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    Feb

    25 things you probably don’t know about me

    1) I eat popcorn and french fries one at a time.  I like to pick out the ones that look the most buttery/perfectly crispy one by one and enjoy.  I am a very slow eater and have been since childhood.

    2) I carry my passport with me at all times.  I dream of the day when I will be fiscally able to spontaneously hop a plane to somewhere awesome, should I so choose.  It is also a good idea to have more than one form of ID on you.

    3) As my friend Kat pointed out, I dislike book jackets immensely.  I take them off and they get thrown out or lost.  I find them very annoying.

    4) Speaking of books, it is my dream to have a gigantic Beauty and the Beast-sized library.  I would love to collect antique books.  I have a few already but they are not in the best condition.  I think books were produced so much more lovingly and with much better quality in the past.

    5) As soon as I am able to properly care for a dog, I want a male golden retriever puppy.  His name will be Keats, after the poet.

    6) I know a lot about herbs.  Like how chewing on mint leaves can settle your stomach, or horehound can help a sore throat.  I would love to have an herb garden.  I used to garden all the time with my dad when I was younger, and I miss it.

    7) I have almost drowned twice —once in the ocean, once in a river — and therefore do not like to be underwater anymore.  Especially at the beach.

    8) Not knowing where my life is headed now that I am done with college freaks me out.  I have a lot of big decisions to make and I hope I make the right one.

    9) When I am drunk, I snort when I laugh.

    10) I am kind of a know-it-all.  Especially pertaining to historical accuracy and grammar/spelling.  Some people cannot handle this.

    11) I’d like to be a wife and mom someday, but not anytime too soon.  I’m content just being young and carefree for the time being.

    12) I already carry around an “emergency kit” in my purse, complete with band-aids, neosporin, pain aids, tums, cough drops, and even an inhaler.  This is why some people jokingly refer to me as “mom” already.

    13) I won a story contest for the “Earth Dog” website in 4th grade.  I got to be on TV and even won some money.

    14) Whenever I spend money, I almost always feel bad afterwards, even if it was something I needed, like food.  This will probably continue until I find a real job.

    15) Little kids/babies and animals make me really happy.  I get super gushy.

    16) If you try to tell me your opinion on something without having facts to back it up, I will call you out on it. 
    (i.e. “I love Obama!” 
    “okay, why? Tell me about some of his policies that you support.” 
    “well, he supports gay marriage!”
    “Gay marriage is not a policy, it is a social issue, and social issues are only a tiny part of running a country.  But okay, what policies will he be enacting in support of gay marriage?”
    “uhhhhh….”
    “yeah, that’s what I thought.  Read a newspaper.”)

    17) I have recurring dreams that I am being chased by velociraptors.  I blame Jurassic Park.

    18) I really want to go to the new Harry Potter World at Universal Studios.

    19) I don’t really know how to flirt.  I also can’t really tell when people are flirting with me or just being nice. 

    20) I still watch cartoons from my childhood on occasion.

    21) I love documentaries on the British monarchy/castles/etc. and have watched pretty much all of them that Netflix instant has to offer.  My favorite is David Starkey’s Monarchy series.  I also love NatGeo specials.  I would rather watch them than be subjected to the drivel that T.V. offers today, i.e. Jersey Shore.

    22) I feel nostalgia very intensely.  It can get in the way sometimes.  It is usually triggered by smells, tastes, or the feeling of the day.

    23) If we are out to dinner/spending time together and you whip out your cell phone every few seconds I will get up and leave. 

    24) I’ve been offered a new car as a present at least twice before, and have always turned it down.  As long as I have a decent car with good gas milage, I would rather have the money to use for other things, such as travel.  Having the newest gadgets and toys has never really appealed to me; I place much more value on experiences.

    25) I don’t look up to Marilyn Monroe; I look up to Ava Gardner.  She was infinitely more sure of herself and a much better role model.  Anyone who knocks out Howard Hughes’ front teeth because he was basically stalking her is badass in my book.  I’d do the same thing if I woke up to a creepy dude standing over my bed as I slept.

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"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes." - Walt Whitman

Hi, I'm Lindsey.
I'm in love with life.
I have a lot of fun.
Literature enthusiast with a degree to prove it.
Music feeds my life.
I like deceased writers, dark liquor, tattoos, good friends, literary affiliations, vintage clothing, video games, and awesome shenanigans.

And, most importantly, world travel.

Always a traveler, never a tourist. The world can teach us so much about ourselves if we are open to new experiences. I want to see the whole world.
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