25 things i hate about you
there's a thing going around on facebook where you're supposed to list 25 random things about yourself. i figure i might as well post it here too, since i like you guys more than those facebook fools.
1. i am trying to break myself of the years-long practice of typing only in lowercase. but i can't seem to do it. i think maybe i actually don't really want to stop. I SURE DO LIKE ALLCAPS THOUGH
2. i get hiccups at least once a day. i used to only be able to get rid of them by drinking a cup of water upside down while holding my breath. a pain in the ass if there's no water about. luckily and wonderfully i learned a technique in massage class where you apply pressure to the back of the neck, which numbs the nerves that ennervate the diaphram. it works like a charm and i love it.
3. i am childfree. i have absolutely, positively no desire to spawn. i would rip out my uterus with a fork if it weren't for the pesky risk of infection. i'll have to settle for a tubal or essure sometime when money's a little better.
4. one time i flew across the country from nyc to los angeles to see a counting crows concert (they were performing with a live orchestra!) that very night. i spent the night with my friend bayan, then flew home early the next morning and got home in time for my evening class. ROCK AND ROLL.
5. when i started massage school i thought i was going to prefer giving really deep massages. while i do enjoy that, i am actually more drawn towards the very light modalities, such as craniosacral and lymph drainage.
6. if i could change one thing about myself (that can't be changed--hopefully--with diet and exercise), it would be my voice. it's squeaky and creaky and cracky and i have that fucking lisp. ah! if only i could sing!
7. i collect pinky street dolls. i have over fifty. if you ever need to get me a gift and are wondering what to buy, a pinky street is a surefire bet.
8. i can't remember a time when i didn't know how to read. i learned when i was two. this is actually not as cool as it sounds; all it means is that i have trouble pronouncing some words and difficulty with other languages because i see words before i say or hear them.
9. i can't remember a time when i didn't want to be a writer.
10. i don't drink. i think that some people think i am a recovering alcoholic, but i'm not. i've never had a drink in my life.
11. some people think being petty and judgemental are bad things. i totally embrace these qualities and consider them vital aspects of my personality.
12. i can pass for up to ten years younger than my actual age. most of the time this is fabulous, but i am getting to a point in my life where i actually want to be more grown-up. i want a grown-up job with a grown-up salary. i want my house to look more like two adults live there and less like two broke-ass college students. i am trying to reconcile holding on to my youth and being a grown-up. IT IS HARD.
13. i was raised jehovah's witness but have since broken away, so i've only gotten into the habit of celebrating birthdays for a few years. i like birthdays!
14. but i still won't celebrate christmas DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HOW MUCH I HATE CHRISTMAS.
15. i have been a vegetarian for over half my life. i am the only one in my family.
16. i have always been fundamentally opposed to band tattoos. and yet, i am planning to get the flame from the stars album set yourself on fire tattooed on my wrist. again, when the money is better.
17. the other tattoo i want is a lizard behind my ear. i've been planning that one since the tenth grade.
18. there's not a single day that goes by that i don't miss new york city. (although the pizza here in cincinnati is better.) watching gossip girl makes it especially difficult.
19. speaking of gossip girl. I LOVE IT. and not even ironically or as a guilty pleasure: it is legitimately a really, really good show. you should watch it. it is one of two scripted shows i watch regularly (the other one is damages. which i actually don't want to watch at all because it is too damn complicated but I CAN'T STOP). the other shows i watch are mostly trashy reality tv. the love of trashy reality television is another thing i consider a vital part of my personality.
20. i am addicted to books! but i can only read one at a time.
21. i wish i could have piercings all the way up my ear, but my ears are just too damn small. sad.
22. before we met, nathan was not comfortable holding hands in public. now we hold hands all the time and he will even go so far as to kiss me at the bus stop! i am very proud of being the girl that helped him get over the PDA aversion.
23. although my chosen role is behind the scenes, i am really a performer at heart. i lack the talent (and the voice, please see #6) to actually get on the stage, so i compensate by being dramatic, sometimes overly so, in my everyday life. don't take me too seriously, guys. i'm just having fun.
24. i cannot walk past the tea section in the grocery store without stopping to look. i have managed to break the habit of buying tea every time, but i still look.
25. i was born sucking on my bottom lip. that was 27 years ago, and to this day, i catch myself sucking on my lips when i'm concentrating. it makes for chapped lips and weird faces, so i'm trying to stop, but how do you stop something that you were literally born doing?
that was actually harder than i thought. 25 things is kind of a lot.
i believe i'm also supposed to tag people. so: evildevil, dottieneurotic, haikuninja, smarionette, eto, jacci: i choose you!
