From the Past, With a Few Additions

I'm cleaning house on the 50 different blogs I've had running around cyberspace these last 6 years or so. But, there are some posts that I just couldn't part with, so I'm transferring them here. For example:

50 Random Facts About Me
1. I can't stand floral prints. Why are the fashion people bringing it back? I DON'T know. It's gaudy. (Okay, actually, I have learned to stand some floral prints, but in a minimalistic way. )
2. I have a slightly crooked spine. Guess I should have listened better when my mom nagged me about sitting up straight.
3. I have never been on a horse. I know, I know. Pathetic.
4. I was an extremely paranoid child. We're talking window closed, blinds shut, closet shut, door open, hallway light ON. haha.
5. In relation to #4, when I was a little girl, every Christmas Eve, without fail, I would wake up in the middle of the night and have to pee. But I was too scared to get out of bed because I thought that if Santa caught me up, I wouldn't get any presents. So I'd hold it ALL NIGHT LONG. Mom, ever wonder why we woke you up at five on Christmas morning? Yeah... it was so I could pee.
6. I'm a bit of a germaphobe.
7. I'm a great public speaker and I actually like doing it. But put me in front of people and ask me to sing or play an instrument solo and I would almost rather die.
8. I have taken 5 years of Spanish classes in my life and I still can barely piece together a coherent sentence. Unless of course you don't know Spanish at all - then I can speak to you with  no problem. But if you claim to know Spanish, I refuse to speak it in front of you because I hate looking/feeling like an idiot.
9. I like to sound like I know what I'm talking about - even if I really don't.
10. I fear rejection. I fear it to the point that I didn't apply to the college of my dreams and I could never bring myself to apply for scholarships.
11. I may or may not have had Pokemon cards as a child. Granted... I had no idea how to use/play with them.
12. I have never been snowboarding and I've lived in Utah (best snow on earth) for 4 1/2 years. (Uh hem, obviously this post is old. Make that... 6 1/2 years)
13. I have a birthmark on my leg that looks like a crab.
14. The first time I flew in a plane was when I was 18 years old and it was in a small private jet over Utah Valley.
15. I believe that Val Kilmer was the Brad Pitt of the 80's. He was amazing.
16. I like scary movies, but not gory ones.
17. I love word games of all kinds. And I'll probably kick your trash at them. :-)
18. If someone gave me enough money to travel to any ONE place in the world RIGHT NOW, I would go to Greece without even thinking about it.
19. A lot of my motivation in life comes from a need to please and be accepted by my mother.
20. Seaweed grosses me out when it touches me in the ocean, but I have no problem eating it wrapped around raw salmon with cream cheese and avocado. (Oh, and did I mention tempura'd?)
21.When I was little, my cousin Noel told me that dragonflies like to pull out your hair to use for their nests. I feared dragonflies for years. (Noel has since apologized for this. Don't worry.)
22. I have had a cough for the last 9 months of my life. (This has also been taken care of.)
23. When I was in first grade I hairline fractured my nose because I nose-dived into the dirt trying to be cool and jump off of the swings.
24. I know an unusual amount about sunglasses.
25. At any given moment, if you were to ask me where I'd rather be, I'd say somewhere on a beach, with a book in one hand and a coke in the other.
26. I love rollercoasters - which seems pretty out of character for me.
27. I have a really small head - I've only ever found one hat that fits me. (If we're counting beanies, then make that two!)
28. My favorite thing about myself is my eyes. (Physically. There are other things I like more about myself that aren't physical.)
29. The older I get, the nicer I get. (Still true, I think.)
30. I always find myself more attracted to men when I know that they're talented.
31. I've watched the "world's biggest zit" video on youtube at least 10 times just to see other people's reactions to it.
32. I love to tease people.
33. I enjoy reading about anything that attempts to explain why people are the way that they are - usually psychology related. It fascinates me.
34. In relationships I feel more loved when people want to spend time with me than when they buy me gifts. (Okay... recent earth-shattering realization about this one - I may be a "words of affirmation" girl and just didn't know it!)
35. I think designer purses are stupid, but I'd love to have just one pair of designer jeans.
36. I secretly want a puppy.
37. I am against having animals indoors unless they are in some type of aquarium or cage.
38. I don't understand vegans or vegitarians, but I respect them.
39. One of my biggest dreams is to write a book and have it published.
40. I think NASCAR is stupid but I love Mario Kart... :-)
41. I am turned off by guys that play video games often.
42. I have a back fetish.
43. I love a man that can wear a backwards ball cap. (THANK YOU Chad for pulling this one off! Really though.)
44. I have been out of the U.S. twice and in that time went to England, Scotland, Wales, France, and Tiajuana.
45. I am irrationally fearful of spiders and want them all to DIE!
46. I love office supplies. No really, I do. Like, don't let me in stores like Office Max. I'll go nuts!
47. I am currently the owner of a brand new Oakley watch worth $700.00 and it's men's so I can't even wear it. (Gave it to my brother when he came home from his mission. Don't know what he's doing with it - but he ain't been wearing it!)
48. I am an extremely thorough person.
49. My favorite candy is tootsie rolls. (And Cadbury mini eggs. Annnd Ghirardelli peppermint bark. And peanut butter M&Ms. And...)
50. There is a significant portion of my childhood that I can't remember, but I'm really good at remembering birthdays.