Priming the pump
Following in the steps of abstrusedude, I am copying his "20 Things" idea to get me posting again. So, here we are, a list of "20 Things About Me You May Not Know".
1) I come from a very large Italian family on my mother's side. As a child all holidays were spent at my Grandmother's house, with everyone up to second cousins there. It was very close. As an adult, however, I rarely even see my siblings. Everyone is scattered around the country.
2) I'm a good cook; but I have to use a recipe. My improvisational skills are lacking.
3) I have a short temper.
4) I don't deal well with frustration.
5) I have been known to use sex for validation.
6) This is because I have a relentlessly poor self image, based on an immense amount of negative feedback as a child. This is ridiculous of me.
7) I would happily live on good bread and good cheese alone.
8) My ex's all hate me. Interestingly, they have all dumped me. Then wanted me back. It's when I said no that they decided to hate me. I think this reveals a basic flaw about myself - either in my choice of men or something I haven't put my finger on yet.
9) Working out keeps me sane. The last three weeks I haven't been able to work out more than three times. And I feel like crap.
10) Headhunters have been chasing me lately (the work kind). This has provoked only ambivalence in me.
11) Spending time alone is important to me; however, I am also prone to loneliness. This is a conundrum.
12) I have not played a videogame since I was 12 years old. This makes me a dinosaur in the modern era, I realize. But my hand-eye coordination truly sucks, and I hate embarrassing myself.
13) I photograph terribly, apparently. Or so men say.
14) I do not enjoy most realistic fiction. I honestly could care less about the personal dramas of real life characters when I have enough of my own. This reluctance does not apply to speculative fiction, crime fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Why? It's not everyday life.
15) I sleep too much.
16) I love nothing more than to be out in a natural landscape, of any sort. But I do believe I am a city person at heart. So I try to incorporate both.
17) I laugh at the slightest provocation.
18) Being out at a bar or party with a group of good people and everyone talking at once is my idea of heaven. As a good friend says, "I want to be in the middle of everything, and laughing."
19) I will go to great extremes for my friends. I always hope for the same. It doesn't always happen, but it's great when it does.
20) With only a few exceptions, everyone important to me is now far away. That's sad, but the electronic medium lets us stay connected.
So, I'm going to keep trying to get back into LJ. I read you all daily. But I've had trouble finding my words lately. More changes in life seem imminent. Let's see how it goes!
1) I come from a very large Italian family on my mother's side. As a child all holidays were spent at my Grandmother's house, with everyone up to second cousins there. It was very close. As an adult, however, I rarely even see my siblings. Everyone is scattered around the country.
2) I'm a good cook; but I have to use a recipe. My improvisational skills are lacking.
3) I have a short temper.
4) I don't deal well with frustration.
5) I have been known to use sex for validation.
6) This is because I have a relentlessly poor self image, based on an immense amount of negative feedback as a child. This is ridiculous of me.
7) I would happily live on good bread and good cheese alone.
8) My ex's all hate me. Interestingly, they have all dumped me. Then wanted me back. It's when I said no that they decided to hate me. I think this reveals a basic flaw about myself - either in my choice of men or something I haven't put my finger on yet.
9) Working out keeps me sane. The last three weeks I haven't been able to work out more than three times. And I feel like crap.
10) Headhunters have been chasing me lately (the work kind). This has provoked only ambivalence in me.
11) Spending time alone is important to me; however, I am also prone to loneliness. This is a conundrum.
12) I have not played a videogame since I was 12 years old. This makes me a dinosaur in the modern era, I realize. But my hand-eye coordination truly sucks, and I hate embarrassing myself.
13) I photograph terribly, apparently. Or so men say.
14) I do not enjoy most realistic fiction. I honestly could care less about the personal dramas of real life characters when I have enough of my own. This reluctance does not apply to speculative fiction, crime fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Why? It's not everyday life.
15) I sleep too much.
16) I love nothing more than to be out in a natural landscape, of any sort. But I do believe I am a city person at heart. So I try to incorporate both.
17) I laugh at the slightest provocation.
18) Being out at a bar or party with a group of good people and everyone talking at once is my idea of heaven. As a good friend says, "I want to be in the middle of everything, and laughing."
19) I will go to great extremes for my friends. I always hope for the same. It doesn't always happen, but it's great when it does.
20) With only a few exceptions, everyone important to me is now far away. That's sad, but the electronic medium lets us stay connected.
So, I'm going to keep trying to get back into LJ. I read you all daily. But I've had trouble finding my words lately. More changes in life seem imminent. Let's see how it goes!