So, I received one of those "inspirational" Emails, you know... quote of the day and all of that. I'm usually not into the positive uplift crap, I'm a realistic, bitter bitch.... but today's mail offered up a challenge that I couldn't refuse.
That challenge was as follows:
List eight things that you like about yourself that cannot be tied to anyone else.
That's really quite hard, much more so than I thought. But I decided to give it a try.
1. I'm tenacious.
I'm beating depression - that says enough right there. While I'm not all the way there by any means, I'm a far, far cry from what I was even 6 months ago. And it takes a lot of obstinacy to keep fighting - trust me on this. But I won't give up. I refuse to.
2. I work my ass off.
My work ethic is incredibly strong. I probably work harder than anyone I know. I'm there first, leave last. I deal with the nastiest clients you can possibly imagine... but I do it because it's my job. Same for my classes. I may not like them, but I'll be damned if I leave something unfinished. That's how I roll.
3. My sense of humor.
Admittedly, I don't laugh or smile as often as I once did. But that doesn't mean I don't find things amusing as all hell. People have told me that they find me quite witty, when I want to be. That I don't know about, but I do have the ability to laugh at the most absurd shit.
4. Love of learning.
I've always loved to learn new things. I enjoyed school very much when I was a child (the learning aspect of it, that is - social... ehhhh) and worked very hard to achieve and absorb the lessons that were being taught. It's carried over into my adult life. I don't even know that I'll be done with school after I receive the B.S. degree, because now I'm seriously considering an M.S. in criminal justice. But we'll see.
5. My sense of responsibility.
I grew up with pretty much no money. This earliest lesson in life has taught me to be responsible - not only with money, but with other aspects of my life. If I have a duty to perform, I will do it, and to the best of my ability. I do not shirk from hard or difficult tasks. To do so would go against the grain for me.
6. Generosity.
I've been known to give the shirt off of my back to someone who needed it. (Okay, pervs, make your commments in your heads now, but it's a saying. Fuck off. Haha.) This has often led to people taking outrageous advantage of me, but it's a trait that I wouldn't give up for anything in the world. I love making people happy, and I've been taught to share what I have with others. Granted, I may not have much, but if someone's in need, I share. Not many can say that.
7. Tolerance.
In recent years, this quality has taken a huge backseat, due to... we'll say my choice of company. But in recent months, my tolerance of others has grown a bit stronger. I really do not hold any pre-conceived notions of people before I meet them. I am color-blind. I do not see brown skin or a turban or a man dressed as a woman. I see a human being, flesh and blood, just like me. If I deserve respect as a human being, so do they. End of story.
8. Common sense.
I often lose my temper over this quality, but I really do think I have more "common sense" than most. I think things through, as much as I can, before doing them, and I use contextual clues to help me along when I don't understand something. Now, I know I'm not perfect by any means. But I really do think that for the most part, I've used good judgement when making decisions. Especially lately.
.... so, I managed to do just that. I'm actually pretty surprised that I could list that much, as I never thought that I was really anything special or that I had any good qualities to offer.
But I do. I so rock. :D
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28 January 2009
I meant to write this on someone else's blog as an answer post, but...
...it was too long of an answer, go figure. -_- So, uh... enjoy some senselessness.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My first name, no, it was picked out of thin air – at least that’s what they tell me. My middle name (which I won’t deign to actually write down, as I hate it) is from the Elizabeth Montgomery character on the show “Bewitched”. If you’ve ever seen the show, you’ll know what the name is.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I cry every day so you’ll have to be more specific than that. It was probably from a depression attack, as it’s the only time I really do ever cry at all.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Most of the time. When I’m extremely tired or rushed, it’s a mess, but otherwise it’s perfect “Catholic school” handwriting.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I like the expensive stuff – roast beef, hard salami, that sort of thing. Not wild about plain old ham or bologna, really.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No indeed, and probably won’t ever. I’m okay with that.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Of course I would… I’m just the coolest EVER. :p
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? I am the QUEEN of sarcasm.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Unless someone didn’t tell me something, yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? You know, I’d like to say that I would, but the truth is that I’m a big chickenshit.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I have to be in the mood for breakfast cereal in general but when I am, plain old Kellogg’s Raisin Bran suits me just fine. I DO have a liking for the Special K, though.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I usually don’t wear lace-up shoes at all, but when I do… not at all. I tie sixteen knots in the laces in order to keep them from dragging on the ground. Untying sixteen knots and then tying them up again is a pain in the ass.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I like it all, unfortunately, heh. I have a passion for the Edy’s Fruit and Ice bars as of late, though.
13 WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? If they’re intelligent or not. And it’s really easy to tell, heh.
14. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? You have time? And a lot of paper? Pens that won’t run out?
15. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? The way I used to be before the depression hit.
16 DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? They can if they want, it’s nothing to me if they don’t.
17 WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Army-green T-shirt and red pajama pants with little pink hearts on them. -_- You die if you tell anyone. :p
18 FAVORITE SOUNDS: Music. Any music. Well, ALMOST any music.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? A very bad 1981 Marty Balin song called “Hearts”.
20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Black. Nothing but black.
21. FAVORITE SMELLS? I have this lotion from Crabtree and Evelyn that smells vaguely like citrus and pepper. It’s beautiful. And my body wash from Dove, it was a “night formula” that they don’t make anymore but it was like a combination of baby powder and Ivory. I bought up the entire stores’ worth before they pulled it.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? One of my coworkers to tell her that I wouldn’t be coming to work today because of the weather.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? No one sent it to me, but I like the person whose blog it’s on!
