This is a tag I filled out on Facebook last Thursday, and since I was informed that I should ‘multi-task’ and post such things on my blog too, here are the 100 things that really, no one is likely to want to know about me, but I answered anyway. Enjoy!
I refuse to inflict this tag on anyone else. If you see this, and want to do it, consider yourself tagged.
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I have a large-ish scar on my knee from a kerosene heater falling over on me when I was very young. Thankfully I don’t actually remember this experience…
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Bookshelves. Also a scarf rack, a photobooth strip of pictures of Gabrielle and me on my birthday, and a picture Adiel painted for me.
3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
I don’t think so. Oh, wait, maybe I’ve talked in my sleep. I’m not sure.
4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Celtic, folk, emo, big band/standards/swing, Broadway soundtracks, and a dash of country western (particularly from the 50s), rock/goth, and classical. Well, and a dash of rap, but only by Lecrae.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?7
seven something in the morning
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
At the moment, probably sleep.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Sunday. I know it’s coming around again in a few days, but until then I miss it, for several reasons.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
My books.
9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5′ 2″ (or 5′ 3″–I always forget which)
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Yes, but I don’t think it’s predictable when it will happen.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Yeah, sometimes.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Um, technically I think was Adiel, because I teared up over a very sweet blog post about her daughter’s birthday. Does that count?
13. WHAT’S YOUR WORST FEAR?
That really, no one actually likes me, and my friends are just the people who are polite enough to pretend that they care, but everyone’s eventually going to forget I exist because it’s no longer worth the effort, and I will essentially fade off into the shadows. Either that or drowning.
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Um. Dark? Yeah, that’s a good answer…
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Well, I used to imagine this scenario where I was kneeling down sweeping up broken glass, and my nice homeschool girl industriousness inspired someone to propose to me. Currently though, my ideal proposal is simply the one that gets me engaged to a guy I want to marry and I don’t really care about the details. Though I think I prefer it *not* be while I’m sweeping up broken glass.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
Coffee. Though, I’m told I need to drink an entire energy drink because (a) they grow on you and (b) I would be really funny after that much caffeine and sugar all at once.
17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Pepperoni, mushrooms and onions
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Chocolate.
19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?
I don’t think I have one favorite of all time, but I’m consistently fond of purple, blue, black, silver and red.
20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
Nooo…. Should I have?
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
I’m sure this wasn’t the first, but the first Christmas I was in IL the Ben-Ezras gave me a protractor. (Trust me, it really does make sense.) See, when I was in high school (homeschool), money was *really* tight, and we had neither a protractor nor the money to buy one, so I had to skip all the problems in my math book that used a protactor. As a perfectionist and complete math geek, this was a bad thing for me.
So, the Ben-Ezras remembered that story and gave me a protractor for Christmas. See, I told you it made sense.
22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
See, I’m off of sugar, so drinking orange soda would be a bad thing… What?
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
No.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Eh. There are a couple places that tend to have clothing I like, but most of my shopping gets done at the thrift store, so I don’t usually notice the brand.
25. WHO IS YOUR FAV FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?
I would say Ben Lehman, but so few people would get it….
26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
No, but I live with dog who barks ferociously at such menaces as cats, squirrels, other dogs, and people off in the distance somewhere.
27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
The ferociously barking dog is a Chinese Crested Hairless.
28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
I think that would depend on the circumstances.
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
42
31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
What about them?
32. FAVORITE QUOTE?
It’s hard to pick just one, but this is one that I keep coming back to, particualarly the last half:
“I would carry some of it if I could, Bean said silently. Like I did today, you can turn it over to me and I’ll do it, if I can. You don’t have to do this alone.
Only even as he thought this, Bean knew it wasn’t true… Ender was what Bean only wished to be–the kind of person on whom you could put all your hopes, who could carry all your fears, and he would not let you down, would not betray you.
I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don’t want to go through what you’ve been through to get there.
And then…he almost laughed as he thought, I don’t want to have to through what I’ve gone through to get here, either.”
33. FAVORITE PLACE?
Gitche Gumee Camp, but partly just because I have some really good memories of when I was there. Water, sand, sunset, and one of the few times in my life when everything just felt right.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
No.
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Ha! How much time to you have?
I tend to be hard on people (sometimes including myself), not want to ask for help, and have recently discovered a really annoying petulant streak in myself.
36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
Famous in certain circles, yes.
