25 things meme
I didn't think I was actually going to be tagged for this. Imagine my surprise!
25 Random things about me:
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1. I love my dog more than people should logically love their dogs. He's like my child. I sometimes show pictures of him on my phone to random strangers, like someone would do with their kid. My mother-in-law told me, "A guy at my work said it, and I'm going to repeat it for your benefit. I don't want to see pictures of your dog any more than I want to see pictures of random people's children." I counter that he's a puppy, and far more lovable. I mean, look at that faaaaace. Lazarus is also the softest medium-sized dog I've ever had.
2. Living in Kansas feels no different than living in Missouri. I sometimes forget that I'm in Kansas at all until my mother-law-comments about something that (I think) jokingly slanders Kansas City.
3. I pride myself on my ability to cook chicken. I can cook stuff on a stove--full meals of varying different things all done at the same time, perfect and hot for dinner. I get nervous when it's in the oven, and most of the time take it out far too soon. I'm not a baker. I couldn't make you good cookies or brownies if I tried and tried again (which I have). I can occasionally make good apple pie.
4. I have more books than anyone I know. I've had to get rid of some, and it was like getting rid of a part of me. When my friends borrow my books, I have to prelude it with directions on how to care for my books (I don't like the spines bent on the paperbacks, and if they're hardback then take the covers off if there is a cover). The same went with books I lent to my students.
5. I want so desperately to be a writer, but I'm terrified that I'm not good enough to be one. Writing is a real passion of mine. A true, lifelong dream would come true the moment I was published.
6. I like to pretend that I'm a fabulous singer. I've been told that I'm good (you incredibly nice people, you!), but I will never go on American Idol because I'm terrified of being told that I suck.
7. For the longest time I wanted to marry Prince William. I'm incredibly happy that I married Andrew, but it would be fucking sweeeeeeet to be a princess.
8. I repeat things I've said in conversations I've had with other people out loud, hours and sometimes days later. I also repeat the same facial expressions and inflections I had during those conversations as well. Andrew's caught me doing it a few times (I'm generally very private about it, so in 7 years together the amount of times he's caught me is pretty small), and he always makes me repeat it and laughs at me, to my huge embarrassment. I don't know why I do this, but I think it stems from my creating stories in my head and acting out what the characters would do/say.
9. My last two years of high school and all four years of college, I spent a lot of my weekend time going to underground concerts in St. Louis at the Creepy Crawl, Mississippi Nights, plus the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago. Andrew introduces me to a lot of new bands and music before they become more known. It give me a sense of being pretty freaking awesome, and Andrew just feels plain smug about it. I saw Coheed and Cambria lonnnng before they were famous, as well as other bands. To name a few: The Go! Team, The Bravery, The Postal Service, Thrice, Poison the Well, The Get Up Kids, The New Pornographers, Andrew Bird, Of Montreal, Art Brut, Andrew W.K., Death From Above 1979, Xu Xu, Head Automatica, Murder by Death, and a whole hell of a lot more.
10. I actually do enjoy being a teacher, but mostly because of the relationships I form with the other teachers and my own students. I get really nervous before each lesson, though, wondering if whether what I'm doing is going to make my students any smarter. I also could give a shit about the standards, or DOKs.
11. I like to pretend that I'm good with change, but I'm actually HORRIBLE at change.
12. I love taking photos. I would love to be a photographer. My house is currently overtaken by photos and it's about driving Andrew insane.
13. I cry when I'm angry. It annoys me that I'm crying, makes me angrier, and then I keep crying. It's a vicious cycle.
14. I have to have something I deem "breakfast food" for breakfast, or I feel sick for the rest of the day. It all stems from when I was six and got sick on Christmas day from eating too much chocolate that morning, or so I was scolded by my mom for. It was just the stomach flu, but I have to have breakfast stuff first now, always.
15. I have only dyed my hair twice, when I was sophomore in high school. It was supposed to be blond, but it turned orange. A few months after butchering its color, I dyed my hair dark brown in the hopes of re-growing out my natural hair color. I've never done highlights or anything either.
16. I hardly know my mom, or that side of the family for that matter. She lives in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
17. My dad has always been my personal hero for a variety of reasons. My whole life I've been striving to show him that saving me that cold day in February 1997 was worth the sacrifices he's had to make down the road.
18. I was born in the Philippines. I lived in Fort Walton Beach, FL until I was 12, and then St. Charles, MO until this past June.
19. I've been known to lick, grab, and assault my friends. They put up with it lovingly. I have amazing friends.
20. If I hadn't been dating Andrew, I would have gone to Japan to teach English after graduating college. I miss Japan.
21. I love my nephews and nieces and incredibly huge amount; if something happened to my sister or Andrew's sister, I would gladly take those children in my life without a second thought. When Gabe was born, I cried. When Avery was born, Andrew was moved to tears. Logan and Addison were welcome additions. I envy those who get to spend time with them when I can't, and I am secretly very afraid that they won't know me and won't love me. I guess it's not so secret anymore.
22. I HATE THE COLD.
23. I like to exercise and be outside during the warm months. In the winter I do what I'd like to call "bulking up" because I'm too lazy to work out inside and I'm sure as hell not going outside. See 22 as to why.
24. I don't like fingernail polish. I feel like it's choking the life out of my nails.
25. I don't miss high school. I hated the cliques, the drama, and the inability to be on my own if I wanted to. I do miss the time I had for my friendships back then. I miss college a lot, actually, because I could nap all the time, and making friends seemed effortless because everyone was so ready to start anew.