1. i am trying to break myself of the years-long practice of typing only in lowercase. but i can't seem to do it. i think maybe i actually don't really want to stop. I SURE DO LIKE ALLCAPS THOUGH
2. i get hiccups at least once a day. i used to only be able to get rid of them by drinking a cup of water upside down while holding my breath. a pain in the ass if there's no water about. luckily and wonderfully i learned a technique in massage class where you apply pressure to the back of the neck, which numbs the nerves that ennervate the diaphram. it works like a charm and i love it.
3. i am childfree. i have absolutely, positively no desire to spawn. i would rip out my uterus with a fork if it weren't for the pesky risk of infection. i'll have to settle for a tubal or essure sometime when money's a little better.
4. one time i flew across the country from nyc to los angeles to see a counting crows concert (they were performing with a live orchestra!) that very night. i spent the night with my friend bayan, then flew home early the next morning and got home in time for my evening class. ROCK AND ROLL.
5. when i started massage school i thought i was going to prefer giving really deep massages. while i do enjoy that, i am actually more drawn towards the very light modalities, such as craniosacral and lymph drainage.
6. if i could change one thing about myself (that can't be changed--hopefully--with diet and exercise), it would be my voice. it's squeaky and creaky and cracky and i have that fucking lisp. ah! if only i could sing!
7. i collect pinky street dolls. i have over fifty. if you ever need to get me a gift and are wondering what to buy, a pinky street is a surefire bet.
8. i can't remember a time when i didn't know how to read. i learned when i was two. this is actually not as cool as it sounds; all it means is that i have trouble pronouncing some words and difficulty with other languages because i see words before i say or hear them.
9. i can't remember a time when i didn't want to be a writer.
10. i don't drink. i think that some people think i am a recovering alcoholic, but i'm not. i've never had a drink in my life.
11. some people think being petty and judgemental are bad things. i totally embrace these qualities and consider them vital aspects of my personality.
12. i can pass for up to ten years younger than my actual age. most of the time this is fabulous, but i am getting to a point in my life where i actually want to be more grown-up. i want a grown-up job with a grown-up salary. i want my house to look more like two adults live there and less like two broke-ass college students. i am trying to reconcile holding on to my youth and being a grown-up. IT IS HARD.
13. i was raised jehovah's witness but have since broken away, so i've only gotten into the habit of celebrating birthdays for a few years. i like birthdays!
14. but i still won't celebrate christmas DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HOW MUCH I HATE CHRISTMAS.
15. i have been a vegetarian for over half my life. i am the only one in my family.
16. i have always been fundamentally opposed to band tattoos. and yet, i am planning to get the flame from the stars album set yourself on fire tattooed on my wrist. again, when the money is better.
17. the other tattoo i want is a lizard behind my ear. i've been planning that one since the tenth grade.
18. there's not a single day that goes by that i don't miss new york city. (although the pizza here in cincinnati is better.) watching gossip girl makes it especially difficult.
19. speaking of gossip girl. I LOVE IT. and not even ironically or as a guilty pleasure: it is legitimately a really, really good show. you should watch it. it is one of two scripted shows i watch regularly (the other one is damages. which i actually don't want to watch at all because it is too damn complicated but I CAN'T STOP). the other shows i watch are mostly trashy reality tv. the love of trashy reality television is another thing i consider a vital part of my personality.
20. i am addicted to books! but i can only read one at a time.
21. i wish i could have piercings all the way up my ear, but my ears are just too damn small. sad.
22. before we met, nathan was not comfortable holding hands in public. now we hold hands all the time and he will even go so far as to kiss me at the bus stop! i am very proud of being the girl that helped him get over the PDA aversion.
23. although my chosen role is behind the scenes, i am really a performer at heart. i lack the talent (and the voice, please see #6) to actually get on the stage, so i compensate by being dramatic, sometimes overly so, in my everyday life. don't take me too seriously, guys. i'm just having fun.
24. i cannot walk past the tea section in the grocery store without stopping to look. i have managed to break the habit of buying tea every time, but i still look.
25. i was born sucking on my bottom lip. that was 27 years ago, and to this day, i catch myself sucking on my lips when i'm concentrating. it makes for chapped lips and weird faces, so i'm trying to stop, but how do you stop something that you were literally born doing?
that was actually harder than i thought. 25 things is kind of a lot.
i believe i'm also supposed to tag people. so: evildevil, dottieneurotic, haikuninja, smarionette, eto, jacci: i choose you!