Things about me

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:33:48 GMT

1. I am 5’1”. I plan on growing again soon. I just like to take my time with these things.

2. I am a usually pessimistic.

3. I am a tomboy.

4. I was the only girl in my entire baseball league when I was in grade school and middle school.

5. I was the fastest on the team, until all the boys hit puberty.

6. I am dating a guitar player. In college, he was in a band called Gryphyn.

7. I went to all his shows. I loved watching him play, and he was great. He is no longer in the band, but you can check out their website at www.gryphynmusic.com

8. I hope he proposes sometime soon. J

9. I actually like my hopefully-future in-laws.

10. I am in an accelerated nursing program, which means I will go from 0 nursing experience to being an RN with a BSN in 12 months.

11. It has been four months and I feel like I know almost nothing.

12. I am normally a competitive person, but I enjoy helping my classmates out.

13. This is probably because I actually like most of my classmates.

14. Except for people who I am stuck in group projects with who do absolutely nothing.

15. My Dad used to be a pediatrician.

16. He told all his children not to go into the medical field.

17. Some days, I completely understand why.

18. Other days, I think he might be crazy.

19. I am the second oldest of five children.

20. Although I didn’t when I was younger, I really like all my brothers and my sister.

21. Even though one brother made the awful mistake of going to K-State.

22. I am a Jayhawk.

23. I really enjoyed going to KU, even though my education there didn’t get me too far.

24. I graduated with a 4.0 in psychology, and a 3.92 overall.

25. And it took me three months to find a job as a receptionist (high school diploma required).

26. I would get really mad when people would come up to my desk and say, “Did you just graduate?” I would get excited that someone was acknowledging all my hard work, until they would say, “Which high school?”

27. I got paid $600 to get the smallpox vaccine a few years ago at a pharmaceutical research company.

28. It really hurt for several weeks.

29. And I didn’t grow any extra limbs or anything like that, so I am assuming that the vaccine was safe & effective.

30. I have a scar on my left arm from that vaccine.

31. I have two cats: Isis and Skitzo.

32. I am too much of a perfectionist.

33. I am against the death penalty. I believe that by the time people are actually executed, they are no longer the same person who committed the crime.

34. John Grisham is my favorite author.

35. My favorite movie is American Beauty.

36. I lent American Beauty to my apartment maintenance guy six months ago, and he still hasn’t returned it.

37. Grey’s Anatomy is my favorite TV show.

38. I should be studying right now.

39. My biggest pet peeve: Girls who show up 45 minutes late because they had to do their makeup or choose which shirt to wear.

40. I rarely wear makeup.

41. On the occasions I do, I only wear eyeliner and mascara.

42. I don’t floss everyday.

43. I drive a Cavalier. I hit 100,000 miles on my way back from seeing Mike a few months ago.

44. I took a picture of the numbers changing to 100,000.

45. My first car was a Beretta. I paid the $1,500 myself.

46. When the headlights were on and I accelerated, the speakers would buzz really loud.

47. To use my left turn signal, I had to turn on my brights.

48. I want to have two or three kids.

49. I will refuse to put them in Catholic school, even if my husband insists on it.

50. I love playing Super Nintendo. I am not a fan of the X-box or Nintendo 64, I get a headache from all the “3D” graphics.

51. I also get headaches from strong perfume. This makes sitting in class all day literally a painful experience when my fellow classmates bathe themselves in perfume.

52. I am stubborn.

53. I am really bad about holding grudges.

54. I hate when people quote the bible to put other people down.

55. I really hate when people are homophobic.

56. I completely support gay marriage. Why should we forbid two people who are in love from getting married? How can that be “degrading the value of marriage” when so many heterosexual people degrade the value of marriage every single day?

57. I believe in Jesus, but I don’t know what religion I belong to.

58. I was raised a Catholic, but get nothing out of going to church. I stopped going when I realized that I was only there just in case God was taking attendance.

59. I get very angry when people say that anyone who does not believe in Jesus is going to Hell. I don’t believe that Jesus would ever be so vindictive as to punish people for choosing the wrong religion.

60. I actually believe that all prayers go to the same great being, no matter what name you call him/her.

61. I have a Cingular cellphone.

62. If it gets anywhere close to the TV, computer, or any kind of speaker, there is an awful buzzing noise.

63. I am inspired by watching nurses who love what they do.

64. I am also inspired by watching nurses who don’t love what they do. It makes me more determined to make a difference.

65. I have never been fired from a job.

66. My dream wedding would be on a beach somewhere with only my best friends and immediate family there.

67. I would much rather spend my money on a down payment for our first house than on food at a reception.

68. I am cheap, or as Jocelyn describes it, I have simple tastes.

69. I really don’t enjoy drinking alcohol.

70. If I even have one drink, I will not drive. Even four hours later. I know this is crazy, but I’d rather be crazy and safe than stupid and kill someone.

71. If I didn’t force myself to get out of bed, I could easily sleep until 1 or 2 pm.

72. I steal the covers. I always wrap myself up in my own little cocoon.

73. I am an extremely picky eater.

74. When eating out, I usually don’t even recognize half the foods on the menu. I always just get nachos, a club sandwich, or quesadillas. Everything I get brave and try something else, I end up disliking it.

75. My favorite restaurant is BD’s Mongolian Barbeque. Not any Mongolian BBQ- it has to be BD’s.

76. I really hate when people forget about all their friends when they are in a new relationship.

77. I was a gymnast in grade school, but I was never graceful.

78. I enjoy working out, but not when I am in school.

79. I haven’t been to the gym since school started.

80. I am starting to feel chubby.

81. I suffer from extreme road rage when people drive down the exit lanes to get ahead of traffic and then cut in at the last minute.

82. I get way too much enjoyment out of letting these people think that I will let them cut in front of me, and then accelerating so they can’t get in.

83. Otherwise, I am a really nice driver!

84. My only wreck was with a parked car.

85. And it wasn’t my fault.

86. A girl who was really mean to me in grade school now has the lead role in the Broadway musical Hairspray.

87. I am not happy for her, and do not think she deserves it. She was really mean!!!

88. See, like I said, I hold grudges.

89. I consider my mom to be one of my best friends.

90. And my dad is a wonderful teacher.

91. I wish the people all my tuition money is going to were good teachers.

92. But unfortunately, they are just a bunch of disorganized, torture-loving punks.

93. One of my teachers in high school looks like Matt Damon.

94. I had a huge crush on him.

95. I skipped my senior year of high school. My only regret: not getting to take more classes with him.

96. I dated the same boy all through high school.

97. My favorite place to go when I’m stressed out is this small pond isolated from everything.

98. I used to go catch turtles and frogs at this pond when I was younger.

99. I still have amazing turtle-catching skills.

100. I need to study.

Confessions of a registered nurse (Confessions of a student nurse): Things about me

Things about me