1. Contrary to popular belief I do NOT have blue eyes. I have never had just blue eyes. I think people assume I do because I have blonde hair. Starting from the pupil they are yellowish/greenish/blueish. My mom has always called them golden.
2. In 4th grade I wanted a retainer or braces because that is when a lot of the kids were getting them. So I would go home, form gum to the roof of my mouth and then freeze it. When it was frozen I would then wear it like a retainer for 10 minutes until it unfroze.
3. I collect pressed pennies. I even have a special pressed penny book I keep them all in.
4. I have been to about 40 of the 50 states. New last year were: New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut.
5. Things I've done more of in the last 6 months than I have in the last 6 years: eaten more chickpeas than I would have liked, used public transportation, cried in public places (on the subway, walking through Times Square, at Barnes and Noble, in a Thai restaurant), walked, written postcards, spent hours at a time at Barnes and Noble (debatable), missed love ones.
6. I talk to my mom on the phone every day and I always ask how LuLu is. Then I make my mom tell me exactly what LuLu is doing.
7. I secretly wish I was as witty as Derek. Or I wish someone thought I was as witty as Derek. There I said it.
8. I've decided the only state I really love and would want to live in for long periods of time is California.
9. My grandma once told me if I was a Popsicle that I would taste good.
10. I've been to a lot of concerts and shows and by far the best was Coldplay this summer.
11. The only breed of dog that i'll ever own is poodle.
12. I have less than 20 units left to get my Master's degree and I have absolutely no desire to at this point.
13. Technically my first car was a hideous, green 72' Chevy truck that use to have our camper on the back of it. It was actually broken, so I only drove it once. The camper use to have poodle wallpaper in the bathroom. We bought it like that, I swear.
14. I currently reside in West Harlem. It’s not too bad. I live across the street from a police station.
15. When I was little I had a Cabbage Patch preemie. She was little and bald. I named her Penguin. I slept with her every night and took her places. She was more of a world traveler than many people I know. She traveled to Australia, Mexico, Hawaii, and numerous other states with us. My mom use to make her doll clothes from McCall patterns and once pierced her ears for me. She is in my closet.
16. I was in 2nd grade when I got my ears pierced. When I was 18 I went and got a 2nd hole and the lady said the 1st holes were uneven.
17. It makes me cringe when adults don’t know the difference between, ‘your’ and ‘you’re’.
18. I listen to Grammar Girl podcast and I really, really like it.
19. I went to 5 different McDonalds to get 2 Hotel For Dogs, Poodles. I’m really quite ashamed to admit that. Technically 4, but I went to 1, twice. Don’t judge me.
20. I have a quote book that I write down funny quotes in. In the last 6 months I’ve written maybe 2. My roommates give me very little to work with.
21. I still take children’s chewable vitamins. The sour chewy kind. Adult vitamins are too large to swallow, and the adult chews taste nasty.
22. All the doors in our apartment are creeky. I can tell who is leaving their room just by listening to the creek.
23. My top 5 favorite animals are: Penguins, poodles, seahorses, owls, and llamas.
24. I can’t seem to go to Target and not spend less than $ 50. Ever.
25. A kindergartner once told me that if I didn't stop talking to him then he wouldn't be my girlfriend. To this day I am still perplexed by that statement.
Here is the outside of the Ellis Island Museum. Next to that is the Registry Room where every single immigrant to Ellis Island waited in a long line. Including
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