#13- What medium would your life best be shown as? A movie? A television series? A cartoon? What genre would a movie about your life fall under? Comedy? Romance?

The question also pulls a few underlying personality qualities out; you can be the judge and determine. You could pull the narcissism card on all of them; but I'm not going to my blog is narcissitic free.

I think I would choose a made for television mini series. I don't want my life broadcasted in screens around the country and having the box office numbers show up on Entertainment Tonight! as some money making endeavor. I think a private viewing would also somewhat cover my introvertness qualities; and how in front of big audience I take on a strange not me personality.

Also all of the boring parts would be blocked out or thrown into a creative montage with a catchy song.

Things that would be in my "catchy" montage:

1. Reading
2. Dancing to music no one else hears
3. Unplanned naps (which happens more than once)
4. Staring at my laptop wishing it would be more awesome
5. My conversations with me, myself and I
6. Freak outs...both major and minor
7. Goob moments...I could make a movie on those alone

A romance? My life a romance? Hold on a second.. AAHHAHHAHHAHA(hic) HHAHHAHHAHHAHHHHAHHAHH(hic)AHAHHAHAHHAHAHH

My superbly single life laughs at you.

Yes; when I laugh I sound like I have the hiccups because I need to breathe and well it doesn't sound pleasant. It makes people laugh which in turn makes me laugh harder and it progresses to the silent laugh.

So I think a comedy; because I would like to believe I have a sense of humor. No drama please, I'm past high school.

ZMA-Dracula

I don't have a webcam attached to this ancient computer; and if I did it wouldn't function properly or cause issues every time I used it. Soo..I will be taking the cheap way out and typing out about how I feel about books. You won't be able to see my gorgeous face; but you can imagine it and my sultry voice telling you about how I feel. Don't forget about my awkward hand gestures. Signature Kim.

I didn't think that I would like Dracula when I first picked it up. I was semi-intimidated by the sheer size of the book; only because I don't read adult books. I struggled to keep up with the page count as usual. I started on-time but finished in late August. I thought that all the characters were pretty interesting. When I read I visualize characters and thought you would be interested in figuring out who I thought fit with each character.

In my mind; every character had a moustache. EVERYONE!! Some had the handlebars, Hitlerstache, fluffy style or what-not.

1. Harker-Jude Law...moustache
2. Dracula as an Old Guy- don't know..am open for suggestions....'stache
3. Dracula  as a Young Dude- Snape-like....'stache
4. Arthur- Colin Firth...'stache
5. Quincy-He always wore chaps, cowboy hat and spoke with a Southern accent and looked like Gus from Psych..except more burly and dirty...'stache
6. Dr. Seward- a mix of Robert Downey Jr and Harry Connick Jr.....'stache
7. Van Helsing-Einstein....'stache
8. Lucy- FRICKIN' ANNOYING...'stache
9. Mina-not sure...suggestions...'stache
10. Renfield- that crazy guy Steve Buscemi who appears in everything...but no one know who he is...'stache

Lucy took forever to die; like 300 pages to many. She died and then they had to kill her; and that took another 200 pages. She was one of those people that if I met in real life I think I would personally stab myself because she was so annoying. I could have done it in a sentence. How many transfusions did they do? 4 too many! Of course like typical books, there are parts that dragged on and there were really good parts. When they were on the boat to go and catch Dracula in some unpronounceable place; that took me forever to read! I also saw it fitting that their HQ was in a mental institution. It kind of suited how crazy they were.

I'm sorry that I am skipping around I should have written this months ago.

Kim's Character Analysis Time!!..(or rants).

1. Harker-
1. I liked him; but I thought he was a wimp with guts. He was kind of sappy though when he was away. Oh, dear how I miss Mina, Oh, I want to see my Mina, Mina is ill, woe is me.
2. Dracula
1. He didn't appear very much and there were lots of unsaid things about him that made me scratch my head and say ,"Ok then!" and just kept reading. (why did it NOT take forever for him to die?) He also must have been a rich s. (n.) o.b.
3. Arthur
1. It confused me that his name changed in the book. When it changed it briefly mentioned it and when the name appeared I was like who is Godalming. Pansy. Don't kill Lucy, don't chop off her head, I have already suffered enough. Thought he was going to burst into tears quite a bit.
4. Quincy
1. B.A. Manly=Meaning he had a bachelor's of arts degree in manly...or you can use your imagination. He was just good; liked him a lot. It was sad that the manly man had to die. He was also the character that talked slow, owned a horse, wore chaps, and needed a shower.
5. Dr. Seward
1. Mousy doctor guy. Thought he complained a bit to much. It was nice of him to offer up his house as HQ though.
6. Van Helsing
1. HE IS SUCH A "P"!! Oh by the way..I need to do this. I'm not going to tell you why.
7. Renfield
1. Crazy as....yep. No duh, right? Drove me crazy; didn't really like him. He needed to go sooner than he did.
8. Mina
1. Seemed-in-the-way for some of it. I liked her way better than the other female character.
9. Lucy
1. The so-many-men-are-attracted-to-me-and-I-don't-know-what-to-do character. She needed to be gone; I would totally not be friends with her. She wasn't very smart; when she was "alive".

