1. My parents have taught me all the valuable lessons I needed to learn in life; like potty training, don’t touch the wood burning stove, and not to bite people. Thanks for that.

2. I tend to think most of the things I say and do are funny, really funny, however, I don’t think everyone agrees with that. I think I get this from my mom; she’s really funny in her head, but not always out loud. I sympathize.

3. One of the things I really like about myself is that I have blue eyes and dark hair. When I have my 2.5 children though I don’t care if they don’t get that awesome trait, just as long as they’re healthy.

4. Nothing really traumatic has every really happened to me. Unless you count that time I ran over my favorite white kitty Eley, that was pretty traumatic. Other than that I think I’m truly blessed and have an angel that follows me around, whether or not I deserve it is another question.

5. An ex-boyfriend once told me that my emotions have about a 2 second rebound rate. If I’m mad just wait a minute and I’ll be fine again. I think this is pretty true, but not a good reason to piss me off.

6. I think I have a high pain tolerance, which I only say cause of that one time I almost lost my foot…

7. I always thought scoliosis was the worst thing to happen to me, and although I hated that brace with a passion, it’s not what I really remember the most from that time in my life. My family helped me through all of that, and I had awesome friends who tried their best to sympathize with me.

8. I know not everyone loved high school, but I definitely did. I enjoyed it for what it was, an amazing four years that I got to spend with the funniest friends ever, and a chance to learn a lot (probably more out of the classroom than in) but it gave me a chance to figure things out before I went off to college on my own, so I didn’t fall on my face.

9. I love flowers, however I hate getting them. Because I think they’re so beautiful and I want to keep them, so I feel guilt when they die, and end up feeling worse off than if I just hadn’t gotten flower in the first place. However if I HAD to get flowers…I like Gerber Daisy’s, those really big colorful ones.

10. Electronic targets are the greatest invention ever, I love them and the 10.9’s they let me see. However they also brought out my least favorite thing…9.9’s.

11. I compulsively play the same song/album an unhealthy amount of times. I don’t think there’s any cure.

12. I am jealous of the amazing ability James has at the random word game.

13. I think it’s important to cherish each moment- but unfortunately the world doesn’t spin fast enough for me and I’m very impatient, that means I’m usually wishing time would speed up and catch up to how fast I’m trying to go.

14. I’m very indecisive (I like to blame it on being a libra) and therefore stress out a lot about making decisions. However my impulsive decisions haven’t led me astray thus far. Someone once told me that if you make choices for the right reasons it’ll turn out okay. I always thought this was a little common sense, but I took it to heart anyways, cause I thought this person was very wise, and they meant a lot to me.

15. I have no idea what being a com major is going to do for me. I have no plan for the rest of my life. And this seems to bother me less than anyone else.

16. I enjoy all things that allow me to be ridiculously childish that I can see get away with in college (e.g. colored band-aids and Disney movies)

17. I have mix-matched my socks for so long now I think that if I wanted to change it would be more of a hassle (nearly impossible) than anything. It’s just easier now to not change.

18. When I first started shooting my dad told me he wanted me to get good enough so that I could shoot my boyfriend in the knee cap when he pissed me off. I think I’m that good now, but only if he was standing still. It would have to be a sneak attack so he wasn’t moving.

19. I hate the saying hind-sight is 20/20. Of course it is! It’s already happened!

20. For some reason people usually think I’m really emotionally closed off when they first meet me, or that I’m hard to read. It’s probably true, but I don’t know why I do this. I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing however.

21. I love my brother Joey. When we were little he used to tell me really weird things, like that moth balls would make snake come out of their holes, or that he could remember being a baby. I never believed him then, but I do now, because he’s really strange like that and really honest.

22. When I get scared I cover up my ears, I’m not sure why I do this, but I’ve done it ever since I was little. I cover my ears when I sleep too, with my blanket. Which is probably why my yellow blanky was so special to me when I was little.

23. I’m pretty far from being a wild child. I can remember all of the times I got in trouble in elementary school. They were all terrifying.

24. I have very vivid dreams, and I usually remember them all. I have a dream book to analyze them, which is fun, but I don’t really believe that your dreams mean anything other than what you’re thinking about. I’m glad I dream though, if not sleeping would be a lot more boring.

25. My mom was raised Catholic, my dad Baptist and for awhile we went to a Lutheran church. When I was 16 though we became members of a Methodist church, and soon after I was baptized in a hot tub.

Sarah, January 30th, 2009