Sweet Sixteen
1. I like Indian food… mild Indian food.
2. I’m more than okay with the idea of living overseas.
3. Currently Reading: Autobiography of a Fat Bride (Laurie Notaro), Writing Better Lyrics (Pat Pattison), The Dream Giver (Bruce Wilkinson).
4. I often wonder just how much damage is being done to my body through exposure to growth hormones, pesticides, etc.
5. Other than my honeymoon in St. John, I’ve never traveled outside the continental U.S. This fact makes #2 rather surprising, and #1 rather fortunate.
6. The best of intentions (ie: an effort to counteract #4) won’t get me to the gym nearly as quickly as the discipline of putting on exercise clothes, grabbing my car keys, driving the car there, and climbing on the elliptical machine.
7. I spend too much time on the computer. This drastically slows the process of #3.
8. I’ve written more songs in the past two years than I expected. If I scratched #7, I’d probably write more.
9. I’m who I am today because of where I’ve been, who I’ve known, and what I’ve experienced.
10. I’m not as strong as I want to be.
11. I’m stronger than I think I am. This does not negate #10.
12. I know how to find spiders in the dark.
13. Some of my favorite memories involve the late night adventures of falling in love with Drew. (For more, see #12.)
14. I’m prone to addictions. (For example, see #7.)
15. Most days, I’d rather be in a t-shirt and jeans than dress up, but there’s that rare girlie moment when I want to look put-together.
16. I’m unbelievably frustrated by the process of learning to play the piano, namely because this involves a level of music literacy that I don’t currently possess.
Ok. Maybe not sixteen… How ’bout six random things about you? Or just one. Or three…
ht: russ hutto
1. I found out that I had a learning disability when I was 31 years old.
2. I am currently sitting in a Greyhound bus station waiting to catch a bus. Something that I have never done before.
3. I am a really an introvert, although I can be extroverted when I need to be.
4. I love music of any kind.
5. The job that I am currently at is the longest job that I have had since college. 4 years
6. I am extremely ADHD which explains #5
7. I took piano lessons for 8 years and still cannot play the piano…..#1 is probably the reason why
8 Years!? How did you manage to continue on like that? Wow, woman – you’re a pillar of strength!
1. my daughter is walking out on homecoming field tonight with an escort and it’s freakin me out a little.. she cannot be that old?
2. I love salty things with my sweet things.
3. I have never been to the east coast.
4. I cannot wear yellow, I look like a banana
5. My speech disability paralyzes me(fear) at times.
6. I wish marriage was all about romance anymore.
7. I’m reading Laughing in the dark by Chonda Pierce. It’s hilarious and so real at the same time.
8. Writing is my hobby.
9. My daughter is so beautiful when she sleeps, still sucks her thumb… shhhh… don’t tell her she’s 17…
10. I have a close friend who’s heart is crying and I am off to the beach now to pray. Yea baby!!!
#2 = Kettle Corn? mmmmm
#4 – Who doesn’t?
#5 = Wow. There’s a lot there…
My mother made me keep taking. Finally when I was in the 8th grade, I just kept leaving my books at home on my lesson day. Finally my mom got the hint and let me quit but only because I was taking clarinet lessons also. My mother is a very accomplished musician. She plays the piano, organ, and violin…..what happened to me????
mmm…. I’m so glad you figured it all out – even though it probably happened 20 years too late. I can’t imagine growing up under that pressure (spoken or unspoken) to be musically gifted.
Was the clarinet any better?? One note at a time?
1. I could easily become a hermit! I love being at home… with our without anyone here.
2. When I make a salad for supper, I add more fruit to mine than vegetables – and don’t want meat on it.
3. I love cookies – they are my downfall! I would rather have a cookie to eat than anything else in the world. I don’t do cake…
4. I struggle every day with reading my Bible – or maybe NOT reading it… I feel guilty, but have a hard time concentrating. I can listen to it on cd easily (if no one else is around – see #1)
5. I took a “test” to determine my style of learning. The one I scored lowest on was “reading”… which explains #4 and why it is taking me so long to complete my doctorate on line… duh!
6. I have a day to myself. Very rare… (again, see #1) Hugsum has a funeral today and I get to stay home and not go. I don’t have any grandchildren here and I can do whatever I want.. (see #5)
1. I think Mandy should take a sabbatical from the computer to write music and read books.
But enough about me…
Yeah the whole one note at a time thing works quite well for me. I haven’t touched one since I graduated from high school!
Merrie: #2? Really? What kind of fruit.
Cindy: um… Yes. Enough about you!
Ram: gotcha… and, LOL, I don’t blame you for putting it down for good. I have similar reasons for not playing sports. No way…
Hey, your avatar is so cute. I know it’s not that new, but …
Your list is hilarious. Love all the # references.