Overall, I thought it was good. I was suprised that I enjoyed it; even though the above statements seemed otherwise.

Better late than never..I suppose..or not..

#12- What animals frighten you and why?

This is going to be an interesting insight into how my brain works. I apologize in advance to you readers. You can stop reading at any time; I won't be offended. I am not a fan of animals. I can deal with them; but the zoo is the last place on Earth I would rather be. Animals aren't just my thing.

We went to an aquariaum for my summer job and needless to say I had the "fingers down the chalkboard" feeling the entire time. I can't stand animals underwater. Fish, starfish, especially octopus. Some of the creatures don't look right. Watching shows like Deadliest Catch or Hillbilly Handfishing make my skin crawl and I freak out; but for some reason when they are on I can't stop watching them. Go figure that out! I can't stop watching things that gross me out.

Why they freak me out (I think):

1. Slimy. Similar to human hair grease. Go take a shower...oh wait you can't shower if you live in the water. Duh!
2. Google octopus. Image search it. It's gross. Eight squirmy suction cup legs are just moving around freely. They are just a head and legs. HEAD AND LEGS. If people were walking around with just head and 8 legs you would totally notice and point them out.
3. Fake Aliens. A good portion of everything underwater looks like it could have come from another planet. Uranus; possibly?
4. Eyes. They have creepy eyes. Google octupus eye. DO IT! Gross. Vomit. Blech. Some of you may think it's cool. You would be wrong; you just don't know it yet.
5. "Cute" fish will grow to become disgusting.
6. Tails. Fins. Tongues. Fish tongues are gross. Google it.
7. Fish have teeth that are similar to the ones that reside in my own mouth. NOT NATURAL. Some of them are sharper and some of them have rows of teeth. ROWS! They don't own a toothbrush and are as OCD as me about toothbrushing.
8. Google gross fish.
9. I don't even eat seafood.

I am done with a rant.

*Disclaimer*
-This is not only the opinion of the blogger but true fact. I am sorry you don't believe me. Fish are gross.-
*End Disclaimer*

#11-Describe what you hear when you hear nothing.

When you hear nothing, do you actually hear something? What is it you hear if it is nothing? Can you hear nothing? What does it mean to hear nothing? And honestly, can one ever not hear anything?

Asking if I have ever heard nothing is asking me whether the grass is green or not. I don't think I have the ability to hear nothing. I think you can be in silence, but there is always something to hear. Currently I am silent, but I can hear the keys of my keyboard on my annoying laptop clicking. I even think that covering my ears I hear things; just in a muted tone though.

*Begin Rant*
Dear Blog Challenge List,
      Pointless questions such as these make me desire to quit your dumb task. Hearing nothing; come on! Let's be a bit more creative. I think that we could come up with more. Maybe when I first read your list you sounded cool; but my newly aquired adult brain believes otherwise. Since I don't have the physical capacitiy to shut my ears off, I believe your question and this response should solidify your stupidity and other unamed terms that I am keeping to myself.
                    Much Obliged,
                                 Kim
*End Rant*

#10- If you could build a soundtrack to your life, who would be on it?

A life soundtrack? It seems so complicated. My life is complicated. I'm sensing an Avril Lavigne song coming on....

Here is a random list of songs that I believe are awesome and good times to listen to it. I think a "life soundtrack" at the age of 24 is pointless. I haven't fully lived my life so I have no idea what the music is going to be like when I am even 30; or 50 (shudder).. This also doesn't really help when I have such an eclectic taste in music.

1. Oh Happiness! by David Crowder
1. Hello awesome dance music that has a positive message
2. Celtic Women and Celtic Thunder
1. Music for a classical music nerd. It also falls in the worldly category because of the Gaelic-ness. I have no idea what some of the songs mean. It could be about how a squirrel ran up a tree and is currently laughing at the person at the bottom who is trying to bring it down with coconuts and squirrels don't eat coconuts.
3. Children of God- Third Day
1. Complete with a children singing. I'm a sap for the music video.
4. The Beatles
1. I love the Oh-Blah-Di song..and also Twisting and Shouting is difficult while driving.
1.  
5. TobyMac
1. He went from Diverse City to Get Back Up...Still love his tunes though. He even did a song with Skillet!!
6. For the Price of  a Cup of Tea- Belle and Sebastian
1. The only words to this song I can pick up minus the obvious ones. "She took her coat from the plastic wrapper, pushed back her fringe to show her birthmark". I have no idea what that has to do with the title.
7. Newsboys!
1. Old school. Peter Furhler is a better leader singer than Michael Tait. Power to the Aussies, mate!
8. David Crowder in general
1. He is so awesome. I saw him on a rotating stage in Arizona. Fo-he-nix to be exact. The guy has an awesome beard. His drummer also reconfigured a guitar hero controller to play actual chords.

