about Alex

It appears that those random "25 things about me" lists on Facebook have moved on, for which I am glad. They were interesting, but they got old. And I am happy to say that I did not jump on that bandwagon. I despise following the crowd. However, I have sort of kept a list of my own, which you may find interesting or amusing or whatever. It's 40 things. I'm going to post it now.

1. I am hungry almost all the time, but eating is a royal pain in my a--.
2. Actually, it’s preparing food that irritates me more. If food is set in front of me, I’ll eat it.
3. I never go anywhere without cinnamon Altoids. Also only chew cinnamon gum.
4. Animals (and children, usually) love me. So do mosquitos.
5. I drink a LOT of water.
6. If I don’t exercise regularly, I have problems with my back, my feet, my digestion and my moods.
7. I have to floss my teeth or I get sores on the roof of my mouth.
8. Overdosing on orange juice cures the common cold.
9. Routine and process are comfortable for me.
10. I am almost always imagining. There are new characters in my mind every day.
11. With me, what you see is generally what you get.
12. I must have occupation to keep me happy. Being bored makes me depressed.
13. I like puzzles.
14. I am very organized. I have a weakness for buying organizational tools. Everything must have its place.
15. Which may reveal the fact that I deal with mild OCD.
16. I think I love my nieces and nephews more than anything else in the world.
17. My fingernails must be short. Toenails too. And no polish.
18. I dislike being barefoot or showing my feet.
19. Also hate anything between my toes, which means no flip-flops or toe rings.
20. I don’t wear jewelry. Or makeup.
21. People tell me I don’t need it and that I’m pretty anyway. :)
22. I like short hair. I would love to shave my head but I don’t want to look “butch.”
23. I like long hair on other people, but it must stay attached to the scalp, or it’s icky.
24. I love to travel and see new places.
25. Believe it or not, I’m very social. Though I have anti-social times.
26. I can be freakishly violent toward grasshoppers.
27. It’s because I like to grow plants, and I don’t grow them for the insects to eat.
28. I find weeding relaxing.
29. Warner Brothers taught me violence and Disney taught me about happy endings. Which I still believe in, but I’m skeptical.
30. I have the attention span of a 10 year-old.
31. In my mind I’m still 24.
32. I only ingest carbonated drinks when I don’t feel good.
33. I keep friends for a long, long time.
34. My feet never stink.
35. Though, to me, my perspiration smells like onions.
36. I do wear deodorant, though it’s the natural kind, without aluminum. Because I’m afraid of Alzheimer’s.
37. My wardrobe is made up mostly of T-shirts.
38. I have never broken a bone.
39. I prefer cooler weather.
40. I have sometimes wanted to be a bird. Though I've never liked that the male is prettier than the female.