2009-11-24

Fifteen things you did not know about me: (Or maybe you do?)

1. I leave everything to the last minute because I do my best work when I am under stress; I label myself a stress-case procrastinator and it is my own fault.

2. I have a SEVERE phobia of frogs and toads, bring one within 10 feet of me and I will cry.. so, so hard! I also seem to have developed a slight phobia to elastic bands due to my four years of wearing a head-gear.

3. I live in the world of television. I talk about Chandler Bing, Phoebe Buffay, Meredith Grey, and Christina Yang as if they were real people. I take my TV watching very seriously and when these characters show signs of any emotion I feel it along with them.

4. I have a photographic memory and I am not going to lie, it is pretty creepy. For instance, when taking a test I can picture where exactly the answer is written within my notes, what heading it is under and what information comes before and after the answer.

5. I am OCD when it comes to being clean. Before I can study I have to thoroughly clean my room, even if it not messy. I will dust, sweep, vacuum, and wipe down all surfaces just so that I am able to focus.

6. I put on full musical performances in front of my bedroom mirror after 12am. These performances include dancing, singing and of course, the use of a hairbrush microphone. Surprisingly the number of performances has increase dramatically in recent weeks!

7. I have an unhealthy obsession with everything salt & vinegar; rice cakes, chips, popcorn flavoring, crackers, etc. The inside of my mouth begins to peel after excess amounts of salt and vinegar snacks, but it is SO worth it.

8. On a more serious note, I am clinically depressed. I have been for two years now but I have come such a long way in two years, and I can safely say I am on the road to recovery. It is not because I dwell on negative things or because I am an ungrateful "emo" girl, it is a simple chemical imbalance in my brain that I cannot help.

9. I love Christmas. But of course, who doesn't? The difference between everyone else and me is simple: I love Christmas for the warm feeling I get beside the tree, surrounded by my family, with food I do not get on a regular basis. I am never happier than when it is a white Christmas and I get to listen to 800 different versions of jingle bells on the radio. I love giving gifts more than I do receiving. And most importantly, a walk in the snow through town, all bundled up, is what I love the most.

10. I get nervous when making phone calls. It does not matter who I am calling, or why I am calling, I always, always get nervous.

11. I have a specific format in which my pillows must attend to in order for me to get a good night sleep. It is the reason I do not like sleepovers; I am not able to fully complete my pillow formation.

12. Unlike most people, I do not have a filter. I say what I feel even if it is completely inappropriate in nature. If you love me, you will learn to accept this lack of filtering.

13. If I was given the opportunity, I would eat cheese with everything. I, almost, already do.

14. Carrie Underwood is the one woman I would kiss, nuff said.

15. And finally, I love to love, but I do not love easily. I have only been in love once and it let me down. With that said, ever since that time I have been very unlucky in love, but I refuse to give up on it.