| twenty.four |

In commemoration of the end of my 24th year of existence, i shall entertain my loyal readers as i disclose 24 of the oddest most random facts, moments, tidbits of yours truly. Some you may already know... Others you may wish you didn't, haha. Enjoy.

1. to start off with something birthday related- out of my past 7 birthdays, 5 have been surprise parties (you'd think id get the idea...)
2. i am an incredibly deep sleeper. some have likened me to a rock. others..."like the dead". i believe "log" has been used as well. case in point: look what happens when sleep is too deep- your cousin decides that your face is an empty canvas awaiting artistic expression. (love you jenbear :P)
3. i dont shave my legs or armpit (unless i haaaaave to, which occurs maybe once in a blue moon) i know, it gives me so many more points for attractiveness
4. i love love love rockclimbing (i think everyone knows this already)
5. by the end of this year, i will have ran in a 5k, 10k, 2 half marathons (one hungover with 2 hrs of sleep, haha) and a marathon. my knees hate me.
6. i threw up for the first time (ever!) this year....and then some more times after that. blegh.
7. when i say the word actually, it comes out ack-sully. thank you shay for pointing this out :P
8. i have an obsession with teeth- i think it all started this one time when i was a kid and i was crying. i ran into my room and closed the door and cried. and while i was crying, i caught a glimpse of my open mouth and the teeth inside (in the mirror on the back of the door). i soon became intrigued and forgot about my crying...haha
9. i have a newfound love- swimming! which i acksully just learned this year (i know, ppl think its crazy because i was born and raised in san diego...apparently land of beachgoers and must-know-how-to-swimmers) but i have a good excuse..according to my instructor-- im a submarine! (i.e. i sink)
10. i was a terribly gullible child. some of the many things i believed: if you walk outside barefoot, the ground will suck out all your blood | if you sleep on a bed box spring without any sheets, that will suck the blood outta you too | if you eat while laying down, you'll turn into an alligator | if you eat a green apple, its basically the same thing as brushing your teeth | and my favorite...if you cheat while playing hide'n'seek by peeking while It, when you look under a bush, an invisible catepillar will jump on your face, crawl up and eat your eyes out...
11. i am a bad liar- thats why i stick to telling the truth!
12. my favorite muscle- rectus abdominus-
13. i have never left this country (well, Mexico and Canada dont really count) on my list of to-visits: europe, china, japan, southeast asia..uh everywhere :P
14. i am going into nursing- yay! i have direction!
15. my first crush was in middle school. *dreamy sigh* his name was chris winfield
16. i am a fan of going commando.
17. i am psychotic about school/studying- i used to be really anal and study with earplugs. but i have gotten better...i can study with instrumental music :D yes, i am a nerd to the max.
18. when i was younger, while sitting on the can, i would pretend that i was on star search. so i would belt out my favorite song, thank the audience and proceed to interview with (the imaginary) Ed McMahon
19. there are moments when i feel like a total failure when compared to my sisters. there they are...with significant others, great careers. i mean, stu's the married healthcare contracting financial something or rather analyst, swan's the smart, creative interior designer. im the uh...one that climbs rocks.
20. when i was younger, i was deathly afraid of walking over bridges, sidewalk grates, basically anything where i could see past where i was walking. and now look at me...i hang out on mountain sides..haha :P
21. i do a mean impression of cher and her song "believe" i even have the echo down...really, its amazing.
22. i am accident prone (mostly in the past year) i have dislocated my pinky, sprained my wrist, rolled an ankle, had stitches in my arm from a rock climbing accident, pulled one of my tendons, broke a tree branch with my leg, fractured my pinky...its hard being my body. but not only the body is taking a beating. a lot of things around me seem to have "accidents"...2 mp3 players, 2 cell phones, my camera (booo)... and the list goes on :P
23. i rarely (read: almost never) brush my hair. the one time a month that i actually brush it usually coincides with do walking into the bathroom and almost having a heart attack. hehe. i should really work on this personal hygiene thing...
24. i'm thisclose to being an auntie...baby taylor on the way!

the end.