Cross-posted to Facebook

[alexmegami]

1) People often complain about hearing the same song over and over again on the radio. I, on the other hand, have been known to listen to the same song on repeat for hours. Occasionally days.

2) I really want to be fabulous (read: great hostess, fashionable dresser, trend-setter... Serena and/or Clinton Kelly), but I'm pretty sure that this is unachievable.

3) I miss the person I was in high school. And most of the person I was in university. A lot of nerds hated high school... I'd say it was one of my high points.

4) I tried really, really hard when I was in fifth grade to be Christian (not because anyone wanted me to, because I wanted to try it out). For a while I was vaguely pagan. I may be too lazy for religion, and I'm definitely too skeptical for faith.

5) The major difference between me in grade 8 and me now: somewhere during high school, I went from being an introvert with friends to being a total extrovert. Shockingly to me, people still think I'm an introvert. There should be some way of distinguishing "quiet[er] extrovert" and "loud introvert" (I'm the former, Pat's the latter, as far as I'm concerned).

6) I can simultaneously find myself not sexy at all and a total 10. Possibly because I'm not my type. My actual looks seem to have little bearing on my self-rating.

7) I wish I wasn't so goddamned tired all the time. I hate that I feel drained and lifeless pretty much from the time I get up (7:30) until noon or one, and then lose steam steadily from 5 PM until ten or so, and then get a burst of energy (usually). And I wish I just knew how to FIX it already. This also ties back in to #3, when my schedule fit me and not the work week (and I could stay up until 3 AM).

8) I really like making goal lists, but I am usually pretty terrible about keeping to them. If I make it more than halfway on the 101/1001, I'll be... shocked, really.

9) It is impossible to encourage me in something I am doing. My reaction is to rebut your encouraging arguments and then no one is happy. So it's probably better just to let it alone, or maybe bring me tea and cookies.

10) It amuses me greatly that Facebook has an option for "In An Open Relationship"... but still only lets you list one partner.

11) I wish there was a TV show that found the weirdest jobs out there, that you can't even believe that there's a job like that out there BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COOLEST THING EVER, and profiled the people that have those jobs to find out how they got there.

12) It has taken me three days to come up with the first eleven items. I am not really that interesting a person.

13) I think it would be interesting to start an explicitly atheist charitable organization.

14) This year, I am so far obsessed with documenting everything. What I've read, eaten, done, my goals, my money... I mean, well above and beyond my 50 Book Challenge stuff. It's a little weird, for me. We'll see if I keep it up.

15) I spend a lot of money on dining out. Like... 1/8 of my income. Admittedly, that's more often than not eating with other people, but if we assume that Pat pays as often as I do... yeah. I dine out a lot.

16) I've been published. That's crazy. Hopefully it's a trend that will continue.

17) I am really envious of people who can draw. I don't consider it one of my talents.

18) I want to go back to school for a third unrelated program. English + psych minor + Television Writing and Producing + massage therapy = ???

19) Other people's messiness, depending on how long I have to spend around it, makes me insane. My own messiness is largely 'whatever'.

20) Most of the music I listen to is angry white boys and, lately, dance. Why? I do not know.

21) I don't really have a style of my own, although What Not To Wear makes me wish I did. My work style could best be described as preppy. Non-work style is lazy slacker. ;)

22) Of all the Canada Food Guide groups, the one I pretty much never meet the requirements for is grains. Supposedly this is the easiest one for most people (well, maybe meat/alts). I guess it comes down to the fact that I don't especially like bread, pasta most of the time, or rice in large quantities... time to start packing that couscous in. *lol*

23) I have major performance anxiety when it comes to dealing with girls, especially strange girls.

24) Of all the things I miss from high school, being in choir/band is the one that really stands out. I miss singing with a group (which may explain the Rock Band obsession).

25) I frequently forget how old I am. For example, in my head I'm still 23, when I'm, you know, turning 25 this year. I've had issues with this and ID checks (though never serious ones, thankfully).

Comments

[kisekileia.livejournal.com]

I really miss two things from high school:

1. Being a high achiever. It would mean so much to me to have that back.

2. Choir/band, in the time periods when I thought people actually liked me.

[phreeque.livejournal.com]

I used to be bad at remembering how old I am. I blamed Katie for it. She actually did make me feel younger, and when she was 19, I'd say, "Yeah, I'm 21--no, wait, hold on..."

Also: What exactly is this list? Is it simply a list of your own observations about yourself? Is there some other theme that's supposed to hold all of these points together? I'm kind of curious to make a list of my own, but I need to know the rules first, if there are any.

[alexmegami]

It's supposed to be 25 things about you, and technically you're supposed to tag 25 other people. I went for things that are slightly-lesser-known but I don't think it's a requirement.