“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” ~ Pericles
For my 49th birthday, here is a list of 49 random facts about me, in no particular order:
- In the morning, I take my coffee with milk and stevia.
- In the afternoon/evening, I take it black, with stevia.
- I once had dreams of being an international action star.
- I am scared of growing old.
- Singing is one ability that I really wish I had.
- I was nicknamed “Pickles” in junior high because of my unnatural obsession/liking for pickles. Now I rarely eat them.
- I was also nicknamed “Little Dragon” by my martial arts classmates.
- I have a tattoo of “Little Dragon” in Chinese characters on my right ankle.
- I have some severe OCD issues that would make even Adrian Monk proud.
- I think that the fictional character Fox Mulder on the X-Files is the sexiest type of guy, and I’ve been searching my whole life for a real life guy like him.
- Ice cream is my favorite comfort food.
- I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights.
- I lived with my parents until I was 32 and my only regret is that I didn’t live with them longer.
- I keep a secret journal that I write in most days.
- Eating is one of my favorite pastimes.
- I always have a feeling of dread in my heart, as though I am missing out on life.
- Kung Fu/martial arts is my favorite sport.
- Gymnastics is my second favorite.
- I am proud of my Japanese Katana sword collection.
- I believe more in old Eastern medicine than modern Western medicine.
- I am not a good cook, but I want to be. I’ve been learning to cook (follow recipes) because I don’t want my kid to grow up thinking that her mom can’t cook.
- Bruce Lee was my first childhood celebrity crush.
- I am obsessed with the Rocky movies.
- I brush my teeth obsessively.
- I believe that there are few things that chocolate cannot cure.
- Breakfast is my favorite meal.
- Bacon and eggs are my favorite breakfast.
- I’m deathly afraid of spiders and all little things that have multiple legs.
- I’m good at keeping secrets.
- I’m double jointed in both arms.
- I secretly wanted to have more children.
- Bad grammar is one of my pet peeves.
- I want to be cremated when I die and scattered out in the Pacific Ocean.
- I’m interested in finding the lost treasure of Montsegur.
- I want to live in Europe someday.
- I love the sound of rain and thunder.
- I dance in my living room when no one is watching.
- I cry myself to sleep sometimes.
- Laughter really is the best medicine.
- I want to believe again in the power of prayer. I lost it somewhere along the way.
- I believe in soul mates.
- I believe in fate and serendipity.
- I love receiving hand-written letters.
- I love writing hand-written letters.
- I wish a guy would serenade me with his guitar.
- I want to slow dance with a man.
- I hate that I am just a shadow of my former, younger self.
- I want to be the love of someone’s life.
- I want to love one person for the rest of my life.