Day 01 - A fun fact about yourself that no one would ever guess.
I feel like I am really predictable and most of my friends would probably not be surprised by anything about me... uh... I guess, since I just said that, my fact is going to be something kind of contradictory to that- which is, Jamie is basically the only one of my friends who knows anything about my pre-college life. I just never really talk about stuff because A) I think its boring and B) I would really rather hear my friends talk than talk about stuff that won't matter to them at all.
Day 02 - Something that inspires you.
Amazing quotes and song lyrics.. I am basically a quote whore. Namely, pleasefindthis.blogspot.com brings me inspiration 5 days a week! Also, my friends inspire me. :)
Day 03 - The five songs you would have with you on a desert island and why.
Is this even possible to answer?!? Gah! Uhm.. at this moment, the 5 I would most like would be:
-King of Anything by Sara Bareilles
-Bulletproof by LaRoux (the dance mix)
-We'll Be a Dream by We the Kings and Demi Lovato
-Hometown Glory by Adele
-Superboy and the Invisible Girl from the musical Next to Normal
...but I love music too much to not have a constant variety.. so.. I'm not sure how well this would work out.
Day 04 - What you imagine paradise to be like.
This may sound stupid, but I kind of think of it somewhat like it was presented in the novel, "The Lovely Bones" where each person has their own perfect little place and sees everything how they would want it to be. Like, I would have a city-ish place... and then someone who really liked the beach would have a beach, and stuff like that. I just think it is completely personal. And stuff. And I really want to believe that you will remember your family and friends and get to see them there.
Day 05 - A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life.
Dear you,
I hope and pray that I bring you as much happiness as you bring me every single day. If I had to describe you in one word and one word only, it would be 'beautiful,' because I believe that you carry your heavy heart with such grace. You exemplify a mature and loving heart when you are able to get through very awkward and rough situations in a manner I just do not have the couth, or the emotional strength, for. I admire you more than you know. I know you have been through some horrible times, and I wish that you would confide in me more, because I consider myself a safe and trustworthy person and I would love to help you if you would let me in. You bring me so much laughter, and it never fails to make me both very pleased and very proud when I can make you laugh too. Your hugs are my favorite and I love how you take life in such stride. Thank you for dealing with me, because I know that its not always easy. Never deny yourself the opportunity to walk tall in the knowledge of your own true beauty. I love you, and I wish you knew how beautiful you are- inside and out.
xo, me
Day 06 - Earliest thing you can remember.
I never have good answers for this... My 4th birthday? Sometime in pre-school when I was like 3? I have no idea.
Day 07 - Favorite cover of your favorite song.
OH SNAP so I don't have a favorite song per se, but this cover (done by a group at my school) is FLIPPIN FANTASTIC.
Day 08 - Someone you think would make a good president.
I have no idea. Maybe Oprah. haha.
Day 09 - Five things you want to see change.
1. Some of my current friendship dynamics that cause me to have to walk on eggshells. Its annoying and unnecessary.
2. I would like to be less sleepy and thirsty than I am now.
3. I would like it if people would stop being mean to any and all of my friends. Its getting a little bit ridiculous, and there is only so many times we can have the same effing drama over and over.
4. I would like there to be less hate in the world.
5. I would like more people to be sincere & genuine.
Day 10 - A dream you had this past week described in detail.
I described that John Barrowman dream a few posts ago. Go look. :)
Day 11 - Favorite picture ever taken of yourself.
I am not 100% sure that's my fav, but it is definitely one of the best. This is the dress I wore senior year of high school when I was in the ensemble of Cinderella at CFRT. Catherine and I named it my 1983-Belle-Gone-Wrong dress. :)
Day 12 - An inside joke.
CAKES & BABIES.
Day 13 - A memory that never fails to make you laugh.
Uhmm basically all the memories of antics and road trips and improv games and classic times with Jamie Muffett will never ever fail to make me laugh, ever.
Day 14 - Best mashup you’ve ever heard.
I am pretty sure my favorite mashup is the top 25 of 2009, which is this:
HOWEVER, I want the 2010 one to be better.. and I think it will be.
Day 15 - A moment, phrase, or song that has changed your life the most.
There have been way too many. But 2 things that have stuck with me for a really long time are the following:
1. When I was watching some episode of Oprah one day when I was like 14 or 15 and I think it was about some addiction (drugs, alcohol, heck it may have been a food addiction) but Oprah said something about how all sorts of addictions have this commonality, and for example, a shopping addict cannot look at a drug addict and say, "At least I'm not like THOSE people!" because they are exactly the same. Both addictions are harmful, and both people are struggling with coping through it.