 So...there we go.
     A dip into Kim's musical mind. I can't think of anything else to put on here. Mostly because I don't have all my music with me. Oh..and one more for the band nerds..I played piccolo in this song.

FIN!

#9-If you could learn any new language, which one would you choose and why?

Well dear and lovely readers; after a short hiatus I am back blogging. I have officially moved to Minnesnowta and work for the "man". I, sadly have become a true adult even though I am in doubt and don't want it to ever become true. No list today just rant because I own this blog like an adult...there..a purpose for the word.

  I work at a French Immersion School in a before/after school setting and I don't speak a lick of French. The announcements come on and I hope that they don't pertain to me. Students ask me to help them with their homework; and I can't because it's in freakin' French. I am greeted by the staff outside of my work area in French. I have no idea what they are saying outside of "Bonjour". All the French sayings I know are from Lady Marmalade courtesy of the 90's power girl singers...none of which are helpful. I mean I could try some of them on the interns from France or teachers; but it isn't something that I want to have hanging over my head until June. They would just look at me like a crazy American and I would re-affirm their countries stereotypes on crazy Americans.  Note: I won't do that....you're welcome Amurrica you're welcome.

 So obviously the language I want to learn is French....at this point in time. I know a bit of ASL...(American Sign Language) and some Spanish. Tomorrow this may change into gibberish or Martian or just Aussie slang. Gosh, who knows what guvn'r?

  

#8- What's your favorite place to escape from life temporarily? A park? A mall?

I haven't been on here in a while; partially because I don't really have my own well functioning computer.

I think it's weird that this post is about escaping. I really don't have a place; but I have a routine. I like to be by myself somewhere alone. I like to do calming activities such as read, knit, watch a movie or just do nothing but sit with my thoughts. Here are my suggestions for those of you who need an escape or want to pick my brain.

List of Cool Things To Do To Escape

1. Read something. Anything. The back of a cereal box will be a good place for those who haven't read in a while.
2. Go for a walk; if you have your eyes glued to the computer you will have no idea that there is a tree outside instead of on your desktop.
3. Take a bath or a shower; you are probably dirty and need to scrub. Also, it feels good with a lather of Bath & Body Works latest scent of choice.
4. Write. If this is a new task try writing the alphabet in a funky style.
5. Scream while running around the block. (Note: make sure the loony bin is far from where you chose to do this).
6. Go and splurge on that new pair of shoes; you know the cute ones that you love but everyone else isn't a fan of. Then wear them out to buy yourself a smoothie from Jamba Juice.
7. Take your dog or a squirrel that you caught out for a walk.
8. Start playing a ridiculous Facebook game.
9. Read Harry Potter and shout spells randomly at others. If you are lucky, a duel might commence.
10. Draw a picture or comic book of what you would do if you found a talking banana in your closet. 

I think I might do number 6 tomorrow.

Why would you escape to a mall? Crowds don't sound enjoyable at all....at least from an introvert's standpoint.

Where would you escape to?

#7- Which would you choose: immense wealth in obscurity or poverty and fame (think "starving artist")?

General Thoughts

1) The question begs to differ..How obscure is obscure? I mean if I am allowed to have my few awkward friends then I pick that. We alway end up talking about some obscure topic like books and characters in books. Some of them are so odd and out there that if a bystander where to casually drop by they would want to have us committed.

2) Then on the other hand I've always wanted to be famous for something. Every little girl's dream to become known for something awesome. I've lived on little and survived; plus I've got mean persuasive skills.

3) I could take the cop out way and say that I'm not sure; which is true. Maybe I'm thinking about this to much. It is said that money can't buy you love; or that fame won't buy you friends. So I chose a happy medium. Currently I am in the position of poverty and obscurity. (Recent college grad who has decided to go home for the summer).

Since this is my blog and I've broken rules before...I choose a happy medium between the two. I'm also indecisive so it makes things a bit more exciting.

What would you pick and why? Could you decide?

#6-You have to invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive. Who do you invite and why?

A few things that have happened since my last blog post: I got a new student teaching placement, moved from one dorm to another and walked across a stage and got a diploma cover (graduation...semi). I have been feeling like this again, which stinks; because I am at that point in my life where I am moving into the real world which seems fairly scary and going to be living on my own with housing not supplied my college. I'll have to start paying back the thousands of dollars that I owe this school for my education. So, I'm at crossroad central basically; and like most; I dislike it. 

Since this is my blog I create my own way of doing things including answering challenge posts in whatever way I desire. The people/groups of people I would invite to dinner.

1. Jesus 
1. He's awesome; without Him I'd be nothing.
2. My family
1. They are awesome. They shaped me to be the person I am today and have been constantly encouraging and always there for me.
3. My friends
1. They are the family that you chose. My friends are absolutely amazing; they allow me to be me and all my creepy awkwardness. They are also super supportive. We share a brain and have similar odd tastes.
4. The cast of Grey's Anatomy (first 5 seasons)
1. Best TV show. Non-debatable. Great cast. McDreamy!
5. A few historical figures (Anne Frank, Abe Lincoln, other cool people)
1. I would like to pick their brains to just ask them what they wanted to be when they grew up and let them know what legacy they left on the world. 

