Rules:
Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
(cross posted on facebook)
Okay, so.. I did the 16 random things a couple of weeks ago, but since no less than 10,000 people have tagged me in the 25 random things, I guess I'll do it... but I'm not tagging anyone (I'm also promising to not misspell "random" this time in the title).
01) I'm a writer. I've written 5 novels (none have yet to be published).
02) 2 of those novels have been written SINCE being in Peace Corps.
03) Speaking of, I'm a Peace Corps Volunteer currently serving in Mali--West Africa.
04) I honestly believe that people, in general, mean well--some are just more misguided than others.
05) I like coffee more than you can possibly imagine.
06) Contrary to popular belief, I enjoy being single--it frees me up to be more of a writer.
07) I'm easily distracted.
08) But it's nearly impossible for me to forget things. Sometimes, I really wish I could.
09) Outside of my younger brother's b-day, I pretty much totally despise the month of Feb.
10) I'm somewhat OCD. For example, I just had to go back and add a "0" before the single digit numbers above this one so they would all look even.
11) I love order, but I think I force myself to often live without it (like my bedroom, for example).
12) I want to eventually climb Mount Everest.
13) After years of trying to pretend like I wasn't a sci-fi geek, it's recently come to my attention that I really, truly am (and it's made me wonder why I haven't written more sci-fi/fantasy fiction).
14) I can forgive anyone of anything (but again, I'll never forget). This is another reason why it's good that I remain single =D
15) My mind wanders AT LEAST as much as JD's from Scrubs (I'm constantly creating absurd, highly unbelievable stories and scenarios in my mind).
16) As backward as it seems, I think the prospect of success frightens me more than the possibility of failure. In other words, I don't actively look for agents because I'm afraid I might actually find one (rejection doesn't bother me).
17) I'm something of a control freak.
18) Martial Arts is extremely important to me--and probably explains multiple personality quirks of mine.
19) The Karate Kid inspired me to start martial arts (and my cousin, who'd won a month of free lessons transferred said lessons to me because he wasn't interested).
20) I have moved an amazingly high number of times in my life (and have lived in 7 different states and 3 different countries).
21) Probably partially because of that, I no longer develop strong attachments to people.
22) I am, however, extremely empathetic (possibly too much so, actually).
23) I may very well be the most optimistic person you'll ever meet.
24) But I'm also extremely self critical (both, in terms of appearance and ability)
25) I am extremely stubborn.
26) I enjoy all forms of art. Before deciding I wanted to be a writer, I was a pretty good painter and penciler, and I used to be a graphic designer, too. I also used to be an actor (even had some paying gigs). I've never been a good singer though.
27) I'm highly competitive. I don't like to lose. Ever.
28) When I set my mind to something, I don't give up. Ever. This is probably because of #27, but also because my father was very good at teaching the lesson that you should never leave things unfinished.
29) I almost always root for the underdog.
30) I waited until a couple of months before the final Harry Potter book to be released before I actually began to read the series--It's now one of my favorite series of books of all time (this behavior isn't new, either--it's common for me to refuse to watch or read something simply because "everyone else" is doing it. Eventually, however, curiosity gets the better of me and I have to see what all the fuss is about).