26.
I’m 26.
OMFG.
I swore I would never use that sort of abbrevation. But I also swore I’d never be 26. So this seems mildly appropiate. In old school I’m-23-and-not-rounding-up-to-30-style, I’ve completed another one of my lists containing 26 glorious facts you may or may not know about me. If you’re looking for 49 of those thought provoking and intriguing facts - you can refer to this post for the other 23.
- 1. I’m incredibly loyal.
- 2. I’ve started making jewelry - simple pieces - but this time next year I expect to be sodering my own pieces and already have the sodering kit picked out.
- 3. I’ve been put to sleep 4 times in my life for surgeries. Each of those times I don’t remember counting below 7.
- 4. People Magazine named one of sites as the best television series website in 2005 - Hurricane Katrina claimed my story as victim with an entire issue devoted to her own destruction.
- 5. I like guys who can be assholes as long as they aren’t assholes to me and they also know how to be hopeless romantics. A difficult combination to find.
- 6. Jenny is my bestest friend in the world - and I met her at a camp I was bribed into attending.
- 7. I have to shower every morning.
- 8. I believe in the existence of the supernatural.
- 9. If I wasn’t able to design, I would feel completely suffocated.
- 10. I fully intend on facing my fears of falling and smashing into the ground within the next year - by jumping out of plane… attached to someone who completely knows what they’re doing.
- 11. I kick ass at Settlers, Boggle, Monopoly… at Halo 1.
- 12. I’m at my happiest while staring up the stars on a clear night miles and miles away from civilization.
- 13. I’m at my 2nd happiest while coding, listening to techno music, and sipping a little whiskey in coke.
- 14. I met the 6th man to walk on the moon and had dinner with him.
- 15. I have horrible short term memory.
- 16. My favorite place on earth is the desert.
- 17. I love the packaging design of the swag I get more than the actual swag.
- 18. If I’m shy and reserved around you - you don’t know me at all. If I’m partially shy and reserved - you probably know me even less.
- 19. Josh Holloway is the most beautiful man on earth in my humble and completely accurate opinion.
- 20. I have countless theories about the meaning of: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.
- 21. I’m a fan of capitalism.
- 22. I cook a mean fried zucchinni.
- 23. I love my family immensely.
- 24. I hate yellow… and gold things… unless it’s first place metals. Those I like.
- 25. I have horrible short term memory.
- 26. I watch far too much television - but I completely love it and see it as an exciting form of escapism - to live a life completely different than my own for a short period of time - I love the combination of art and storytelling.
So, yes. 26 years today. Just as I’ve always done - I’ll wake up at the time of my birth. Quiet not to awake those around me as a weird feeling overcomes me. The realization that I’ve reached an age that at 14 I thought would never come. For years I used to play an audio card that my grandfather gave me that played “Happy Birthday”. But since my relocation of residences a couple times over - the card is lost - and all that plays in its place is a memory of all those special October 8th’s before.
So in summarization - thank you to all of you - family and friends alike that have been there for me and just been amazing. I love you guys!!!! :-)
