I was tagged for this 12 times on Facebook, the first one being almost 2 weeks ago, so I figured I'd finally post my list. I tagged some people who I thought would like to read it.
25 Random things about me:
1. I have never walked on a frozen lake. I recently dreamed about falling through the ice on one, but I have never attempted this feat in the waking world.
2. I bowled a strike with my left hand one summer when my right hand had been rendered unusable.
3. I have yet to have stitches, even with the aforementioned injury (a huge slice on my palm). I was supposed to have them that time, but I dodged the bullet, as it were.
4. I took the ACT in 7th grade. I actually got a decent score.
5. I now want to take the SAT, because I never got to. Despite this fact, I'm pretty sure that I'm still sane.
6. When I was in kindergarten, there was only one bathroom for the girls and one bathroom for the boys at my school (teachers included). I unwittingly kept a whole line of girls waiting for the bathroom as I sang to myself. There was a grate in the floor, you see, and I was certain that there was a shark under there, waiting to pop out and get me. The grate was probably only 6 inches across. So, I sang to distract myself from my fear, unaware that everyone outside the bathroom could hear me.
7. Did I mention that I have an irrational fear of sharks? Why I moved closer to the ocean is quite beyond my capacity.
8. I visit Dictionary.com at least once a day (often multiple times) to look up new words or be sure that I am using ones in my current vocabulary in the correct context. It has got to be one of my favorite websites.
9. I often spot grammatical errors and/or typos in books that I read. I have to resist a great deal in order to keep myself from marking up library books with corrections. (As a side note: this also makes it much easier to spot chain letter frauds, since these usually have some sort of slip-up along those lines.)
10. When I was little, I thought that I could talk to cats... in their language. Apparently, according to my older brother, I took this "talent" to school with me and attempted to communicate with the other kids this way. I don't remember this second part.
11. I saw the ocean (Atlantic) for the first time when I was 22. It was nighttime and practically pitch black. The sound coupled with the vastness of it made me want to fall over backward into the sand. It was amazing, terrifying and beautiful. I now live practically on the coast and have yet to see the ocean since I moved here in May. Thus far I have only waded in it and have yet to really "swim" in the ocean. That's ok, there could be sharks.
12. I will go to great, often comical, lengths to avoid getting a tan. There are numerous reasons for this, all of which I believe to be perfectly valid.
13. I also flew in an airplane for the first time when I was 22. (This was for the same trip as when I saw the ocean.) I went to Jacksonville, FL to attend the wedding of two dear people whom I had been friends with online for years. They say that I was the reason they initially met.
14. By the way, my bangs were blue for that wedding. The rest of my hair was black. (On a side note, the groom's mother asked me if I wanted to smoke dope with her because I "looked like someone who does that".) =P I have had many different colors in my hair as an accent at one time or another. When I was 19 or so I had it cut short and it was completely blue. I also had a cross buzzed into the back of my hair because, as I said at the time, "When else am I going to have the chance to do this?" Want to see pictures? Ask me. I have 'em.
15. Soundtracks are some of my favorite cd's. Whether instrumental or compilation, they're often able to convey things that mere words cannot. I often discover new music this way as well. A few of my favorite soundtracks are: Instrumental- Braveheart and Last of the Mohicans. Seriously, you can't go wrong with these two. Animated- most Disney movies (which are like mini-musicals most of the time), but my favorite is probably Tarzan. Compilation- Runaway Bride and City of Angels (Notting Hill is pretty good, but I don't own it... yet.). Musical- Phantom of the Opera or Sweeney Todd.
16. I have an affinity for pillows (good ones) and bedding. Since I presently can, I sleep with no fewer than three pillows. One for my head and one on either side for me to hug/lean on since I almost always sleep on my side. My bed actually has eight pillows though. Two big, square show pillows, four sleeping pillows (two are GREAT and two are mediocre), and two old pillows in shams that came with my bedding... they're very flat and useless, so they're mostly for show.
17. When I have been poked on Facebook by one or both of my two best friends I tend to wait a while before poking them back. It makes me happy to see their names at the top of the page when I log onto Facebook via my Blackberry.
18. I am actually quite adroit. At least, it's not usually easy to trip me. However, if you put something between my feet and the ground (like a skateboard and, one can only assume, a snowboard)... bad things could happen.
19. There are people who color their hair, and people who don't. I
used to be very proud of being one of the latter, now I count myself
among the former... frequently.
20. Unless I'm much mistaken, both of my best friends have had blue
hair at one point in time or another. This makes my heart happy. ^_^
21. There are three physical attributes that I can always appreciate
about myself, no matter how bad depression might strike: my eyes
(which change colors, but are mostly blue), my lower legs (not sure
what exactly to say. They're nice) and my hair (it manages to do just
about anything I can ask of it).
22. On the 26th day of December in the 26th year of my life, I got my
first tattoo. It happens to be the same words as the title for one of
my favorite Josh Groban songs, You Are Loved. This was pure
coincidence and didn't even occur to me until after I'd conceptualized
and decided on the design.
23. I like cosplay. This is dressing up in costume as a character from a video game, movie, etc. It's an enjoyable hobby. However, I've met a lot of CRAZY people while attending anime conventions. Just remember, I'm the happy medium between you and those people, and that's ok.
24. I once had a girl tell me that she could sense evil on my scarf and didn't know why until she saw that it was a Harry Potter scarf. I followed this with a rational conversation with her. However, it had me pretty steamed at the time and still annoys me. (She also thought that my anime posters had demon eyes...*rolls eyes*)
25. 5 is my favorite number. I loved being 25 years old because it's 5
squared. (Also, one of my best friends made supper for me on my birthday.) Now I'm 26... 13x2=ugh. =P I look a lot younger than I really
am so... Maybe I shouldn't care?
Comments (8)
If you ever decide to walk on a frozen lake, don't wear your devil scarf.
Just promise me you won't tag 25 people...and I won't snicker behind my hand about the anime and cosplay. >.> Dictionary.com is complete win, though, so props for that. :D
Also, I've driven a huge truck out onto a frozen lake, and been in a little car with 6 other people on less than a foot of ice. :) Crazy Minnesotans, eh?
So strange... you've never seen the ocean while I've practically lived next to it my entire life.
...and if you're afraid of sharks you probably should never fly in a low-flying plane over the edge of the coast. I hear that you can actually watch sharks swiming around people constantly. They almost never bother anyone but the sight would be a little unnerving to say the least.
I did this on Facebook the other day too . . .
I have a dictionary widget on my Macbook so I can get definitions from words with the push of one button. I love it and use it multiple times a day.
I'm with you on the typos - I find them all the time in books and online. I'm incredibly OCD about having proper grammar so I always read my comments, posts, etc. at least twice.
ooh, I'm #9 too, good one!
yeah, you barely look 21.
You are a random person...but a good random.
@saintvi - It might pull me straight under, right?
@HeartOfPandora - That makes me think of a story from "A Prairie Home Companion"... I wish I could remember the entire story. One day I will go out on the frozen ice when I'm with friends I can trust.
@Legendairy - Oh I've seen the ocean, I've even been in it... sort of. See here? I just wouldn't go in deeper than my calves. That thing about watching the sharks around the people from over head? *shudder*
@BebstersBlog2 - I usually do something similar with mine. Though, I think I missed one or two on this one. I will blame on the complete and utter exhaustion that I've been experiencing lately.
@GreekPhysique - Yes! We can all be friend!
@theblackspiderman -
Thank you. I think it depends on how I dress on certain days as well.
@Simbathe2nd - I think that's quite the compliment. Thank you.