24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Actually I like watching sports, sometimes. Baseball, usually, but I like the oddball ones that used to be on Wide World of Sports when it was on – ice skating, diving, things like that.
25. HAIR COLOR: Right now it’s reddish brown, heh. :p
26. EYE COLOR: Hazel.
27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I tried, but they were just too uncomfortable.
28. FAVORITE FOOD? I have too varied tastes to narrow it down these days.
29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary movies. There is no such thing as a “happy ending” unless you go to a massage parlor.
30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Ugh, hmm… it’s been a while… I think it was Madagascar 2. That was pretty good, but I love animation anyway, it could have sucked for all I know but I’d have still liked it.
31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Isn’t this the same question as #17 above? (You can tell when people are running out of shit to ask on these things, heh.)
32. SUMMER OR WINTER? Most definitely winter.
33. HUGS OR KISSES? Is there a difference?
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I’m not reading anything at the moment, I need to go back to the bookstore for new material.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I have an optical mouse, I don’t need one.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? An old episode of ‘House M.D.’ – I don’t watch much television anymore.
37. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Duh. Both!
38. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Sydney, Australia
39 DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Yes – I can put my foot in my mouth. I do it quite often!
40. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? University of Maryland Medical Center in bee-you-tiff-full downtown Baltimore :p
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My first name, no, it was picked out of thin air – at least that’s what they tell me. My middle name (which I won’t deign to actually write down, as I hate it) is from the Elizabeth Montgomery character on the show “Bewitched”. If you’ve ever seen the show, you’ll know what the name is.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I cry every day so you’ll have to be more specific than that. It was probably from a depression attack, as it’s the only time I really do ever cry at all.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Most of the time. When I’m extremely tired or rushed, it’s a mess, but otherwise it’s perfect “Catholic school” handwriting.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I like the expensive stuff – roast beef, hard salami, that sort of thing. Not wild about plain old ham or bologna, really.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No indeed, and probably won’t ever. I’m okay with that.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Of course I would… I’m just the coolest EVER. :p
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? I am the QUEEN of sarcasm.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Unless someone didn’t tell me something, yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? You know, I’d like to say that I would, but the truth is that I’m a big chickenshit.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I have to be in the mood for breakfast cereal in general but when I am, plain old Kellogg’s Raisin Bran suits me just fine. I DO have a liking for the Special K, though.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I usually don’t wear lace-up shoes at all, but when I do… not at all. I tie sixteen knots in the laces in order to keep them from dragging on the ground. Untying sixteen knots and then tying them up again is a pain in the ass.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I like it all, unfortunately, heh. I have a passion for the Edy’s Fruit and Ice bars as of late, though.
13 WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? If they’re intelligent or not. And it’s really easy to tell, heh.
14. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? You have time? And a lot of paper? Pens that won’t run out?
15. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? The way I used to be before the depression hit.
16 DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? They can if they want, it’s nothing to me if they don’t.
17 WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Army-green T-shirt and red pajama pants with little pink hearts on them. -_- You die if you tell anyone. :p
18 FAVORITE SOUNDS: Music. Any music. Well, ALMOST any music.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? A very bad 1981 Marty Balin song called “Hearts”.
20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Black. Nothing but black.
21. FAVORITE SMELLS? I have this lotion from Crabtree and Evelyn that smells vaguely like citrus and pepper. It’s beautiful. And my body wash from Dove, it was a “night formula” that they don’t make anymore but it was like a combination of baby powder and Ivory. I bought up the entire stores’ worth before they pulled it.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? One of my coworkers to tell her that I wouldn’t be coming to work today because of the weather.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? No one sent it to me, but I like the person whose blog it’s on!
24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Actually I like watching sports, sometimes. Baseball, usually, but I like the oddball ones that used to be on Wide World of Sports when it was on – ice skating, diving, things like that.
25. HAIR COLOR: Right now it’s reddish brown, heh. :p
26. EYE COLOR: Hazel.
27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I tried, but they were just too uncomfortable.
28. FAVORITE FOOD? I have too varied tastes to narrow it down these days.
29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary movies. There is no such thing as a “happy ending” unless you go to a massage parlor.
30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Ugh, hmm… it’s been a while… I think it was Madagascar 2. That was pretty good, but I love animation anyway, it could have sucked for all I know but I’d have still liked it.
31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Isn’t this the same question as #17 above? (You can tell when people are running out of shit to ask on these things, heh.)
32. SUMMER OR WINTER? Most definitely winter.
33. HUGS OR KISSES? Is there a difference?
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I’m not reading anything at the moment, I need to go back to the bookstore for new material.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I have an optical mouse, I don’t need one.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? An old episode of ‘House M.D.’ – I don’t watch much television anymore.
37. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Duh. Both!
38. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Sydney, Australia
39 DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Yes – I can put my foot in my mouth. I do it quite often!
40. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? University of Maryland Medical Center in bee-you-tiff-full downtown Baltimore :p
03 January 2009
Abandoned Saturday meme and other flights of fancy.
I found this at The Daily Meme, it doesn't seem to have a home, but I thought that it was sort of interesting, anyway. So... the original instructions.
Pick your birth month and cross (strike) out what doesn't apply to you. Then post the whole list for the next person or link back to here.
MARCH:
Attractive personality.Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.
Heh. That wasn't far wrong, was it. Kind of interesting, but it's like astrology, really, you have to sort of take it with a grain of salt. Still fun, though.
Pick your birth month and cross (strike) out what doesn't apply to you. Then post the whole list for the next person or link back to here.
MARCH:
Attractive personality.
Heh. That wasn't far wrong, was it. Kind of interesting, but it's like astrology, really, you have to sort of take it with a grain of salt. Still fun, though.
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