About – circa 2009
by muchtomychagrin
(Wrote this around early 2009 when I first started this blog. I’ve rewritten the About page because I realize a lot of what I’ve written below does not fully apply anymore. It’s still nice to see what I thought of myself back in 2009, so I’m archiving it as one of my posts.)
Well, what can I say? I’m a twenty-something trying to scrape through university and teetering at the cusp of adulthood. (May I interject, please; as I am still in the early beginnings of my twenties, if and when I screw up, there is a perfectly valid reason for it and I am downright blaming my rose-tinted glasses and malleable mind).
I didn’t get the cookie cutter experience of university. I’ve studied at 3 different universities, lived in 4 different cities (hometown included) in 3 different continents but there is still so much of the world I want to see. I broke out of my comfort zone desperately searching for something to make of myself, only to find that what I wanted to do and who I wanted to become was right back within the vicinity of my little globe of familiarity: with words, literature and beauty.
Which, I sometimes feel, lovingly wraps me in cozy prose while I hug a cup of calming poetry and devour a plate of appetizing novel.
I’ve been meaning to jump on the blogging bandwagon for a while now. I tend to over-analyze everything, which I think makes for good blogging material and I very rarely lose my inhibitions. But when I do, I tend to indulge in nefarious debauchery more than I should but I think it’s only natural to milk this opportunity that’s expected of me while I’m still in my university years.
I love random moments, impulsive decisions and conversations that last for hours. I love hardcover books and M&Ms. When I get my own home, I will make space for a library. I’m still in search of my all-time favourite book. If and when I do find the inspiration, I want to name my children after characters from a short story, novel or poem.
I love dancing in the rain. I have a tendency to cook and bake for those I love dearly. I love food, but am not comfortable with my weight and/or body size. People who drag their feet when they walk, chew loudly and eat with their mouths open really annoy me.
Families and family love tug on my heartstrings the most but I think it’s because they are the only unconditional love I’ve ever known. What can I say? I’m a big believer. I’m a really proud sister and a big family person. (Even if they sometimes hurt me)
I cry easily, but I never acquiesce if I don’t believe in the reasons to. I am forever curious and hauntingly observant. I wear my heart on my sleeve.
I’m semi-quirky and definitely full of contradictions.
(and since we’re going with the theme of being self-indulgent here: these are 25 things about me.)
(And because that wasn’t enough, here’s another 25 more.)
