‘GenX’ For A Whole Other Reason

“If I could not hold a pen, I would write of you on my heart instead…”

100 Other Things About GenX

~This is a lot harder than you might think! Whew!~

  1. I am a Christian
  2. I am 1/4 Potawatomi (Native American)
  3. I am 3/4 Black
  4. I was born in Texas
  5. I was raised in England until my teens
  6. I have been to New Zealand
  7. I have been to Africa
  8. I have been to Japan
  9. I have been to China
  10. I have been to Tibet (and yes, I do believe they should be declared an independent state just as they were before 1949)
  11. I have been to Mexico
  12. I have been to Canada
  13. I have been to Germany
  14. I have been to France
  15. I have been to Alaska
  16. I have a strong desire to visit Calcutta
  17. I play classical and acoustic guitar
  18. I play violin
  19. For the exception of two of my academic years, I have only attended magnet and pre-collegiate schools
  20. I’ve received two honorable mentions, and two awards for screenplays written (hence my choppy writing which is partially to blame for my terrible grammar, as well)
  21. I have written a total of 13 screenplays
  22. I used to be a photographer
  23. I love to read
  24. I have only played 12 string guitars since the age of 14
  25. I stopped playing piano at the age of 5
  26. I stupidly pranked my school’s “Grandparents Day” ceremony my senior year in high school, which inadvertently left one elderly woman in the hospital with heart palpitations (Though it is notoriously remembered at my high school to this very day as a ‘heart attack’ …. sigh…. )
  27. I have one cousin who is a well known singer
  28. I have two cousins (one by marriage) who are well known actors
  29. My mother used to sing backup for a well known singer
  30. I have this weird thing where I can spend about a week or so in any country and pick up a large amount of its native language
  31. My short term memory on anything, for the exception of languages, sucks
  32. I can remember a few things from as early as 1 (no joke! Ask me about the waterfall incident someday; according to my family, I was 1 when that happened. I remember it like it was yesterday!)
  33. I had a great grandfather that was dubbed “Praying Pat” back in the mid 1800s that was well respected by both whites and blacks
  34. I have several family members who are semi-well known activists
  35. I have one side of my family that are all ordained ministers — that line stopped with me
  36. I love to dance for God… well, more like a swirl in little circles on an account of having two left feet
  37. I have been involved in 2 car accidents (one being my fault — I was young, stupid, and driving a little 2 seater Mazda… ’nuff said)
  38. I have never had a speeding ticket, but I have been pulled over
  39. I have been in a plane crash (it was a tiny Cessna at a birthday party, and I was like 8.)
  40. I have 5 god-children
  41. I have no children of my own
  42. I am not involved with anyone no longer true, hehe
  43. I have never been married
  44. I am in love with someone whom I could never be with
  45. I have lied
  46. I have cheated
  47. I have never stolen so much as a pencil in my life
  48. I used to be a so called “track star”
  49. My classmates nominated me “The most likely to succeed” in our senior year book
  50. My classmates also nominated me for being mostly remembered as the girl that caused “Tye William’s grandmother to have a heart attack.” (Definitely not the highlight of my senior year folks :( )
  51. I am socially awkward
  52. I am very reserved
  53. I have less than 50% hearing in my right ear
  54. I have slight hearing loss in my left ear
  55. My father was a British arithmetician
  56. I have a brother who has an eidetic memory
  57. I rarely watch television
  58. I love BSG
  59. I love the History Channel
  60. I love anything dealing with history
  61. I love anything dealing with culture
  62. My favorite color is black
  63. I hate bugs (I cannot express that enough)
  64. I suffer from terrible stage fright
  65. I have four piercings six now
  66. I have a tattoo of the Hebraic characters “Mashiach”
  67. I hate shopping
  68. I drive a truck, and I love it!
  69. I am a sucker for romance
  70. I have never really collected anything
  71. My hobbies include building Tesla Coils and Computers
  72. My life turned out far different than what I was expecting
  73. I have insomnia
  74. I adore spicy food
  75. My favorite food is Indian
  76. My second favorite food is Chinese
  77. I have played with 2 well known musicians
  78. I type just short of a 100 wpm
  79. I used to write software
  80. I have been dubbed a geek more times than I can count
  81. I don’t drink liquor
  82. I rarely drink wine
  83. I used to smoke
  84. I speak English
  85. I speak Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi)
  86. I speak Tsaligi (Cherokee)
  87. I used to live on a reservation with my grandmother
  88. I was skipped two grades in school
  89. I have attended Tufts University
  90. I have attended Northwestern University
  91. I am extremely picky when it comes to who I let completely into my personal life
  92. I’ve only been majorly sick one time in my life
  93. I have only had a cold twice in my life
  94. I have only had the flu once
  95. I used to be a varsity, soccer goalie
  96. I one time played an entire soccer game as a goalie with a broken hand in 3 places
  97. I have broken my ankle once
  98. I have broken my hand twice
  99. I despise wearing watches
  100. I’ve come to realize I don’t like long lists ::clearing throat::

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