25 Random Things

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I'm so glad you finally got your list out!! thanks for sharing!

[razz]

23. I want to work in a bookstore or a library

you, along with half this site

[Ka-mai]

Hehe, this is fun.

My favorite thing to eat is cheesy rice. Make rice, stir in enough cheddar cheese that it's gooey but still more rice than cheese, add soy sauce. Bacon bits and/or slightly cooked green pepper also go well with it. I eat this about every other day and it is about 200% of my daily intake of salt, so I will probably die soon.

I'm ridiculously lazy. I will spend all day in bed if you let me. Being in bed is my favorite. It is soft and warm and nobody bugs me. I can't even put into words how happy I usually am when I crawl in bed. And I cannot get up in the morning/afternoon no matter how much I sleep. I'm too comfortable. It is truly pathetic.

My boyfriend and I are taking a class called Intimate Relationships together. We spend the whole class giving each other meaningful glances and poking each other when something sounds familiar.

I was once published in a book of poetry by "young people" when I was in 4th grade. I am afraid to reread it though because I am sure it is terrible.

I have tried to learn French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Pennsylvania German, and failed miserably at all of them. Languages are too hard.

When I was a kid, I was a crazy cat lady. I finally started getting out of it in high school, but by then it was established so I still got cat things. Now my house is full of cat things and it's embarrassing.

Related: Once Matt saw a picture in his paper of a woman wearing a cat sweatshirt picking out a book about cats from the library's book sale. He crossed out the caption and wrote "Sarah in ten years" on it. The sad thing is... I had that sweatshirt (from high school). He made fun of me. A lot.

I've only ever had one cell phone and I'm trying not to get rid of it until it is completely unusable. I hate people who constantly get new phones when they don't need to, it's wasteful and stupid.

I am afraid of the military and band camp, for the same reasons.

I like the Red Sox. I started watching them in preparation for Faithful, and started liking baseball. Now I'm a fan. People think I'm stupid because I like them "because Stephen King does" or "only since they got good" (I don't even know when that was) but neither of those are the reasons.

V for Vendetta is my favorite movie, and I like it better than the graphic novel. I know, blasphemy. Sue me. Same with Shawshank Redemption.

My dad is a pastor but I'm agnostic. I haven't told my family yet, and I'm afraid to because I will hear about it all the time. Also, I'm afraid my dad might not do my wedding. I know I'll have to tell them eventually though. I'm dreading it.

My last name is the same as a video game character. This gets me awesome points with just about everyone who plays video games. I'm not putting it here though because I've already said my dad's occupation and that's just too much personal information in too small a spot to put on the intarwebs. Some of you know it, though.

I love LOLcats, but some of them would be a lot funnier if they didn't butcher the English language. I'm tempted to pick out my favorites and recaption them in a more pleasing way, but I'm too lazy.

Flash games take over my soul. Bloons Tower Defense 3 still tempts me even though I haven't been able to get past level 58 in months. I hate that game, but I can't stop myself sometimes.

The Challenger exploded about an hour after I was born. I'm good luck.

My first "real" boyfriend was my sister's age and had classes with her, and his sister was my age and had classes with me. It got awkward, especially since his sister didn't like me very much.

I have terrible social skills. A lot of people hated me in school. I didn't like them either though.

I go through friends like crazy. This sounds weird, but I'll make friends with a guy, he'll like me, I'll ignore it, then over weeks or months or years he'll steadily get too creepy for me to deal with and I'll cut him off. I've done this about four times in the past year (unusually high number). I do the same thing with girls, only cut out the crush and replace "creepy" with "pain in the ass." Depending on the person I won't miss them at all or it's the equivalent of a breakup, but mostly the former.

I HATE growing up. I resist it as much as possible. I took a year off before college, partially because I was so sick of school, but also because I was afraid of going the next step. Many of my friends and boyfriends have been younger than me, and I just act childish to avoid my age. Now I'm studiously ignoring my graduation/entry into the real world. If I ignore it, maybe it will go away.

I used to somehow convince myself I was pregnant despite my virginity. This happened multiple times and I was definitely old enough to know better.

I sometimes don't eat until after 4 pm. I also sometimes make another meal around midnight.

I hate people who will not type or speak proper English. They think they sound cool but they sound like idiots. I want to punch them in the lips so they won't talk anymore. I get angry about this.

I actually get angry about a lot of stupid things. I'm way too emotional. I also cry over too many things (coughLifetimemoviecough) or get depressed/sullen about too many things. I have too many negative emotions but I don't know how to get rid of them. It's upsetting.

I realized the other night that I've been on .net, Redton, and .com for about 5 years combined. This is ridiculous. I wish we still had the ^_^ smilie, it made me happy. I wonder how many other people were around that long?

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Ok--I've never been to bandcamp--so you're going to have to explain what it has in common with the military! (it did crack me up though! )

[Ka-mai]

It just creeps me out how they have to drill in the 100 degree heat, wear identical uniforms, all that shit... basically anything that seeks to eradicate identity and put someone else's word as your law is something I don't want anything to do with.

