I hate to say it, but I gave in to the infamous "25 THINGs" that has been making its way around facebook. I said if I was going to do it, I would just do it quickly, no big deal. Ha. Several hours later, here it is.
1. I love
snail mail. More than that, I love getting packages in the mail. Love. All I get now are bills and pre-approved credit card crap. Where’s the fun in that? No thank you. I’d rather have a box full of fun, or a card that’s so lame it’s funny.
2. I like for the
volume level on the TV to be set on an
even number. Never an odd, evens only por favor. I don’t know why, I know it’s weird. I would rather have it just a little too loud and set at 18 or a little too soft and set on 16 than to have it on 17. And I have the kind of friends that after finding this out make sure it is set on an odd number at all times. It drives me crazy. They love it.
3. Little things
annoy me. And the more I focus on not letting said things annoy me, the more I am painfully aware of just how truly annoying they are.
4. I’m a
knuckle popper. Well, make that a bone popper in general. Shoulders, elbows, ankles, fingers, toes, knees, back, wrists, neck. You name it, I crack it. Often. It’s probably really disgusting for those around me, but I can’t stop. Oh yah, I bite my nails too. At least I don’t pick my nose.
5. In April 2007 I became a first time
owner of a security system. A very thorough security system, complete with around the clock surveillance. A leaf blows across the porch, security alarm sounds. Wall creaks, alarm sounds. Shadow moves, alarm. Her name is Baylie.
6. I don’t like
talking on the phone. Every now and then you’ll catch me in a phone-talking kind of mood, but it’s not often. I will text you a million times a day and e-mail you too. But phone calls? Eh, no thanks. Maybe I should work on my communication skills? Yah, I know.
7. I don’t really watch
TV. The news, Law and Order SVU, and Jon and Kate Plus 8 are the only shows I’ve really watched at all in the past few months.
8. My mind works in
15 minute intervals, and I tend to schedule my life accordingly. Even if I know it only takes me 5 minutes to get somewhere, I plan for fifteen. If it’s 18 minutes, I plan for 30. And so the trend continues.
9. I
grew up in the same town as my grandparents, aunt, and uncle. Our
Waco family of 8. That is one of the greatest blessings in my life thus far.
10. I am shy. I am outgoing. I
never shut up. I’ll go hours without saying a thing. I speak my mind, and don't voice my opinion. I am a million different things in different situations. I wish I were consistent.
11. I
like books. I never finish them. Ever. Seriously. I wish I was joking, but I really can’t remember the last time I actually finished a book. I mean, how ridiculous is it to read a couple hundred pages and not read the last 2 chapters? Extremely ridiculous, I realize. Welcome to adult ADD and its many wonders.
12. I wish I could be a
photographer. I got a new camera for Christmas and I love it. One day, I’ll get a digital SLR camera as well. I plan on being one of those moms that annoys the crap out of her kids by taking way too many pictures on a daily basis. According to my family, Baylie is the most photographed dog around, but hey, I’ve gotta practice.
13. I like my middle name.
ANNE. The only time I don’t like it is when my brother says it. “Jessica Anne.” He said it just to annoy me growing up. Just because I told him he couldn’t call me that. I went by Jessica, and that’s what he needed to call me. Sometimes he included my last name too just for an added annoyance. This was usually when he had his nasty bare feet as close to my face as possible without touching me from the backseat on a family road trip. Or when he wanted to watch freaking Walker Texas Ranger and I just wanted to watch my favorite episode of Rescue 911 that I had watched a million times before. Oh brothers. Thank you, Jonathan Robert.
14. My
memory is a weird thing. I can meet somebody one time, or have one casual conversation with a random person, and I will remember it forever. Give me a useless fact that I will never need to know, and I’ll tell you about it ten years later. Faces, names, anything people related…got it. Pay me $100 to tell you something I learned in a class last year, and it’s pretty safe to say you’re not going to be out any money.
15. Growing up, I loved new boxes of
crayons and markers. New ones. All the time. I didn’t want the broken ones. No. No peeled off paper labels for me. No way. This was serious business. I would scan and copy the pages of my coloring book so that I could color them as many times as I wanted, making sure they were perfect. Outline in marker, fill in with crayon. That’s the only way to go.
16. I love
jackets. And
blankets. And
bags. Somehow I find one of these three things at just about every store I go to, and think I have to have it. Good thing I have some self control, and a serious deficit in the bank account department.
17. I wish I could wear pajama pants or
sweat pants 24/7. Let’s be honest, I pretty much already do. But I wish it were socially acceptable. Fashionable even.
18. I am a
recovering PC user. In December, I saw the light, and the error of my ways. Now it’s Apple all the way. Goodbye Dell, hello MacBook. Once you go Mac, you never go back.
19. I love
scrapbooking. In fact, I love everything craft related. Probably too much.
20. I’ve always wanted to
adopt a kid. That plan has never been as real as it was today, as I sat through a lecture about childbirth. OHH EMM GEE people.
21. I want to
run a marathon. Heck, even a half-marathon. The issue with this goal is the fact that I’m a horrible runner. You know that person you pass on the side of the road…the one whose face is redder than ever, is sweating like an obese old man, huffing and puffing like an 80 year old chain smoker, and looks like they could fall over at any given moment? Welcome to me and my running abilities, or lack thereof. I bought running shoes. Five months ago. I’ve worn them once. I’s a start? Like how I kid even myself?
22. School supply shopping. Why is it so great? Why am I obsessed with school supplies? Or office supplies? Or organization of said supplies? I am so ready for a break from school. But what will I do when I won’t have a reason to get a new pack of yellow fluorescent markers and post-it notes? Perhaps I’ll actually get a life. And stop being such a nerd.
23. I want to
make a quilt. The problem is I can’t sew. And I don’t have a sewing machine, or a clue as to how to make a quilt. Maybe after I graduate, I should make friends with a group of gray haired old ladies who sit around all day and talk about what things were like when they were my age. They quilt, I’m sure of it. That’s probably my best bet for figuring out this whole quilt-making thing.
24. I think it’d be fun to go
skydiving. Not bungee jumping. I’m way too much of a chicken to do either, but just saying that I want to go skydiving makes me sound cool and adventurous, right?
25. I told myself I would
never do this 25 THINGS list. Nope, not going to do it. There’s no procrastination or boredom level that would lead me to this. See how well that worked out? What a disappointment I am. To myself. You’re welcome.
