Most Opinionated

25, Erm, 31 Random Things About Me

1) I like strategizing and being in charge.
2) I’m very opinionated.
3) I really wish I had gone to school to be a graphic designer.
4) ) In high school I was mentioned in the valedictorian’s speech in regards to things that will never change — “Alissa will never vote Republican.” Turns out I never have, but I do not vote down party lines, ever, in any aspect of life. I think that’s lazy thinking.
6) I really want to be a lawyer, as I love debates and logic, but I don’t want to spend that much of my time working.
7) I never thought I’d be that into having children, but now I’m obsessed with pregnant women and can’t wait to be a mom.
8) I like to s-p-r-a-w-l.
9) I avoid pants when I can.
10) I love words. And vacations. And margaritas.
11) I strongly believe in treating people how you’d like to be treated.
12) I make it a point to be self-aware and as fair as possible.
13) I constantly edit myself as I talk and am therefore kinda verbose, but I strive for simplicity.
14) I think I’m pretty hot. Turns out that’s all it takes to make it true.
15) I take pride in a job well done.
16) I’m horrible at keeping in touch, but I’m extremely loyal.
17) I’m a dog person all the way.
18) I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years and don’t regret a single day, but I loooooove cheese.
19) When I was a teenager I would hide in the bathroom reading books my parents didn’t approve of. Before that I read a lot of Babysitter’s Club and Nancy Drew.
20) I wasn’t allowed to watch Roseanne or MTV or the Simpsons as a child.
21) I was a very happy baby and am still generally positive and good-natured.
22) I do not take shit. From anyone. But I respect the upshot of diplomacy.
23) I do not get star-struck, am not easily embarrassed, and rarely feel self-conscious. I don’t think I’m better than anyone or that anyone is better than me.
24) I love knowing what vitamins I’m getting from food and what they do for me.
25) I love plants!
26) When I was about 6 or 7, my parents took me to t-ball sign-ups, but it turns out it’s only for boys. That did not go over well with my mom, who insisted they let me play anyway, and thus I became the only girl in the t-ball league. Ever.
27) I base all my decisions on whether or not I’ll be proud, ashamed, or ambivalent on my death bed.
28) I would give almost anything to read the Harry Potter series again for the first time. And to watch the Buffy series again for the first time too for that matter.
29) I was conceived in Australia, but my heart lives in Paris.
30) If there’s a word for it, there’s a perfect word.
31) I often forget that I’m a girl, and white. I wish I were fat and black and could sing like a goddess.

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“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”

-Bruce Lee