Here is a revised, light, humorous and honest version of the things you should know about me. I'm not all Sarah McLachlan...
1. My favorite song to belt out when no one is listening is "The Star-Spangled Banner." I don't know why. But it has been the song of choice for hundreds of shower serenades. The acoustics in the bathroom are the best.
2. I have the world's smallest bladder. I pee every hour, on the hour, and can rarely make it through a car ride without stopping. I am pretty sure I will need Detrol LA by the time I'm 30.
3. I cannot walk in a straight line. Seriously. Try walking with me sometime. I will knock you over without a second glance.
4. My favorite animal is a dolphin. I have a mild obsession with their friendly faces and I admire them for being the only animals that mate for pleasure. When I was younger I wanted to be a dolphin trainer. I still might go for it.
5. Around the age of 5 my favorite book was Strega Nonna. There is a video of me reading it out loud to the video camera as my brother ran in circles around the table behind me. As my mom tried to capture his antics, I kept moving front of the camera, determined not to be upstaged by him. I guess there is a little diva in me after all.
6. I think one of the most important qualities a person can have is the ability to laugh at themselves.
7. I was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1981. After putting my mother through over ten hours of labor, I popped out at a scale-topping 9lbs, 7 oz. That's a big ass baby. However, I lost a pound my first few days in the hospital. I like to think it was the Weight Watchers milk they fed me. Baby's first diet.
8. I am slightly obsessed with matching. Clothes, underwear, accessories, etc. Even my pajamas match. If you walk in and see me in clashing clothes, something is seriously wrong.
9. If I could live on the Island in Lost, I would. Yes, the smoke monster scares me, and all the dead people that pop up are creepy, but seriously... that island has enough to stimulate my mind for eternity.
10. I like my sense of humor dry, with a twist, and three olives.
11. I pull out my eyebrows when I'm stressed. I'm lucky I still have any at this rate.
12. Foods with faces scare me. I'm not a strict vegetarian, but I cannot eat anything in it's full form. I don't understand how people can eat something when the eyes are still staring at you, or the legs are dangling lifelessly. It's cruel.
13. At any given moment, I am thinking of at least three things, if not more. My brain is so overactive I'm surprised smoke hasn't spewed from my ears and sparks haven't shot out of my eyes. Just last week I locked myself out of my own bedroom and had to take the doorknob off to get back in, simply because I wasn't paying attention. It's my flakiest quality.
14. My favorite flower is the calla lily. I think they are beautiful, and just seeing them makes me happy.
15. I am a secret cuddler. I like to pretend that I am tough and independent, but if you hit my emotional weak spot, I curl up like a baby.
16. I am a TALKER. I am that girl that continues the conversation for about 5 minutes after you've been disconnected, because I've been talking so much I don't realize there is no one on the other line. I talk to myself all the time when I'm alone. Maybe that's why I became a writer... it's like talking but with no one to interrupt you.
17. I love vintage clothes. My grandmother gave me three vintage dresses this past year that I wore for various occasions, and I have never felt more glamorous. My dad calls them "old dresses," I call them time machines. It's hot to get dressed up in another era and feel like someone besides yourself. I highly recommend it.
18. I love the feeling of being naked in the water. It's incredibly liberating.
19. I have the most vivid dreams you could possibly imagine. To the point where I think I might be psychic sometimes. My sixth sense is freakishly strong.
20. I am obsessed with Google. I google everything. If anyone ever got hold of my browser history, I would have to change my identity and flee the country. I fool people into thinking I am much smarter than I really am by googling things.... sshh, don't tell.
21. I want desperately to learn how to play the drums. There is a seriously suppressed rocker chick lingering inside me.
22. I will answer to the names Christina, Chris, Morelli, Steen, Beena, Been, Crazy, etc... but I will not answer to Chrissy. I am not a Chrissy. Oh and it drives me MAD when people call me Christine. Particularly when I say "Hi, I'm Christina" and they say "Hi Christine." Are you deaf? Did you miss that last syllable?
23. I love flip flops. I will wear them any season, rain, sleet, or snow. They are like orgasms for my feet. I also love dresses. I have a ridiculous amount. I would wear a dress every day if I could. It is my one really girlie indulgence.
24. I know that I have the best family and friends in the world, because any other group of people would have committed me to an insane asylum a long time ago... but they take my craziness in strides.
25. I believe in being different. I believe in second chances, following dreams, setting goals, not settling, challenging yourself, going out of your comfort zone, finding love, losing love, not going to bed angry, knowing when to apologize and when to stand your ground, being scared, being confident, and most importantly, being YOU.
I hope you all have made a list of the things that make you unique. Do it. Go back and read it when you're having a rough day. I'll leave you with this quote by Elie Weisel....
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
May you never experience indifference.
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