This was a big moment for me, and since then I have never referred to any group negatively and separated them from myself like that. We are all a lot more alike than we are different.
2. When I was in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in 9th grade, the last lines of the play were Scout saying something about how the enigmatic and seemingly creepy Boo Radley was actually really nice, and Atticus says, "Most people are, Scout, once you finally see them."
That play/book is absolutely beautiful, and really helped me become A) extremely interested in African American history, and B) it taught me never to judge others.
Day 16 - Something that you want to do within the next five years.
Move to NYC with my BFF Erin. Fall 2011. Stoked.
Day 17 - What you want to remembered for.
I want to be remembered for the love I showed other people, and the smiles I hopefully put on their faces. I want people to remember the good times they had with me, and to hopefully look at photos of us or notes I have written them and laugh because of some ridiculous inside joke or adventure we had. I want to be remembered as an advocate for radical love and hope.
Day 18 - A picture that makes you feel inspired.
This: http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3kuhrl13W1qzu9iro1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1278310664&Signature=uY%2BMiHu6TIjfZzR5ExWEQFVa%2Bi0%3D
Its a photo montage thing of an episode of Doctor Who. I wasn't the biggest fan of the actual episode, but the concept was great, and the fact that Starry Night is my favorite painting of all time made me really empathize with Van Gogh, and it was really inspiring to see that even someone who had no hope that his memory would live on after his passing was going to be remembered as one of the greatest artists of all time. It was a great 'What If' concept, which is something I tend to wonder about a lot.
Day 19 - A passage from a book that has touched you.
This is from Looking for Alaska by John Green. It gives me chills every single time.
"He was gone, and I did not have time to tell him what I had just now realized: that I forgave him, and that she forgave us, and that we had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth.... If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless. ... But not knowing would not keep me from caring, and I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbor, with all my crooked heart... She deverved better friends. ... she did not need to fold into herself and self-destruct. Those awful things are survivable, because we are as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be... We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken... Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations... So I know she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Thomas Edison's last words were, 'Its very beautiful over there.' I don't know where there is, but I believe its somewhere, and I hope its beautiful."
Day 20 - A band that you immediately liked and the song that made you like them.
The Avett Brothers. I & Love & You.
Day 21 - Your favorite medium of art.
Photography is great, as are paintings.
Day 22 - Someone you would give your life up for without question.
Any and all of my wonderful friends.
Day 23 - Most awkward first impression you feel you’ve ever given.
hahaha!! WELL today when Erin, Tyler, Cat and I hid under my bed from Sarai and her uncle and grandparents.. That was probably at least a ridiculously awkward first impression!
Day 24 - Something you did as a child that other people remember you for.
My friend Lydia remembers me for teaching her to swim. I had completely forgotten about this, but when I fb friended her a few months ago she reminded me of it. :) She was 2 or 3 years younger than me and I believe I taught her to swim when I was in 3rd grade.
Day 25 - Something you would do if you knew you wouldn’t fail.
Star on Broadway. (If by "wouldn't fail" you mean "were talented")
Day 26 - Your definition of love.
No one says it better than Jesus- Greater love hath no man than this, that he would lay down his life for his friends.
Here is a good quote about it:
“Love is a temporary madness; you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of eternal passion. That is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.”
-Louis de Bernieres
Day 27 - Your definition of the meaning of life.
Life is about finding those people who you cannot ever conceivably part from and being happy and bringing joy and the hope and love of Christ to those around you. Life is about taking a journey through a thick forest where nothing makes sense until you slowly find people with flash lights, and moving closer to each other to see each other in the dark.
Life is about growth and connection, and making a melody out of chaos.
Day 28 - A moment you remember being completely happy.
One night at the beginning of the summer when Erin was over and we were sitting on the floor in Sarai's room and Erin & I had just been wrestling (aka I was being thrown around and sat upon) and I was of course in some sort of pain so I whined about it to Erin and I put my arm around her back, and she did the same and was scratching my back, and she does.
Basically any hug-like situations are bliss for me.
Day 29 - What you live for.
Jesus, friends, family, adventure, joy, experience, emotion, discovery... Lots of things.
Day 30 - Ways you believe you have grown over the past thirty days.
I have become more independent I think. Slightly less passive. More realistic about my impending transition to adulthood and financial independence. And more in touch with who I am and who my friends are.
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