* Introspection *

Why don't you blog anymore? Is a frequently asked question that I have been hearing lately. Here are some excuses which I feel are valid, and yet still unacceptable:

• I have been busy. Ask my roommates, my math class almost killed me last semester. I have honestly never spent so many hours and so many late nights trying to do math. On top of that I was working about 35 hours (sometimes more) a week. Unless people want blog after blog about the distaste I have for Math and my job, then blogging was not an ideal outlet for stress reduction.
• Nobody reads my blog. You don't have to tell me twice. I know I'm wrong, is that really new to you?
• My life isn't interesting enough to blog about. False. I guess it depends through whose eyes you are looking :) However, I would again refer you to the above statement about a "distaste I have for Math and my job".

So in the spirit of a New Year... I am blogging today!!! Aren't you excited?

Last night while I was writing in my Journal I was reminded of an earlier conversation I had with a friend of mine. In this conversation, (or in this case it was more just me rambling on about myself) I had to actually think about myself. What do I like? What am I like? What's interesting about me? I honestly hadn't taken time to think about those things in a while. So, with that said, I am going to list some here. I plan on doing this often-ish. There is only one person who might already know these things, but maybe I can surprise her too.

1. I like to call/text people randomly. Sometimes things happen in my life that remind me of someone, or I am just thinking of someone and so I call or text them. I feel like it's important to act on that feeling. Maybe people need to hear from you and maybe they don't, but you'll never know if you don't do anything about it. Sometimes people just need to know that they are thought of and a friendly text is an easy way to do that. So, if I text or call you randomly, it's usually because I feel like I should.
2. I crave olives. I don't like olives, but I crave them ALL THE TIME and then when I indulge, I remember why I don't like them. When I was a kid I did stick olives on my fingers, then I got in trouble because we knew I wasn't going to eat them.
3. I own my very own pair of roller skates, not blades, skates. They are purple and white, and awesome. Since my feet haven't grown since I was about 14 or 15... they still fit!
4. I play a few instruments... poorly. If you put me in front of a piano, or hand me my guitar... it could be hours before I get tired of playing. Maybe one day I'll feel that way about my violin.
5. I hate having a sink full of dishes! There is just something about having dishes in the sink that is unnerving to me.
6. I love to sing in the shower, but I usually only do it if I don't think anyone is listening, or can hear me.
7. I love my family. I seriously think my family is the best on the planet. I am sad that I didn't fully realize that until I lived in Germany. While I was there I talked to my family almost every week for at least 2 hours. I even got in trouble once when I was skyping with my sister. She was playing me a new song that she liked and she was dancing to it. It was epic, and awesome, and I guess I was laughing a lot louder than I thought.
8. Speaking of Germany, there are probably a few days a month that I miss Nico and Phineas so much it makes me cry.
9. I LOVE Cadbury Mini Eggs. They are probably my favorite, in the whole world! When I was in Germany my family was going to send me some for easter, but they ended up only sending me one bag instead of 2 because they ate one!
10. I am notorious for falling asleep while watching movies. This doesn't mean that I always fall asleep, it just means that it happens often, especially if you wait until 10:00pm to start one. However, one thing I have come to realize is that I can't fall asleep if I do not feel completely comfortable. This has nothing to do with sitting in uncomfortable chairs, but it has everything to do with feeling comfortable psychologically. For example, if I don't feel comfortable about my surroundings or the people I am with, you bet I will be awake for the entire movie. Basically, if I fall asleep watching a movie with you, you can take that as a compliment. It means I feel comfortable around you :).

I think that's quite enough for now, don't you? I actually think it's pretty interesting the things I can come up with when I just sit and think about what my likes and dislikes are. Basically, I think this has been a great introspective glance. We'll see how many people learned something new about me. I hope it makes you think a little about yourself and what you like!