25 things about myself

1. i enjoy washing dishes and organizing spaces
2. i hate filling out paperwork
3. i've only had three pedicures in my life - but only because i'm cheap/ i like the feeling that it's "special"
4. everyone always asks me if i'm a vegetarian and i don't even have armpit hair anymore
5. if i were on an island and could only eat one meal for the rest of eternity it would be something italian
6. i'm not good at knowing which foods or things effect me in which way; i might be lactose intolerant, i also might be allergic to pineapple
7. i comb my hair in the shower and so much of it comes out that i can't believe im not bald
8. if i could change one physical characteristic about myself i would fix my teeth - oh wait i did that when i was 12 and then didn't wear my friggin' retainer
9. if i could change one non-physical characteristic it would be to not cry so damn easily - hard to look tough when you are snotty and hyperventilating
10. i like spending time both in large groups of people and completely by myself
11. my first concert was madonna blond ambition tour. i went with my dad's friend and girlfriend
12. the last concert i went to was manu chau with erk (thanks amu)
13. i've never been to a professional football game, basketball game or hockey game ever. would love to try each at least once (despite not understanding anything about football)
14. i own 20 pairs of shoes and wear about 3 of them
15. i love christmas and passover
16. when i was little i thought little men were drilling holes in my cheeks - everyone commented on my big "dimples"
17. i believe i was a dog in another life
18. i can't jump into water without holding my nose. even if i blow out water still goes in and hurts my brain
19. not until my 20s did i develop exercise- induced asthma - nice way of saying i'm old and even though my doctor told me anything i did to my body before i was 25 wouldn't effect my health - smoking cigarettes probably wasn't a great idea **everytime i write the word "exercise" it takes me 5 tries to get it right. i always put the c is a weird place and want a z to go in there
20. my grandmother and i make the same noises when we pet and talk to dogs
21.  one day i am going to write a book about my grandmother's life story - it's f-ing crazy
22. i cannot identify cars. when erk asks me what kind of car someone has sometimes i can remember the color, but that's it
23. this year will be my third year in a row of attending "new teacher" orientation
24. i used to think i could only live in new york city, and now that i left i feel like i could live anywhere
25. one day i will open a cafe and it will be called "the napkin"

inspired by rewindrevise

letter to a younger/invinsible version of myself

dear me,

a couple of things to please consider: (....despite your resistance to taking advice from any "elders")

• you don't know everything/much of anything
• even smoking "a little" is bad for you, and is gross - you will feel/understand this more when you try and play soccer as an adult
• reading in dim light may, in fact affect your eyesight when you are older (but im not entirely sure about this one...)
• you know how people always said "lift with your knees"? you will go camping in the woods circa 2002 and pick up a very heavy box. please, please, please use your legs to lift it.
• when choreographing modern dances, remember that the body you will perform it with is the body you keep for the rest of your life; be mindful of what you are asking that body to do.
• why the hell do you think you were given a retainer? yes, you need to wear it, you dummy.

love,
me