out of the blue

Thanks to Anne for this meme. I rarely do these, but this one looked good. So, here you are:

(Still up, in case you were wondering)

TEN random things about me

01. I am completely oblivious to pop culture, aside from a lingering fear of it in improv games
02. I don't drink caffiene, except in some teas
03. My childhood hero was Steven Hawking
04. I used to say my favorite food was oysters, but when I found out that a lot of people didn't like them, I was afraid to claim that I did
05. I was the shortest person in my class all through grade school
06. I don't generally find people pretty until I know them–all of my friends are
07. I love the rain
08. My favorite flowers are lilacs
09. If I could live in the mountains, I would
10. I find smoke and fog to be some of the most beautiful things in existence

NINE ways to win my heart

01. Truly care, and show that you do.
02. Don't settle for the everyday answers.
03. Don't be a jerk, even to people you think deserve it
04. FInd out what I want to be, and help me become it
05. Show me something beautiful
06. Buy me tasty food
07. Accept that I'm not perfect
08. Find time to just be with me
09. Talk to me, about more than superficial things

EIGHT things I want to do before I die

01. Live in a foreign country
02. Figure out who I'm going to marry, and do so
03. Write a book
04. Grow old and awe the neighborhood children
05. Own a cat
06. See the alps
07. Learn to program
08. Publish some poetry

SEVEN things I believe in

01. Love
02. Art can communicate the things that we can't say
03. God
04. There is a lot that science can't explain
05. If I look long enough, I'll find the truth
06. Success isn't what most people think it is
07. People can transcend their situation

SIX things that get me mad (or annoyed/paranoid/frustrated)

01. People hurting other people, being aware that they're doing it, and doing nothing to stop it
02. Hatred
03. When the rules or laws make it not okay to do the right or intelligent thing
04. Seeing people fight
05. When the country does things that I think are stupid
06. Blindness

FIVE things I'm afraid of

01. Finding out that someone I thought was a friend is really just tolerating me.
02. Losing the people I love.
03. That there might be something in which I can't change myself for the better
04. That I'll hurt the people I care about
05. Darkness, in certain moods and places

FOUR of my favorite items in my room

01. My nice blue teddy bear
02. A lovely computer
03. My art supply box
04. A bookshelf full of (surprise) books

THREE things I do every day

01. Think deeply about things
02. Talk to my friends
03. Dream

TWO things I need to do right now

01. Sleep (but I'm not going to)
02. Homework (ditto)

ONE person I want to see right now

01. Sarah