David Crowder in "Praise Habit" said that it takes 21 days to form a habit. He proved this by making the sunshine salute. This was basically a ridiculous gesture he did every time some one said hello to him. Basically in the end, he proved it took about 21 days to form a habit and at the end of him 30 days with the sunshine salute he couldn't help himself from doing it even when he no longer wanted to. Long story short, I need to make this a habit one way or another. Therefore, I'll be doing the 30 days of blogging challenge and hopefully after those 30 days I won't be able to stop blogging since it'll be so well embedded in my routine.
So here goes day 1:
Recent Picture and 15 facts
Fact 1:
I absolutely love lacrosse and wish I could play every minute of everyday! Over the years since graduating, I've not been able to play until Fall '10. All I ever wanted was to be back on the turf throwing and playing around. Thankfully, God put all the pieces in place and through a ton of struggles and difficulties and coincidences/fate, I ended up at Adams State playing for Jason Lamb (the most incredible coach/man I have ever met). As I'm writing this we have one game left of the season, but we've lost all of our games up to this point. Most people would find this crushing or frustrating but I truly relish every minute I get to play and I love each game no matter what the score. I'm thankful each day that I had to go through some rough patches to be able to truly appreciate what I've been given.
Fact 2:
I drive a tiny little stick shift car and I love it to death. I never want to own an automatic again in my life.
Fact 3:
My friends consistently rank as my highest priority (behind lax). I would easily take a bullet for any of my closest friends and my life revolves around them and their happiness. I don't know if I could ever survive without the extremely close relationships I have made over the years no matter how fleeting or long lasting they were/are.
Fact 4:
I am extremely afraid of pressure. Not emotional pressure like having to get good grades or playing well, but physical pressure. For example, in high school people would take empty water bottles and swish them up super tight and use the pressure inside to launch the cap off across the room. Watching people do this makes me cringe and writhe in my skin. I hate when people do things like that... especially with balloons and things that can/will explode. I don't know why this is.
Fact 5:
I'm extremely lazy when it comes to things I don't care about. I will work my ass off in the weight room, on the field and in classes that interest me, but when it comes to things like laundry, cooking, cleaning, uninteresting homework, meetings, etc. barely anything can make me stoked or motivated to do it. That said, I know my responsibilities and get my crap done when urgent/last minute.
Fact 6:
I want to be a social worker or high school counselor. All I've ever wanted out of a career is something that I love and am talented/gifted at. I used to want to be a genetic engineer because I'm absolutely enthralled by biology and genetics in general. I think there is so much proof of intelligent design when you get into the nitty-gritty of biology and I could talk about tRNA, DNA, mRNA, and all that junk for days. The issue is that I would never be able to love my work. I could never survive cooped up in a lab with social awkward bio nerds like myself no matter how much I was getting paid. The thing that draws me to sociology is the fact that I thrive off relationships (see Fact 4) and I love interacting with other humans. It just so happens I'm kinda good at helping people and I've certainly been gifted with compassion and empathy. I don't care that I'll have to live on Ramen for the next 50 years because I won't get paid anything, as long as I'm happy and making others happy, I'll find a way to deal.
Fact 7:
I love tattoos. On me, on guys, on friends, on strangers, on anyone! I love seeing the things that people find important and meaningful enough to place in public forever. It's almost like seeing a quick snapshot of that person's life. People don't just put random things on their skin for life (okay, some do but they don't count). Tattoos are like a permanent name tag or label and I am so drawn in by how people define themselves and what's important to them.
Fact 8:
I have a little brother named Keaton who is currently 14. He looks like Justin Beiber and is a huge jock. He wrestles, plays football and merks at lax. I'm going to have to bat the ladies off with a bat very soon.
Fact 9:
I love New Orleans and want to go back so badly this summer. I can't though and it's really hard to accept. Oh well. I don't want to say much about it right now because it would take days to explain the extreme connection between myself and that city. I feel like there is some sort of gravity between my heart and the heart of the city. Some day I know I'll go back, I'm just sad I'm missing the opportunity.
Fact 10:
I love Kurt Vonnegut books and am about halfway done with his works. My favorites thus far are Cat's Cradle, Mother Night, Slapstick, and God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. Each has it's own things to offer and I realize Kurt isn't for everyone. He's an exceptional author and I find his mindset and outlook endearingly depressive and pessimistic. He also dabbled in art near the end of his life. It wasn't very good. I will posses a KVJ tattoo by the end of my life. Promise.
Fact 11:
I'm obsessed with LOST. It was an amazing show and I miss it all the time. The characters are wonderfully created and shaped. The plot is intriguing and give America some credit by not assuming everyone is brain dead and needs things spelled out for them step-by-step. I also will possess a LOST tattoo by the end of my life. Promise.
Fact 12:
Music is my lifeline. I can't live without it and I know how cliche that sounds. Too bad. I love it. I love listening to it, creating it, learning about it, all aspects of music are extremely beautiful to me and I hold musical experiences close to my heart. They define my greatest and worst memories and add flavor to any day.
Fact 13:
I hate heat. I can't take things out of ovens or put them in. I hate fire and lighters are terrifying. It's a miracle I can straighten my hair. I don't know why this is either.
Fact 14:
I will be living on my own for the first time this summer and I'm beyond excited about it. I can't wait to live alone and get some good solitude.
Fact 15:
I'm a massive perfectionist and I can't stand when people don't use proper grammar, punctuation and spelling when they type. Even if it's on IM. I also hate when people use the wrong their/there/they're, than/then, and it's/its. With this said, I hate English classes as well.
