25 more facts

Close to three years ago I posted 25 random facts on this blog... and 3 years prior to that I posted 25 facts to Facebook before I was blogging. I thought it might be fun to try my hand at it again.  My first fact will update one of the facts from the last time I posted this:

1. I own ALL of the Harry Potter movies on DVDs
2. New Orleans is one of the best places I've ever visited, and I've only been there once for 7 days.
3. My Bacon Number is 3, because I met David Arquette in NOLA, he was in the Scream Movies with Neve Cambpell and she was in Wild Things with Kevin Bacon.
4. I avoid Light Beer if I can (a girl has to grow up sometimes... if it's worth drinking, it's worth the calories, if it isn't worth the calories, water will do just fine).
5. I prefer wine tasting tours to bar hopping
6. I still drive a 2005 Chevy Aveo named Tiny Tim
7. Halloween might be my favorite holiday, followed by Christmas, then my birthday.
8. I've never been zip-lining
9. I discovered I am not a fan of heights if I don't have some sort of guardrail to hold on to.
10. Currently I'm OBSESSED with Taylor Swift's 1989 album.
11. My favorite restaurant is The Palace in Santa Barbara.  Well at least my favorite one that I can get to in an hour, Jaques-Imos in New Orleans would probably be my absolute #1.
12. My biggest pet peeve is intentional ignorance. Don't play stupid with me, it will make me want to punch you in the face. 
13. Asada nachos are my favorite snack/lunch/meal... bonus if they're from Dos Carlitos in Buelton or La Picosita in Santa Maria. (bet you thought it was going to be mac and cheese... trust me it was a tough decision to make)
14. I'd rather spend a weekend in a hotel than camping
15. I'd rather be at the beach if I'm working on my tan... but I'd rather swim in a pool (no sharks).
16. Confession, I prefer my Kindle to paper books... hangs head in shame, I'm part of the problem that is causing book stores (that I LOVE) to close.  I like to go to Barnes and Noble to check out books that I'd like to download.
17. I own multiple journals... that are still blank. I buy them with the intention of writing, then don't sit down and chronicle my life.
18. I am as excited as a tweenager about the upcoming release of the Hunger Games movie Mockingjay.  I've seriously considered pre-purchasing the tickets, but so far have refrained.  I'm slightly concerned that my boyfriend thinks I'm mentally 13.
19. I'm trying very hard to fight my genetic inclination to be a hoarder. I'm going to sell/donate a minimum of 3 large (yard waste sized) garbage bags of clothes/accessories that no longer fits/is no longer my style/has been hanging in the closet so long that it is dusty.
20. In the last two years I have learned how to make a grilled cheese sandwich that I will actually eat... the trick is to cook it slow on low heat... no matter how hungry you are. Trust me slow and low, it is the tempo. The Beastie Boys wouldn't steer you wrong and neither will I.
21. Out of all the concerts I've been to over the years, the best ones have all been country music. In order of greatness (although 2 and 3 are really close):
1. Garth Brooks (hands down, no questions)
2. Gary Allan
3. Dierks Bentley
22. I'd rather spend a casual night at home with people I love than a fancy night night out with someone that I feel mediocre about.
23. It's EXTREMELY hard for me to mask my emotions... unless I'm at work, then I'm a robot.
24. My favorite hot teas are: Hot Cinnamon Sunset by Harney & Sons (caffeinated) and Stash Licorice Spice (herbal){even though I hate black licorice, I love the tea... go figure}
25. By the time I post this, my blog will have reached 20,000 hits in 3 years and less than 200 posts. That excites and humbles me. Thank you for reading. I'll try to continue to keep things interesting so that you'll want to come back

25 Random Facts

I did this 3 years ago when that 25 random facts email went viral and everyone (celebrities included) posted their facts.  It was fun then, and it can be fun now.  I was reminded of it when a friend of mine recently re-posted her facts.  I updated mine (some have changed in the past 3 years) and have made it current for my 30 year old self.  Feel free to send me your random-ness, I'd love to read them too.

1. I have hair that is longer than shoulder length for the first time in 20 years and I'm loving it (even in the moments when it makes me crazy and I'm tempted to chop it all off)
2. My favorite perfume is Philosophy's "Falling in Love" because it smells like cotton candy and summer.
3. I have a beautiful Fender acoustic guitar that I have no clue how to play more than a couple cords on.
4. My car's name is "Tiny Tim" he's a white 2005 chevy aveo hatchback (and this girl drives a standard... hence it being a boy)
5. I once went all the way to Madison WI to go to a Cal Poly football game.  Was a super awesome trip and I'm glad I had the opportunity to go.
6. I've never been outside of the USA for more than 10 minutes (mom accidentally drove past the last SD exit in the early 80s and we had to turn around on the other side of the border)
7. Yes I am distantly related to Dennis and Randy Quaid
8. No I've never met them
9. I've seen 4 of my top 5 favorite bands in concert (seen: Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Gary Allan; not seen: Green Day).
10. The bass player for one of my favorite bands (CCR, they've broken up now but are still a favorite) has posted on my facebook wall... pretty much to tell me that I can't come hang out at his house when he checked in at home and I commented about it. It was an awesome/embarrassing moment.. more awesome though.
11. This isn't any easier to do than it was 3 years ago.
12. The movie "8 Seconds" ALWAYS makes me cry
13. I'm allergic to cats
14. My favorite footwear = boots, flip flops, or nothing
15. I've read all the Harry Potter books at least twice, and own most of the movies (all but year 2)
16. Baking is one of my favorite activities
17. I hate not having my toe nails painted
18. I just purchased my first iPhone, and I think it was one of my best buying decisions in a really long time.
19. I have a red swingline stapler on my desk like the one in the movie "Office Space"
20. The only professional sporting events I have been to have been baseball games, and I'm not a baseball fan... have always had an awesome time at the games though.
21. I prefer red to white wine, coors light to bud light, and 7&7s to vodka cranberries.
22. I'm not afraid of flying, but take offs and landings make me nervous
23. If you ask me about the Pinwheel Incident of 1999 I'll deny any knowledge of the event in question
24. The first CDs I bought were Green Day's "Dookie" and John Michael Montgomery's "Life's a Dance"
25. Black and White or Sepia tone photography is my favorite.