#5-Where would you want to live if Earth was uninhabitable?

Where would I want to live if Earth was uninhabitable?
     There are a few interesting places. The perfect post for a list!

1. Second star to the right and straight on until Morning-NOT Michael Jackson's place, the cooler much awesome place! Peter Pan's joint! Never Never Land! Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, the Lost Boys! I could teach the Lost Boys; so they wouldn't be lost anymore.
2. Outer Space- Spaceship. How cool would that be? I think I'd like to see the "supposed" not-a-planet anymore; Pluto the forgotten planet. I could totally kick it on a spaceship.I'm not really into SciFi shows or movies so I can't post anythings along that line.
3. Mars-Martians! Little green people running around screaming things in Martian at you.
4. Kickin' it with Wall-E and Eva.

Shortest post yet! 

Where would you live?

#4- What would you write in a letter you could send forward in time to yourself in 10 years?

Post #4 from the Challenge List

Dear 33 year old self, (AHH! So old)!
       I hope life is treating you well. At this time 10 years ago you were having many silent freak outs; due to college graduation around the corner. After graduation plans include working at home for the summer and then moving back up to the Cities to get a job. I hope you know how that went because I'm still not sure. Are you still rabidly cool or do people find you more on the I-have-to-get-away-from-this-chick-mode?
    I have a few questions that I want to ask you; not like you are going to be able to successfully answer them now.

1. Is there anything that is going to be bigger than Facebook?
2. Will you still incessantly check Facebook?
3. Do flying cars exist? Are you cool enough to own one?
4. Where do you live? Is it someplace cool or do you live in a shady neighborhood? 
5. Who do you live with? Did you become a workaholic?
6. Are you still paying off student loans?
7. Mac or PC? Or is there something out there that is better?
8. Is Ke$ha, Lady Gaga or any other ridiculous artist still alive?  
9. How many visits to a place with padded walls have you been to? (I'm just preparing for when I go insane.)
10. How many instruments do you play now? Would you consider yourself a beast at any of them?
11. How large is your gray patch of hair now? (At 22 I discovered it; the hidden sucker.)
12. Do you still keep in touch with your college friends and their crazy selves?
13. Have you left the country again? (Please say yes!)
14. Are you still a klutz?
15. Do you still like to eat dill pickles?
16. Do your friends still refer to you as "the midget"?
17. Do you still creep people out and are awkward in random situations?
18. What is your Myers-Briggs? Still; INTJ? Cools.
19. Do you still make lists?
20. Do you randomly dance to your music even though no one can hear it? Or dance to the music in the store?

Please write back soon. I am patiently waiting. I have more questions, but I don't feel like overwhelming you. 

Thanks!
You're awesome.
Loves!
    23 yr. old self 

#3-Which superpower would you choose to have if you had the option and why? Conversely, which superpower do you find to be the most overrated and why?

Challenge Posting #3-

At one point or another we wish we could do something that isn't possible to do in the current state we are in. Thus comes the wishing for superpowers. I think we should all have some superpower; the world would go up in cool points (not that it isn't cool enough).

Cool Superpowers To Have:

1. Flight- Duh! No more paying for expensive airplane tickets anymore, or gas prices, car insurance, etc. Down side: Bugs, weather.
2. Invisibility-This would just be awesome. 
3. Teleportation- Instant travel. Hmm..Let's see; today I want to go to Siberia. BOOM! You're there. Freezing cold? Go somewhere else. How could this not be great?
4. Telekinesis- Geesh this tree is obstructing my view of the neighbors house. Well; guess I'll just move it.
5. Telepathic-Mind Reading. Especially on animals. So dog, that's what you meant when you looked at me that way...huh. RUN! Potential to be bad
6. Shape Shift- Similar to the Animorph series that was somehow popular. You're calling me a square, well look here because I happen to be an actual square.
7. Magical Powers- Harry Potter. Enough said.
8. Stealing other powers temporarily- Excuse me, sir. I need to get to New York on a business trip. Can I borrow some of your teleporting skillz? 
9. Duplication- Hello, multi-tasking!
10. Manipulating Weather- Rain, Rain. Go Away!
11. Strength- Let me just put this semi over here.
12. Time Warp/Travel- The ability to mess with time. Come on! Boring meetings are no more!

Sucky Superpowers:

1. Everything you touch turns to something else that is utterly useless aka pencil sharpeners- King Midas..one greedy little sucker
2. Stretchy skin..Doesn't that just sound appealing?
3. The ability to bounce because your skin is made of rubber
4. Forgetfulness....what was I just doing?
5. The ability to know when the circus is in town before it gets there.
6. Grow your feet or hands.

What do you think would be a sucky superpower? Leave a comment!

#-So Tired

 So; this post isn't going to be part of the challenge. How dare I not, you say? Well, this is my blog and I can do whatever I dang well please.

