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im honor of a new year and (hopefully) a new dedication to bloging, i have decided to list 24 things about me.
i sometimes look at these lists and think they are pretentious or self centered...and you cant really argue the self centered one, come on, im making a list of 24 things about ME...this requires me to think about only myself for the next fifteen min or so. i have decided to write the list anyway...my justification is that i have never done anything like this before, so it will be interesting to see what i can come up with, and the only people who read this know me really well, so i don't really have to worry about other people thinking i am increadibly pretentious or selfish. that little disclaimer being said, here is the list:
1. i am a horrible speller...it was my first B in third grade, and many things on this blog will be misspelled
2. in the summer when i am cold i make popcorn, in the winter when i am cold i make hot chocolate
3. i instantly lose respect for anyone in the subway wearing sunglasses...unless they are blind, then respect is gained
4. i dont know why, but i suddenly have a great affinity for the colors bright yellow and bright orange
5. i really like my siblings...i dont just love them
6. i enjoy making friends with people who also enjoy making friends, but i can tell pretty easily people who are too self conscience to make new friends, and i dont really enjoy making friends with them
7. on the same vein, i like real friendships where it is a two way relationship, one way, instant gratification type of friendships i dont think are real, lasting, or healthy
8. and continuing with the friend thing....i dont like church friends, which i think by the way is completely counter intuitive. the church is suppose to be a body...that body is increadibly broken when all you do with some people is say hi, give them an akward side hug, ask politely how their week was (without really caring) and move on to the next hi and hug...if an effort is not made at all on the friendships, i would rather not even pretend like it exists...this is not what Jesus had in mind for his body, and i have seen it work so well when the church friend thing isnt there...when people really love each other more than themselves...care more about other people than the duty they feel to be popular at church...it is a beautiful, but unfortunately rare thing
9. i think i got a little side tracked, but i guess the whole point of this thing anyway is to make me think...back on track...i like dark chocolate raisinettes...a lot
10. i am goal oriented...very goal oriented. sometimes it makes it hard for me to give things to God, but i know if it were up to me, i would never have wanted to go to law school, and would have done the peace corps and not the americorps...i wouldnt trade the time i spent in new york for anything...lovelovelove my friends there...so i know this law school thing, because it is God and not me, will work out...but i still have to work my booty off trying to get through it...thats the thing though, you can't just sit back and think you dont have to do anything because God will give it all to you in a pink drink with an umbrella, does work that way on occation, but i think God made us certain ways so we can work hard in his will, he gives us the call and we work work work to answer it
11. i have true blue friends...i trust them completely with everything i am
12. i dont like being cold
13. i dust when i am stressed out
14. my grandparents think i will die an old maid and remind me repeatedly of my singleness...i hope not
15. i dont really like animals or house plants
16. i dont smell...well it takes about four days without a shower, or two back to back days with intense workout and no shower
17. i try to stay positive, and when bad things happen i dont think about it and pretend like they didnt happen...i dont know if this is the best way, but this is how i have delt with things my entire life, and i think it is working so far
18. i like walking a lot and am sad i cant do it very much here
19. i want to live in a different country some day
20. even though i have experienced so much in my 24 years, i want to experience so much more
21. i like helping people who cant really help themselves...its so cliche but it is true...maybe i even love helping people
22. i enjoy listening to my friends problems and helping them work through it...even if all they want to do is get me to listen, im glad they trust me enough and know i would never judge them when they just need to let it out
23. i admire my grandparents so much, and their marriages give me hope for relationships
24. i like to plan things...but i dont like to plan them when they are soley for me, ie birthday, going away, congrats, etc

as i write this, i keep thinking of more things to add, but the point was 24 for 24...ps i like even numbers a lot so i am really happy i will be 24!