So, I had this idea that Wednesdays would be List Days. And since this is only my third post, I thought that I would make a more basic list, a get to know me sort of thing. Here goes:
25 Random Things About Me:
1. I like to know the words to every song I listen to, and I know most of the lyrics to every song on my iPod. I hate mumbling my way through the lyrics. On many occasions I have looked up the words, just so that I can memorize the difficult/unclear words. There is only one song that I cannot seem to master, "Informer" by Snow. I have been trying for years to get it right, but so far I can only manage the chorus and a few phrases here and there.
2. I hate any and all bugs. I don't care how small or big they are, I just don't want to see them, hear them or know they're near me. This includes everything from spiders and water bugs to butterflies and ladybugs. Gross. I want them all dead.
3. I have seen the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy over 50 times, possibly more. This is not an exaggeration, it's a sickness. I can recite the movie nearly line-by-line, have had to replace the original copy due to transporting it too much, and if it's on TV I will not only watch it, but record it for later viewings on my DVR. It was on TBS one night and I watched it back-to-back.
4. I've spent over 10 hours and $75 rhinestone-ing a jewelry box over the course of two months. I now hate the smell of rubber cement.
5. I have a terrible fear of falling/heights. For the most part, I'm fine with being up in high places, but if I start to think that I am going to fall from those high places, I freak out. If I'm standing near a cliff, I will not go within 5 feet of the railing/edge. I cannot stand near the windows if I'm in a tall building. Elevators scare the shit out of me because I think they will fall, especially when people do that jumping thing in them. I can't even look down to the floor below me at the mall.
6. I do NOT like to be tickled. If you tickle me I will get physically violent with you.
7. If people ask me what my favorite song is, I will say "All These Things I've Done" by the Killers. In truth, it's "Call Me Irresponsible" by Bobby Darin.
8. I collect snow-globes. The cheap plastic ones are my favorite.
9. I am extremely shy and socially awkward. I find it very difficult to connect to people I don't know, which causes me to often come across as snobby or cold. This is something I'm trying to change, but being gregarious makes me very uncomfortable.
10. My favorite word is "pusillanimous."
11. I'm a terrible singer and hate singing in public/in front of people. But I cannot pass up a car sing-a-long, regardless of who is in the car with me.
12. I love to write poetry. I know that what I put down is complete crap, but I don't care. It's my outlet.
13. Someday I hope to start up some sort of magazine. It will include fashion, photography, music, poetry, possibly interior designs ideas, and various useful tips and tricks. I plan to market it to single women between the ages of 18 and 32. It'll be something to read after you outgrow "Seventeen," but before "Good Housekeeping," and be more creative and less relationship-oriented than "Cosmo."
14. I love any excuse to dress in a costume.
15. I am Polish, English, Czechoslovakian, Norwegian and a little bit Native American.
16. I dislike when people are indecisive and force me to pick what we eat/watch/do. For some reason most of my friends are like this and it drives me insane.
17. I named my cat Norman Bates because I think the character from the 1960 version of Psycho, as played by Anthony Perkins, is the sexiest fictional serial killer in the history of film.
18. I frequently say "that's what she said." I don't care if it's immature, I think it's hilarious.
19. My children will be named Scarlet Elizabeth and Sophia Eleanor if they are girls, and Holden Darcy if I have a boy. To my future husband: the topic is not up for discussion, these are their names.
20. I own 74 books that I have yet to read, but there is nothing that delights me more than buying new books.
21. If I am watching The Office, Law & Order or Gossip Girl, the world is just going to have to wait until a commercial.
22. I have weird nighttime traditions/phobias. I cannot sleep with the closet door open, even if it's just a small crack. I will triple check it's closed all the way before I turn the lights out. I also don't like standing next to my bed in the dark, I will usually jump onto my bed so I don't have to stand next to it. I have a fear that if I stand next to the bed someone will be hiding under it and slash my ankles.
23. I've never had a boyfriend, never been on a date, never even had somebody ask me out. Unrequited affection in the story of my life. I hate throwing a pity party, but it sucks and only adds to my insecurity. And to anyone who says "oh, being single is so much better, you're so lucky," shut the hell up.
24. My brain has a vast knowledge for all things useless. If it's random trivia, specifically about the '80s or some other pop culture reference, chances are I'll know it. This comes in very handy when playing board games/watching Jeopardy.
25. I have a shoe addiction. Whenever I'm out shopping I feel like I need to buy shoes, even though I pretty much wear the same 5 pairs every day. Last time I counted I was up to 110 pairs, but that was a few months ago. I have had to start keeping pairs under my dressers because I can't fit them into my closet anymore.
