25 random things about moi

(I did this on Facebook too, but figured it was appropriate fodder for the blog since some people who read this aren't on FB. For the rest of you, sorry for the repeat!)

Consider this a general tag to all of my bloggy friends - put up a list of your own, I would love to read it! (Let me know in the comments if you're doing it and I'll check it out.)

1. In order, I've lived in: Corsicana TX, El Paso TX, a very brief stint somewhere in CA that I barely remember, St. Louis MO, Corona CA, San Antonio TX, Frankfort IN, Carrollton TX, Overland Park KS, Highland Village TX, Austin TX. I've lived in Austin for almost 20 years now, but before that, I had never lived anywhere longer than 4 years, and in a few cases, less than one year.

2. My siblings are almost 8 (sister) and 10 (brother) years younger than me, and they have had a totally different experience growing up since my family stopped moving about the time they were starting school, and a couple years before I moved out.

3. I love to read, but the only books I've read more than once (as an adult) are the Harry Potter series, Hobbit/LOTR, and Wuthering Heights. And I fully plan to read them all again. EDIT: I can't believe I forgot Gone With the Wind! Duh. Though I don't necessarily plan to reread; 4 times is probably enough.

4. Even though I don't reread most books, I still buy 95% of the books I read. Silly and wasteful, perhaps, but I love the feel and smell of books, and the sight of overflowing bookshelves.

5. I didn't know my hair was curly like this until late high school. Always had short frizzy layers before then - stupid supercut hairstylists!

6. My "secret boyfriends" are Viggo Mortensen, Nathan Fillion, and Tony Bourdain. Oh, and Jim Halpert. So what if he's fictional, like it matters? In which case, I can't leave out Sawyer, Sayid and Desmond! (And my secret girlfriend is Kate Winslet.) Is that too many?

7. I think Calvin & Hobbes is the best comic ever.

8. As of this writing, my email inbox has 1156 messages in it. None are unread, I just like to keep all of my significant correspondence. (I still delete dozens, if not hundreds, every week.) I also have almost all of the letters, birthday cards and Christmas cards I've received over the past 20-25 years. Email's been a big space saver. :o)

9. In 10th grade I broke my ankle, and now I can't remember which one it was. (Left, I think... no right. Left?)

10. Outside of the US, I've been to Mexico (a few times), Germany, the Cayman Islands, France and Italy. (Tons of ground left to cover!)

11. Even though I only spent about 3 days there, I have a serious crush on Paris. I could simply walk around there for weeks. I tend to love any movie that's set there. And forget mustard and mayo, I put butter on my sandwiches now. :o)

12. B and I had our first kiss in the middle of Bourbon Street, NOLA, on Nov. 3rd, 1995. We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this past September.

13. We met because I (briefly) dated his best friend. That guy ended up being our best man and we're still all good friends.

14. My first "real" job (after years and years of babysitting) was working the concession stand at a movie theater one summer. Free popcorn, cokes, and best of all, movies! It was pretty fun, actually.

15. I can touch my nose with my tongue, and my fingers are double-jointed.

16. I don't know if I want a kid or a dog, but I already have names picked out for either.

17. I have a moderate case of OCD. Amongst other things, I have to unplug the coffee maker and toaster, touch all the light switches, and say goodbye to all my cats (even the dead ones), before I can leave the house for the day.

18. I've had chronic insomnia for many years. I can fall asleep easily (too easily), but can't sleep through the night. I'm usually up sometime between 2 and 4, for various lengths of time, before going back to sleep. Pretty much every night.

19. I've managed to overcome my other true phobias, but I still have a very hard time with the cucarachas. And I can't crunch them or have their corpses in the house, either. I have to trap them under a cup with a rock on top of it, then slide paper or something under the cup, then take them out to the gutter to dispose of them. *shudder*

20. I am extraordinarily curious and ask a ton of questions. When I get interested in something, I kind of obsess for a while and learn everything I can about it. On the flip side, I get bored with things pretty easily, once the initial obsession wears off.

21. My favorite movies of all time are the Lord of the Rings movies.

22. I am an open-minded skeptic about the paranormal, but I'm still fascinated by it.

23. I've been in love 4 times. 1 was unrequited (probably a good thing in retrospect).

24. My favorite accent is Scottish.

25. I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. Something involving travel, photography, cooking & baking, watching movies, reading books, engaging conversation, writing, and surfing the internet would be perfect. Oh, and I'm kinda lazy and procrastinate like mad. Suggestions?