Tuesday, December 29, 2009

should blogging make me feel this nervous?

i feel the need to write something fantastic. this is my first post, after all! i've never been big on writing though, and frankly, this account was set up solely so my friends and family can follow my adventures in china this upcoming semester (darn that chinese government and their block on facebook....) however, it's kind of exciting to think about all the potential a brand new blog has. maybe i'll become a good writer? or maybe i'll just be able to organize some of the thoughts swimming around up in that noggin of mine.

anyway, what's a blog without a list of "1oo things about me"? clearly not a good one. (just kidding, but it seems like a pretty popular thing to do, so i figured it's a good start.) so here are 100 things about me that are relatively interesting, silly, or just laughable.

1) i have a twin brother (ben) who is serving an LDS mission in the dominican republic.
2) we have a rather successful method of convincing people we are telepathic. a kid i knew in high school got so freaked out, he stopped talking to us. we never told him the truth ;)
3) i thought i was a cat for about 5 years. now that i have a cat, i'm not so fond of them. such is life, i guess.
4) that same cat is named thomas. she's a girl.
5) i have a stuffed dog i sleep with ever night who's name is fingle.
6) evidently, i have issues with naming animals.
7) my biggest goal is to travel to every continent.
8) i've already gone to two- asia and europe.
9) i may be the biggest book worm you'll ever meet.
10) i loved high school.
11) i love college way more.
12) my family believes in fairies. we are a fairy family. we also believe in magic.
13) i love my family more than anything. i really really do.
14) my mom is just as much of a teenager as i am...if not more.
15) my two biggest loves in life are the medical field and humanitarian work. i would love to be able to administer medicine in third world countries to impoverished children.
16) my dreams are so bizarre, i'm pretty sure they would stump a dream specialist.
17) my favorite color is yellow, although i can rarely wear it.
18) i've decided that i want to go to africa within the next year and a half. mark my words, i'll make it happen.
19) i have tried almost every single sport there is to try.
20) i strongly dislike fake people.
21) i sobbed my eyes out at the end of harry potter and the deathly hallows.
22) texting lingo makes me LOL.
23) i have naturally curly hair. no, you don't understand. i mean shirly temple curly.
24) i'm a very social person, although i love spending lots of time alone.
25) my new obsession is glee. finn hudson=delicious.
26) up until a few months ago, i had small 1985 toyota corolla named lyle the maneater. i loved the car with my whole soul.
27) i'm the furthest thing from a germaphobe. my tolerance for germs is somewhat questionable.
28) when i was in 5th grade, i was positive i would marry one of the backstreet boys. my chances seemed pretty high to me seeing as there are five of them.
29) i'm a very big believer in karma. what goes around comes around. i think that if you exude a happy, positive, and helpful vibe into the atmosphere around you, good things in the world will come to you.
30) i'm less than a third of the way done with this list and i'm struggling.
31) i love rain more than any other weather.
32) the best two weeks of my life were spent in a village in northern india teaching hygiene to orphans. it truly changed my life.
33) i worship billy joel.
34) i honestly think there is something magical about the mountains.
35) my biggest fear in life is marrying the wrong person.
36) i am the definition of procrastination. this is something i hate about myself!
37) i have a fetish for white teeth. i think white teeth is the greatest investment.
38) i'm a ring person. i love love love rings!
39) i was a cheerleader at the one and only...east high school! that's right, high school musical. i have a special edition "east high cheerleader" barbie on my nightstand. and i am not ashamed of it.
40) my dad is extremely protective of me when it comes to dating. he's the greatest.
41) i think audrey hepburn is the most beautiful woman in the world.
42) i love sharp cheddar cheese. just thinking about it clogs my arteries.
43) i used to tell people that i have to be in a certain mood to want to eat pickles, but when i think about it, i'm never in a mood to eat pickles!
44) i have a crush on samwise gamgee. there. i said it.
45) i think hugs are the greatest things in the world. i love good huggers.
46) side hugs are for wimps.
47) i don't know what the hype is about johnny depp.
48) i'm still waiting for my letter from hogwarts to come in the mail.
49) i have a scar on the side of my nose from being mauled by a bear.
50) just kidding. it was from stabbing myself with a screwdriver when i was two or three. i wish i had cool scar stories.
51) i have to marry someone who wants to travel with me.
52) my parents think i'm oversensitive. i think they're rude.
53) my family quotes "school of rock" on a daily basis.
54) i'm legally blind in one eye and have 20/20 vision in the other.
55) i could eat mandarin oranges with cottage cheese every day.
56) i wore braces for five years.
57) i don't know how to drive a stick shift.
58) i don't have wisdom teeth.
59) i only wear shoes when necessary. i love being barefooted!
60) i'm deathly afraid of planes landing. not flying, just landing.
61) my favorite country is scotland.
62) i have my dad's green eyes.
63) i think EZ cheese is delicious.
64) my dad never calls me by my real name. always nicknames.
65) i'm not proud of it, but i have an addiction to trashy gossip magazines.
66) i've always had a feeling that i'm going to be on the ellen degeneres show one day. i'm not sure what for....



well, i'm sure i could come up with 100 things about myself, but my brain is soupy after coming up with 66- not to mention this list probably took me far longer to write than it should have! hey, i'll finish it tomorrow (maybe....not likely....probably not.....who am i kidding?)

i think i'm going to like blogging.