Maybe our band leader was just sadistic, but that's how it went at our school.

[Darkthoughts]

Hmmm, I talk so much there probably aren't 25 things you don't already know about me

1. I was a complete tomboy when I was younger, once someone mistook me for a boy and I was so chuffed I didn't start wearing skirts/dresses until I was about 15 - and that was because I had a job as a waitress and I had to!

2. I got my first job when I was 14, washing dishes in a local pub. I've worked ever since.

3. I love socialising but I really need my own space to balance it out, or I get totally stressy. Especially since having children, on really bad days I wish I were in solitary confinement

4. I'm addicted to using smilies I've even started drawing them in when I write letters by hand

5. I could live without a tv. With the exception of Lost.

6. I could not live without books or music. I can't remember ever not being into them, they're the staples of my existence.

7. My Dad once toured with the Beach Boys as part of their instrumental section, he played trumpet.

8. My paternal grandparents were in the circus. My Poppa rode the wall and globe of death and my Nana was an aerial stunt woman.

9. I went to primary school in Wales and we learnt to speak Welsh as part of the national curicculum. I can't remember more then a few words now though.

10. My maternal grandparents were born and raised in Wales and learnt English as a second language.

11. I'd still like to be a rock star when I grow up and still have a secret crush on Sebastian Bach

12. My favourite movies of all time are Lost Boys and Stand By Me - I can quote them word for word

13. I've seen Nirvana play live.

14. I drink alot, but if we had an all night cafe here I'd rather sit and drink lattes and eat cake all night.

15. I'm great at starting new projects, I have gazillions of ideas, I'm just hopeless at finishing 99% of the things I start.

16. Money doesn't mean that much to me. I don't have expensive taste at all. That's not to say I don't have good taste. I don't believe the two are mutally exclusive.

17. I love doing crossword puzzles. When I work in the pub on Tuesday and Wednesday nights there are about 3 locals who come in who also love them - we all stand at the bar and do the crossword from each newspaper. It's funny because 2 of the guys are bikers and look like really unlikely crossword fans

18. I like talking, but if I find another person interesting I could sit and listen to them for hours without saying a word.

19. I like people to use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar - even though my punctuation is atrocious I either put in way too much, or far too little

20. If I'm really into a book, movie or band I have to have a crush on at least one person/character in it. I have no idea why, it's just not complete if I can't be daydreaming about it.

21. I am about as far from a fussy eater as you can get, although I just can't enjoy offal at all...I do like pate though.

22. I've written and illustrated a graphic novel for children, but for some reason I haven't sent it off. It's been waiting to go for about 2 years. I keep re-doing it and adjusting it instead of mailing it. I think I'm in denial about being nervous of rejection

23. I love kissing more than sex. I mean, sex is totally awesome - but a real kiss...you just can't beat it

24. My favourite time of day is dusk. Particularly in the summer. I like to walk around the lakes as the sun is setting - it makes everything in life seem worthwhile

25. I only own 2 pairs of socks. Most of the time I don't wear any

[Ves'Ka Gan]

#6, 17 & 20 are so me!!

[Darkthoughts]

Cool! I'm so glad you do 20 too

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I once had a crush on (young) Ritchie from IT. Book & mini-series version I was a lot younger then, though!

[Unfound One]

I had a crush on Nick Andros while reading The Stand.

[Ka-mai]

I have a crush on Ron Weasley. Book and movie.

[Darkthoughts]

I had a crush on Nick Andros while reading The Stand.

Baahahahaaa!! Me too!!

[Ka-mai]

I think if we did a survey, Nick would be voted most eligible bachelor. Besides the little hindrances of being fictional

Spoiler:

and dead

.

[Darkthoughts]

Of course he would, he's a fit bloke who can't answer back...perfect!

[AlishaRiley]

This looks fun.

1. I'm probably the most unorganized person in the world.
2.I move house constantly. 13 homes in 18 years. I should probably become a gypsy.
3.I love my dog, my girlfriend, and my siblings more than anything else on Earth; I'd gladly take a bullet for any of them.
4.I smoke, I drink, and I eat too much junk. I have a fast track ticket to the pearly gates.
5.I bite my fingernails.
6.I could live off sweet+sour chicken for the rest of my life.
7.I love music - it keeps me truckin'. Namely Coheed+Cambria, Agents Of Oblivion, Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, Clapton, Eels...actually, i'll stop before I get carried away...
8.I prefer showers to baths.
9.Autumn is the most beautiful season.
10.I love trees.
11.I have 2 tattoos, and 5 piercings.
12.I like a good cup of tea (with three sugars...)
13.The Green Mile, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and Ace Ventura When nature Calls are a tiny segment of my favourite films.
14.I'm studying psychology, media studies, English language + literature in college.
15.I want to be a psychologist.
16.I have THE strangest dreams you could possibly imagine.
17.There's a huge lump on my left knee and I've never found out what it is.
18.Reading and writing are two of my favourite things to do.
19.I also like to draw.
20.I'm planning on volunteering in Africa with an organisation called Platform2. A once in a lifetime experience that will completely change me.
21.I'm too old for my age.
22.Sometimes I don't like to think, but sometimes I do.
23.I can never make my mind up.
24.My name is Alisha Faye Riley.
25.And I'm growing rather attached tto this site.

