Anna Overseas

It isn't the typical 100 Things, but it's fairly close. Stole it from Jeanne-Marie. At the bottom, I have the "Three Things" meme, which I got off of Takara, when I saw her on Coni's friends list.

1. Copy this whole list into your journal.

2. Star the things that you have in common with me.

3. Whatever you don't star, replace with things about you. (unless you don't have that much time on your hands)

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01. I am tall. I have long hair. I wear glasses. (This is the first lesson I teach my Junior One students.)

02. I love burning scented candles, but I don't collect them.

03. I haven't had access to a t.v. that gets any channels for over 2 years. I don't miss it.

04. I don't believe in God. I wish I did. I envy those with faith.

05. I actually know HTML.*

06. Closed-minded people make me very sad.

07. I talk to myself... and answer back.***** (often)

08. I listen to way too much anger rock for someone who claims to not like it.

09. My cat is evil.***** (We thought getting him fixed would calm him down. Now he just has something to be angry about.)

10. My mind boggles at the idea that, in New Zealand, they have barbeques for Christmas. For them, it's warm and sunny. Christmas is a time of flipping snow for crying out loud!

11. I love getting things in the mail.

12. I'm on this computer too much*****

13. I have a confusing idea of love, that I'm not willing to go into here.

14. I am afraid I'm going to take up smoking in China, simply because I can.

15. Sleep is overrated.* (Sleep is a poor substitute for caffeine!)

16. I miss role-playing games. Especially table-top.

17. I leave fascinating answering machine messages.*

18. I suffer from being too nice, and thus am often afraid to complain or make a fuss, even when I'm miserable.

19. I thought that finding quality tea would be easy in China. I am failing at this quest.

20. I can type pretty damn fast.*****

21. I love stuffed animals.***** (I regret not bringing R.P. or one of my other stuffed bears. *sigh*)

22. I wish I could buy more things for the people I love.*****

23. I often talk to photographs. They don't answer back yet, so I must be okay.

24. I am obsessed with being aware of the time, but don't own a watch. As of this writing, I have three clocks set up near me. (This was entirely by accident.)

25. I show I care about people in the worst way possible - I get angry with them. This is often misinterpreted wildly.

26. I love photos.*

27. I want to help people.*****

28. I'm perfectly normal. It's everyone else who's weird.

29. I love wearing a skirt. I just hate wearing nylons.

30. I don't do my laundry often enough.*

31. I often contemplate the difference being moral, good, and right. Thus why caffeine is much better than sleep.

32. I should be more fit and healthy. (I don't care how much I weight... I care deeply that I can't run very far.)

33. I procrastinate. A LOT.*****

34. There exist pictures of me naked, and not as a child.*

35. I am a hypocrite.* (As Kris would say: "I despise everyone's hypocracy except my own." Sadly, I often despise my own.)

36. I finally grew up enough to be friends with my parents. I think this is the best thing that ever happened to me.

37. I wish I had less bills.

38. I'm overly emotional.***** (And at this point, several people in Edmonton are nodding "Uh-huh".)

39. I find that Chinese pop music makes me want to scream. Probably because I can't understand a word of it, and the same damned song is playing in every single store.

40. I took a four hour trip (one way) to Nanjing, just to buy a book in English. I plan on doing it again soon.

41. I'm afraid of the dark.

42. My favorite flowers are lillies.

43. I'm right-handed.*****

44. I love to dance, and would happily dance every night. Too bad I have no rhythm.

45. I have learned to appreciate silence.

46. I have two grammar pet peeves: It's "a lot", and "friends". I can handle almost everything else.

47. I wish I was better at keeping in touch with my friends.

48. I moved to the other side of the world and realized: It's not where you go, it's what you take with you.

49. I don't know if I want to come home.

50. I miss college. Augustana. (And the number one reason why Augustana is better than sex? Extensions, extensions, extensions.)

51. I judge the majority of movies by whether or not I think Barry would like them. I think I always will.

52. I often forget that just because I love someone, it doesn't mean everyone else will.

53. I think that good friends are the ones you can always go back to. No matter what.

54. I want to be kissed again.*****

55. I don't care what I'm wearing, as long as it's clean. (This is not neccesarily always true.)

56. Given the choice, I'd rather be laughing.

57. Christmas is just a day. (And if I say it often enough, I won't care that I'm not home.)

58. I wish I was brave enough to show off my writing.

59. I like when my friends write me letters, it makes me feel special.***** (And postcards.)

60. I have so many goals for my future, I'm worried I won't fulfill them all.*****

61. I hate unncessary violence.*****

62. I used to think I'd try anything twice. I've limited that.

63. The odd and the eccentric are attractive/attracted to me.*

64. I miss taking walks by the river.* (More accurately, I miss taking walks through Edmonton's River Valley late at night.)

65. The rain is beautiful.***** (So is snow.)

66. I get hurt too often.**

67. I love Sour Cream and Onion chips best.

68. I like getting e-mails.*****

69. I've finally learned to ignore the phone.

70. I still sleep with a light on, when I can.

71. I'm a geek and proud of it.***** (Hey, I'm the only role-playing female in the whole city. I'm the only lot of things in the whole city, though, so I'm not sure if that makes me special or not.)

72. I think saying someone is "witty" or "clever" is insulting. This often causes me problems in China, since everyone uses the word "clever" here.

73. I don't care who you're sleeping with, as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult.

74. I wish I got more postcards from home.

75. I love being cared about.*****

76. I love to sing. (Too bad I can't carry a tune in a bucket, but I'm so happy doing it that it doesn't matter.)

77. I love little kids.*

78. I am old enough to get into bars everywhere.

79. My dreams are vivid, in colour, and often confuse me when I wake up.

80. I wish I could express my thoughts, ideas, and stories better in words.*****

81. I miss Mac and Cheese, ground beef, and Casey's floats from Ages.

82. I often forget that people can take care of themselves.

83. I love crayons. Especially brand new ones.*

84. I need a calling card.***** (In both senses of the word.)

85. I am worried that I might miss my high school reunion because I'm overseas. (Raven and Star agreed to come as my dates. What could be more fun than implying that I'm in a strange sexual relationship with two beautiful women in the town that drove me insane as a teenager?)

86. Talk to me. I want to know your thoughts.

87. I miss "fake Canadian Chinese food".

88. I need more cuddles.*****

89. I'm a hug whore.***** (Or, as Scarecrow put it: Less killing, more hugs.)

90. Homophobes suck.*****

91. I regret the missed opportunities in university. I wish I could go back and redo it with my friends from back then.

92. I am a packrat.*

93. I am the quintessential Cancer. But the jury's still out on the whole "Year of the Dragon" thing.

94. I miss snow in the same way I miss my friends.

95. I brought no jewellery to China. I regret this.

96. I'm easily amused, but my attention is not easily captured for long.

97. The world is a small place. Enjoy it while you can.

98. I am sick of not knowing what's going on, either here or back home.

99. I miss touching people.

100. You make your own family.*

three things I fear:

• the dark
• bugs
• public opinion

three things I want to learn before I die:

• Mandarin
• Hebrew
• how to make my mother's Christmas cake

three places I want to go:

• Japan (with Colin)
• Russia (with Kris)
• Greece (with Barry)

three positive terms for my personality:

• Big
• Intense
• Caring

three negative terms for my personality:

• Big
• Intense
• Caring

three things I like about my appearance:

• My hair
• My legs
• My fingers