Rather than list 22 things and answer 22 questions, I will be kind and only make you read 11 random facts about me. Because I am a rebel and also it has been a while since I played this game.
- I've read blogs longer that I've had one. Just call me the hipster of blogging. Seven years, to be exact. My first blog was Dooce and I still read it every day. Heather Armstrong taught me it was okay to talk about mental illness in a public place. And she taught me the beautiful art of elaborate storytelling.
- I was a camp counselor. For children. I taught children things. This still amazes me. I would probably be a teacher if I didn't have to go back to school and also if California wasn't firing teachers every few months.
- I have a minor addiction to crime documentaries and real-life crime shows. The reenactments are pure gold. I often fall asleep to these at night, which probably isn't healthy.
- One of my all-time favorite beers flavors is green-chile. Yea, spicccccy. I thought it only existed in Colorado until I recently discovered it in San Diego and my life was forever changed.
- I really, really, really love Kanye West.
- I have 3 tattoos.
- I'm not good at making lists about myself. OKAY I AM CHEATING.
- David Sedaris is one of my all-time favorite authors. Talk about the fine art of storytelling — his writing style is something I aspire to. His newest book comes out next week!
- I have an irrational fear of things starting on fire. Like a coffee machine, or crock pot. So when I start my morning coffee and then go take a shower, the entire time my brain is thinking that the coffee pot somehow malfunctioned and now the apartment is burning down and jmeoww can't alert Justin because I've shut the bedroom door so I don't wake him up BUT AT LEAST I WILL BE CLEAN.
- I have an irrational hatred of beans. Except for green beans and soy beans. I can't be around beans of any other kind. They disgust me. I am sure they taste great to you. To that I say, you and your beans can get a room.
- I still watch cartoons. Not that Adventure Time horseshit. The Cleveland Show is where it's at.
If I could properly express to you how difficult those 10.5 facts were to divulge, I would. Apparently I don't like writing about myself...let's psychologize on that for a moment...Not really. Let's laugh at this totally douchey picture of me instead.
And there you have it. This is all me in one weird little nutshell.
Thanks again for the nominations, ladies!
That first picture of you... I CANNOT. The bow is wider than you. It's probably wider than you are today. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI was a camp counselor, too!! It was LESS counseling and more never letting kids win at Uno-- but same difference, right?
I love beans. Most kinds of them, too. SUCK IT.
Also, in that second picture you look like the third member of LMFAO.
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Um possibly the two best photos of you I've seen yet. That bow... I mean, it couldn't even fit in one photo it's that good. Green chile beer? what?
ReplyDeletei really like your crotch thrust.
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I LOVE crime shows/documentaries...and serial killer movies...obsessed. I started re-watching CSI:Miami last night while I was on the treadmill. LOVE.
ReplyDeleteI have 3 tattoos, too! I think you need to show us yours. ;)
I love that picture of you! The second one. Sure the first one is adorable, but the second one is where it's at! I still watch Family Guy and South Park. I probably wouldn't if I wasn't with Jacob, but they make me laugh out loud every time. Do you have bad dreams falling asleep to crime docs? I would! I'm always afraid of things catching on fire too! One morning my boyfriend put tater tots in the oven (what? that's an acceptable breakfast when you're 19) and burned the house down. Well, not down, but it was condemned. The heat from the oven caught the wall on fire (there wasn't a range hood). What the hell?? Things do just catch on fire!
ReplyDeleteThat pictures is AWESOME! How is it you love Kanye but we hate Kim? Hmm. ok.
ReplyDeleteAlso I only got through one of Sedaris books, it was Naked. Not half bad.
Awww - thanks for Dooce! Just checked out a few entries over there, Following now!
ReplyDeleteYesss about David Sedaris! I went on a freak marathon reading session and read all his books in like 2 weeks a few years ago! I didn;t know a new one was coming out = hooray! Oh, and sweet-tastic bow in your tap dancing photo!
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Ha! I don't know which of those pics I giggled more at. But kudos for having the personal strength to put them out there for the world to see. :)
ReplyDeleteI have a little fear of things randomly catching on fire, which was only stoked (just some fire humour) when our washing machine STARTED SMOKING.
ReplyDeleteI can't dump ash trays. If I see someone dump an ashtray I wig out. My aunt had an ashtray and I dumped it and caught the trash can on fire. I was 18 and I still freak out.
ReplyDeleteAnnnnd I am totally laughing at the douchey picture!!! And do you still have that bow? Landry wants to borrow it! :) I am now on the hunt for this green chile beer thing...that is something I want to try!
ReplyDeletethat first pic is hilarious because of how ginormous that bow is LOL.
ReplyDeletei had a blog looong ago when LiveJournal was the "it" platform hehe.
That bow is hawt. Also, let me add to your irrational fire list. This morning I was on the phone with my mom & I kept telling her our kitchen smelled like a BBQ pit. Like that wood-burning smell. Couldn't figure it out AT ALL. Finally opened the dishwasher that Taylor had loaded & started to find that one of the big wooden spoons had got loose & got COOKED in the bottom of the dishwasher. It was charred.
ReplyDeleteI am frightened at our similarities right now. Don't even disturb me on weekends because they are spent watching real life crime shows and scaring myself half to death. When I'm not worried about getting murdered in my sleep, I'm worried my coffee pot, flat iron, and/or crockpot has set the entire apartment building on fire.
ReplyDeleteI can never look at another picture. These are the best two that exist, and everything else will be a disappointment.
Every single time I leave my house I spent at least 15 minutes thinking of it blowing up or being on fire due to my washer, dryer, crockpot, pick one. I go through a series of crazy person things like "Are Tony and Jamie home? They have a key and can get the dogs out. Will someone notice in time to get the dogs out? Maybe I should just go home." ETC
ReplyDeleteI love David Sedaris. This is one of the reasons we're friends. I love crime shows. This is another reason we're friends. I don't have any tattoos and while I love Kanye's music, I find him irritating. We can still be friends.
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