I keep getting tagged by people who requested 25 random things of me. I put it off. I moaned and fussed. I got over it. So...here goes:
1. I hate driving. I always have. My parents basically had to beg me to get my learner's permit and when it expired, they begged me to get it again.
2. I write approximately 10,000 words per month (I counted!). This does not include email or apparently my blog on SG.
3. I have never been to Vegas, New York, Chicago or Washington DC. I feel slightly incomplete because of this.
4. I just re-read Watership Down and was struck by the political and religious overtones that I was oblivious to in my twenties.
5. I used to want a tattoo that read, "tabula rasa." And I thought I was very clever for that. Ha.
6. I cook meals big enough for 8 people at least 2 nights per week. I rarely use anything boxed or bottled. I usually even make the salad dressing from scratch. This is amusing because there are not enough people living with me to consume this amount of food.
7. However, I often make cupcakes using store-bought cake mix and soda. If you mix a 12 oz can of any soda with cake mix and don't add anything else (no oil, egg, water, etc), the cupcakes come out perfect EVERY TIME and it's far less calories and fat.
8. I like to read the sort of books and essays that people often refer to as "personal journalism" or "immersion journalism," i.e. the sort of reporting wherein the writer becomes a subject or focus of the story. To that same effect, I often prefer read memoirs and non-fiction historical accounts to traditional novels.
9. For a writer and editor, I have a terribly short attention span. Oftentimes, when I am typing something, I'll begin to think about something else and end up with a sentence like this, "The gala opening event was a veritable whos who of Portland and even Poison Waters should make meatloaf with both turkey and beef as well as crumbled up saltines."
10. I still occasionally wear a tiara on days when I am feeling terribly stressed or yucky. I do, however, try to do this when no one is looking.
11. I google the words "Green Dress" "70s" and "Keyhole" at least once a month in hopes that I will find another dress like the vintage one that I gave to a friend years ago when I thought I would never fit into it again.
12. I have a cat named after Boris Badenov from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show.
13. I believe in the power of well vodka, Eddie Izzard and gumdrops. Any one of these things can turn my day around.
14. I wrote my first poem when I was 4. It began with "which moon will it be tonight?"
15. I am absolutely terrible at video games. Once, while playing Lego Batman, I died 56 times just trying to jump across a vat of ice cream.
16. I like to make waffle s'mores by toasting frozen waffles (preferably banana) and then filling the little squares with chocolate chips and putting it under the broiler for a minute or so before adding a handful of marshmallows. These pair surprisingly well with bourbon.
17. I rarely say it out loud for fear I'll be lynched, but I really don't care for bacon all that much. I'm sure it makes me some sort of freak, but I've been known to quietly pick the bacon off my sandwiches and hide it under my napkin (like most kids do with their vegetables).
18. I still like smoking. Sometimes I do it once a day, sometimes fourteen. It makes me happy. So there.
19. I think I should take up knitting. I am not certain that I have the patience or dexterity, but I do like scarves.
20. I am addicted to magazines. Someone asked me how many I buy/receive each month and I lost count at 16.
21. There are few things that make me happier than a super-high, perfectly arched stiletto.
22. I recently discovered the joy of rain boots despite the fact that I am basically a lifelong Oregonian.
23. I walk on my tiptoes when barefoot or in socks. This is most likely a side affect of my aforementioned fondness for stilettos.
24. I occasionally get paid to be a pirate. And no, I'm not talking about DVDs.
25. I fear fish. I can think of nothing more terrifying than being dropped into a fish tank. I was once forced to go snorkeling in Hawaii (yes, FORCED. Shut up!) and I nearly suffered a heart attack when my hands lost their grip on the boat and I floated into a school of perfectly harmless tropical fish.
1. I hate driving. I always have. My parents basically had to beg me to get my learner's permit and when it expired, they begged me to get it again.
2. I write approximately 10,000 words per month (I counted!). This does not include email or apparently my blog on SG.
3. I have never been to Vegas, New York, Chicago or Washington DC. I feel slightly incomplete because of this.
4. I just re-read Watership Down and was struck by the political and religious overtones that I was oblivious to in my twenties.
5. I used to want a tattoo that read, "tabula rasa." And I thought I was very clever for that. Ha.
6. I cook meals big enough for 8 people at least 2 nights per week. I rarely use anything boxed or bottled. I usually even make the salad dressing from scratch. This is amusing because there are not enough people living with me to consume this amount of food.
7. However, I often make cupcakes using store-bought cake mix and soda. If you mix a 12 oz can of any soda with cake mix and don't add anything else (no oil, egg, water, etc), the cupcakes come out perfect EVERY TIME and it's far less calories and fat.
8. I like to read the sort of books and essays that people often refer to as "personal journalism" or "immersion journalism," i.e. the sort of reporting wherein the writer becomes a subject or focus of the story. To that same effect, I often prefer read memoirs and non-fiction historical accounts to traditional novels.
9. For a writer and editor, I have a terribly short attention span. Oftentimes, when I am typing something, I'll begin to think about something else and end up with a sentence like this, "The gala opening event was a veritable whos who of Portland and even Poison Waters should make meatloaf with both turkey and beef as well as crumbled up saltines."
10. I still occasionally wear a tiara on days when I am feeling terribly stressed or yucky. I do, however, try to do this when no one is looking.
11. I google the words "Green Dress" "70s" and "Keyhole" at least once a month in hopes that I will find another dress like the vintage one that I gave to a friend years ago when I thought I would never fit into it again.
12. I have a cat named after Boris Badenov from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show.
13. I believe in the power of well vodka, Eddie Izzard and gumdrops. Any one of these things can turn my day around.
14. I wrote my first poem when I was 4. It began with "which moon will it be tonight?"
15. I am absolutely terrible at video games. Once, while playing Lego Batman, I died 56 times just trying to jump across a vat of ice cream.
16. I like to make waffle s'mores by toasting frozen waffles (preferably banana) and then filling the little squares with chocolate chips and putting it under the broiler for a minute or so before adding a handful of marshmallows. These pair surprisingly well with bourbon.
17. I rarely say it out loud for fear I'll be lynched, but I really don't care for bacon all that much. I'm sure it makes me some sort of freak, but I've been known to quietly pick the bacon off my sandwiches and hide it under my napkin (like most kids do with their vegetables).
18. I still like smoking. Sometimes I do it once a day, sometimes fourteen. It makes me happy. So there.
19. I think I should take up knitting. I am not certain that I have the patience or dexterity, but I do like scarves.
20. I am addicted to magazines. Someone asked me how many I buy/receive each month and I lost count at 16.
21. There are few things that make me happier than a super-high, perfectly arched stiletto.
22. I recently discovered the joy of rain boots despite the fact that I am basically a lifelong Oregonian.
23. I walk on my tiptoes when barefoot or in socks. This is most likely a side affect of my aforementioned fondness for stilettos.
24. I occasionally get paid to be a pirate. And no, I'm not talking about DVDs.
25. I fear fish. I can think of nothing more terrifying than being dropped into a fish tank. I was once forced to go snorkeling in Hawaii (yes, FORCED. Shut up!) and I nearly suffered a heart attack when my hands lost their grip on the boat and I floated into a school of perfectly harmless tropical fish.
shandyowl:
I always feel a little bit jealous whenever I see somebody who lives in Portland