I Dont Wanna Be Anything Other than what I've been trying to be lately

(That line was stuck in my head, so I just had to use it as the post's title...)

1. I like LOVE speed.

2. I take a simple word, phrase, sentence or situation and over-process it then turn around and ponder some more about it. (Not a good thing most times...)

3. 95% of the time I like to be alone, but in the other 5% connection with others becomes almost as important as breathing.

4. Lately, I've become obsessed with dieting and changing my image.

5. Thanx to my afghan friend, I crave 'mantoo' (afghan cuisine: non-vegetarian steamed dumplings topped with 'dhal' and yogurt ) every morning. I'm going to have to learn to make it one day..

6. I read trashy mags for creative inspiration.

7. I often find myself wishing I was a colder person and didn't get affected or moved by guilt or remorse for things I've done. I suppose it is a good thing sometimes, but to some extent it just becomes bothersome.

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So I was tagged by Roon. Thanx and sorry I took so long..

8 Things I'm looking forward to...

1. next uni semester
2. summer ending
3. finishing the novels i'm working on
4. taking a filming course at NYFA

8 Things I wish I could do...

1. Go skim surfing
2. Get a new desktop comp
3. Go snowboarding
4. Graduate
5. Get a job

8 Things I love....

1. Tennis
2. The N96
3. Writing- and ppl actually reading what I write, doesnt matter if they like it or not
4. BMWs
5. Seeing/making ppl smile
6. Photography and most recently filming
7. My Ipod
8. Captain Awesome [Ewok]
   

8 Things I did yesterday

1. Lazed in bed till 9:30
2. Took mom and little bro to the airport
3. Picked mom and little bro up from the airport [ they called me back cuz little bro took so long getting ready - he's like worse than a girl with all his hair/face products and accessories he has to put on before he can go out- that they missed their flight.]
4. Helped make breakfast
5. Lazed in bed some more while watching the Beast and texting friends.
6. Chatted with friends on ebuddy [I so need a new laptop]
7. Toyed with the idea of actually finishing a chapter of Llewellyn
8. Drove mom and bro back to the airport at 8pm for their flight [ This time they were late again but on the father's account - i think its a genetic thing....has to be]

8 Shows I watch...

1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Laguna Beach
3. One Tree Hill
4. Chuck
5. Gossip Girl
6. The Hills
7. Greek
8. The Beast

8 Bloggers I tag

1. Bookworm
2. Kath
3. Ruby
4. Drunk n Gorgeous
5. Neechan
6. The spear
7. Neel
8. Hmm, I'm outta ppl, guess I'll just go and tag any random blogger ;)
   

The Honest 10

I've been tagged by Bookworm again, this one was pretty interesting. This tag apparently requires for the tagged to state 10 honest facts about themself and then tag others - probably 10 others but I'm sure I'll fall short in that department.

At first only things I was ashamed to admit would come to mind, but then I realized that wasn't stipulated in the rules. It just has to be any 10 honest things. Hehe, I jotted them down in my phone before I crashed for a snooze this afternoon so here they are:

1. I'm generally a by the book person but I hate to be or feel restricted - which leads me to do things on whim or spur of the moment just to prove that I can deviate from the rules at times.
2. I like to study with my headphones on, even if nothing is actually playing.
3. I have OCD/perfectionist tendencies. For example, when I used to write letters to some of my friends I would first write in pencil to be sure all letters were formed properly and that there would be no crossings out or corrector markings. Then I'd go over the penciled letter with a pen. Another example is my room, either it is a complete and totally mess or emaculately clean depending on my mood - and in both extremes there is still a set order to things and I know when the slightest thing has been disturbed.
4. Sometimes I open both of my msn accounts and have a back and forth chat with myself.
5. I hate keeping things in my head. If I'm going to the store for more than 3 things, even if it is just 4 items, I HAVE to have a handwritten list. (Drives mother crazy cuz I always make her write it lol.)
6. I usually know when I'm dreaming and if I'm not satisfied with what was happening at the time of my waking, then I'd just conclude it as I see fit, during the day. Like once when I was a kid I dreamt that I got seperated from my family at that moment I woke up. I felt really bad that to them I would have just disappeared, so I sent a fill in double of me and imagined that they lived happily ever after. Haha, I know that sounds kinda lame, but I still do that. Especially if I have a bad dream.
7. Being around people, even friends, used to be awkward for me. As a result my stomach would clam up and I could never show any emotions in social situations.
8. I get insanely attached to people and things (animals included) and that's probably why I can hold intense grudges for very long periods. 'Love is a prerequiste of hate'.
9. I love it when people are happy. I enjoy it even more when I have had a hand in making them so.
10. I adore my older sis - even if she does embarass all hell outta me at times and we dont see eye-to-eye on things. (I would never admit this to her face! - and older onee, if ever u should bring this up I'll deny this post ever existed!! =P)

