A while back Facebook had a popular note that many of my facebook friends wrote that was basically 25 random things about yourself. I have to admit that I read a lot of them, but I never wrote one.... until now!
1. I'm getting married in just over 2 months, which is still somewhat strange for me because for a long time I thought I would never get married.
2. I don't think I'm a very picky eater. There are definitely some things I would prefer to eat over other things, but, generally speaking, I will eat pretty much any food. Except raisins. I despise raisins. They are vile and they are pretty much the only thing I absolutely refuse to consume.
3. I'm a terrible speller, although I am now much better than I was when I was younger. I use spell check at least one a day.4. I love animals. When I was little I thought I would be a veterinarian when I grew up. I can deal with illness/death in people if I have to, but even the thought of the death of one of my pets is enough to reduce me to tears in about 10 seconds. Stories of animal cruelty on TV make me want to cry or vomit.
5. If I could attempt any other profession, I think I would try being a writer. I'm a good writer and the art of the written word comes easily to me. It always has. I have been toying with the idea of trying to write a novel, but I am starting to fear that years of scientific writing is slowly killing my creative writing ability.
6. I have run a 1/2 marathon. It took me 2 hours and 25 minutes. I still run a little, but I no longer have the time to commit to long distance training.
7. I love to play soccer. I didn't start playing until I was in my early 20s though, so I'm not very good. I am terribly envious of people who started playing soccer as children - I envy their skills.
8. If I could go back and start my post-secondary education over again, I think I would go into pharmacy. However, after 9 years of post-secondary education I think I'm done for a while.
9. I'm not very sentimental about stuff. I'm not a person who would keep something I would never use just because someone gave it to me, or because it used to belong to my grandmother, etc.. That being said, I do have a few prized possessions that I wouldn't give up for the world.
10. I'm a terrible housekeeper. I'm trying to improve in this area.
11. I don't watch a lot of TV. I can't commit to following certain shows because I'm not home many evenings. I do, however, own the entire series of Sex and the City, Corner Gas, and The Sopranos on DVD. I was also very addicted to Battlestar Galactica when it was on the air.
12. I grew up in a small town in rural Saskatchewan. By small, I mean 600 people small. While I'm 99% converted to a city girl, there are things about living in a small town that I miss immensely.
13. I love popcorn.
14. I play the piano. I have my grade 8 from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
15. I need to be nicer to people some times.
16. I worry about everything. All. The. Time. I'm a very anxious person.
17. I've been to Australia, England, Scotland, France, and most of the US. I have learned that while not everyone in this world speaks English, they all pretty much speak Visa or Mastercard.
18. In Canada, I have been to every province except Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and PEI. I have never been to any of the territories, although I would love to go.
19. I am a very light sleeper. Because of this, I'm a very vivid dreamer. It is not unusual for me wake up furious or sad, and to have hints of those emotions stay with me all day. This makes for some awesome wedding anxiety dreams. So far, my favorite is when I dreamed that the Queen was boycotting my wedding although the rest of the royal family was coming. My mom was really pissed with the Queen.
20. I've curled since I was a kid. I still curl, although not competitively. I could watch curling on TV for days at a time.
21. I believe in ghosts, but I would be terrified if I ever saw one. I'm afraid of things I can't explain. This is probably why I do science for a living, because in science you explain everything.
22. I also believe in aliens, but I would be terrified if I ever saw one. We can thank years of TV and movies that portray aliens as beings whose only goal is to blow up earth for this unfounded fear of mine.
23. I suck at taking care of plants. I generally can only be enticed to responsibly care for a plant if it's going to produce something that I will eat.
24. I don't really care for heights, especially when there is no rail to keep me from falling over the edge.
25. I have a very good relationship with my family.
