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OK, so I'm finally getting around to the 10 things meme, because - I have nothing better to do. Sad.
Rules: List 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself.
1. I'm superstitious. Selectively so - I don't care about broken mirrors or spilled salt or black cats crossing my path. But I don't open umbrellas indoors, I don't walk under ladders, I check all coins before I pick them up, and I don't voice ANYTHING jinx-worthy unless there's wood around to knock. I also have to tell my mother to drive safe before I get off the phone with her, even if she's not going anywhere - I will call back just to say it if I forget. It's not that I believe in any of it - it's just a mild form of OCD.
2. I don't trust dogs. I don't dislike them or anything, but I don't trust them. I have valid reasons. And a scar.
3. I have scoliosis. You can tell if you put a hand on my back; my rib cage is kind of twisted around so one side is higher than the other, and one of my hips juts out further than the other, which is a little noticeable with certain dress cuts. (And I mean, you can tell in x-rays - my spine's a big freaky S-shape.) I wore a brace for two years, from twelve to fourteen, which sucked like whoa. You couldn't tell I was wearing it exactly, but you try being an adolescent and a) never being physically able to slouch even a little bit and b) having an almost impossible time finding clothes that fit over the thing. There were lots of tears in dressing rooms. Yeah.
4. I did ballet for eleven years - like, the serious, 3-4 hours a day, eight classes a week plus rehearsals kind. I wasn't obsessed enough to be really, really good, but I had a few natural things going for me like flexibility and good turn out and really good feet, and anyone can be decent at something when they do it so freaking much, so by the end I certainly didn't suck. Still, junior and senior year of high school, after I quit, were AWESOME. FREE TIME! A LIFE! I always got straight As, but once I quit I was able to get them, like, at my leisure.
5. Rice makes me gag. People seem to think this is weird. I think they're weird for eating something so clearly FOUL.
6. I pretty much always love to be alone. I like to be with other people, too, although it tires me out after awhile, and I prefer to have the OPTION of other people if I really need it, but I get the feeling that I need way more alone time than about 98% of humanity. I'm okay with this.
7. I think guys should make out with each other in public/on television/in movies 1200 times more often.
8. I believe in God. Some Judeo-Christian form, because that's how I learned the concept, but only for that reason - it just gives me a context. I'm weirdly self-conscious about it, because I don't believe in anything else. I'm not Christian, though I think Jesus was awesome and the New Testament is a wicked fun read, but I can't believe in them as anything but really interesting stories (though I do totally believe Judas was kinda gay for Jesus. I mean, it's so textbook. And he did betray him with a kiss).
9. I'm really deeply jealous of people who are scientifically inclined. I think I have this whole unlived other life where I was supposed to be a scientist, spending my days holed up in a lab being meticulous and nerdy.
10. When I was six years old, I had an insane crush on Patrick Stewart, or, really, Captain Picard. It never really went away. WHAT. Bald guys are hot!
I'm supposed to tag 10 people now, but I hate rules. I'm tagging anyone who cares.
OK, so I'm finally getting around to the 10 things meme, because - I have nothing better to do. Sad.
Rules: List 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself.
1. I'm superstitious. Selectively so - I don't care about broken mirrors or spilled salt or black cats crossing my path. But I don't open umbrellas indoors, I don't walk under ladders, I check all coins before I pick them up, and I don't voice ANYTHING jinx-worthy unless there's wood around to knock. I also have to tell my mother to drive safe before I get off the phone with her, even if she's not going anywhere - I will call back just to say it if I forget. It's not that I believe in any of it - it's just a mild form of OCD.
2. I don't trust dogs. I don't dislike them or anything, but I don't trust them. I have valid reasons. And a scar.
3. I have scoliosis. You can tell if you put a hand on my back; my rib cage is kind of twisted around so one side is higher than the other, and one of my hips juts out further than the other, which is a little noticeable with certain dress cuts. (And I mean, you can tell in x-rays - my spine's a big freaky S-shape.) I wore a brace for two years, from twelve to fourteen, which sucked like whoa. You couldn't tell I was wearing it exactly, but you try being an adolescent and a) never being physically able to slouch even a little bit and b) having an almost impossible time finding clothes that fit over the thing. There were lots of tears in dressing rooms. Yeah.
4. I did ballet for eleven years - like, the serious, 3-4 hours a day, eight classes a week plus rehearsals kind. I wasn't obsessed enough to be really, really good, but I had a few natural things going for me like flexibility and good turn out and really good feet, and anyone can be decent at something when they do it so freaking much, so by the end I certainly didn't suck. Still, junior and senior year of high school, after I quit, were AWESOME. FREE TIME! A LIFE! I always got straight As, but once I quit I was able to get them, like, at my leisure.
5. Rice makes me gag. People seem to think this is weird. I think they're weird for eating something so clearly FOUL.
6. I pretty much always love to be alone. I like to be with other people, too, although it tires me out after awhile, and I prefer to have the OPTION of other people if I really need it, but I get the feeling that I need way more alone time than about 98% of humanity. I'm okay with this.
7. I think guys should make out with each other in public/on television/in movies 1200 times more often.
8. I believe in God. Some Judeo-Christian form, because that's how I learned the concept, but only for that reason - it just gives me a context. I'm weirdly self-conscious about it, because I don't believe in anything else. I'm not Christian, though I think Jesus was awesome and the New Testament is a wicked fun read, but I can't believe in them as anything but really interesting stories (though I do totally believe Judas was kinda gay for Jesus. I mean, it's so textbook. And he did betray him with a kiss).
9. I'm really deeply jealous of people who are scientifically inclined. I think I have this whole unlived other life where I was supposed to be a scientist, spending my days holed up in a lab being meticulous and nerdy.
10. When I was six years old, I had an insane crush on Patrick Stewart, or, really, Captain Picard. It never really went away. WHAT. Bald guys are hot!
I'm supposed to tag 10 people now, but I hate rules. I'm tagging anyone who cares.
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9. i think i'm a mathematician in another life.
10. they are! i think i was about 15 when i developed my Patrick Stewart/Captain Picard crush. that man's voice. *swoon*
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Patrick Stewart is insanely sexy. Have you seen his performance in "Jeffrey"? OH SO BRILLIANT. As is his one-man performance of "A Christmas Carol", to be more timely. ;)
What is the "checking all coins" superstitions? I'm also selectively superstitious, but I don't know that one. *is anxious*
Allow me to belatedly hug you for your scoliosis. Adolescence must have been a real bitch in that regard, and I totally empathize. *huggles*
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#5 - Wow. Rice is, like, the most non-offensive food imaginable. You are strange.