11.06.2004

107 things about Christen...

you might not have known....

1. I'm the youngest child
2. I love my family with all my heart
3. I love anything related to music
4. I have been singing since I was three
5. Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies
6. Dancing is another one
7.
Seven is my favorite number
8. If I didn't do PR/journalism I'd teach first grade
9. One day I'd still like to teach on the university level
10. In the next year or so I'd like to start a doctoral program dealing with
Communication and Culture
11. My favorite movie is Love Jones
12. My favorite constellation is
Cygnus the swan
13. My neo's say I act like a goddess so my big sister name was
Aphrodite
14. My best birthday gift was a brand new my car on my 19th bday
15. My favorite book is The Great Gatsby
16. I enjoy being by myself (I'm a loner)
17. My dad died when I was 13
18. My brother got killed in an accident when I was 16
19. I had to take the ACT the day after my brother died and still got a 33 out of 36
20. Even though I don't usually admit it I'm shy at times
21. I have improved a lot with my trust issues when it comes to relationships
22. I'd go without eating for a good pair of shoes... at last count I had 103 pair
23. I love strawberry shortcake but hate eating regular strawberries
24. I love being an aunt to
Jaylen, Cierra and Jordan
25. I read the entire set of encyclopedias one summer on a dare
26. My favorite flower is the cala lily
27. My niece swears my last name is Johnson... when it's not lol
28. I have a tattoo of an angel on
my back
29. I used to go fishing every Saturday with my daddy on Solomans Island or on his boat
30. His boat was named "Beautiful Christen" but my siblings got jealous so he added their names so it became "Beautiful Christen and Jamisa and Ronald" lol
31. I often wonder how different my life would be if my dad were alive
32. I think
my mom is the worlds coolest mom (except her borrowing my stuff)
33. I hate all the politics involved with dating and the whole dating scene
34. I wish everyone had a list of all their idiosyncrasies listed on them... it would make dating and friendships so much easier lol
35. When I was four I memorized the preamble of the constitution for no reason
36. I also learned the pledge of allegiance in French
37. My favorite word used to be
mellifluous... I tried to use it in a sentence once a day lol
38. When I was little I used to suck sticks of butter... I had my own personal stick in the fridge
39. My mom went into labor with me on the metro
40. For that very reason I don't like to sit on seats on trains... who knows what happened on it
41. I was in the delivery room when my sister had my nephew... I was 12
42. That experience made me never want to have sex or want to have kids ever
43. I eventually changed my mind
44. I just learned how to swim this year
45. No one ever knew I couldn't because I jet skied, banana boated and got in the water like I could swim
46. I discovered that I hate cardio and prefer weight lifting
47. I've had two people propose to me... I said no to both... they asked for the wrong reasons
48. I can be a bit of a perfectionist. I am Much harder on myself then others
49. I hold back my tongue a lot with certain people
50. With other people I tell them everything... wish I could switch their roles for a day
51. I love standing in the rain
52. I find kissing and rain very sensual
53. My first job was at a shoe store and it was old fashioned so I had to put the shoe on their foot
54. Because of that I HATE FEET
55. I hate feet touching me
56. But I love a good pair of shoes
57. I think intellectual men are fabulous
58. Nothing is more attractive to me then an intelligent being
59. I love writing... anything
60. I think letter writing is a lost art
61. I would rather write someone a letter to tell them how I feel then speaking it
62. I have had some of my poems, essays and short stories published in books and anthologies
63. I enjoy foreign and independent films
64. I miss my friends from school (grad and undergrad).... A LOT
65. My college experience went by really quick...
undergrad was 3.5 years and grad a year
66. I haven't been on a FORMAL date in a minute so someone needs to ask
67. I don't think chivalry is dead... it just needs to be resuscitated *smile*
68. I love my church
69. I think it's important to have beliefs whether they're religious or just good morals
70. I think one of the most important characteristic a person can have is their sense of humor
71. I am incredibly sarcastic most of the time
72. I was in a "patriotic" themed "beauty pageant" when I was in elementary school... I was the token black kid
73. I hated the whole concept so when I did my talent I sang Lift Every Voice and Sing and We Shall Overcome lol
74. I prefer to drive than to ride in the car, that's why I'm normally the one who drives places
75. Last year I got in a serious car accident...I had head trauma and had to be medivacked to the shock trauma unit... that was the one time I didn't drive
76. A friend of mine died in a car accident my sophomore year... I was supposed to be in the car
77. I have never done drugs of any sort
78. I have never smoked... anything.... legal or illegal
79. I'm not a fan of chocolate
80. I've never cheated on anyone... ever
81. I'd rather a guy break up with me then to cheat
82. I hate playing games with people
83. I believe that every person that enters your life is there to serve a purpose
84. I love taking pictures of people and capturing moments
85. I am a closet photographer
86. I took 3 years of photography
87. I love fashion and would love to be a consultant as a side gig
88. I love getting dressed up and going to the theater or the ballet
89. I wish that all my friends could be happy with their lives
90. I realized recently that I am so much more blessed then I ever realized
91. I'm learning to release I lot of inhibitions I have
92. I'm not scared of serious relationships anymore (thanks to a looong talk with my best friend)
93. I'm very domestic in a B. Smith, Nigella Lawson, Colin Cowie way
94. I make the best macaroni and cheese and baked ziti and am very crafty
95. I love candles and incense
96. I try to meditate often
97. I really really want a new job
98. My nicknames include Chrissy, Nikki, CC, Mary Lucy (long story), poochie and princess
99. ALOT of the things I dream about come to fruition
100. I love to laugh
101. If you want me to be "free spirited" serve some champagne lol
102. People tend to say that I am prissy (my grandma used to call me Prissy Chrissy)
103. In spite of the prissiness I love me some
crimson and cream
104. I knew I wanted to be a Delta in
high school
105. I have no regrets in life
106. I looovvve so many people... some of them read this blog
107. "Me" is the only subject on which I am a confirmed expert