37. FIRST JOB?
Selling fluppies. A fluppie is like a little handheld vacuum, but with no batteries or cord, just a brush. I used to have a much better spiel than this…
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
No, I don’t think so.
39. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOULMATE?
Um. No? I don’t know? All I know is that God works everything out exactly the way He wants to, and I’m not going to try to figure it out beyond that right now.
40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
Running errands, including applying for a passport, buying fingernail polish pens, buying more books I probably didn’t need, and also buying toilet paper.
41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
Yeah. Wisdom teeth out when I was 16. Appendix out last fall (when I was 22). And possibly one coming up in three weeks to have an ovarian cyst removed.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Most of my flat out compliments come from close female friends who are commenting on my outfits. If you count reading-between-the-lines compliments that might tie with compliments on being able carry on an intelligent conversation about weapons and other interesting non-girly subjects, even though I’m a girl
43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
No.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
My birthday? Even if I figured out what I wanted it would change before then, and with about 40 bajillion presents to plan for other people between now and then, I really don’t have time to figure it out.
45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT AND THEIR NAMES?
Some. And yes, I think they should have names.
46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
I was named after the girl who taught my parents Spanish.
47. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Uh, I dunno. Not noticing that I exist is always kind of a bad sign.
48. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
Saxon math. Yeah, I know. I liked it.
49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
I don’t.
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It’s okay.
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Corned beef. Salomi’s good too. And ham…
52. ANY BAD HABITS?
I’m sure.
53. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
Huh. Maybe? Not unusually jealous, though, I think.
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
What would be the point? Unless being another person, I had a completely different personality, and then how would I know whether with that personality I would be friends with me?
55. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
If I understand the question properly, absolutely not.
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
In what way?
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
58. BEAR FACT?
Huh?
59. WHAT’S YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?
“To glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.”
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Probably a book.
I did have a stuffed bear named Tata that I was very fond of. And there were the Fisher Price people and buildings–those were fun.
61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
I don’t have a cellphone.
62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
No. My father thought Barney was dumb, and therefore so did I.
63. Do you use sarcasm?
Yes.
64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
Usually mashed potatoes. Especially if they have garlic.
65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY?
Someone who is forceful enough make me sit down and shut up, but also thoughtful and capable of not breaking me when I’m being fragile.
66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
I used to be called Rocky, but I got over it.
I go by Raqpunzel on a couple of websites–does that count as a nickname?
67. FAVORITE SUPER POWER?
Telepathy intrigues me, but also kind of freaks me out.
68. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Fringe.
69. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
Um, there’s a verse about that somewhere…. The whole doing good to those who despitefully use you bit, I think. But there are those imprecatory psalms too.
70. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
moosetracks
71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Well, yeah. I haven’t pawned any or anything like that.
72. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
My laptop usually lives in my room.
73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
Probably watch Hellboy 2 by myself, unless Theresa’s not too tired and wants to watch Doctor Who.
74. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE WHEN YOU ARE OLDER?
In Peoria.
75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
not really
76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
birds, wind and random city noise
77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
milk with blue agave syrup
78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Samuel Ben-Ezra who called to ask if the Lansberry boys could come over
79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Um, eyes? Connected to whether they make eye contact, hence actually noticing that I exist.
80. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
read, write, take dumb personality tests, work on one of the projects I always have going…
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
Alan Rickman
82. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR
Winter, or whatever season it’s just turning
83. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
Chocolate of various kinds, or sour candies
84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
Huh. Yeah, I guess so. Weird.
85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR
Blonde. More or less.
86. EYE COLOR?
blue
87. SHOE SIZE?
8 wide or nine
88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
not sure I have one…
89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
Than Linh–the vietnamese lunch buffet
90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
It’s good, but I don’t get excited about it.
91. WATCH TV TODAY?
Nope.
92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Probably Christmas Eve.
93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
I used to play the recorder, but I’m desperately out of practice.
94. SOCKS OR BARE FEET?
Depends on the season.
95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Once again, I’m going to to go with hugs, because at this stage of my life kisses mean toddler slobber.
96. LONG-TERM OR SHORT-TERM RELATIONSHIPS.
Long-term, definitely
97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Some yarn and clearance stuff to set aside for little gifts
98. WOULD YOU EVER BE A HOUSEWIFE?
I hope so.
99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde, Against Christianity by Peter Liethart, and Thales to Dewey by Gordon Clark. Also several others I’m in the middle of, but not actively reading.
100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE.
Nonexistent sums it up pretty well, I think.