“25 Random Things” you may not know about me
So there’s this “25 Random Things” list going around on Facebook. People send it to each other to find out quirky things. So here’s mine. I thought that if I took the time to do it for FB, I would copy it here with links. If you post one, send me the link.
1. 1. Fun? I would have to say, “everything”. I think life is fun in general.
2. 2. Have become addicted to the news especially Campbell Brown on her “No Bias No Bull” show.
3. 3. Like my BYU parking sticker. I can park anywhere but Handicap and Service.
4. 4. Like being physically active in some way.
5. 5. My most menial jobs: scrubbing soda out of carpets as a house cleaner, cleaning bathrooms for Deseret Towers dorms, dusting and mopping the stairs of the Eyring Science Center…everyday, catering for BYU dinners, taking tickets at BYU sporting events, and taking orders at McDonalds.
6. Think I have a bad habit of falling asleep standing up in the morning because time goes by and I’m not sure what happens during it.
7. 7. Like good lighting and have a cool sunset view from my apartment window.
8. 8. Don’t scrapbook or do crafts, but I like to cook which I consider edible art.
9. 9. My first memories of life are in Okinawa.
10. There’s something kind of fun about eating something that tastes good and feeling healthy afterwards.
11. Subscribe to the Economist most attracted to the Middle East, the US, and the book list sections. Devour anything about Israel/Palestine.
12. Used to carry around a pen and paper making up stories because I wanted to be a journalist.
13. Still think being a journalist would be cool.
14. Like interpreting for deaf people in college classes because I get to learn something, too.
15. Believe that if you get knocked down, you just have to get back up again.
16. Listen to BBC News Arabic every week day.
17. Like teaching because where else would your clients prefer you to play than work.
18. Teach high school because I feel like it’s a way to make a difference.
19. A little mischievous streak.
20. Almost never home.
21. If I had extra money, my first gut reaction would be to travel.
22. I’m a fish. Did synchronized swimming for a short time, love the ocean, and was on swim teams for most of my childhood.
23. Love my family and extended family.
24. Prefer diversity and variety.
25. Usually in the middle of 2 or 3 books at the same time.
