tag! i'm it! bwahahaha! *runs around mad with power*

man, dee, just because you know i'll respond immediately because i'm trying so hard to not write my thesis! (new theory: i can use my innate contrariness to my advantage by focusing on not writing a thesis and not graduating. because, um, it makes so much sense).

anyways.

Seven Random Facts

1. i make a "concentration face" when i read journal articles that looks a hell of a lot like the duck face of that unfortunate kid who had a crush on stephanie tanner back in the day. i have no conscious control over this face, but i can assure you it's gorgeous.

2. my sister makes fun of me every time i attempt to paint my toenails because i basically paint my entire toe, and then use nail polish remover on all the bits that are "outside the lines"

3. i like to name things bob. because bob is bob backwards. i also enjoy cranky old man names, like morty. but my thesis is named justine.

4. i once made a list of all the things i have collected over the years, and came up with over 100 different categories of things. just a sample of the randomness: office supplies, lapel pins (that i have never worn on a lapel, tacky), fortune cookie fortunes, dishes, copies of the book the little prince from every country i visit and, of course, the classic dead bees in small boxes (yes, i had a lot of bee stings as a child, why do you ask?)

5. i would rather set expectations low and be pleasantly surprised than set expectations high and be disappointed

6. i disapprove of reality tv in general, but am frighteningly addicted to bitchy tryout shows like america's next top model, the search for the ultimate coyote, the dallas cowboys cheerleader one, and the pussycat dolls one (but decidedly NOT american idol, thank you very much). i think drill team addled my brain, because i totally smile and laugh remembering how girls can be best friends forever and mortal enemies all at the same time and everything can turn into tear-stained TRAUMA at the drop of a hat. it's fantastic!

7. i still don't really know what i want to be when i grow up, and i hope i don't die before i get a chance to figure it out and make it happen

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What I've come to realize:

1. I've come to realize that, my butt:
is not the kind of butt that anyone makes jeans for, but is totally the kind of butt that everyone grabs.

2. I've come to realize that, I talk:
incomprehensibly most of the time

3. I've come to realize that, I love:
complaining

4. I've come to realize that, I have:
waaaay too much stuff to cram back into a single room and will have to buy a house to be able to store all of it (because i am incapable of throwing anything out. i might need it later.)

5. I've come to realize that, I lost:
my motivation. on the bus, somewhere between london and dublin.

6. I've come to realize that, I hate it when:
people aren't who i thought they were

8. I've come to realize that, marriage:
might be an institution i never participate in. this will probably devastate my mother.

9. I've come to realize that, I am no longer embarrassed to admit:
that i really don't need your good opinion of me

10. I've come to realize that, I'll always be:
too young and too old, all at once

11. I've come to realize that, I have a crush on:
absolutely no one most of the time

12. I've come to realize that, the last time I cried was:
when craig decided to yell at our class for getting a 50-something average on the midterm because i was JUST SO MAD and didn't start yelling quickly enough to ward off the tears.

13. I've come to realize that, my cell phone is:
never near me when people actually call

14. I've come to realize that, when I wake up in the morning:
i need to actually get up, even though it's lovely to go back to sleep. i'm working on this one.

15. I've come to realize that, before I go to sleep at night I:
turn over at least twice

16. I've come to realize that, right now I am thinking about:
the way the heater sounds

17. I've come to realize that, babies are:
really LOUD. and not especially fond of me (but kids tend to love me)

18. I've come to realize that, when I get on Myspace:
i'm really stalking someone, because i don't even have an account

19. I've come to realize that, today I will:
spend lots of time doing things that don't get me any closer to my goals. but i will also laugh at least once.

20. I've come to realize that, tonight I will:
turn on my electric blanket. it's snowy out.

21. I've come to realize that, tomorrow I will:
probably not go to jazz class, even though i should and i want to, because it's at 8 at night, and by then i don't feel like moving

22. I've come to realize that, I really want to:
be an expat

23. I've come to realize that, the person who is most likely to repost this:
does not exist, because hardly anyone blogs any more, and every one i read has already done these lists. but if you are inspired and would like to pretend that i've tagged you, then you're exactly right. i totally have.