25 things…

3 Comments » // January 31st, 2009

I am sure a lot of you have seen the Facebook meme that’s been going around where you say 25 random things about yourself…I thought since I just wasted like an hour of my time doing it, I should at least post it here too.  They kind of came out more like confessions…I guess it is my mood with being sick and a little down in the dumps.  Enjoy…

1.  I was born in an ambulance under the Walker Road Overpass on HWY 217 in Portland, Oregon.  I was 3 weeks premature and surprised my mom, hence the ambulance.  What can I say, I like to make a dramatic entrance, I guess.

2.  Even though my birthday was supposed to be Feb 10th (Aquarius), I was born Jan. 22nd, still making me an Aquarius…same as my mom…twas meant to be.  In fact my mom and I are not only both Aquarians but I have a Libra Moon and a Virgo Rising and she has Virgo Moon and a Libra Rising.  I think we have been connected in many past lives…our souls like to be together.

3.  For some reason, I smell my deodorant before I put it on every day….I have no idea why, I just always have.  I like smelling things, even if I know they will be bad.  I have a very good sense of smell which sometimes can be a curse…especially in a house with 5 animals.

4.  I am amazed at how easily I was able to let go of my acting dream and am so grateful for the passion I feel for the field of Psychology and the Healing Arts/Metaphysical World.  It just goes to show that you should just always follow your gut, even if it is sometimes challenging…no regrets!!!  I am getting my B.A. in Psychology at UC Berkeley right now and am definitely planning on going to Grad School in the Fall of 2010.  I am not sure if I will just pursue my Masters at first or just go for my PhD or PsyD right away.  I have a feeling I will just do my Masters first to be able to start working in the field so that I can get my Doctorate later when I feel I have a better grasp on exactly what I want to study.

5.  I am a fairly intelligent girl, but am also super scatterbrained at the same time.  I lose my keys, phone, wallet, ipod, etc. way too often.  I am often running around forgetting things…but I am also oddly organized and find that my mind is like a steel trap at times.

6.  I am excited about the prospect of helping people, but sometimes laugh at it too because I have so many issues and cannot imagine giving others advice.  But I know I am doing the kind of work on myself that helps me understand where people are coming from…I know I am a healer in many ways and I am ready to develop that more.

7.  One of my favorite movies is Sliding Doors because I truly believe everything happens for a reason and that certain things will happen no matter what you do, because they are meant for you.  It’s not the best movie ever made, but the message is wonderful.

8.  I am coming to terms with who I truly am and not looking at things about me as flaws, but as complex parts.  It is a beautiful feeling and is helping me to look at others the same way.

9. One of my complex parts is that I love McDonald’s. I can feel everyone cringing right now and thinking all sorts of judgmental thoughts. Yes I know all about the food and have seen Super Size Me a million times (Morgan Spurlock is one of my fave people)…but I grew up on it and it is still something I enjoy. I would like to allow myself to have it every once in a while and not feel guilty about it. One of the things I struggle with is the fact that in my heart I wish I was vegan because of the animals. But I find that I crave meat sometimes (after being a vegetarian off and on for 14 years) and love cheese and things too much as well. I also find that right now I do not have the time to really focus on it. I do not actually eat a lot of meat, and I eat a lot of dairy/meat substitutes where I can….and that’s my best right now.

10. My dad was gay and died of AIDS a little over 9 years ago.  He was an amazing man who I am proud the be the daughter of.

11.  When Kurt Cobain died I had a shrine to him in my apartment…I was a senior in high school (yes I had an apartment in high school).  That’s a whole other story.

12.  I used to have a tendency to become a little obsessed with movie stars/musicians…never in a stalking way of course (no letters or anything that extreme)…but they took over my thoughts for a bit…a few of them were:  Kurt Cobain, Gale Harold,  Jake Gyllenhaal, Zach Braff, Jason London, Adrian Brody, Jakob Dylan, Casey Affleck, Giovanni Ribisi…and probably a few others I am forgetting right now.