Do you know Natalie? Hmmmm….. you should know Natalie. She lives kinda out your direction. She’s in NYC. She’s HIlarious … and also teaches piano! You guys should hook up.
http://whatireallywanttosayis.wordpress.com
(How could you not know Natalie? She’s Alece’s best friend (or one of them – I’m kinda taking liberties saying that, but they’re really close.)
well now cindy beall went and got herself a picture…is she blonder than y’all thought? i mean i knew she was blonde, but i always think of her with medium brown hair…
random (no time for 16)
i have to match my daughter’s sippy cup tops with the bottoms. the colors have to coordinate. but thats really the only thing i worry about matching (other than my clothes). i can’t stand it when there is a red cup top with a pastel bottom. i don’t know.
whatever. at least i don’t have frozen pumpkins in my trunk.
Good list!
Haha – you visited!!
Thanks.
Hi back!
Annie:
Hi back back. I’m Natalie’s biggest fan. I wish she made more videos. They leave me in stitches. I think if I were to meet her, I’d just drool all over myself and get embarrassed & stuff. She takes funny to a whole new level.
RUSSTY!
hehe
Sarah: Well… You know what? The only reason YOU don’t have frozen pumpkins in your car is because you don’t live in Boston… And… And… it’s not freezing cold in So.Cal. BUT, if these things were true, you’d have frozen pumpkins as well. So. There!
you know all the random stuff about me. most i cant mention on the blogs
ok. i have one.
[thinking. thinking.]
when i wake up in the morning, i grab my phone, crawl under the blankets with it and check my mail. i dont want the light to wake up brent. not that that would be unfair with his constant snoring and all.
My mom just recommended The Dream Weaver to me. How are you liking it?
Tam: HAHA! You forgot to mention that you only read with one eye open – keeping the other closed – because you can’t stand how bright it is.
Becca: It’s great. Get it.
Us Californians are just smarter than those in Boston.. we like Fresh pumpkins!!!
and flipflops!!! haha
I haven’t worn flipflops in months… I don’t even know where they are. But I can tell you where all eleventy-two of my scarves are.
beaches!! ohhh the beach was awesome this morning.. The man at the coffee shop proposed to me today!!! I’m engaged to a wrinkly 85 year old man who owns a cafe!!
whats a scarf?
OH HOW CUTE!!! Wait… You accepted??? LOL.
Scarf: it’s one of the bestest winter accessories out there.
I have one
1. I want to be married in the rain.
1. I have cat scratch fever in my eye (and thanks to Ted Nugent, few people believe me… ugh)
2. I have planned on running a half-marathon four times and have done it zero times
3. The reason I have done it zero times is because I am ridiculously clumsy and am on crutches at least once a year
4. Thanks to #1, I dislike cats.
5. I name all my pets either after food or musicians (Paul Simon, Biscuit, Axl and Meatball)
6. I get horrible canker sores when I’m stressed and have yet to find anything online that makes them go away faster. I don’t think medicine has advanced that far due to this reason. Sure we can do heart transplants, but what about my canker sores?!?!
1. November is “National Novel Writing Month” or whatever it’s called. You’re supposed to write a novel in 30 days.
2. That reminded of the first time I heard about “National Novel Writing Month Or Whatever It’s Called” in grad school. I gave up when I asked one of my classmates, “You wrote a novel in thirty days? What’s it about?”
3. And he said, “IT’S ABOUT THIS GUY WHO LIVES IN THIS CITY AND HE MEETS THIS GIRL…”
4. (Just a little writer’s humor.)
1. I’m a step counter. It was really bad when I was little. Now, most of the time I don’t actively count…I just know when my steps are asymmetrical.
2. I used to play the drums.
3. I love to bake.
4. I plan to study abroad before I graduate.
5. Many of my favorite memories involved Disneyland.
6. I love being able to wear flip flops 12 months a year.
How did you ever think of 16 of these?!
was number 11 in Winnie the Pooh?
1. my guitar has sat on its stand gathering dust for 6 months.
2.the only mint i like is peppermint
3.im addicted to eyebrow tweezing.
Number 2 is interesting. We should talk about that maybe. I think that SAicans like nose rings.
1. i’d rather listen than talk
2. i like questions
3. i’m a low maintenance eater and a high maintenance sleeper
4. i’ve been taught how to find spiders in the dark…but am way to freakin huge of a sissy to do it
5. I’m neurotic about being a neurotic
6. I’d sometimes rather be in boston than any other state
7. I voted today and am still wondering if i made the right decision [I wish I could have voted for a number...Three would have won!]
LOVED reading these! we should random lists more often.
1. I was kicked out of elementary school choir because I was tone-deaf
2. I could eat an entire loaf of fresh bread with butter. It is my favorite food.
3. I get obsessive about things and have to know everything about it- knitting, running, etc etc etc
i love it.
and #2 has me wanting to resend my last email to you…
I loved this!!!!!!!!!