an exercise in exhibitionism and one-time massive micro-blogging

Slightly caving in to the Facebook trend of "25 Things About Me" (though I actually had been thinking of a post like this before that), here are a few nuggets...just because. There are actually a couple more than 25 things...but that's why I'm using my blog for this. ;-)

• I am a child of the living God. The body of Christ is my family and the Kingdom of God is my home.
• I am a sucker for insightful and clever song lyrics.
• I am ridiculously attracted to scrawny men who wear Converse.
• I am very aware that I misuse ellipsis in just about every written communication.
• I am a hopeless romantic but fear that I am too pragmatic for love.
• I love uber-intense, yet still realistic, movies and movies with superb character development.
• I consider myself to be simultaneously an old soul and a late bloomer and am not necessarily convinced that those are not complementary.
• Biggest phobias: public-speaking and throwing up. It is not uncommon that the second comes with the first.
• My favorite time of day is getting ready in the morning (well, usually in the morning), making an absolute ruckus while I blast music loud enough to hear over the running water or my blow dryer. Unfortunately, to arrive at this moment I have to overcome the most torturous of daily tasks: getting out of bed.
• I love to drive--especially in the fog or on a bright sunny day with the moon roof open and some great 80s music.
• Learning to drive, however, was one of the worst things I have had to do.
• It's insane how much I adore my niece. She has changed me.
• I cannot study in public places. I'm too distracted watching people.
• I HATE research.
• I can be as much a Pollyanna as an Eeyore. I cherish my melancholy side as much as moments of pure joy.
• My girlfriends are as essential to my life as my family.
• I don't do superficial relationships. I take delight in getting to know people.
• I am fascinated by and envy people who use language uniquely.
• I don't cry. Well, at least I don't cry as much as most people do.
• I am not an emotionally expressive person, though I feel things very deeply.
• As I become I older I grow more conflicted and unsure of things I used to be very certain about.
• I love listening to NPR.
• Singing almost always makes me happy.
• I don't crave chocolate during "that time of the month." I crave peanut butter.
• I compare myself constantly to others. It is not a healthy exercise.
• A part of me will always long to go back to Mexico.
• I love people--especially when they are goofy.