10 Day Meme: Day 2 (10 Things I love)
10 Things I love:
1. Cats:
I love everything about cats. I love their purring, playfulness, attitudes, cuddling. This morning after my run Julius curled up around my head, laid his head on my face and fell asleep. The warmth and purring always puts me to sleep. I LOVE KITTIES!
2. The way I feel when I run:
Somehow my mind completely blanks and all I can think about is moving and breathing. It's the only thing I can do that completely clears my head.
3. Going on Adventures and Projects with Bryan:
One thing I love about Bryan, is that he gets shit done. I love it when we have a photo project together, or a project for the house. He's super motivated and doesn't procrastinate like I do, so when we work on these things we always make it happen.
4. Food:
Food is my main vice. I love how it brings me comfort when I'm stressed, I always crave chocolate when I'm overwhelmed. I have a feeling food will end up on the things I hate list as well. lol
5. Halloween:
I think I love everything about Halloween. It's wonderful having all the spooky stuff in the stores to choose from. It's nice once a year to not be a weirdo! :-) lol
6. Music:
I cannot function without music. I'm not sure what else to say. I love music that takes me to a "dark place." That's what I call my happy place, except my happy place is a dark spooky place. So anything that helps create this atmosphere I love. So this is where the goth and industrial music comes in. :-)
7. Getting Tattooed:
One of my favorite sounds is the buzzing of the tattoo machine. I didn't want to say I love tattoos in general because there are enough shitty tattoos out there. But I love collecting them, and each of them tells a deep story, but I love that you would never know unless you ask me. I'm collecting stories that show important changes and stories of my life. I love that.
8. Gloomy Weather:
A perfect day in terms of weather is about 50 degrees out, with a grey overcast sky. It's sunny a lot in Spokane, so those rare grey days remind me of home. :-) For some reason they make me really happy. Maybe it helps that everyone else is miserable and bitching about the grey skies. Mua ha ha ha ha!
9. Cemeteries:
I'm not sure what it is about cemeteries that I love so much. It'd be easiest to just say it's because I'm goth, but it's not that simple. I think I like the reminder of my own mortality. You see so many markers and in the end we're all reduced to two dates with a dash between them. I'm living in the "dash" now, and it reminds me how short our lives really are. It's also a relatively safe place to run, and I like to do something that makes me feel alive in the cemetery. I often think to myself that if I don't take care of myself I'm going to end up there sooner than I want.
10. Being Myself
I love it when I can completely be myself. No censors, I'm not worried about swearing or offending people. I'm not worried about people judging me. I know I'm a square (I've been harassed because I've never drank or smoked weed), I know I'm a dork (I've been harassed about being a little nerdy), I know I'm a little strange (Yes, I know not everyone wears black every day, hangs out in cemeteries, and likes silent films). But I love it when I can be all those things and am still accepted.
1. Cats:
I love everything about cats. I love their purring, playfulness, attitudes, cuddling. This morning after my run Julius curled up around my head, laid his head on my face and fell asleep. The warmth and purring always puts me to sleep. I LOVE KITTIES!
2. The way I feel when I run:
Somehow my mind completely blanks and all I can think about is moving and breathing. It's the only thing I can do that completely clears my head.
3. Going on Adventures and Projects with Bryan:
One thing I love about Bryan, is that he gets shit done. I love it when we have a photo project together, or a project for the house. He's super motivated and doesn't procrastinate like I do, so when we work on these things we always make it happen.
4. Food:
Food is my main vice. I love how it brings me comfort when I'm stressed, I always crave chocolate when I'm overwhelmed. I have a feeling food will end up on the things I hate list as well. lol
5. Halloween:
I think I love everything about Halloween. It's wonderful having all the spooky stuff in the stores to choose from. It's nice once a year to not be a weirdo! :-) lol
6. Music:
I cannot function without music. I'm not sure what else to say. I love music that takes me to a "dark place." That's what I call my happy place, except my happy place is a dark spooky place. So anything that helps create this atmosphere I love. So this is where the goth and industrial music comes in. :-)
7. Getting Tattooed:
One of my favorite sounds is the buzzing of the tattoo machine. I didn't want to say I love tattoos in general because there are enough shitty tattoos out there. But I love collecting them, and each of them tells a deep story, but I love that you would never know unless you ask me. I'm collecting stories that show important changes and stories of my life. I love that.
8. Gloomy Weather:
A perfect day in terms of weather is about 50 degrees out, with a grey overcast sky. It's sunny a lot in Spokane, so those rare grey days remind me of home. :-) For some reason they make me really happy. Maybe it helps that everyone else is miserable and bitching about the grey skies. Mua ha ha ha ha!
9. Cemeteries:
I'm not sure what it is about cemeteries that I love so much. It'd be easiest to just say it's because I'm goth, but it's not that simple. I think I like the reminder of my own mortality. You see so many markers and in the end we're all reduced to two dates with a dash between them. I'm living in the "dash" now, and it reminds me how short our lives really are. It's also a relatively safe place to run, and I like to do something that makes me feel alive in the cemetery. I often think to myself that if I don't take care of myself I'm going to end up there sooner than I want.
10. Being Myself
I love it when I can completely be myself. No censors, I'm not worried about swearing or offending people. I'm not worried about people judging me. I know I'm a square (I've been harassed because I've never drank or smoked weed), I know I'm a dork (I've been harassed about being a little nerdy), I know I'm a little strange (Yes, I know not everyone wears black every day, hangs out in cemeteries, and likes silent films). But I love it when I can be all those things and am still accepted.