 This Friday/Saturday at my college/university (pick your fancy name) there is a Junior High Youth Gathering. Your's truly is in charge of all the counselors. I have named myself brilliantly the head honcho counselor. Luckily I have a partner in crime. I just came from set up and am exhausted. Tomorrow at 11 AM until Saturday at around 3 PM; I will do nothing but live, breathe and ingest-caffeine-because-I'm-so-exhausted. I may not fully post again until Sunday. There maybe an update on the JHYG on Saturday; but it depends on how alive I am.

Right now, if I stay awake anymore I think I would become massively slap happy and say things like "My shoes are bustin' out", that's what she said jokes, or jokes about how strange my friends are, lice jokes, homework jokes, creepy____ stories.

Too late..I've already found things hysterical. 

#2: Describe your typical day, from wake to sleep.

  Post numero dos for the challenge!!

I formally apologize for how boring this will be. I right now am waiting for another student teaching placement; so I wake up and do nothing but hop on the internet, read, knit, and stare off into the beyond wondering when my scheduled life is going to return. So I have decided to add a little creativity to this post.

My Typically Awesome Day Schedule

1. Midnight- Knowing my night owl ways I will still be awake.
2. 1 AM-Beginning to plot the evils of this world and how I could overpower them with my sense of awkwardy lameness
3. 2 AM- Sit rocking back and forth because I have finished writing my plot; and have discovered a flaw in the plan; because I don't own a rocket.
4. 2:30 AM- Throw plan away and go to bed.
5. 3 AM- Realize that I am still awake because the thought that I don't have a rocket still upsets me,
6. 3:15 AM-Throw off my covers climb down off my bed (I'm not a midget. I just sleep on the top bunk.) 
7. 3:17 AM- Open laptop and Google ways to build rocket.
8. 3: 22 AM- Become depressed because I lack the funds to build a rocket because I am a poor broke college student with no job.
9. 3:30 AM- After short depression, climb back into bed and dream of butterflies, Lucky Charm cereal and cures for halitosis.
10. 6 AM- Who knows why in the bloody wonders I am set my alarm this early?
11. 6:02 AM- Get out of bed because my alarm has been going off for 2 solid minutes and therefore shut it off as to not disturb my roommate who is right below me. Climb out of bed.
12. 6:05 AM- Open laptop and see if anyone liked my witty status about rockets and moon monkies. 
13. 6:06 AM- Sigh when Facebook doesn't have any new notifications.
14. 6:10 AM- Decide to check e-mail. 
15. 6: 15 AM- Cry when 35 unread e-mails pop-up in your inbox and they are asking you stupid questions. 
16. 7:00 AM- Decide after 45 minutes to answer 12 e-mails. 
17. 7:30 AM- Stomach is making funny noises. Decide to feed it coffee.
18. 8:00 AM- Google how to make cheap rockets. Uncrumple plan from previous night.
19. 9:00 AM- Nap because you didn't sleep well last night.
20. 11:00 AM- Send annoying text messages to your friends about how you would like to go to the dining hall.
21. 11:15 AM-Continue to stare at your phone because you haven't received a response yet. 
22. 11:17 AM- Received response.
23. 11:18 AM-Realize that you haven't gotten dressed for the day so this would be the time to do it.
24. 11:20 AM-Walk to the dining hall.
25. 11:30 AM- Arrive at the dining hall with your friends. Scope to see what is edible.
26. 11:45 AM- Choose to sit at a spot in the dining hall with excellent people watching views. This is beneficial for your "plan". Take note of people with the name Creepy ___________. 
27. 12: 30 PM- Leave Dining hall complaining that you're about to fall in to food coma.
28. 12: 37 PM- You make it back to your room just in time before the food coma hits. 
29. 2: 45 PM- Food coma finally leaves.
30. 3:00 PM- Check e-mail and Facebook. Delete internet history about rockets.
31. 3:15 PM- Continue your Google search on rockets.
32. 4 PM- Complain that you are hungry to your roommate and want the dining hall to be open.
33. 4:30 PM- Start announcing countdown until the dining hall opens.
34. 5:10 PM- Send out annoying text messages to your friends about the dining hall.
35. 5:15 PM- Go eat in the dining hall; again scoping out edible food.
36. 6:20 PM- Announce that you are ready to leave and say loudly, "Let's blow this popsicle stand!"
37. 6:21 PM- Actually leave the dining hall.
38. 6:30 PM- Sit in the hallway with your friends and talk about random stuff. Almost guaranteed that one will pick the staples off the wall where the other one will keep reminding you of how short you are. 
39. 7:15 PM- Decide to go to Tea Garden/Nina's/ Other Dorm Rooms. Tea Garden is picked
40. 7:30 PM- Arrive at Tea Garden sit in futon couch. 
41. 7:34 PM- Order chocolate coconut chai tea shake. 
42. 7:37 PM- Obtain drink
43. 7:40 PM- Make friends feel awkward in public because of things you to do them
44. 7:50 PM-Consume drink, stumbleupon, knit, think of working on homework type stuff
45. 10 PM- Talk about leaving Tea Garden
46. 10:30 PM-Leave Tea Garden
47. 10:40 PM- Return to room.
48. 11 PM- Resume evil plan
49. 11:30 PM-Modify evil plan
50. 11:59 PM- Cry when evil plan uses a time machine and squirt guns and you don't have the funds for a squirt gun.

