Friday, October 11, 2002
So, while I procrastinate about my art project, I'm making an effort to disguise the fact that I have nothing to blog about except for the evils of lamp-making. However, instead of using this week's difficult Friday Five, I'm going to borrow from Natasha and make a very long, very pointless list. So here it is.
100 Things About Teri
1. My name is actually Theresa.
2. No one calls me this.
3. Except for my professors and uninformed co-workers.
4. Almost no one spells "Teri" correctly the first time.
5. Same with my last name.
6. I'm used to it though.
7. My hair currently reaches my shoulder-blades.
8. This is the longest I have worn my hair in more than twelve years.
9. I'm a brunette, but my siblings are redheads.
10. I have a sister named Leah, and a brother named Hunter, who are still in high school.
11. I am the eldest child.
12. I am nineteen.
13. In six months, I will be twenty.
14. Which I think seems a lot older than nineteen.
15. I've been told I seem older than my age.
16. I currently reside in Austin, Texas.
17. But my family lives in Tomball, Texas.
18. I am never moving back to Tomball.
19. I am a student at the University of Texas at Austin.
20. But I don't really consider myself a Longhorn.
21. I'm officially classified as a junior.
22. For all other intents and purposes, I'm a sophomore.
23. I'm double-majoring in Studio Art and English.
24. These are possibly the two most non-lucrative degrees I could choose.
25. But I do consider myself an artist. Kind of.
26. I used to want to be a paleontologist. Really.
27. One thing I said I would never do is "become a teacher".
28. So I'm going to get my teaching certificate.
29. I get along well with most of my teachers.
30. School is not too difficult for me.
31. Except for my 3-D design course.
32. That really is not my thing.
33. I prefer 2-D media, especially conte crayon and watercolor.
34. And I love the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements.
35. But I don't like big, pointless projects.
36. Especially group or partner projects.
37. But I write with a co-author. Go figure.
38. At times, I think we just drive each other insane.
39. But we've been working together for a year.
40. I write fan fiction.
41. People laugh and give me weird looks when I tell them that.
42. But it's fun, really!
43. I'll write an original story one of these days.
44. I sometimes have trouble coming up with the initial plot ideas.
45. Which is one reason I like co-authoring.
46. My very first fan fiction was based on The X-Files.
47. I lost that, along with most of my other early writing, when my father deleted all of my files on our home computer before I copied them to a disk.
48. I was not pleased, though this was probably a blessing for some of my early writing...
49. I used to be a fairly obsessive X-Phile.
50. In costume, I actually make a pretty good Scully.
51. My screen-name is an anagram of "Dana Scully".
52. Yes, I really am that geeky.
53. I probably spend too much time online.
54. But I really like my online life, thank you very much.
55. I find it easier to make friends over the Internet.
56. Which is kind of sad, and causes my mother to worry about me and think I'm antisocial.
57. But I do have a real life, honestly!
58. I currently work at Starbucks.
59. I am addicted to coffee.
60. Especially hazelnut lattes.
61. I think this could be a contributing factor to my insomnia.
62. My internal clock is broken.
63. Also, I worry too much.
64. I like to play music when I go to sleep.
65. I really love 80s music.
66. My favorite band is Depeche Mode.
67. Though I actually like their 90s music more than much of their 80s stuff.
68. I am completely belonephobic.
69. I also dislike cockroaches, but not to the point of phobia.
70. One word that I would never use to describe myself is "graceful".
71. I fall up and down flights of stairs on a regular basis.
72. I'm so uncoordinated, it's kind of scary.
73. Needless to say, I am not an athlete.
74. I like swimming, though. I used to be OK at that.
75. But I much prefer quiet indoor activities, like reading.
76. Half-Price Books is one of my favorite stores.
77. I prefer books to movies.
78. But I go to the movies often enough.
79. I like to make sarcastic Mystery Science Theatre-type comments during films.
80. Moviegoers must despise me.
81. I don’t make such comments during plays, though.
82. I enjoy the theatre.
83. Especially musical theatre.
84. When I was sixteen I had a major role in our high school production of Oliver!
85. I played opposite my 32-year-old drama teacher.
86. Yes, it was a (kind of) romantic role.
87. The kiss was NOT real.
88. In fact, I have never been kissed.
89. But I do like tasteful romance.
90. Even if I hate most chick flicks.
91. My favorite musical is The Phantom of the Opera.
92. I've seen it twice in the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
93. I still miss New Orleans sometimes.
94. I spent most of my childhood in Slidell, Louisiana.
95. But I haven't kept up very well with my old friends.
96. I'm terrible at that.
97. I'm terrible at a lot of things, actually – like being patient, and doing stuff in a timely fashion.
98. I am the Co-Queen of Procrastination. Ask Emily.
99. My grades do not reflect this trait... yet.
100. This list is nothing more than one big procrastinatory effort.
| 11:35 PM |
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