Yes this is from one of those Facebook-frenzied memes that is sooo two months ago, but it was an exercise that reminded me why I loved blogging. So sue me.
25 Things
1. When I was little, I wanted to BE a cat.
2. I’m a little bit afraid of stairs. I have to be able to see my feet when I go down. I think this is due to my natural lack of balance.
3. I probably have the largest privately-owned collection of nail polish. I keep it in my purple Caboodle circa 1992. This is probably due to my Catholic school upbringing where nail polish was strictly prohibited.
4. Despite my fluctuations in belief, sitting through a Catholic mass in France and in Ireland was amazingly comforting and safe. I love the beautiful, peaceful austerity of a quiet church when no one’s around.
5. I get my cruel sarcasm from my mom, and my goofy inappropriate humor from my dad.
6. I’m kind of a wizard at Excel. And PowerPoint. Most Office products.
7. I love live musical performances.
8. When I was 2, my mom was asked to have me participate in a research experiment. There were 3 stairs of varying heights, each with a box of toys at the top, the goal being to see which set of stairs the toddlers would climb. I sat down on the nearest flight and played with the styrofoam lining the stairs so the kids wouldn’t fall off. The researchers told my mom that my data was unusable.
9. I think maybe I should have been born a gay man. What with the love of Bette Midler and musicals and such.
10. I like being fancy.
11. I totally won the girl’s division in our first grade typing class. I didn’t even practice.
12. I never thought I’d be a dog owner. (But I like it).
13. My biggest pet peeve is when people make intransitive verbs transitive. Like, “Thank you for shopping Kmart,” or “David Copperfield will vanish 18 people from the audience!” My biggest pet peeve also makes me sound like an ass.
14. I wanted to be an interior decorator until my dad told me I was too smart for that.
15. If I could do anything and not worry about money, I’d be a writer. Mostly random thoughts like David Sedaris… I don’t have the patience to form a fully-developed story.
16. I was constantly in awe when I was in France. I couldn’t believe I was actually seeing the things I’d read about, and there was a part of me that believed I could never go.
17. I hate the shape I’ve become.
18. I loved working at a TV station, even though my job was technical and boring. I just liked being around the action.
19. I’m probably thinking “That’s what she said” after 85% of the sentences you say.
20. In high school, I made a pact with my 2 best friends that if we weren’t in serious relationships (or maybe if we hadn’t had a serious relationship) by the time we were 30 we’d go into a convent together. But as that future started to look a little too close I decided I’d rather be a crazy cat lady instead. Because then you don’t have to be good and quiet, and I can throw cats at people.
21. I can’t believe my incredible dumb luck at finding someone who can put up with all this craziness.
22. I saw Star Wars: Phantom Menace 7 times. In the theater.
23. I saw Kid Rock in concert. With my mom. Tenacious D opened.
24. I never thought I’d find a group of friends as amazing as my high school posse until I went to France. I’m so proud of all of my friends and what they’re doing in the world.
25. The most comforting place to me is a bookstore. When I’m really depressed I’ll go browse for an hour or two.
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