I hope this entertained you rather than enlightened you to what my day is. Some of it is real; some of it is fake. I'll leave the choosing of it up to you. Mwhahahaha!

Post #3: Which superpower would you choose to have if you had the option and why? Conversely, which superhero do you find to be the most overrated and why

#1: What did you eat as a child that you can't stand now as an adult?

Challenge Post #1. Have no idea what that mean? See post below.

As a children we all eat strange things: dirt, sand, scabs, grass, flowers and possibly glue. I was a very strange child, as you can probably tell from the fact that I am still strange now. I am currently sitting in a dorm lounge watching the rain fall with plans to read Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo after I am done blogging.

Of course I ate natural, edible things as a child: such as macaroni and cheese, burgers, hot dogs, and cupcakes and brownies. As an adult, or close to it...I am glad my palate has become a tad more sophisticated. I now love to try food from other cultures.

Here is my list:
   Things that I ate as a child that I can't stand as an adult: (with explanations)

1. Frozen Brussel Sprouts
1. To me these were the sh**. Little balls of frozen lettuce! I used to sneak them from the freezer and eat them when my mom wasn't looking. I often requested them as a vegetable for the family dinner that night. I even got my sister hooked. My grandmother knew that I liked them and would give me some every time I visited her house. The would take me forever to eat; I would sometimes just put them in my mouth and waltz around like a small chipmunk up to no good or I would sit and peel layer by layer off until I had just the insides and then pop them in my mouth and go scrounging around for more. I think I have had some wrongly cooked brussel sprouts in my childhood years so I think I just gave up, or maybe my parents stopped buying them.
2. Marshmallows
1. Gooey, little sticky white balls of sugar. These were the best; especially when it came to Peeps. My mother taught me how to blow them up in the microwave. I used to eat them plain like no ones business. Now I think they are the most disgusting things on the face of the planet. I will however eat A s'more in honor of summer. 
3. Fish/Crab Legs
1. My family used to order Market Day all the time. There was always this white fish with seasoning that my mom would order and I would eat it up. My family also splurged on crab legs and sat around the dinner table eating them and dipping them in butter. I think what changed this is that my grandfather went to Alaska and brought back a salmon. I saw them skin it, including the fun eyes; and was forced to eat the nasty dry pink gross texture stuff. It also smelled HORRIFIC. I don't eat any kind of seafood; I think it is gross, above land creatures for me please.
4. Capri Sun or any other fake juice
1. Sugar flavored liquid. Gross. Hawaiian Punch, Sunny D. All got me sick. Enough said.
5. Little Debbie Snacks
1. Eat this and McDonalds if you want your body to not decompose. 
6. Pepperoni
1. Greasy little meat discs tossed upon pizza. Why do you have to ruin my pizza, pepperoni?
7. TV Dinners
1. We only got these as kids when my parents went out on date night and the babysitter had to feed us. I loved them; now I think they are a waste of money and I know that there are other ways to get nutrition. For example: eating cardboard, chewing on my own arm, licking tree bark, freshly cooked squirrel meat. 
8. Macaroni Salad
1. I was the pasta queen and carbs were my playground. Now I think that macaroni salad is gross. Unless I make it, and make it with things that I like to eat. 
9. Miracle Whip
1. Stop trying to be mayo. You're not mayo. You don't even taste good. You call yourself whip salad dressing on generic packages; who would put you on a salad? You're not as thin or as skinny as actual salad dressing. Sorry no love.

Next post: #2 Describe your typical day, from wake to sleep.

Comments are open to all! 

Blog Challenge

Facebook has started a trend for various 30 day challenges: music, photos, etc. I am going to do a 55 blog challenge. I am not going to promise a post daily because with the hectic lifestyle I lead it would be some what crazy. The hard thing that will be brought upon with this challenge is lists. I am challenging myself to form a list with every post. Some will be harder than others but hence the challenge.

I have searched far and wide for the perfect list and have decided it didn't exist for me; so I made one up. You could say I combined the best of a few good lists to create my own. The first post will be today not to long after this one is posted.

