You know how those oldies can be such … oldies? Well, instead of getting my proper beauty sleep and letting my body rest (There’s an odd discomfort in the top corner of my right eye, like someone’s pressing on it. Should I worry? No, I’ll check Facebook instead!), I’ve decided the better thing to do is to exacerbate the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If any of you are shackled to Facebook like I sometimes can be, you’re familiar with the “25 Random Things” that was going around like mono. Here’s evidence of my infection.
RULES: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you. (To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
1. I made friends once because I was playing house by myself in front of my mom’s pharmacy and the girls walking by thought my miniature kitchen set was cool.
2. I am always stumped for a second when someone asks, “So what do you do?” because either I (a) have issues with that I actually do or (b) am not sure if I should answer in terms of what makes money or (c) don’t want occupation equal identity. Even so, like a knee-jerk reaction, “So what do you do?” is often one of the first things I ask someone new. And then I’m instantly mortified.
3. I am surprised at how my 30s are turning out. I didn’t have specific expectations, but I didn’t think I would FEEL and BE this way.
4. I know how to bill Medicare for E0260 (semi-electric hospital bed), K0001 (standard wheelchair), E0235 (paraffin bath unit), L0625 (lumbosacral support) and more.
5. I met 2 of my favorite people in the world through public transportation: Cat while sitting next to her in the London Tube and Fabio while waiting for a bus in Buenos Aires.
6. I was the captain of the cheerleading squad in high school. It is a shock even to me.
7. I was inexplicably addicted to Bravo’s MAKE ME A SUPERMODEL. The show was about vapid 20-somethings with no modeling skills and no personality, yet I watched the episodes religiously and kept up on the blog and video confessionals of all the contestants. I have never before or since been that obsessed about a show.
8. I am horrible at calculating and organizing time. I always think I have more time to do things than I do, and I think it takes less time to get places then it does. I can’t blame it on L.A. traffic because I have found myself to be the same in several other continents.
9. Whenever I go back to my parents’ house, I sleep in the Victorian daybed my dad got for me in junior high. I asked for it after reading dozens of teeny-bopper romance novels whose characters had daybeds.
10. I think fashion is incredibly interesting but trends are a bore. I want to drive down Vermont in Los Feliz and yell out the window, “You are all clones!” But then that would be more a statement about the sad state of my inner life than anything else, so I seethe silently. Just kidding …
11. Romance is a roller-coaster ride I am unable to handle at the moment. The tranquil life of the asexual cat-lover is calling me … for now.
12. When I am very bored but want to look engaged, I play word games and alphabetize movie titles in my head (sometimes in subcategories of “seen”, “would like to see”, “would like to own”).
13. I hardly brush my hair but I do brush my teeth everyday.
14. Sometimes, I really do think I am cool.
15. I love old movies with lots of tap-dancing. The black-and-white ones with James Cagney are amazing.
16. I always say my favorite color is orange but I think perhaps I am actually, naturally drawn to soothing shades of blue.
17. I love hitting the road with no map and no particular destination. It feels so carefree and adventurous and helps me to focus on the essential delights of being alive.
18. I love sitting by myself in a coffee shop with a notebook to scribble in, a cup of joe to sip and people to watch.
19. I’ve had to say good-bye to some amazing people. It is a shock to realize that “amazing” isn’t always the definitive reason to keep someone in your life.
20. I am finally getting used to my face and how it looks.
21. I love hiking alone in the woods but it also fills me with terror at times. Something about the fear of getting overpowered by nature.
22. I love languages and think I have a knack for the nuances of sound … but I only speak one language fairly well.
23. I get sick really easily. I don’t take care of myself very well.
24. Despite everything, all the doubts and challenges and difficulties, I actually do love Jesus. You may have some major questions about this. I sometimes do too. And that’s cool with me.
25. I recently learned that the point of life isn’t to find the answers, or even clarity. I am still trying to figure out what to do with that revelation.