[Unfound One]

Yay another psychology student!
Great to get to know you Alisha.

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I think if we did a survey, Nick would be voted most eligible bachelor. Besides the little hindrances of being fictional

Spoiler:

and dead

.

So I'm the only one who had a thing for Tom Cullen, huh? M-O-O-N that spells love, everybody knows that! I'm totally joking, btw.

And Alisha, welcome! Thanks for sharing with us! I'm an unorganized gypsy, myself. I know if I changed one or the other I'd be better able to keep track of my stuff--but no luck with either yet

[Jean]

I once had a crush on (young) Ritchie from IT. Book & mini-series version I was a lot younger then, though!

I had a crush on Nick Andros while reading The Stand.

I have a crush on Ron Weasley. Book and movie.

I had a crush on Nick Andros while reading The Stand.

Baahahahaaa!! Me too!!

I think if we did a survey, Nick would be voted most eligible bachelor. Besides the little hindrances of being fictional

Spoiler:

and dead

.

Female readers have a definite advantage over male readers. There are preciously few likeable, let alone lovable, female characters. The usual situation is The Losers' Club: one single Beverly surrounded by a whole assortment of amazing guys; brilliant as Beverly is, she doesn't present much choice to the reader.

[obscurejude]

I'm very fond of Thomas Hardy's Tess. I can't think of any female King characters that I've particularly fallen for. Good points Jean.

I met Lisa through a King site, does that count?

[Darkthoughts]

Awww

[obscurejude]

[jayson]

Ryan had a crush on Greta Shaw too.

[obscurejude]

[Girlystevedave]

Time to share with the class I guess.

1. Music is my main addiction and obsession, (although I have never had any desire to play any instruments). I can listen to the same sond/cd over and over, yet still fall in love with it repeatedly.
2. I love animals, especially dogs. BIG dogs. I prefer the company of animals to most people. If I go to someone's house who owns a pet, I normally give most of my attention to the pet the whole time.
3. I am incredibly shy around people I don't know. People have told me that they thought I was a snob when they first met me because I'm so quiet. I just seem to choke up or something. And I'm quick to blush if I'm the center of attention.
4. Although I've probably attended church less than 5 times in my life, I heavily rely on my faith. It's one thing that I put more thought into than anything in my life. While there are alot of things I question, I have never doubted if a God exists.
5. My favorite color is green. Plain old green.
6. I will never, under any circumstances, eat raw tomato. It is the grossest thing.
7. I strongly believe in fate and soulmates. While I think that we control our on lives to a certain extent, I still believe their are certain paths and people that we can't avoid. I know for a fact that there are a select few people in my life that fit together with the puzzle piece that is me. And they know who they are.
8. I have a nervous habit that makes me feel the need to constantly be moving. Whether it be tapping my fingers, wiggling my toes, biting my lip, etc. It's amazing how someone as lazy as me can fidget so much.
9. Give me any Mario video game to play, and I will get hooked on it.
10. My favorite alcohol is vodka. More specifically: Vodka chased with Mountain Dew. And I rarely ever drink mixed drinks. I like shots.
11. I have a hard time turning of my sarcasm. It's just in my blood, I guess. Funny thing is, I'm only sarcastic with people I like. It's like my sign of affection or something.
12. I think that women's lib ruined a lot of good things.
13. Although I'm pretty clumsy, and will run into doorways, dressers, etc., and have bruises in the dumbest places, I have never had a broken bone or had to have stitches for anything. (knocks on wood.)
14. I always knock on wood.
15. I am a scented candle junkie.
16. I love it when it rains. I am the person that is happy when I step outside on a rainy day and sad when it's sunny. And I never, ever use an umbrella. It's against all my beliefs.
17. Green Day is my favorite band ever. I have been totally hooked on them since discovering them when I was 12 years old.
18. I love the smell of old paperback books.
19. I have a weakness for sweets. It is very rare for me to meet a cake, pie, candy, etc. that I don't like.
20. Chicken wings really gross me out and I hate to see/hear people eating them. It really makes my stomach turn.
21. I never go anywhere without chapstick. I've been that way as far back as I can remember. But, it has to have menthol in it. Otherwise, it's useless to me.
22. I only keep close friends in my life, and never just acquantainces.
23. I usually only dance when I'm drunk. Then...I don't stop.
24. I am a roller coaster junkie and have indulged in this addiction many times. For a few years, I went to a new amusement park for every birthday. I'm itching to do it again.
25. I believe in ghosts and spirits even though I have no solid proof. Weird things have happened to me that I can't otherwise explain.

[Ka-mai]

Of course he would, he's a fit bloke who can't answer back...perfect!