20 Random Facts About Me

I’ve always found this to be a fun read from bloggers all over the web, and Kaelah of KaelahBee.Com inspired me to do it! So here goes -

1. I am head over heels obsessed with Paris. I want to study there in the fall, so that may or may not be in the works. ;)
   
   
2. I find menswear to be so much more interesting than womenswear. I read GQ (from the regions USA, India, and Britain) and keep up with all the sexy suits. Ugh, love. Men with great style (who don’t wear ratty, ill-fitting t-shirts from 1995) = A+ in my book.
   
   
   
   
3. I love advertising and copywriting quite a bit. I keep up with Adweek and other trade publications because I enjoy all the posts about brands screwing up … haha! I need to brush up on things and redo my copywriting portfolio this month, actually.
   
   
4. I read business books like it’s my job. Hey, it might be. All I know is that my Amazon Store Card is at 95% capacity because of my Kindle ebook shopping.
   
   
5. I had to cut down on my coffee/caffeine intake in general because I began having frequent heart palpitations. YEAH. Terrifying. Unfortunately for me, it happened right around finals.
   
   
6. I don’t believe in the whole “keep calm, be patient, another train will come” thing. No. I will sprint like I’ve trained for the Olympics and I’m going for gold. In heels. Sometimes, after I achieve my goal, I do the Rocky dance thing. If I don’t achieve my goal, I swear like a sailor and breakdown (not really … maybe).
   
   
   
   
7. When I was younger, I did a better job at fixing school computers and installing software than the tech support/computer teacher. He actually baited me to “help him” after school and during recess. I did it because I was (am) a nerd. I felt a high when people asked me for help, because I was like Kid Genius. It ended up backfiring on me because whenever someone’s work got “hacked” or “deleted” they pointed the finger at me. :( The tech teacher asked me to “help out” in the summer, too. Luckily, I trusted my instincts and declined, because he was super creepy.
   
   
8. I get over achievements quickly. Within hours of accomplishing a goal, I get over it and plan for the next. It’s kind of sad – it happened with college, getting an internship, grades, etc. I just get over it, like it was to be expected.
   
   
9. I get frustrated to no end if I sleep past 10:30 am. After that point, the day is a waste and I resign myself to eating junk food and binge-watching Netflix. Wait, that’s what I do everyday.
   
   
10. Smoked salmon is my favorite thing to eat on this planet. On a college student’s budget, it’s not at all reasonable but it’s great when it’s on someone else’s dime (thanks mom and dad).
    
    
11. I think the films Easy A and that Ellen Page movie (where she gets pregnant) and other films like that are stupid. I don’t understand the fascination, and it makes me feel so left out when people are so obsessed with something and I’m not. And the constant quoting drives me NUTS. Saba’s on the outs.
    
    
    
    
12. I hate the smell of gasoline, cinnamon, leather, and “wet.” I cannot fathom how people could possibly like the smell of gasoline. I would get physically sick when I was younger and my parents couldn’t buy gas with me in the car. Cinnamon, especially cinnamon buns, smell VILE to me. I love expensive leather goods, but HATE the smell of leather. And the most insane, I think, is the smell of “wet” things. Please, you know what I mean. Like the humid smell of rain, wet umbrellas, people who just got out of the rain and into a car and the heat is on, etc. This one is pretty weird, yeah?
    
    
13. I have a font problem. I think typography is sexy. I love it. Told you I was a nerd.
    
    
14. Up until very recently, I would sit through and read/watch things even if I didn’t want to because I felt kind of guilty if I didn’t. True Blood was one of those things. Sorry. Now, I’m forcing myself to close things that I don’t care for. Liberating~
    
    
15. I don’t know what my life would be without Spotify. SO MUCH MUSIC. I can listen to it anywhere. I have discovered so much music with it, and Spotify’s curated playlists are so specific that I sometimes listen to the morning coffee playlist while I drink my morning coffee and et cetera. My life has a soundtrack. I'm a star, you guys.
    
    
16. I’m very competitive and passionate. And easily jealous … must be the Scorpio in me – November 10th represent!
    
    
17. I catch myself thinking in the view of “when I grow up.” It’s a scary newsflash that the stage I’ve thought about all my life is right now. RIGHT NOW. I’m in awe of how some people have children and their entire lives together, and the closest thing I have to children are my electronics (I love them ever so dearly, though).
    
    
18. I can’t watch/hear about anything remotely scary. That means no horror movies, horror movie commercials, horror stories, NO. I will ruin your movie plans if you want to take me to go watch The Conjuring because hell no. It makes me a very annoying companion ...
    
    
19. I think “shut up” is one of the harshest things you can say. It hurts my feelings more than any expletive in the world, and I don’t know why. It stings.
    
    
    
    
20. This year, I’ve found love in black pantyhose. Seriously, the best thing in the world. Wear it with any dress and bam you’re fabulous. Paired with a red lip and you’re good to go wherever.

That was actually REALLY hard to write and props to you for finishing that. I congratulate you, genuinely. Hopefully that was entertaining.

I hope you all (especially those in the northeastern US) stay safe and warm!

xx