25 [quirky] facts about Lesson Learned

I don't know if anybody has been noticing this interesting little note that's been floating around on facebook. Since I'm too shy to do it on facebook, I figured, what's a blog without something useless to blog about? I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

1.) As of last week, I didn't realize how much I've relied on my water bottle until I left it in class. I can live without my phone for a day, but I can't live without my water bottle. I drink a lot of water. Gallons and gallons of, freshy filtered and then boiled, water. I'm a water girl. Water is my favourite beverage. I take my water bottle with me everywhere. I take it to class, I take it to work, I even take it when I go shopping or to the movies. Long story short, I'm thirsty. :(

2.) Another thing I cannot live without is my ipod. I love music. You know that term, "Music is my life?" Yeah well, that term is applicable to me. I cannot live a day without listening to music. I listen to music from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. The only times I don't listen to music is when I'm at work or in class...yeah..that's it. I even listen to music in the shower and I've owned about a billion mp3 players in my lifetime.

3.) Because I love music so much, I've been secretly recording and producing my own songs for the past 3 years. I'm very, very secretive about this hobby and only a selected few know about this. SW being one of them. I also signed up for an aznrap account under a stage name and posted my first, and only song last year on a forum. It was quite well received. I also have a soundclick and myspace music account that I don't tell anybody about.

4.) My right middle finger is crooked. I don't know how it happened or if I was born like this, but my father's middle finger is the same way. Maybe its genetics.

5.) I have a dimple on my left cheek. No one in my family has a dimple except for my grandmother (one on her right cheek). My mother told me that's probably where I got it from. I really like this connection I had with my grandmother, and I hope that when I have kids, they will have one dimple on their cheek so I can tell them they got it from their great-grandmother. RIP

6.) I lack a lot of self-discipline. If I crave a certain food, I go out and get it. Like that time I craved cheesecake at 4 in the morning and I walked over to Sobey's and bought one. Or if I get tired, I will nap regardless of the time, even if it is 10pm. I eat when I'm hungry, I sleep when I'm tired. The heart wants what it wants. This also goes for shopping and probably why my closet is about to explode.

7.) I have really big hair. Really big, voluminous, thick hair. I use to hate it when I was a kid because I get picked on and people think it's a wig. It doesn't help that I've had about a billion horrible haircuts as a child. But then the glorious ceramic straightening iron was invented and my hairstylist was born. Halleluja! Now I really embrace my hair and love the fact that I can get so much volume without putting any products in.

8.) I try to be as natural as possible in terms of my physical appearance. I don't like hair products, any type of lotion, or heavy heavy makeup (unless I'm going out). I feel like it weighs down my body. The only thing I wear on a daily basis is liquid foundation and lipbalm. In a perfect world, I would have flawless skin and wouldn't need to wear foundation. Just lipbalm and I'm good to go!

9.) You know those days when you just feel like you look completely shiteous? I sometimes wonder if there's a guy out there who thinks I'm still beautiful on those days. Because if there is, I'd want to spend the rest of my life with him.

10.) I think people give me too much credibility on my fashion sense. I think I just really love to shop and I like keeping up with current trends. I would love to be a trendsetter but what hasn't been done already?

11.) I have the smallest hands and feet in the world. It is a mission trying to find heels and flats that fit perfectly, along with rings, gloves, and bracelets. What a curse! But it's cute though. :)

12.) If you ask my group of friends from university, highschool, or work what I'm known for. They'll all answer the same thing: Food. I eat a lot for such a tiny person. No one knows where it goes and neither do I.

13.) I try very hard not to be judgemental because I think ignorance is unacceptable. I don't like being judged on what I've done in the past or the way I present myself so I try not to do it to others. People make mistakes and they learn from it, it's called experiencing life. Let's keep an open mind people!

14.) People find it amusing that I cook. From scratch. They're more amused that it's actually GOOD food. I don't see what the big deal is, they just don't give me enough credit.

15.) Sometimes at night, when I'm walking to or from class, or anywhere for that matter, I walk like I'm walking down a catwalk and lipsync to hardcore gangster rap. I have no shame because it's too dark for anyone to see. I urge everyone to try it.

16.) I secretly hope that life can be handed to me on a silver platter. Whenever I think about my future I get a mini panic attack because I don't know what's in store for me. I hope in the next year, I'll be able to find something I love to do. Music? Fashion?

17.) I'm very blessed to have both great male and female friends around me. I can choose to be girly when I want to or boyish when I don't. I love being able to ask for advice from the opposite sex and see things in their persepective. I feel sad for a person if they think that guys and girls can't just be friends because they're missing out on a whole other world-view.

18.) When I was 16, I worked at Baskin Robbins. I got to have a free scoop of ice cream everytime I worked. Of course my co-workers and I would pack it in really tight so it's really like having 2 scoops in a single cup. And of course we would steal ice cream everytime we were on a shift anyway. I used to work a lot...so I ate a lot of ice cream within a year. I'm surprised I don't have diabetes or a heart attack by now.

19.) My first boyfriend made me feel completely comfortable in my own skin. And for that, I will always be thankful.

20.) I secretly want to be in the entertainment industry, but I think my head is not big enough for it. In order to make it in that business, you have to be at least a bit self-absorbed with a big ego. I kind of look down on people who are like that cause they're a turn-off.

21.) I'm an only child and most people don't know that when they first meet me. I take that as a compliment because then I know I'm not acting spoiled or bratty. But I can be though... >:)

22.) I have a post-it on my monitor that says "Stop letting the little things get to you =)" It's been there for about 3 months now and I think it's sort of helped.

23.) I'm a Taurus and Taurus' are said to be stubborn. Yes, I am stubborn. But I think I've gotten a lot softer over the past few years and more willing to let the little things go. I'm not as hard-headed as I used to be and I think that's actually made me a bit boring.

24.) I sometimes feel that what I've experienced in my past relationships doesn't compare to most people my age and it's hard to find someone who completely understands unless they're like, in their early 30s. But the good thing is, I'm happy my friends can come to me for advice because I've been through it before and can relate. I like being the Go-To Girl.

25.) I'm always late. To class, to work, to meeting up with friends, whenever. I was once an hour late to meeting up with my date. Thank goodness he was a sweetheart. LL time is original time to meet + 45mins to an hour. In fact, I'm late to class right now finishing this post!

BONUS FACT #26: I know all the lyrics to every single song on my ipod and there is about 800 songs. I search it up online and I can memorize it within 24 hours. Funny how I can't remember anything I read from a textbook.

It's funny how when you finish, random things keep popping up in your head to add onto the list.
Since I can't tag people like on facebook.
I tag my partner in crime, SW.

Love Always,
LL