quite frustrating.
28. I want to live/work in or near a major city. Mainly NYC.
29. I LOVE food, and could never starve myself because of that.
30. I love cats, but I also like dogs. However, I'm not that fond of most male dogs (mainly the humping/smelly thing)
31. I believe in comfort over style.
32. I wear glasses, but only in class and while I'm driving. Or if I go to a movie.
33. I lived in Bolingbrook for about 7 years, and in Westchester, IL for 12 years.
34. I LOVE children.
35. If I don't make it in the ADPR business, I will get a teaching certificate and teach elementary ed.
36. I don't own many songs nor CDs.
37. I am a HUGE procrastinator. I'm getting better about it, though.
38. I am quite emotional. I'll cry at just about anything.
39. I also cry when I'm really really pissed off.
40. I smell kinda funky right now.
41. I am an only child. I consider that both a good thing and a bad thing.
42. I believe that money is NOT the most important thing in the world. However, it is important, but not THAT important.
43. I have a wonderful boyfriend.
44. I have wonderful friends.
45. I used to have a cat when I was younger. His name was Sam and he was my pal. We got rid of him when I was 7. I cried.
46. I'm not good at fixing things. I'll try, and it'll work for, like, 5 seconds, and then it will break again.
47. My dad wanted to be a TV cameraman
48. My grandfather is a ghost. No joke. He haunts the Music Box Theatre on the North side of Chicago. If you don't believe me, go to their website (http://www.musicboxtheatre.com) and click on history. Scroll all the way down and read the story about Whitey. That was my grandpa. If you STILL don't believe me, see the email that I got from the manager a couple of years ago.
49. I wish I could dance.
50. If I could dance, I would be working towards Broadway right now.
51. I love the smell of a campfire.
52. Even though I'm a 'city girl', I love nature, and I love camping.
53. I have self-diagnosed ADD. It's pretty hard for me to concentrate on stuff that I can't stand for more than 2 minutes.
54. I'm a big daydreamer.
55. I have LOADS of story ideas for books, but I HATE writing. I'll probably have to dictate them to someone, so that they can do the dirty work...
56. I am a self-proclaimed spelling/grammar nazi. I view spelling and grammar as a sign of intelligence, and it upsets me to see the amount of people who don't know how to use such words as 'their, they're, and there'.
57. I am more comfortable with my body than I've been in a long time.
58. I have fish. They're crazy. I love them to death.
59. My dad is my best friend. I don't know what I'd do without him.
60. I'm usually shy around new people at first, but after I warm up to them, then I can be very outgoing.
61. I am a liberal, and I can't stand hardcore conservatives. I don't mind regular ones, but it's the extreme republicans that make me very angry. (such as some of our alum)
62. I was homesick for basically all of first semester of freshman year, and would come home every weekend or every other weekend. This year, I didn't go home until Thanksgiving.
63. I love to be social. This is both good for me and harmful at the same time, since I will hang out with friends instead of studying like I should be doing.
64. I never got a detention throughout high school.
65. I have a lot of energy. Don't ask me why.
66. I was in special ed. Now, before you call me stupid, it was NOT for a learning disability. It was because I couldn't talk correctly (couldn't correctly pronounce words, talked too fast, etc.) I was in speech therapy from 1st to 4th grade. I didn't know it was considered 'special ed' until a couple of years ago.
67. I have a brother who is dead. The only record we have of him was his cremation receipt.
68. I have been to 5 different countries.
69. I used to think that I wasn't that great of a singer. I was proven wrong when I got into the top choir at my high school senior year without voice lessons.
70. My boobs are too big. And they wont' stop growing.
71. I used to pick at my nails. I stopped that habit about 6 months ago. Now they keep breaking. Grrr.
72. I have not used the word 'mom' in a long time. I think it's odd when I call out 'Mom!'. It's just odd.
73. Along that same thought, I think it's weird to call my dad 'Dad'. He's Daddy, and he always will be. I can't just call him 'Dad', that would be too weird.
74. I think that my life is a giant movie.
75. I got a commercial that was co-written by me produced by a professional studio recently. It didn't make it onto the air, though.
76. I'm afraid of hospitals. I hate them. Basically because I spent a good amount of my first 5 years of life in hospitals. Not because I was sick, but because of my mom. Ever since my mom died in a hospital, I have a hard time trusting them.
77. I visit my mom's grave about two-three times a year. Around Christmastime, I give her two flower plants, since her birthday is on Dec. 22nd. In life, she HATED having combination Christmas/Birthday presents, so I make sure to give her a birthday one, and a christmas one.
78. I own and wear a couple of articles of men's clothing.
79. I played on a volleyball team for 2 years.
80. I used to have a phobia of hairdressers. I had baaaaad hair when I was younger, and it was always so short that I looked like a boy. Ever since then, I've been afraid of short hair. I've gotten better, though.
81. I am a complete chocoholic. I also LOVE sweets. This is very dangerous.
82. I was physically and emotionally abused when I was younger.
83. I have an intense fear of needles and IV's. I give props to whomever gives blood. I will TRY to give blood, since I'm O+, and that's the blood type that they want. No guarantees, though.
84. My feet are claustrophobic. They don't like being enclosed.
85. Why is the sky blue?
86. I'm one of the most random people you'll ever meet. I think that's in part to my self-diagnosed ADD.
87. I HATE George Bush. With a passion.
88. I have worked two jobs at once before. That was not fun.
89. I believe that, contrary to doctor's beliefs, that PMS DOES exist.
90. I like to clean my ears. It just feels so damn refreshing.
91. People used to be surprised when I used swear words. They still are, for some reason.
92. I love vegetables.
93. I LOVE chicken.
94. I have a love affair with John Frieda. I have it all planned out: We get married, and I have beautiful hair for life. For free. Or at a discount, at the very least.
95. I tend to be disorganized.
96. I don't like working in groups. I much prefer to work alone. Unless the group is full of cool people that I heart.
97. I had strep throat about 13 times over the course of my life.
98. I love fruit.
99. I am a little spoiled, but not much. I realize that I have to work for it.
100. I am going to miss singing in a choir after college.
101. I love life, and am trying to take it for all it's worth.