25 Random Things...

(Inspired by the Facebook chain letter.)

25. I LOVE the smell of Pine-Sol and gasoline. My father owned a gas station/auto repair shop complete with Pine Sol scrubbed bathrooms.

24. Despite my misanthropic, humanity-hating tendencies, I can be quite pleasant around others... even children if they are cute and well-behaved.

23. I never hold grudges. It's a waste of personal energy and brain matter.

22. I didn't dress feminine until high school and wasn't comfortable in my skin until college.

21. Nearly 10 years ago, I wrote hundreds of poems on a Macbook and lost them all when the hard drive failed.

20. I don't drink alcohol. More than enough and I'll have seizures or a heart attack.

19. I don't work, and it's not because I'm lazy. I have extreme difficulties:
- Focusing.
- Working under authority.
- Complying with strict rules or corporate policies.
- Keeping myself mentally stimulated.

18. I am a piss poor writer. I am not articulate and my grammar is terrible. Yet, I do crosswords several times a day and write business reviews as a hobby. I also stutter and incorrectly pronounce several words (which results in "Where are you from? Oh, you have an accent, that's why I asked.")

17. I've had the following pets: LOTS of tropical fish, hamsters, guinea pigs (Squeak, Squeaky, and Squeakers), fancy rats (Mocha, Latte, Cappuchino, Espresso, Starbucks...), two green-cheeked conures (Piccadilly aka Pickles and Koda), chinchillas (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore), african pygmy hedgehog (Rommel), ball python (Lilith), columbian boa constrictor (Medea), savannah monitor lizard (Squeaky McSqueakers), and my cross-eyed Siamese named Halpert. When I think of my beloved Lilith, I can't help but cry. She was the best pet I've ever had.

16. My favorite TV shows are "The Office" and "The Big Bang Theory". They are the only shows ever that make me LOL.

15. I LOVE color, but I wear black. I call it the minimal, modern, slimming, heroin chic, starving artist, and bouncer look. Colors are just too fussy for me to wear. I try to wear color for special occasions or night outings.

14. Tilt-a-Whirl is my favorite carnival ride EVER!

13. I have 12 pairs of sunglasses, and no, I don't wear them at night.

12. I'd love to build a summer home in Colorado, Montana or somewhere in the Yukon.

11. I was a practicing Mahayana Buddhist until the end of high school, but I've always been an atheist.

10. I learned more Japanese in one year than three years of taking French. Japanese is somewhat easier than it seems.

9. I dream of flying... too much sometimes. Since I was a child, I have always envied birds for their ability to fly.

8. I love modern art, but can't stand the BS associated with its interpretations.

7. I use a spoon and a fork to eat. If I only have one choice, I'd choose a spoon over a fork (except for pasta and noodles). I HATE round plastic chopsticks!!

6. I think pregnant women are hideous, disgusting cows. There, I said it.

5. I watched Star Trek: TNG, DS9, and Voyager religiously.

4. I was in choir, orchestra (viola) and band (trombone) at the same time in middle school. Needless to say, it didn't work out. I stuck with the viola and piano, and played the latter in my high school's "Rent".

3. I wanted to the join the military a few years ago. The Marines in 1997 and the Navy in 2003 to be exact. WORST idea ever.

2. I am not patriotic. I won't stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem. To all the folks who give me evil eyes, fuck you.

1. I started my own comic strip when I was 10 and distributed it throughout my neighborhood. I can imagine the look on my neighbors' faces when they opened their mailbox to find random colored drawings with poorly written, unfunny captions.