25 Random things about me:
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1. I love my dog more than people should logically love their dogs. He's like my child. I sometimes show pictures of him on my phone to random strangers, like someone would do with their kid. My mother-in-law told me, "A guy at my work said it, and I'm going to repeat it for your benefit. I don't want to see pictures of your dog any more than I want to see pictures of random people's children." I counter that he's a puppy, and far more lovable. I mean, look at that faaaaace. Lazarus is also the softest medium-sized dog I've ever had.
2. Living in Kansas feels no different than living in Missouri. I sometimes forget that I'm in Kansas at all until my mother-law-comments about something that (I think) jokingly slanders Kansas City.
3. I pride myself on my ability to cook chicken. I can cook stuff on a stove--full meals of varying different things all done at the same time, perfect and hot for dinner. I get nervous when it's in the oven, and most of the time take it out far too soon. I'm not a baker. I couldn't make you good cookies or brownies if I tried and tried again (which I have). I can occasionally make good apple pie.
4. I have more books than anyone I know. I've had to get rid of some, and it was like getting rid of a part of me. When my friends borrow my books, I have to prelude it with directions on how to care for my books (I don't like the spines bent on the paperbacks, and if they're hardback then take the covers off if there is a cover). The same went with books I lent to my students.
5. I want so desperately to be a writer, but I'm terrified that I'm not good enough to be one. Writing is a real passion of mine. A true, lifelong dream would come true the moment I was published.
6. I like to pretend that I'm a fabulous singer. I've been told that I'm good (you incredibly nice people, you!), but I will never go on American Idol because I'm terrified of being told that I suck.
7. For the longest time I wanted to marry Prince William. I'm incredibly happy that I married Andrew, but it would be fucking sweeeeeeet to be a princess.
8. I repeat things I've said in conversations I've had with other people out loud, hours and sometimes days later. I also repeat the same facial expressions and inflections I had during those conversations as well. Andrew's caught me doing it a few times (I'm generally very private about it, so in 7 years together the amount of times he's caught me is pretty small), and he always makes me repeat it and laughs at me, to my huge embarrassment. I don't know why I do this, but I think it stems from my creating stories in my head and acting out what the characters would do/say.
9. My last two years of high school and all four years of college, I spent a lot of my weekend time going to underground concerts in St. Louis at the Creepy Crawl, Mississippi Nights, plus the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago. Andrew introduces me to a lot of new bands and music before they become more known. It give me a sense of being pretty freaking awesome, and Andrew just feels plain smug about it. I saw Coheed and Cambria lonnnng before they were famous, as well as other bands. To name a few: The Go! Team, The Bravery, The Postal Service, Thrice, Poison the Well, The Get Up Kids, The New Pornographers, Andrew Bird, Of Montreal, Art Brut, Andrew W.K., Death From Above 1979, Xu Xu, Head Automatica, Murder by Death, and a whole hell of a lot more.
10. I actually do enjoy being a teacher, but mostly because of the relationships I form with the other teachers and my own students. I get really nervous before each lesson, though, wondering if whether what I'm doing is going to make my students any smarter. I also could give a shit about the standards, or DOKs.
11. I like to pretend that I'm good with change, but I'm actually HORRIBLE at change.
12. I love taking photos. I would love to be a photographer. My house is currently overtaken by photos and it's about driving Andrew insane.
13. I cry when I'm angry. It annoys me that I'm crying, makes me angrier, and then I keep crying. It's a vicious cycle.
14. I have to have something I deem "breakfast food" for breakfast, or I feel sick for the rest of the day. It all stems from when I was six and got sick on Christmas day from eating too much chocolate that morning, or so I was scolded by my mom for. It was just the stomach flu, but I have to have breakfast stuff first now, always.
15. I have only dyed my hair twice, when I was sophomore in high school. It was supposed to be blond, but it turned orange. A few months after butchering its color, I dyed my hair dark brown in the hopes of re-growing out my natural hair color. I've never done highlights or anything either.
16. I hardly know my mom, or that side of the family for that matter. She lives in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
17. My dad has always been my personal hero for a variety of reasons. My whole life I've been striving to show him that saving me that cold day in February 1997 was worth the sacrifices he's had to make down the road.
18. I was born in the Philippines. I lived in Fort Walton Beach, FL until I was 12, and then St. Charles, MO until this past June.
19. I've been known to lick, grab, and assault my friends. They put up with it lovingly. I have amazing friends.
20. If I hadn't been dating Andrew, I would have gone to Japan to teach English after graduating college. I miss Japan.
21. I love my nephews and nieces and incredibly huge amount; if something happened to my sister or Andrew's sister, I would gladly take those children in my life without a second thought. When Gabe was born, I cried. When Avery was born, Andrew was moved to tears. Logan and Addison were welcome additions. I envy those who get to spend time with them when I can't, and I am secretly very afraid that they won't know me and won't love me. I guess it's not so secret anymore.
22. I HATE THE COLD.
23. I like to exercise and be outside during the warm months. In the winter I do what I'd like to call "bulking up" because I'm too lazy to work out inside and I'm sure as hell not going outside. See 22 as to why.
24. I don't like fingernail polish. I feel like it's choking the life out of my nails.
25. I don't miss high school. I hated the cliques, the drama, and the inability to be on my own if I wanted to. I do miss the time I had for my friendships back then. I miss college a lot, actually, because I could nap all the time, and making friends seemed effortless because everyone was so ready to start anew.