25 Random Facts About Me

This is straight from Facebook, but hey, on the off chance that you live on Mars or somewhere else where they have internet but not Facebook - here you go.

1. I'm an only child, but I have a huge extended family. I have relatives in most major US Cities, and the majority of them love having visitors, which makes trekking around the country in a conversion van alot more cost effective, what with the not having to pay for hotels thing. So, I've got that going for me, which is nice.

2. I like to use big words. I never stutter, but I will occasionally slow down my sentences and uh and umm in order to find the right word.

3. I don't like watching movies alone as it just reminds me that I'm alone and hence lonely, but for some reason, watching episodes of TV shows alone just strikes me as an economical way to watch TV.

4. My 3 proudest sports related moments are winning our first state grade Chess Championship, Winning the Wadi Sports camp title with my two first cousins, and winning my first Volleyball intramural championship.

5. A conversation with a girl friend in 10th grade convinced me that I had a lousy singing voice until someone told me otherwise in church while I was in college.

6. I've tried to explain to people about the True Definition of Friendship like, a hundred times, but no one seems to really understand it. On a related note - they do seem to catch on to the whole, 'first person to get up has to do it' concept, which is handy.

7. If I am playing a sport or anything really, where I get to pick a number, I pick 7 if it's possible.

8. I can only play 'for fun', if I know that the people I'm playing against know I could win if I wanted to. If they don't think I can win, I have to play to win. I'm too competitive to do otherwise.

9. People think I don't like animals. That's not true - I like animals just fine. It's the taking care of animals that I don't like. That and the smell. If they didn't smell and I didn't have to own one, I'd be all over them. As it is, I'm having a hard time with the cat we have, though I'm getting better.

10. I go on the best vacations. California, Va Beach, the ATL, The Red Sea, Greece - seriously, the best vacations. It's almost like it's a Gift from God.

11. I'll try any food once. I've never come across something that I wouldn't at least sample.

12. I've never broken a bone, but I have had an awful lot of stitches, all from the neck up.

13. I am frequently a hero. I once got a standing ovation from an entire beach in Naples, Florida. Yeah, yeah, I know, you walked on the moon.

14. My Wii Fit character is obese and this hurts my feelings.

15. I love hugs. The worst is when you go in for a hug and get the handshake instead. Awkward!

16. The compliments I get most often are - 'You smell Nice', 'You're really smart', 'Your eyes are beautiful'. All are true. I'm well aware of my incredible qualities. But it is nice to hear it anyway. So, feel free to let me know. Or you can come up with a creative one, whatever, I'm not picky.

17. I feel that people often confuse my immense self-confidence as immense Pride. I feel that being aware of your good qualities is just good sense. On a related note - I had false modesty.

18. I have the best Mother(s) in the World.

19. 2/3 of my brain is out of state. Occasionally, they come to visit me. I'm much more fun during those times. The rest of the time I'm scatter-brained. Yes, that was an intentional pun. Yes, I am apologetic.

20. When my Edge Jr. Highers win, I feel as if I have won. When my Edge Jr. Highers lose, I feel that I have been cheated. I prefer continuity though, and the constant changing of colors and countries displeases me immensely.

21. I hate front-runners. If I'm elected President, I'm re-openning Guantanamo and putting them all there. There's no place for those people in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

22. I don't like the taste of coffee and I don't need the caffeine. Infact, up until my Jr. year of college, I didn't even know HOW to spell Coffee. True story.

23. I now measure time in horn-sounding increments.

24. If you really loved me, you wouldn't make me ski.

25. I love passionately. I am trying to live so as to be missed. Whether they know it or not, my friends are living so that I miss them. And it makes me sad when they're gone. (tear)