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This is from that meme. You know the one: Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given. These came from the lovely jamesinboots.



1. hockey
GREATEST SPORT EVAH. for reals. My first exposure to hockey came while my dad was attending RPI, but I didn't really get into it until high school. and I just fell in love. SO HARD. I find it so more exciting than any other sport. There's a beauty to the game that's hard to describe, and I think really hard to appreciate until you see it live (or in HD, so I've been told.) I always like to turn to this quote by Brendan Shanahan after someone asked him if hockey was hard:

I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentraion of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while 5 other guys use sticks to try and kill us, oh yeah did I mention that this whole time we're standing on blades 1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. Next question.

and, y'know. It doesn't hurt that there's some serious eye candy going on there. Hockey players have the best bodies. TRUFAX.


2. art
I don't remember a time when I wasn't interested in art. I've been drawing as long as I can remember. When I was little, I would fill up notebook after notebook with drawings. I was always doodling in my classes, and I always was the art teacher's pet. I don't know if it's anything I can put into words, how I need to take these images in my head and put them out there for the world to see...which sounds hokey and pretentious, but that's just how it is. I *need* to create art.

But what I love even more than creating art is looking at it. I love love LOVE looking at other people's works and try to figure out how they did something, or why, or what the inspiration was. I just...I really really like looking at art.

but not bad art.




well, okay, maybe a little.


3. happy, sparkly, delightful, pretty things!!
When it comes down to it, I'm a pretty upbeat person, and I like things that make me feel upbeat. Life's way way too short and I want to enjoy it while I'm here.


4. Smarties
BEST CANDY EVAH!!! I love the mixture of sweet and tart, and how it's not *too* much of either, and they're just so easy to pop in your mouth and munch on. and they're colorful and cheap and so very bad for my teeth but I don't care! I've been known to down a 1lb. bag all by myself and I feel NO SHAME about it. ALSO. They're fat-free, which means they're completely healthy, right? RIGHT?!?!


5. daring and opinionated
Growing up, I was extremely shy. Painfully shy, and I really still am somewhat. I *dreaded* speaking up about anything because what if I was wrong, or someone mocked me, or worse, was ignored? I never wanted to give an opinion on anything because I didn't want people to dislike me - did I mention the very low self-confidence? Because once I got over that, I realized that it really doesn't matter what people think of me. I mean, I care what my family and friends think, but I also am confident enough that I know no matter what I say or think, they're going to love me anyways. and who the fuck cares what strangers think?

It's kind of weird because on the other hand, I've always been daring and willing to try new things. I guess it was just easier for me to express myself through actions than words.


6. haunted vaginas
I don't think I need to explain this one. :D



also: HEE!!!