A really long time ago someone tagged me with the topic being "Tell Six Random Facts about Yourself." Being rude and finding things like that hard, I did not answer this tag. I will answer now, apologizing all the while for it taking three months.
1. I become quickly obsessed with learning about really random stuff. Previous phases have included Walt Disney World, ballet, the British Parliament, and language origins. I told you, random. The trigger for such obsessions can be anything. My weirdly-extensive-for-having-only-been-there-one-time-knowledge of Walt Disney World was acquired because we took a trip there and I wanted to know everything and not miss out on anything. The British Parliament is just plain cool. You can watch it online for free and it's about the best free entertainment you can find (way better than cable television). And what is cooler than linguistics? Nothing, that's what. And ballet is pretty. Not ballet dancers, as they generally are weird/ugly looking, but ballet itself is pretty.
2. I get annoyed by odd things. For example, it really annoys me when people don't know the difference between "their", "there", and "they're" as well as "your", and "you're." I don't know why, but I feel like adults should be able to use some of English's most commonly used words correctly. In a similar vein, adults not knowing basic civic facts irks me just a tad. I don't think everyone needs to know all 100 members of the Senate, but knowing the Vice President's name would be good.
3. I love The Economist. For those unfamiliar, The Economist is an English publication. It's a newspaper published weekly and it has no bylines. It takes a strong editorial stance towards the free-market, free-trade, and democratic governments. It is also one of the few truly international news sources available in the US. It's well written, concise, and it doesn't dumb down its content, which makes me happy. While it may get a little dense (and heavy on the acronyms and abbreviations) it delivers in depth news by writers who understand the material they are writing about. Strange reading material, perhaps, but the only way to get the 411 on the Ghana elections.
4. I've never dyed my hair. Ever.
5.I like makeup more than I like clothes, purses, and jewelry. I have a large and ever growing collection. My particular favorite right now is the "Chicago" palette from NP Set, which you can buy at target. It's great for quick application and the shimmery brown is just right for a cute but casual everyday look.
6. I write poetry. Not well, but I do write it.
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12 years ago
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You did use the right "you're." I don't know how one can be randomly random, though. How exactly does that work.
I had to delete my comment because I messed up and I was feeling all this pressure because of random fact #2. You are very randomly random!
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