13.  Someday I will have to make a list of all the famous people I met and saw in LA…that is one part I miss…seeing people like Kirsten Dunst (looking like CRAP by the way) at Starbucks and not really thinking anything of it after a while.

14.  Soda is my main addiction…no coffee, no cigarettes…but soda..oohhh the bubbles, the bite, the sweetness.  Yeah it’s bad.

15.  I remember dates really well because of this weird thing my brain does with the calendar.  I have tried to explain it to people and I think it always sort of amazes them.  Someday I would love to be able to draw it out or have someone play it out like it is in my head because I travel through the year and change directions and colors and heights and things depending on what day it is, season, month, etc…it’s crazy and cool.  I love my brain.

16.  I have never been overseas and it is killing me.  For some reason I find that I prefer to spend my money on things over experiences.  That is not to say that I don’t still do a lot of experiencing life, but I would much rather spend my money on a pair of pants then a nice dinner.  I can wear the pants a ton of times, but the dinner will only last, well a few hours.  I mean if it was a dinner with amazing friends I hadn’t seen in years, of course I would do that.  But I often wonder if this is why I haven’t really traveled much…nah, I know it’s more because I am such a homebody and also haven’t had a lot of extra time and money…but I know I could make it more of a priority if I really wanted to, so I guess it is low on the list right now.  But not for much longer…it’s definitely a goal…India, Scotland, Australia, Italy, Thailand, etc.

17.  I am about to start a 21-day Detox program next week…so if any of you are wanting to lecture me on my soda or McDonald’s intake, just know that I am hoping that it will bring some more awareness to me and my eating…not that I don’t know, but I am hoping it will start to reset my taste buds and cravings a bit.  I am doing this detox with friends thank goodness because I have never been known to stay on a cleanse for more than a few days.

18.  In fact, I am just not a very disciplined person at all and it’s something I am looking to improve about myself.  I am a procrastinator (I should soooooo be reading right now), I rarely hoop or do yoga even though I love both, I eat poorly even though I know better, I spend money I shouldn’t, etc.  But I am working on these things and loving myself all the way through.

19.  I have two shelves on my bookcase full of self-help books and the like, that I really want to read, but don’t make the time…yeah. *rolls eyes at self*

20.  Even though I don’t hoop as often as I would like, it has changed my life.  I have met amazing people, found another way to make money, found a great form of exercise that I do actually enjoy, gotten back into dance (I was in ballet, tap and jazz for 13 years) and discovered a way to decompress, lift my mood, and get back into my body.  I highly recommend it…

21.  I am an only child who grew up out in the country….a total introvert.  But I find that I can be very outgoing as well.  Which reminds me that people really get the definition of introvert and extrovert wrong a lot.  Being introverted doesn’t always mean that you are shy.  It’s just more about where you get your energy from.  Introverts get their energy from within, while Extroverts get it from other people.  So even though I am introverted and need a ton of time alone, I can be quite outgoing in the right situation…although I have not always been that way…I used to be painfully shy, but it has come with practice…being an actor really forced me out of my comfort zone and got me to be more outgoing, for which I am grateful.

22.  I have lived in something like 23 places and have had 9 cars.  I get bored easily, but much less now that I am older and more wise…or maybe just know myself better.

23.  I make up words and songs and my boyfriend and I practically have our own language and sing songs to our dogs all the time.  they love it.

24.  my boyfriend and I are like Dharma and Greg…guess which one is which.   But as we have been together for 4 1/2 years, I find that we have a lot more overlapping parts of ourselves now…we have merged so much together and it is a beautiful thing…still totally individuals, but often flowing more together…he rocks.

25.  I am working on three fairly large tattoos…I always knew that if I gave up acting I would get more tats…I already have 7 right now.  Hoping to get my new big one this summer.  Much to Stan’s chagrin…like Dharma and Greg, like I told you.