Yalla, who to tag.. D&G, Ruby, Older oneechan, hmm, Chocoholic, (Gosh BW, I'd have tagged Kath if u didnt go ahead and do it =P) Hala, DarkRanger and Dubai Guy

TAG

I'm 'it'. I used to love that game as a kid and I guess its really no wonder. Any game that had objective running in it I was all over. (Running just to be running never appealed to me.. probably the reason I hate the cool down rounds we have to run after tennis practice.) I must have played every single variation of tag known to humankind but my all time favorite was 'freeze tag'. Dont bother asking either, cuz I have no idea why it was my favorite.

Remember how, when playing with a group, there was always the kid that every loved to tag, but was usually abandoned by his teammates? I was never that kid, least not that I can remember. At times I would feel sorry for whoever it was though. Didnt stop me from tagging 'the kid everyone loved to tag' or being party to leaving that same kid untagged (freeze tag) for nearly the whole game.

That's the memories associated with the word for me, but this post is supposed to be about the 'electronic tag' I recieved. So four. That's the number of bloggers that came to mind that I should choose one of to write about. La Doctora, Bookworm, Katheria and RAG.

Of all the blogs I read, those 4 stood out. Like the semi-finals in a tennis match, the last 4 standing. BW gets an automatic disqualification on accounts of being 'the Federer' or if you dont follow tennis and dont know who the hell Federer is or what he means in the semi finals of a tennis tournament, then in plain terms BW was the obvious/typical choice. I hate typical when it comes to something I'm doing. 1 down (gomen BW), 3 to go.

LD, fine piece of blogging she had going. Unfortunately something went wrong and she decided to toss it. The tag rules mandate 'members only' - exclusive. No blog, no entry. 2 down, 2 to go..

K, I'd love to write about. I love her blog. Its part of my morning ritual - to go read it I mean.. Come to think of it, its part of my evening and afternoon rituals as well and late night after evenings, and early mornings before actual morning, lol like I said, I love to go to her blog. Sorry K, as much as I love ur blog and thoughts, LJ is kinda on the 'banned list' and the back door has been locked otherwise I'd have smuggled u in ;) Oh wait.. U dont use LJ anymore, hmm, I just checked ur blog. Can't make out wat it is. Hmm, it could be wordpress. Rules said Blogger or Wordpress. I know what blogger layout looks like without even seeing the address. I dont recall ever seeing a wordpress blog before, so it's very possible urs could be wordpress and I just not know that. (Somehow I've shifted from speaking about u to speaking to u. Note to self: I need to put that shifting in check. I do that when I'm writting stories also.) Ah what the hell, the possibilty of ur blog being a wordpress blog is just as high as the possibilty of it not being WP. There, my choice has been 'divinely' made for me =) Ok, choice made I need to go back and read the rules again, see what I'm supposed to write about my chosen one. (I had intentions of making this a two parter but it seems there isnt a need anymore ;) )

Alright, so I'm supposed to talk about the things I like and dislike about K. Hmm, lots to like and not much to dislike ;) I like that she likes animals. She isnt a mainstreamer. Likes random and spontaneous when the occasion calls for it. Understands things that most ppl dont. Smart, funny and blogs on mood. Oh! I didnt mention that she likes video games and cats as well! Aside from all of that though, I think I love her blog most for the effect her posts have. Happy, sad, angry, excited.. no matter the mood of the post I always feel like her words reach out and make you feel those things with her. I can't honestly say I've come across another blog that did/does that. This coming from a blogaholic. I've seen a fair share of them, from the funny and interesting blogs to the 'sadly pathetic keep u coming for more only out of curiosity' blogs. Maybe in a few years time when I am promoted to an authoritive position of blog connoisseur with a fancy title (hey no one calls 'sommeliers' alcoholics =P) perhaps I might know a few more bloggers of K's stock. But until then, my vote's on her ;)

That was actually easier than going with my orginal plan, when I cant make up my mind about something, I wait. Then the first thing that comes to mind, I do the exact opposite. Those first 4 were all pretty much disqualified (RAG because he's a resident and I only know him as far as stalking his blog - plus imagining the reaction one of my fave residents on Grey's would have if they randomly received an E-tag, well let's just say it was unnerving lol.) so that left me to choose from whoever came to mind afterwards. Ruby Woo was the winner of that round.

So this is the part where I tap 5 others to don the members only jackets. Let's see... Ruby, K, Drunk 'n' Gorgeous, I'd tap BW but she was already tagged. Hmm, I can't think of anyone else that would respond to a tagging much less want one. I guess that's what I get for being more of a blog stalker than participant..