Here is the Epic List:

1. What did you eat as a child that you can't stand now as an adult?
2. Describe your typical day, from wake to sleep.
3. Which superpower would you choose to have if you had the option and why? Conversely, which superhero do you find to be the most overrated and why?
4. What would you write in a letter you could send forward in time to yourself in 10 years
5.  Where would you want to live if Earth was uninhabitable
6. You have to invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive. Who do you invite and why
7. Which would you choose: immense wealth in obscurity or poverty and fame (think "starving artist")?
8. What's your favorite place to escape from life temporarily? A park? A mall?
9. If you could learn any new language, which one would you choose and why?
10. If you could build a soundtrack to your life, who would be on it?
11. Describe what you hear when you hear nothing.
12. What animals frighten you and why?
13.  What medium would your life best be shown as? A movie? A television series? A cartoon? What genre would a movie about your life fall under? Comedy? Romance?
14. Recall an unusual bus, train, or plane ride.
15. What kinds of activities when on at the kitchen table at home when you grew up (eating doesn't count)?
16. If you had more money, what would you alter about your life?
17. Explain how to play your favorite game.
18. Which place would you most like to visit—Africa, China, Alaska—why?
19. Harry Potter-courtesy of Gabby
20. 15 facts about you.
21.  Today’s Playlist
22. Weekend Goals
23.  Least Favorite Words
24.  Favorite Websites
25.  On my wishlist
26.  Places to go in the TC
27. Words that are hard to spell
28. Road trip must haves
29.  Recipes I want to try
30.  Things I’d rather be doing right now
31.  Books I’d like to read this year
32.  Lessons learned
33.  Vacations to take
34.  Favorite Foods
35.  Random To-Do List
36. Things I love About….
37.  Things to do this spring
38. Best part of your day
39. Silly Insecurities
40. 3 Things to change about your life and why
41. First thoughts that cross your mind when you wake up
42.  List of things that I am curious about
43.  20 rules you have broken
44.  Things that people want that I don’t care about
45.  Job I would never do
46.  50 things you love to do
47. 15 things that you want at the very second
48.  7 favorite words
49.  Ask a question everyone else is afraid of asking.
50.  Inspirational Quotes
51.   Rhetorical Questions
52.  Must Watch YouTube Videos
53. A Do and Don’t List
54.   Beginning of a Bucket List
55.  What’s in my handbag/purse

Please note that there may be an off topic post sometimes..A girl just needs to get things off her chest then and now.

*Fun Reactions*

After my last post; which was somewhat ho-hum; I have decided to write a new happier post. I would have to say that overall I am a pretty happy person and that I look at life in my own unique way. I manage to blow with the breeze yet still be the leaf that dances to her own beat and possibly hits you upside the face.

I try to make myself known in most situations (bucket full of contradictions). I will say something and people will get that taken-a-back look; and I love when the almost never failing quotes, "What did you just say?" or "You did not just say that!". I try so hard to keep from smiling and respond, "Yes, I did just say that". Please feel free to rely on the things attached to either side of your head; they are called ears. I'm guessing this reaction occurs probably because the way that I present myself is different from the way that I act.

Here is my list:

Things that will get an interesting reaction out of people:

1. Be out of the social norm. Who needs to be normal anyhow? Normalcy is for LOSERS! HA!
2. Wit; knowing that you can think on your feet and interject strange things into a conversation.
3. Act normal, but be not normal. This somewhat contradicts with the first one; but READ this --> Start off a situation normally but start inserting unnormal  (new word!) things into the situation. Example: When you are talking to a friend about your day; start off standing in a normal position; then as the conversation progresses start standing in interesting ways. Be creative with your foot stance and posture. DON'T DRAW ANY ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED; just continue on like normal and watch others around you.
4. Say something totally inappropriate or make bad jokes at random times. This may require some prep work. Google interesting facts about sneezes to begin with; the possibilities are endless. Note: it doesn't have to be related at all to the topic at hand; sometimes it is better if it is towards the other extreme.
5. Facial expressions. When someone is telling a story use facial expressions that display the opposite emotion of the story. (Note: Sensitivity should be used)
6. Start speaking in strange tones. This accompanied with facial expressions is so strange; but awesome at the same time.
7. Pose randomly. 
8. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there. 
9. Creepy, awkward and being knowledgeable will take this skill to above and beyond.

People may start to view you in another way after you have used some of the listed above tips. If you are okay with this then grand! If not, you may want to take up another hobby like skiing or beach volleyball or something a little to extreme organizing stacks of paper you see lying randomly around. 

In order to do all of the above you need to be comfortable in your own skin. If you aren't I suggest talking to someone or just trying it and seeing what happens; maybe taking a risk is what you need. I'm not saying that everyone needs to do start being a little awkward; it just maybe something to do when you are completely bored out of your mind.

~Alone~

I have been doing some thinking lately. I have this fear, this constant state of fear that I am going to end up alone. As I write this I am sitting here, alone; ironically. Loneliness haunts me. I feel that I will one day end up in a place where no one will know who I am or my story that I have to tell. As an introvert this adds to my bucket of contradictions that is myself. It doesn't make any sense you say? I know. Let me explain.

Let me set up my scenario: I'm 23 yrs. old, single, soon to be a college grad with a bright future; and so many options. But; (here it comes)...since we live in the technology age; I see on facebook and twitter and other social media sites that everyone is pairing up; like they are getting ready for another Noah's ark. I'm left sitting here wondering what I did wrong. It's even worse when your friends start pairing up and going before God and committing themselves to marriage. I feel left out; like there was a memo I missed that was announced while I was sleeping; and someone forgot to pass it on. I have also watched people before my own eyes fall head over heels for someone else. It hurts and it just fuels my fear. I'm just everyone's friend and no one's date.

