25 Things

So, I'm jumping on the bandwagon and publishing my 25 random facts about me like everyone and their mom has been doing on facebook for the last two weeks. Since I don't really have access to facebook, I'll post it here on my blog, since the friends of mine who frequent my blog are the ones I want to read it anyways. Anyhoo, in no particular order...mes 25 choses.
1. I am currently living in the oyster capital of France. Even though oysters taste like little gulps of sea water, I love it here!
2. Napoleon Bonaparte is my historical hero. Hands down.
3. I grit my teeth when I pet insanely cute animals. I also want to squeeze them into oblivion, but as this is hazardous to the health of the animal, I refrain.
4. At 6’1”, I am the shortest person in my family. The french find this “incroyable”.
5. The only age I ever wanted to be was 16…so I could drive.
6. I hate television…it rots the minds of our youth. With the exception of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?
7. A purring cat asleep in your lap is akin to heaven. Even when the cat destroys your pants from excessive kneading.
8. Guacamole is my favorite food…although I’m not really sure if it qualifies as food. I love it with Carne Asada, black beans, chips…heck, sometimes I eat it by the spoonful. Not really sure if that’s too healthy…
9. My pet peeve is when people talk in movie theatres. I only pay to see a movie maybe 5 times a year…DO NOT RUIN IT FOR ME!
10. I secretly adore fashion and wish I could wear whatever I darn well please…much like the Japanese. Sometimes I do, but I wish I had to guts to wear the bizarre everyday.
11. If I had smaller feet, I would probably have a shoe obsession. As it is, I already own too many pairs of shoes. And jackets.
12. I’m intensely curious as to what people would think of me if I shaved my head.
13. I like French names for boys even though Americans find them effeminate. Par exemple: Michel, Benoit, Loic, Valentin, Sylvain…the list goes on.
14. My ambition in high school was to narrate a show for the history channel.
15. I love the sun. Like seriously. Like I’ll spend all afternoon in the sun basking like a lizard even if I return home with a sunburn. It hurts so good. I often take a sheet and find a patch of grass and either sleep or read.
16. I cried after the end of the last Narnia book. Not because the story was sad, but because it was the end of the series.
17. I rarely do anything with my hair. In fact, I rarely brush it. I’m not even sure if I know how to do anything with my hair.
18. I consider convincing my mother to let us name the cat Smeagol a great accomplishment.
19. I hate to do the dishes. I’d rather do any other chore. There is some satisfaction of a job well done after doing chores…but with dishes…you know you’re just going to use them again and have to clean them again. Paper plates are your friend.
20. I have perpetual bruises on my knees from basketball. I plan on playing indefinitely, but I often stop and wonder how much longer that will be…
21. I can be a bit of a control freak. You can watch whatever you want on the t.v., but I have to hold the remote.
22. I like to know things. Maybe its the reason I enjoy being a park ranger. I hold the knowledge, and the knowledge is empowering.
23. Sometimes, it is easier for me to understand French than people with British or Scottish accents. You’d think we speak the same language, right?
24. When I was in elementary school, I checked out D’aulaires Book of Greek Myths from the library at least 9 times in one year. I read it through every single time.
25. I don’t eat salad. I feel I could benefit just as much from going in the backyard and munching on some leaves.