10 Facts About My Room:
- The walls used to a heavy purple that I loved growing up.
- All of my dressers/night stands used to belong to my grandmother.
- My parents gifted me with my TV when I 'graduated' from junior high.
- The closet doors in my room fell on me once and I couldn't move them for 30-45 minutes. (Or, I wasn't able to get help for about 30-45 minutes).
- One closet door is decorated with magazine clippings, inspiring quotes/favorite bible verse (James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy..."), and photos.
- My bedroom used to be two separate bedrooms, one for each of my older siblings. When I was still in elementary, my family knocked the wall down between the two.
- I have double doors.
- I don't have curtains, instead there's a blanket where they should be.
- For about two years, the wall behind my head was covered completely in photos.
- I have wooden floors.
- My younger brother and I have two older, half-siblings.
- Most of the men in my family served in the military.
- I didn't meet my dad's side of the family until I was 14 (not including half-memories from when I was super young).
- My last name means Eagle.
- My paternal family is mostly Jewish, while my maternal family is mostly Christian.
- I was lucky and grew up learning about both religions and their practices.
- Paternal family is (mostly) Russian, my maternal family is every thing in Europe.
- In height, skin color, facial shape, and fingers (weird?), I take after my mom's family. In hair and eyes, I take after my dad. I'm almost a head shorter than my siblings, with a very fair complexion, and freckles; while my siblings are obviously tall, naturally olive/tanned skinned, and only my little brother has a hint of freckles.
- Growing up, all of us kids had curly hair. Now, just my little brother and I carry the torch for naturally unruly hair.
- I'm 5'4"
- My mouth is a perfect cupid's bow, only a bit less plump than the standard.
- My feet are normally a size 7.5, but depending on the shoe (and especially heels), I can wear anything to a snug 9.
- I have had ten piercings in my life.
- Currently, I have one small tattoo behind my left ear.
- My hands are super small.
- I have stretch-marks, gasp!
- I wore braces for four years.
7 Facts About My Childhood:
- My family and I would go to Disneyland almost every week/weekend.
- Before I had turned 13, I had been to every island in Hawaii, some multiple times.
- My older brother and sister moved out of state when I was three.
- Growing up, on my birthday my little brother would get a present, and vice versa on his birthday.
- People would stop my parents to hold me or to have their pictures taken with me. To this day, I think it's sort of weird, sort of cool, that random families have photos of me. I was a cute kid.
- Every night when I was trying to fall asleep, I would listen to the same few CDs: Lifescapes, Beethoven; Lifescapes, Lullabies; and Jeff Victor's Emerald Isle. (These three CDs are on my ipod as an adult and when I can't sleep, I put them on.)
- I would run up to people and ask, "Do you want to be my friend?" Especially at fairs, since my little brother hated going on rides back then.
- I've known most of them for years-- 7/8+ at least.
- My best friend and I have the same laugh. At dinner one time, my mom was shocked when we giggled at the same thing at the same time, because she'd never realized, "how much like sisters you two really are!"
- She also used to stay at my house for weeks/weekends at a time.
- Most of them are crazy theater/choir/performer kids! And I can say with all honesty, that while we're the coolest people you'll ever meet, we also need more attention... because it's just who we are.
- Most of my close friends are guys.
- Now that we're 'old,' we're all stupidly nostalgic.
5 Facts About My Hometown:
- It is a suburban desert.
- But it used to be full of incredible grape vineyards!
- My town is basically obsolete to other people, including native Californians. Unfortunately people think if you live in California, you're from Los Angeles, Malibu, Napa Valley, San Diego, or San Francisco.
- All of our newer buildings/remodeled buildings are the color of sand. Or dirt. Or mud.
- We undoubtedly have the best local music scene.
- They are 11 years apart in age.
- Polar opposites.
- My dad has four kids, while my mom has two.
- They are thankfully almost done divorcing each other.
- I'm a Hermione, not a Pansy.
- I don't need anyone to save me. I don't need a man to feel validated. I don't need to be married to prove my femininity. I'm sort of cynical when it comes to relationships, especially young relationships... because, really?
- Most of my friends say I'm the sweetest person they've ever met. In high school choir, I won "sweetest, best friend, most genuine" award, like every year. And even when I wasn't at the school anymore, I was given an honorary mention since I didn't technically qualify at that point.
- They've influenced my life greatly and if I had to live in a world where I knew they existed, but I wasn't able to reach them, it would drive me insane.
- I'm grateful for them.
- They are blissfully unaware of the fact that I like them. And in this situation, it's better that way.