Wednesday, February 9, 2011

101 things about me

1.  I was born in New Port Beach California.

2.  I wish I still lived there.

3.  I hate LA.

4.  And I live there.

5.  I'm not a very religious person but I do like to sometimes chat with God (my ceiling) about my day.

6.  I am not a good organizer.

7.  I don't have that 'natural curiosity' to learn new things that come into my life, unless I have an immediate inseparable passion for it.

8.  My favorite color is blue but all of my clothes are neutral colors.

9.  I really like cats, especially fat ones.

10.  When I take on a new project I immediately expect myself to be a prodigy.

11.  I love to write, but I always end up crying several times throughout the process.

12.  I am a hopeless romantic and everyone knows it.

13. Several of my friends call me mother, or some variation of the word.

14.  I really like shoes.  If all of my clothes suddenly were tragically lost in a fire, and I was given money to buy new clothes, guess what I would but instead?

15.  I'm a perfectionist, but only when I want to be.  Unfortunately for my mom my room will never be considered.

16.  I like classy things, like red lipstick.

17.  I disapprove of PDA (public displays of affection), unless I am the recipient.

18.  I like taking everything slow.

19.  I am impatient.

20.  I love to shop just as much as the next Legally Blonde.

21.  I always have to have a perfect manicure.  If my nail polish is chipped, and I am out in public, I am very embarrassed.

22.  I plan on being a virgin for quite a while.

23.  I like chapstick.

24.  When I visited New York for the first time, it was as if I had lived there my entire life.

25.  My birth mom is diagnosed with having narcissism and a personality disorder.  So when my children enter into their teens, I get to deal with extra selfish, extra moody ones.  Can't wait.  

26.  I love tea.  My mom says it's because I'm a 1/4 British.  I pretend that fraction actually counts.

27.  I love anything sugary.

28.  I will always be a fan of Coldplay, Harry Potter, CHANEL, and the color black.

29.  I prefer depressing, sad music - especially songs with lyrics matching my life at that present moment.

30.  I think Nick Jonas would make a fine husband.

31.  You can tell what I'm feeling by looking at my facial expressions.

32.  If you asked everyone I knew what my favorite virtue is, they would say honesty.  I have no idea why.

33.  Coke Zero amazes me.

34.  I never watch TV.

35.  Pam and Jim's relationship on The Office is my favorite love story. 

36.  I have peed my pants due to extreme laughter in several locations.  But, my all time favorite would have to be that time I peed my pants in front of a hotel in Rome.

37.  I become jealous very easily.

38.  I do not like to be criticized, in any way, especially constructively.

39.  If I could I would eat sushi for breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday.

40.  I dumped my middle school boyfriend because he got a bowl cut.

41.  I'm pessimistic.

42.  I fall in love too easily, and I'm usually the only one falling.

43.  Phone calls > texting

44.  My most prized possession is my room.

45.  I prefer to drink from a straw.

46.  My dream car would be a tan bug convertible with a black roof, and the Coco CHANEL sign on both sides of the car.  Despite its Barbie-ness, I would drive that thing around with pride. 

47.  My fears: sharks, water, drowning.

48.  If I could be a fictional character I would be a mermaid.   

49.  I'm a big fan of making plans, and then sticking to them.  Some of my friends disagree.

50.  I cry about pretty much anything.

51.  Idol: Meyrl Streep.

52.  Everyone thinks my eyes are brown, but if you look real close they're hazel.  This is very important to me.

53.  My favorite place to eat food is any restaurant in Sonoma.

54.  My fantasy dream job is to work at an aquarium and get payed 500$ an hour for feeding the fish.

55.  My realistic dream job is to be a magazine editor in New York City.  I knew that ever since I saw the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

56.  Bubble baths are a great place to ponder about life. 

57.  I like sitting on my deck at night and starring at the stars. Seriously.  I live in a canyon so there's like millions of them at night.

58.  In my free time I watch documentaries about the ocean and sea creatures.

59.  My favorite tree is the Weeping Willow.

60.  I am a bobby-pin fanatic.

61.  I take cream and 2 sugars in my coffee. 

62.  Best dish at the Thanksgiving table is sweet potatoes with marshmallow's. 

63.  I always wonder why people think you can hear them talking to you when you have head phones on.  Isn't that the point of headphones people.

64.  When in doubt, read Harry Potter.

65.  Funniest movie of all time: The Party.

66.  Movie that I never tire of: Pride and Prejudice (2005 version).

67.  I wish I was fluent in French. 

68.  I hate pencils.

69.  The setting that always makes me feel like I'm in a movie, is when I'm on a road trip listening to Roslyn by Bon Iver.

70.  I spent several years of my childhood explaining to my dad how cash registers are good investments, especially for someone who wanted to be a cashier when they grew up like that lady at Ralphs.  I now know why he never bought be that cash register. 

71.  Dance Dance Revolution is the best arcade game ever.

72.  When I auditioned for my my first play I could recite my part in every possible accent except American.

73.  I have a habit of hiding my hands in my sleeves.

74.  I will only ever need one really good friend in life.

75.  I like the word rare, as both an adjective and a way to eat steak.

76.  Although I'm terrified of sharks, they fascinate me.

77.  The one time I went to Sea World it was recorded as the most crowded day in history, so I never was able to walk through the terrifying yet intriguing shark tunnel.  I will one day.

78.  I have high standards.

79.  I used to be obsessed with High School Musical.  Never again.

80.  I could spend an entire day at a tide pool and be sublimely happy.

81.  I like to tell people I was a gymnast when I was 5.  My mom tells people I liked the trampoline when I was 5.

82.  I will probably die from drinking too much diet coke.

83.  I abhor math.

84.  Today while reading an article on Lindsey Lohan's sucky life, I discovered I was interested in Law.

85.  My cat's full name is Ely The Magnificent

86.  Excessive amounts of the color pink is unnecessary.

87.  Sometimes I will eat sheets and sheets of dried seaweed.  Its friggin' good.

88.  I set unrealistic goals for myself to often.

89.  Pastel colors are THE WORST.

90.  I'm not very good at being a third wheel.  But who is?

91.  I love to walk. 

92.  One of my least favorites places to be is the refrigerated section at the grocery store. 

93.  When I was little I got two blond highlights; one on either side of my head.  Why...

94.  My grandpa is a molecular biologist at MIT.  He's basically a genius.  And yet I only have a B average.

95.  I like anything lemon.

95.  I am a 1/4 Nepalise.  A lot of people have no idea where that is.  It makes me feel special.

96.  I'm really into Halloween.

97.  I love my name.

98.  You know those mid-walk photos that are taken of celebs in every day life? I want one.

99.  Sophmore year of high school, my friend and I made up our own alphabet represented by symbols we invented.  We were the kings of note-passing in class. 

100.  When I was 7, I could not fall asleep unless every open space around me was occupied by a stuffed animal of some sort.

101.  Now, I can't sleep if anything is near me.