I know I publicly said I wasn’t doing that stupid chain letter. But today, I was in the pool and I was thinking about all the things I think about when I’m by myself and realized that I need to be a part of this pop culture phenomenon that is the “25 random things” but I have to do them Monica-style.

I had five called “Reasons why I’m better that you” but I deleted them.

Here is the final list, by catergory

Personality things

1. I HATE being by myself

2. But I sometimes feel alone in rooms full of people

3.  I sometimes say things I don’t mean just to see how others will react

4. I’m an attention whore, but I’m really shy around new people

5. Sometimes I believe that I’m living someone else’s life

6. I’ve been dreaming of my tattoo since I was 10 years old, but only recently got it.

Sexuality things

1. I love being naked

2. I wish I were way more scandalous than I am

3. I find older women very attractive

4. I’m a sexual harassment lawsuit waiting to happen. I prefer to call everyone honey, baby, sweetness, or some other southern foolishness

5. I am very attracted to the way people smell. And I will sniff you if I want to.

6. I get crushes on people EVERY DAY

Spiritual things

1. I don’t believe in coincidences. Signs are everywhere

2. I believe prayer works

3. I believe in soulmates. Not in the sense that we are each assigned 1. I believe I have a whole gang of people that I’m supposed to spend my life with, and I believe that there are a few who I have spend a few lives getting to know.

4. I am a Sagittarius sun sign and a Leo rising, and I embody almost every stereotype of each.

5. I have problems with faith, yet I love and study religions whenever I can and I can quote the Bible on command

6. I grew up in a very religious, conservative home, and I am surprised that I’ve turned out the way I have.

Relationships

1. I prayed for friends and God put me in MPA school

2. I am EXTREMELY close to my siblings, and I miss them every day that we are apart

3. I miss my childhood best friend a lot, and I am saddened that it is only because of stupid divisive religious beliefs that we aren’t friends anymore

4. I prefer animals to people, and I prefer babies to adults

5. It has only been recently that I realized that I could love someone else as strongly as I love my family

Miscellaneous

1. I met and hung out with a girl twice and she had a profound effect on the trajectory of my life, but if I passed her in the street, I wouldn’t be able to identify her and I don’t remember her name

2. I believe that we all have gifts and it is out purpose in life to share those gifts with others

3. I think I would be a beautiful pregnant woman and I have offered my womb and eggs to friends who fear that they won’t be able to conceive

4. I almost went to Cornell for undergrad and would have majored in Hospitality Management.  I still want to own my own restaurant

5. I’m not an athlete at all, but I like to be active.  I’ve taken (and loved) jujitsu and muy thai kickboxing, I used to teach aerobics (Step, Kickboxing, and Core), I’ve tried to be a runner, and I’m currently tackling swimming

6. My dad used to call me the absent minded professor when I was a child. The moniker still applies.