Sunday Mornings

My Quirks (or at least a handful of them)

1. I like gray skies better than sunny skies, they make me happier
2. I'm addicted to Milky Ways, I can only buy them one at a time or I'll eat them all
3. I'm half the Dutch with twice the stubborn (I like to call it persistence)
4. I'm a neat freak at work but my room is a mess
5. I'm addicted to Eoin Colfer's books
6. I'm addicted to House M.D.
7. I frequently do workouts that cause me great pain, and I like them
8. I HATE chewing gum. It is the most disgusting thing to have ever been invented.
9. I'm still obsessed with Mario games
10. I can determine the air quality with one breath (asthma has its uses)
11. I like to buy books, even if I don't read half of them. I like cool covers.
12. I do get offended when people insult my writing with no other reason than they didn't like it.
13. I've been studying/dissecting literature for years, I don't appreciate people when they criticize my literary opinions when all they do is read
14. I love to draw but I never have the time
15. I keep empty pens and pencils because they mean something to me
16. I have paid $16 for a nice mechanical pencil
17. I can quote movies from 10 years ago without trying, I can't remember what I did yesterday without some deep thought.
18. I am VERY opinionated
19. I daydream frequently
20. I always expect people to let me down, it's something I'm trying to change
21. I still collect LEGOs and build with them frequently
22. I have succumbed to the texting thing, I'm trying to get back to the calling thing
23. I can't keep a journal but I write on blogspot frequently
24. I'm done with the Rap/Hip-Hop fad
25. I am fascinated by people and their ideas, I want to know them all
26. I hate people thinking I'm judgmental because I'm LDS
27. I love being LDS and I try my best to live it correctly
28. I still have a stack of Pokemon cards I'm hoping to cash in one day
29. I have indeed been in love once
30. I want to be good at EVERYTHING: Dancing, Drawing, Writing, Medicine, Weight Lifting, Running, and Cooking are my top desires.
31. I want to be part of the Jabberwockeez
32. I don't need the best of everything. I have a crappy phone and banged up car and feel no desire to replace them
33. Every journal I have been given is either blank or filled with poems, not journal entries
34. I have the best circle of friends for me
35. I am a hopeless romantic
36. I remember my dreams vividly, even years later
37. I think Erin McCarley is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Fantastic singer too.
38. I have a fettish with J names, I think they're awesome
39. I only play video games if they have a good storyline
40. I'm still waiting for that Artemis Fowl movie
41. I frequently begin to think/talk like characters from movies/books after I've seen/read them for a few hours
42. I think simplicity is beauty
43. I listen to songs for the lyrics moreso than the music.
44. I love Quiznos, it has collected many of my paychecks
45. When I want a day to myself, doing anything (work, washing the car, doing dishes) is instantly a mark against that day. A day to myself means only what I want to do and nothing else.
46. I love passionate people, and open people. I can listen to people talk about their passions for hours
47. I can talk about MY passions for hours.. even days
48. I like cats more than dogs only because they're easier to take care of, minimal effort required
49. I seem lazy, but at work I go %110 percent. I've never had a boss mad at me.
50. When I have an idea, I will do ANYTHING to get to a pad of paper to write it down. I do pity the people that hold me up.
51. I love the rain
52. I'll often think in a British or Australian accent (and typically they sound like Hugh Laurie or Jesse Spencer)
53. I am blonde, and no I didn't color my hair, it went dark naturally
54. I'll admit, I'm a bit of smart alec
55. I'm trying to be less sarcastic, not sarcastic at all is the goal.
56. I hate overly sarcastic people. Sarcastic humor isn't even funny to my anymore.
57. I HATE HATE HATE "that's what she said" jokes unless it is on the Office. It's funny on there, it's never funny at any other time.
58. I do like modesty, and not just to be the good LDS kid, I really do hate when people show off more of themselves than they should. It's distracting
59. My parents and my friends have entirely different images of me, my friends have the more accurate one
60. I have been given boxers by a girl. I have given boxers to that girl. It's a standing tradition between us for birthday/Christmas gifts and we laugh every single time
61. I think the violin and piano are the best instruments, I wish I could play them
62. I want to learn to play the guitar
63. I never make a committment I can't keep
64. I am a time oriented person. I will be on time or early or else I become frustrated with myself, even if the other person doesn't care.
65. I love Europe and I want to go there someday and explore it.
66. I live too far away from my cousins
67. I do not like being interrupted or seeing other people interrupted
68. I don't like it when people volunteer me for things. Even if I would volunteer for it myself, it must be ME to volunteer
69. I ask a TON of questions
70. I'm very difficult to offend. Other than what I said above, I almost never get offended
71. I never swear. If I ever do (hasn't happened yet), it's a pretty good indication that you should leave me alone. Like really, that would be a very BAD sign.
72. I'm not a fan of psychology.
73. I think the Utah/BYU rivalry is incredibly stupid because everyone gets so offended by it. There's a way to have fun with it, as I have with some of my friends, but now I won't cheer for either team since this last game where I saw so many people at each others throats. I will now be rooting for both teams to lose.
74. The only time I watch sports is during March Madness. I've won the bracket 2 years straight
75. I'm slightly OCD. For instance, I had to think of lots of little things to get me to 75 because I couldn't stand to end on 71, 72, 73, or 74.
76. I now have to think of at least 4 more things because I just thought of one I had to put down
77. I'm a fan of symmetry. Symmetry + simplicity = Beauty
78. I like to take pictures
79. Dressing up (ex: tuxedo) does indeed make me feel good
80. I'm officially done writing this.