TODAY IS MY 22nd BIRTHDAY
by now you know the things i love (i.e. the pittsburgh penguins) + am interested in (i.e. everything), the things that inspire + excite me (i.e. YOU), so here are 22 things, random + (hopefully) endearing things, that you probably did not know about me…
one. i seriously adore packing for any trip of any length, and will do so days in advance, but it takes me weeks, literally weeks to unpack.
two. i eat most finger foods with a fork: french fries, pizza, orange scones, even klondike bars (okay those i eat with a spoon).
three. i’m a high school drop out, i got my GED at sixteen, and my friends threw me my own mock prom. it was AWESOME!
four. i sing the theme to mad men whenever i get really excited about something. it’s entirely instrumental.
five. i can be incredibly crass, lewd, and profane. seriously. we’re talking off the charts verbally obscene. especially during hockey games. no joke, it can be borderline surreal.
six. i’m a medical procedure virgin. i’ve never even had to have my blood drawn, but everyone else in my family has health problems.
seven. i have zero first cousins, and very few extended relatives period.
eight. i take 90% of my showers at night. the later the better.
nine. i sleep in several layers of pajamas…even in the summertime
ten. i am a total TV junkie. i watch/have watched many many shows, and even if i don’t watch it, i’m always up to date on all TV news. i also have trouble not judging people who don’t like any TV.
eleven. i started going to live concerts at age five, and have never looked back. to date i’ve been to around sixty-five concerts, but that’s probably rounding down. even though i’ve become busier over the last few years, i still go to at least 4-5 a year…usually with my mom :)
twelve. 76 is my favorite number. i also love 12.
thirteen. two of our cats (the ones you don’t see as much because the youngest, chuck, is by far the most photogenic) are turning sixteen this month, which means they have been around for three-quarters of my life, which means when they finally “go”, i will be an absolute wreck.
fourteen. i grew up watching soap operas religiously. another world, specifically, ruined my perception of love.
fifteen. i shook jack johnson’s hand before a concert in ohio two summers ago. we were also in the front row of the GA section of the pavilion. the entire venue was sold out, and to look behind us and see tens of thousands of people…it was one of the highlights of my life.
sixteen. i. love. cheese.
seventeen. even though i don’t blog about it too much, my brother + i are total and complete lord of the rings and harry potter nuts. we’re talking, thinking about getting tattoos, have been involved in ongoing discussions about certain characters + plot points for over nine years now, couldn’t love either more level of obsession. jordan lived in florida when books five + seven of HP came out. he flew up for 48 hrs both times just so we could read them together. yep. we’re those kinds of super mega fans. (but we don’t like the harry potter movies. i stopped seeing them after the fifth one. i love the story too much to see it be mishandled so badly.)
eighteen. i get claustrophobic pretty easily. it sucks.
nineteen. i have an absolutely hideous passport photo. it’s hilarious!
twenty. when i was very very young we had a hammock in the side yard. when we moved, none of the trees on our property worked right for one, and it made my five-year-old self extremely upset. i’ve yearned for another hammock ever since.
twenty-one. in 2011 i intend on living alone for the first time in my life. i couldn’t be any more afraid or excited. :)
twenty-two. my closest family + friends rarely call me alison. i often go by al, but mostly they call me missy. (random, i know)
THANK YOU…
for your continual kindness, compassion, humor, and wit. i love you all!
xo Alison
