01. I cried more when we had to put my cat to sleep than when my dad died.
02. I have an obsession with jelly bracelets & no I wont do anything if you break one of them.
03. I looks stupid in hats.
04. I played T-ball in kindergarten & 1st grade. My mom signed me up for baseball. I had to be carried off the diamond during my first practice because the coach was going to make me pitcher. I was scared to be the center of attention in the game so I started crying. Needless to say, I never came to another practice & I haven't been in a sport since.
05. I did take 8 years of dance classes, however, you wouldn’t know it if you looked at me today. I’m alright with that.
06. I played violin for 3 years then quit because my teacher was mean to me.
07. I threw up on the school bus, once. I’ve never ate bologna since.
08. I have thick glasses that make my eyes look big. My boyfriend thinks it’s sexy.
09. I've been sexually abused.
10. I've never broken a bone.
11. I accidentally caught one of my cat's tails on fire once, she was okay though.
12. I moved in with my grandma for a year because I was afraid to live with
alone with my dad.
13. I don't have a birthmark.
14. I have really weird feet.
15. My stretch marks remind me of holograms. They change color when I shine light on them & move around. It’s weird, but I like it.
16. I use to have really long hair, down to my butt. I loved it so much despite how thick and hot it would get. I cut it all off because all my friends were cutting their hair. I didn’t want to feel left out or different. I regret it every now and again. I’m starting to grow it out again, though!
17. I despise having chapped lips, hate it.
18. Even though I’m a really slow reader, I love reading so much.
19. I use to journal all the time. I stopped for a few years & have regretted it a lot. A lot of things happened in the last year that I wish I had documented in words. I’m getting back into it now, especially here on AllPoetry.
20. I love photography, but my inspiration seemed to leave me when I moved away from my friends.
21. My best friend lives over 400 miles away. I’ve never met her in person. I have every intention of doing so some day soon.
22. I still listen to Hanson.
23. I love sending and receiving snail mail letters.
24. I don’t have a favorite color, but I love most bright colors.
25. I think about my future wedding every day.
26. When I drive I turn my radio up all the way with the bass on & I scream sing and dance. I get weird looks at stop lights.
27. I’m usually horrible at grammar & spelling.
28. I use to pore hot wax on my legs because it felt really good.
29. I’ve gotten closer with my mom & younger brother since I moved out.
30. I’ve seen a ghost/unexplainable shadow shaped like a person. I’ve heard my dad call out my name like he use to do when he was mad at me. My dad passed away over a year ago.
31. I’ve never thought about killing myself, I have wondered what the would be like without me though. How friends & family’s lives would move on, how it would impact them.
32. Sometimes I lie, but it’s usually about stupid things that I have no reason to lie about.
33. I visited my mom in the mental hospital once. I had to be only nine or ten. I vowed to myself then that I would never go back there & that if I loved my mom enough, she would never have a reason to get sent back.
34. I really don’t like claymation Christmas shows. They make me angry.
35. I love Christmas though! I listen to Christmas music all year long.
36. I love colorful socks.
37. I’ve had a panic attack, naked, in my boyfriends arms.
38. One of my best friends is gay & another is bisexual. I support them with all my heart.
39. I don’t watch the news, it depresses me.
40. I think anime is ridiculous, but I watch it with him because I love him.
41. I’m the only female grandchild on my mom’s side.
42. I can read & re-read a book several times & still really enjoy it because I find new things everytime I do.
43. I would take fresh fruit over candy any day, especially watermelon.
44. I can’t have a candle lit & not play with the flame. I’m attracted to it like a moth.
45. I use to talk to myself in the mirror all the time, pretending I had my own television show. I still do from time to time.
46. I tend to sleep all day, my boyfriend doesn’t care for this so he tries everything to wake me up from jumping on the bed, to singing weird songs that he makes up all on his own softly in my ear.
47. He calls me Lovie Love. It makes me smile so wide.
48. My favorite number is 7 followed my 52, & 76.
49. I like my showers scalding hot, the kind that leave me skin bright red afterward.
50. I've had my lip pierced 4 different times.





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