a bit about me

{the following list was inspired by Marta, of m.writes}

100 things about me

01. i am a twenty-something. i’d like to stay that way
02. i spend an abnormal amount of time thinking about how i could create a pan to make only brownie corners
03. i cannot write (good) poetry (but i wish i could)
04. i think in list form
05. i’m not dirty, but i’m certainly quite messy
06. “everytime i pin down what i think i want, it slips away”
07. i adore e.e. cummings (my cat’s name is estlin)
08. i never learned to ride a bike
09. i’m excellent at planning (but poor at following through)
10. i’m a sucker for locally produced food
11. i try to make environmentally-friendly decisions
12. i like studying grammar (and diagramming sentences)
13. i have small veins (and, thus, am perpetually cold)
14. i.love.books.
15. i sometimes consider becoming a hermit
16. i have a hard time staying awake during movies (this makes the BF grumpy)
17. i miss my college days
18. i like coffee (with just a dash of cream)
19. i have four sisters (whom i adore)
20. i relish a good party (dance/theme/cocktail/dinner/other)
21. i like to celebrate ethnic holidays by making ethnic foods
22. i called new york home for 2.5 months (and i miss it daily)
23. i think sepia photos are intriguingly beautiful
24. i am exceptionally tolerant of annoyances
25. i wish i were musically inclined
26. i like to floss my teeth
27. i detest showering
28. i listen to audiobooks in my car to keep me from cursing at bad drivers
29. i almost always drive too fast
30. fashion from the 20s inspires me
31. audrey hepburn is my favorite
32. i love to play games (especially catchphrase and scattergories)
33. i am exceptionally good at wasting time
34. i think cranberries are quite possibly the world’s most perfect fruit
35. snakes scare me
36. crossword puzzles fascinate me
37. i have a very short list of “things to do before i die”
38. it includes learning to play the piano…
39. restoring an old home…
40. and traveling to Italy
41. muffins are my weakness
42. i know every single word of The Little Mermaid by heart
43. i wish Lindsey Lohan was still Mean Girls cool
44. i’ve had a crush on Christian Bale since Little Women
45. “i’m a war of head versus heart”
46. i love the fourth of july
47. i’ve got a soft spot for the legend of zelda: ocarina of time
48. i like to hug people (a lot)
49. penguins are my favorite animals
50. i have a love/hate relationship with being alone
51. i am (over)sensitive
52. i believe in living passionately
53. i think surprises are on the list of life’s greatest gifts
54. when i’m upset, i clean
55. i have passive aggressive tendencies
56. i love to workout (but have a hard time finding motivation)
57. i don’t know what my favorite color is (but i think it’s a shade of blue)
58. my greatest fear is of being old and alone
59. in water, i sink like a rock
60. i tend to get over-excited about themed events
61. i wish i had a british accent (and could use british slang)
62. i use lip balm religiously (especially c.o.bigelow’s mentha lip)
63. i like to wear scarves when it is cold
64. i prefer skirts over shorts
65. i am not good at sports
66. i never get enough sleep (and i’m okay with that)
67. i like the way the word ‘gleam’ sounds
68. i think The Phantom Tollbooth is one of the best books ever written
69. i did not like The Notebook
70. i prefer my chocolate chip cookies a bit burnt
71. i never met a wine i didn’t like
72. my perfume of choice is body by victoria
73. i have big feet (size 10)
74. i was raised catholic
75. i love to write
76. i have a good work ethic
77. the library is one of my favorite places to be
78. i am (rather)observant
79. many aspects of america confuse and upset me
80. i am task oriented
81. i sleep lightly
82. my alarm is set to an oldies station (i sing if the song that wakes me up is good)
83. my fingernails are very white (because i drink a lot of milk)
84. interpersonal connections fascinate me
85. i call the refrigerator an ‘icebox’
86. i avoid cliches (like the plague)
87. my fingers are double-jointed
88. i was in 4-H (container gardening & visual arts were my specialties)
89. i am terrible at making decisions
90. i’ve kept a journal for as long as i can remember (i will never stop)
91. i cry every time i watch Life As A House and It’s A Wonderful Life
92. i’m a 4 on the enneagram scale
93. my family has a history of cancer
94. i use food as an expression of love
95. i am horrible at public speaking (and blush too easily)
96. i love snow (and think it is the only justification of winter cold)
97. i like to eat healthfully
98. i think my parents are fantastic (and couldn’t ask for better ones)
99. i am fidgety
100. i get terrible cases of hiccups regularly