I am thinking, too hard, and about this.
My Self-Summary
an idealistic girl (read: poor), who laughs in the face of fear,
and in the face of people who make me laugh. i cry in the face of.
. decision-making, missing seattle (i lived there for 4 years
before moving back to memphis).
i sigh in the face of people too close-minded to hear any
perspective contrary to their own and people who say they hate
memphis but won't try to make it better or just move and quit
whining. and i dance in the face of any music that has a beat (ok,
outside techno), and with others who love life!
What I’m doing with my life
I want to change the world, and so, i start with me. basically, i'm
running a lot and trying to get in shape. Volunteering- teaching
English as a second language, and working with at-risk kids in the
raleigh neighborhood. taking my dog to shelby farms dog park every
chance i get, substitute teaching, and plotting my escape from my
parents' house. oh, and paying student loans forever. and trying to
discover my "special purpose" . also teach guitar among other jobs.
. . . .
I’m really good at
karaoke- (personal bests: rock with you by mj don't speak - no
doubt smells like teen spirit- nirvana), dancing down the aisle at
the supermarket (or anywhere), running beside, pushing, and jumping
on metal playground merry-go-rounds, making up random songs,
finding silver linings, running my mouth, procrastinating, laughing
at things that are only mildly humorous, making u-turns, being
cheesy.
The first things people usually notice about me
depending on the day-the fact that i smile a lot. Actually had a
co-worker say behind my back, "what's wrong with her? why is she
smiling all the time?" (answer: i killed a man, just to watch him
die.)
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
all malcolm gladwell books, outliers, blink, tipping point. .
.extremely loud and incredibly close. . .
while you were sleeping, the jerk, and eternal sunshine have to be
up there, science of sleep. .
in no order, sufjan, death cab, india arie, ting tings, stevie
wonder, M.I.A., snow patrol, the police, white stripes, jose
gonzalez, justin timberlake, coldplay, BEP among others ..
oddly enough, I am starting to like vegetables in my older age.
The six things I could never do without
butterfly kisses, after bedtime prayers. . .
I spend a lot of time thinking about
how to fix things. not like a clock. but like, race relations in
memphis, fixing the way the church gets the gospel and the american
dream mixed up, the inabliity to have a decent conversation between
conservatives and liberals . . .what i want to be when i grow up.
On a typical Friday night I am
on top of the piano, in my sequined dress, belting out, "Memories."
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
i have to pee.
You should message me if
you have suggestions of good books to read, or great coffee
shops/live music to hear in memphis,.. . i have a sad lack of
funny, smart, interesting/weird people to talk to, i have a sinking
feeling someone fitting this description is reading these exact
words....