Getting Personal in Ten Facts

Recently, I was asked by a few fellow bloggers about opening up more communications via email and Facebook. Due to my discomfort with crossing certain boundaries of privacy, I declined and replied that perhaps when I become more invested with the blogging community, I’ll change my view. Thus, as a step towards becoming more personal, I’ve decided to list ten things about my life.

Just kidding; I just enjoy making lists.

1. I once watched two entire seasons of Grey’s Anatomy before realizing that the show was targeting a more feminine audience.

2. The first English word I learned was “Robert” during kindergarten. It wasn’t very helpful when I wanted to show the teacher that I was hungry or needed to go to the bathroom.

3. In sixth grade, I wrote a scary story using all my classmates, including my friend’s younger sister. To describe her, I wanted to use a synonym for ‘pretty.’ Using my illiteracy, I went with ‘erotic.’ Needless to say, my friend wasn't too happy.

4. My first sip of alcohol was during sophomore year of boarding school, and it was from a bottle of Jamaican Rum. My Jamaican roommate told me to drink it and that, if I spat it out, I would have to drink it again.

5. Due to my religious following of Rocket Power as a child, I tend to use “dude” in many of my everyday conversations.

6. When I’m rich, I’m going to buy a Formula 1 vehicle. But that’s only if I’m rich.

7. My favorite movie is (and will always be) Hercules. My favorite song in that movie is “I Won’t Say I’m In Love.” Of course, I would never tell my lacrosse teammates any of this.

8. At the age of ten, I finally learned to ride a bicycle. I rode right off a wooden deck, and into a river.

9. To this day, I refuse to play any video games that exceed the difficulty level of Tetris. Why? Because I could never get past the first level of Super Mario Bros on my Nintendo-64.

10. I still watch Grey’s Anatomy.

So, I'm intrigued; what are some facts about you? And what’s your take on confidentiality within the blogging world?

My Listography

You can’t go wrong with making lists.

Whether it’s for grocery shopping or organizing research papers, I always enjoy jotting down short mental memos onto scrap-paper. In fact, even when I’m feeling too lazy to write, the problem can be solved with lists. Thus, here’s my own listography:

5 Foods I Could Eat Forever On a Deserted Island

1.Cheesecake
2.Japanese curry
3.Spicy salmon onigiri
4.Zongzi
5.Chicken Parmesan sandwich

5 Actress-Girlfriends I Would Bring Home to Mom

1.Blake Lively
2.Ellen Pompeo
3.Rashida Jones
4.Camilla Belle
5.Zooey Deschanel

5 Things I’d rather do Than a Philosophy Paper

1.My laundry
2.Stare aimlessly at a wall
3.A history paper
4.A friend’s laundry
5.List fifty more things I’d rather do than a philosophy paper

5 Books I Can Read Over and Over Again

1.“Alas, Babylon” by Pat Frank
2.“Rant” by Chuck Palahniuk
3.“The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown
4.“Holes” by Louis Sachar
5.“One Fat Summer” by Robert Lipsyte

5 Things That Bring Tears to My Eyes

1.The movie “Letters from Iwo Jima”
2.Peeling onions
3.Tears of a loved one
4.Saying goodbye to friends I’ll likely never see again
5.Memories of my grandpa

5 Things That Bring Smiles to My Face

1.The movie “Hercules”
2.Friends singing wildly to 90s’ music
3.The kids I work with at a mentoring program
4.Genuinely happy people
5.My dad’s jokes

So, out of curiosity, how would your lists turn out? What makes you laugh and cry?