On top of it all; I have a fear of being forgotten. I don't want to be the one that you run into the mall a few years down the road and we have that awkward encounter and I have to clarify it. Hi, it's me; Kim. We-used-to-be-best-friends-then-you-got-attached-and-left-me-out-in-the-dust-hanging-out-to-dry type conversations. Being forgotten and alone would be my ultimate humiliation. It'd be worse than being invisible. Being invisible would be pretty sweet; because then I could haunt people and scare the crap out of them...off topic.

Since this is a list type blog I feel that I need to make one. My "J"ness is telling me to do so. (also because it's the title)

My weirdness and thoughts on this subject that don't fit really anywhere but here:

1. Why is it that perfectly good humans fall for those who they can't have? Human nature right?
2. Why is that I am still single?
3. I'm quirky and awkward. Is that a turn-off?
4. I'm organized, a bucket full of contradictions.
5. I care.
6. I'm willing to bend over backwards for others who have "relationship" issues but my advice is coming from somewhere; because I haven't experienced it yet.
7. If I end up lonely and forgotten; I can't become a cat lady..I'm allergic to cats and I think cats are icky...Dogs? Fish? Birds? Not really much of an animal person....Maybe I'll be that type of person who devotes everything to their work..workaholic...I could see that happening.
8. It'll save me from an abusive relationship or one that is bound to fail to begin with...Guess that's a positive??
9. I'd love to start a family..I've been told that I would be a good mother, and I love kids. 
10. I love to cook for people....can't be alone and do that....
11. Sometimes I just need to vent; blogging and all that could be helpful but there are some things that you don't put on the internet..such as..Hey! I have lice. (long story)..venting to people that I know is good.. positive feedback and support...Comments on a blog? Not much support. 
12. My anxiety would be come better if I was with someone..They could help me through it; and find ways to keep my mind occupied so that it doesn't go crazy.
13. One of my love languages is physical touch and the other is quality time...that doesn't happen 
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Maybe I should just work on this: 

Thanks for reading. You have helped me not be alone or forgotten.

The Pages Between My Fingers

      I am a reader. I love to read; give me a book and I'll be busy for the next few hours. If you give me a children's book; you have won my heart and I'll be busy for the next few hours. I find myself sometimes just staring at my books in my bookcase lost in the worlds that they provide. Sometimes I'll sit there analyzing the colors of the spines and the script on the cover along with dazing at the cover wishing I could also be there.

    Since I am in a college dorm, I wonder if all my books will unite as one loving pile of pages. I wonder if there is a bookcase that I can put them all in; alphabetical by author's last name. I want to run my hands across the top of the rows and feel the difference in each book; height, thickness, paperback or hardcover.

    What I would desire with my books:

1. More books! (This one is a no-brainer!)
2. A place for all of my books
1. I know some will have to live separately, in my home library and classroom library.
2. Non-fiction! Fiction! The possibilities are endless.
3. Complete all of the series that I have started
4. A system to order them
1. Ooo! Maybe even a list of all of them including ISBN's!

For now, I will just have to suffice with what I have. Including the book that I am currently reading: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.

Read this: http://themonicabird.com/post/3273155431/date-a-girl-who-reads-date-a-girl-who-spends-her

My Graduation and Thoughts Toward the Future List

List #1
       I am graduating in May of 2011, and I have a lot of things to do by then. Life can get hectic and sometimes I just don't know what to do. I have a million things to do and no time to do them; but alas here I sit whining about all I have to do and not doing them. I have come up with a few questions people will ask me and the answers I will supposedly dole out.

1. What are you going to do now?
1. Hopefully get a good paying job as a teacher somewhere.
2. Where are you going to be?
1. Minnesota, more than likely. I don't want to move back home and mooch of my parents.
3. Will you live at home with your parents?
1. See answer above. I don't want to mooch of my parents.
4. What are you going to do with a degree like that?
1. It's an education degree. I will hope to teach somewhere that my teaching licenses allots for. 
5. Do you have any job offers?
1. Kind of. My cooperating teacher for my first student teaching has offered to get me a job interview.
6. What are you doing over the summer?
1. Working at special needs day camps and like any other recent college grad trying to find a good job.
7. When I was your age...
1. That is not a question...and you are not my age. 
8. Are you excited to pay back the loans?
1. Be honest. No. Heck No. Who is excited to pay back student loans know that the government owns them; sick twisted people? In fact; why don't you loan me $70,000 and then well talk.

Thoughts towards the future? Well..it's kind of as clear as a dense fog. I know that I want to teach but:

1. Where?
2. Who wants to give me a job?
3. How will I get to the school; since I have no car?
4. What will I teach?
5. Where will I live while I teach?

   So that is it for my first post; leaving me with more questions than not. Oh, well I guess that is just what life does to you.