#36

NOVEMBER 1st, 1973

It's my birthday. But I don't feel any older. And certainly not any wiser.

I'll chase that fountain of youth for as long as I can ..

So I thought I would post 36 things about me. Just because.

#1 I don't like lasagna

#2 I love to run. It de-stresses me. I use it as my thinking time. And I'm a bit obsessed with trying to keep my body fit.

#3 I can't live without my cell phone. If I lose it for two seconds, my heart starts racing .. my palms get sweaty...

#4 I have to have white noise when I sleep

#5 I never ever paint my fingernails .. but my toenails are ALWAYS painted.

#6 I love jewelry. Silver. Chunky. But not gaudy.

#7 I also don't like icecream. Such a waste of calories. If I'm gonna inhale unhealthy foods .. it's got to be like cookies or cake or donuts.

#8 I like quilts, not comforters

#9 I have an addictive personality. So I try to stay away from the alcohol and drugs.

#10 I love having friends around me. It feels like a warm blanket.

#11 I am shy initially .. I think it's because I am trying to silently gather information first before I put myself out there. Because I'm certainly not shy on the inside.

#12 I like hip hop music. Really .. I do. It's the beat. Kinda makes me feel invincible.

#13 I don't know how to appreciate museums. They bore me.

#14 I love the smell of clean laundry. Don't like doing it but love the end result.

#15 I love running into people in random places while shopping. It's like it's meant to be that I saw that person. Makes me have a 'full' feeling.

#16 I like making a fool out of myself in public places. Only when I have my buds around me though. By myself I would look like a psycho. With friends ... it provides the best kind of entertainment.

#17 I love the color pink.

#18 I hate roses. Any color. Any kind. I think they are way over-used (if that's even a word)

#19 I don't regret things that I should. Maybe that's a character flaw.

#20 I wish I could cut my hair really really short. But I can't bring myself to do it.

#21 I don't consider 'hell' a curse word. 'damn' is close second but 'hell' certainly not.

#22 I love sex. Yeah, I said it. Filter came off for a moment but that's okay cause it's my bday and I can say whatever the 'hell' I want. But really, come on - let's be honest. It's fabulous...

#23 I wish I didn't have stretch marks. If I could pay someone to remove them ... I would.

#24 I shouldn't wear a bikini.. but I do. No one should have to look at those stretch marks.

#25 I can't go to sleep without having a shower. I don't believe in getting into a clean bed .. dirty from the day.

#26 My favorite number is 12. Lots of things come in a dozen.

#27 I've discovered this past year that I don't like painting. I'll hire someone next time.

#28 I like doing a man's job. It makes me feel powerful when I learn how to change a sprinkler head on my own.

#29 I don't get into celebrities... or actors ... or famous people.

#30 Ikea is my favorite home store

#31 I've learned that fantasy is better than reality. Sometimes.

#32 I don't believe in love at first sight. The very thought is just corny.

#33 I love making lists and being able to check things off .. it's really like a 'high'

#34 I like being organized but the older I get the harder it is to hang onto that

#35 I hate snow (shocker)

#36 Someday I will live where it is warm year round. I love the beach, summer, flipflops, the smell of freshly cut grass, riding with the windows down, warm nights, running barefoot on warm concrete, flushed cheeks, tanned skin .... Okay I am making myself a little upset ... there's snow on the ground as I write.

I am now going to go close my eyes and wish myself somewhere warm on my bday...