02|04|2009
random unmentionables.
I’m in the spotlight in IFB’s weekly newsletter (!!!). Many, many thanks to all who nominated me; I am absolutely thrilled! :]
Blogger Spotlight
Apricot Tea
This week’s Blogger Spotlight goes to Ev’Yan Apricot Tea! Cute as a button with lovely style, Apricot Tea is a continual source of inspriation on her personal style blog. She is the master of simplicity, and great with DIY and her sweet personality makes this blog a delightful treat.
Nominated by: Stylish Thought, Dirty Laundry, Clutch22, & Breakfast at Saks.
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I was tagged several times via Facebook; & while I’m hardly ever active there, I thought it would be interesting to fill this out.
So, here are 25 (random) things you wouldn’t have known about me, unless I told you straight-away. Enjoy!
1.) I have this thing with hardcore rock music; the kind that makes your ears bleed, & your face cringe. I have no clue why, either, but anything with a double peddle & some screaming gets me excited. (Like this.)
2.) I was almost switched at birth. My father mistook an Asian baby boy for me. Until they looked at the wrist ID, they had no idea of their mistake.
3.) When I was 3, I was a budding actress. I was constantly driving down to LA & Hollywood — in rain, sleet, or snow — for auditions & script readings. By the time I was 4 (give or take) I told my parents I didn’t want to do it anymore.
4.) I was this close to being on a few reality television shows. America’s Next Top Model, MTV’s Next, & The Real World. I was too short for America’s Next Top Model, not promiscuous enough to be on Next, & too timid to be on The Real World. Such is life.
5.) Behind closed doors — & in front of people I am deeply comfortable with (the exception being my mother) — I curse like a sailor. I’ve really tried to get better at this, but to no avail. It’s the worse when I’m in the car, getting all worked up over the bad drivers in LA. I tend to drop f-bombs all over the place.
6.) But even so, I say some of the most… out-dated & interesting expressions. You will hear me say things like: “Oh, for Heaven’s sake!” “Mother of pearl!” “Crikey!” & “Lord, have mercy!” It makes no sense that I would have such a potty mouth, when I use expressions like a grandmother.
7.) Contrary to popular belief, I do not know how to “booty dance.” I think it’s assumed that because I’m black, I’m supposed to know how to gyrate & grind on the dance-floor; but this is not the case. Sure, I can dance; I have impeccable rhythm, but booty dancing is a no-go.
8.) I only drink decaffeinated coffee, because caffeine makes me jittery.
9.) I have never broken up with anyone; I’ve always been the “dumpee.”
10.) I’m the kind of person who loves surprises but hates to be surprised.
11.) I’ve had many mishaps as a child: I once bit a hole in my tongue the size of a quarter; my mother says I wouldn’t eat for days, even with the bribery of candy. I also accidentally swallowed a nickel. For some reason, I was putting the nickel in my mouth & I swallowed it. I was rushed to the emergency room, where they took x-rays & said the nickel would come out “eventually.” I was fine, of course, but my parents will never let me forget that.
12.) My middle name is “Whitney.”
13.) I do not drink alcohol, & it will most likely stay this way for a while.
14.) I always say dramatic things that I don’t mean. For example: “Someone is going to get shot!” — in reference to someone being an idiot or doing something nonsensical. (I say this a lot while I’m driving.) Now, I would never shoot someone! But this little sentence gets out a lot of aggression.
15.) I’ve never smoked pot. I don’t think this is such an interesting fact, but Lover is always amazed by this, saying that I look like the type to “get down on some hash.”
16.) I am one vegetarian that doesn’t like the taste of imitation meat. Even if I know it’s tofu with just the taste of beef, my brain still registers it as “meat.” I absolutely cannot stomach imitation meat. Nor can I stomach the smell of meat; I smell it now, not as “cooking meat” but as “burning animal flesh.” For that reason, I can never look at meat the same.
17.) But… contradictorily, I sometimes crave pepperoni pizzas & turkey sandwiches & meat loaf.
18.) I am acrophobic. I’ve heard it said that the reason people are so afraid of heights is because they don’t trust themselves to know if they’ll jump or not. I am one of those people.
19.) If I could only listen to one band for the rest of my life, if would be Radiohead.
20.) & the only rap song I can listen to over & over is “Passin’ Me By” by The Pharcyde.
21.) I used to have 7 piercings — including my belly button. Now I only have 3: one in each ear & my nose. I don’t plan on getting anymore piercings, though tattoos are another story entirely.
22.) The one chore I absolutely loathe is cleaning the bathroom. I hate cleaning the bathroom.
23.) I got into a nasty car accident once, & it was absolutely my fault. The airbag deployed on the left side of my face, leaving a nasty gash on my cheek & my eye bruised & bloodshot. (If you look very closely, you can still see the scar.) People thought I was a victim of domestic abuse, but alas… it was just reckless driving. Oh, & completely I totaled the car.
24.) I am the first born.
25.) & I hate romantic comedies.
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on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 4:37 pm:
Well done for being the first spotlighted blogger, you deserve it. You blog is really cute.
Much love
Christina x
http://asensesublime.blogspot.com/
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 4:48 pm:
#2 is HILARIOUS! lol
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 4:55 pm:
You know, the pot thing does surprise me a bit. Only because you’re so relaxed & so in tune with everything that you think and feel.. that it just seems to fit. Haha. Oh well.
I love this, and I think I’m going to have to give in and do it on my facebook.
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 5:09 pm:
I love your list darling, and learning more about you. :) And congrats on your blogger spotlight mention. Very, very exciting.
<3
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 8:48 pm:
5, 6, 14 all I could do was nod and smile. I have such a potty mouth when by myself (car) or with people I’m very comfortable with, but then I turn around and use those very outdated expressions.
awesome and interesting 25 things…
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 9:21 pm:
even when harry met sally?!
on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 9:45 pm:
Ha, I was just about to post one of these on my blog because I had been tagged in Facebook a few times. What a coincidence!
Also- imitation meat really freaks me out. And it’s kind of disgusting- it’s always really salty and has a weird texture.
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 2:55 am:
love that stuff ev’yan!!!
i’m so happy for ya :-D
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm:
I swear pretty regularly when I’m stressed around my husband.
But no one else!
Number four is crazy awesome!!
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 1:08 pm:
@ Christina: thank you so much! :]
@ Cyn: Yeah, can you imagine where I would be if they hadn’t looked at the wrist-tag?
@ Melissa: I’ve never thought of myself in that way… that’s really interesting. :] & you totally should do something like this on your blog. I would certainly love to read it.
@ Shannon: Hi Love! Thank you. :]
@ jennifer: I am so glad I’m not the only one.
@ Lexie: I’ve never seen it! Is it that good? Every seems to love that movie, but it’s never appealed to me.
@ Muriel: Me too! It really is the texture, & the smell. Have you ever tried “tofurkey roast?” That’s the worse.
@ mary: Aww, why thank you. =]
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 1:24 pm:
These are great!
I love imitation meat… but I have little frame of reference for what normal meat tastes like. I’ve tasted chicken once and it tasted so course & almost burned that veggie meat tastes 100 worlds away from that to me.
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 4:56 pm:
Congrats on being in the blogger spotlight! YAY! :)
I really enjoyed reading the 25 random unmentionables! Sooo funny that your love hardcore music! I love it!
Haha, I always drop f-bombs when my road rage is going strong. Oops, I just dropped one on my lunch break about this truck driver in my work’s parking lot. Ahhhh I thought he was going to run me over!
I’ve never smoked pot either! And neither has my hubby! I think you, John, me and Jimaie are the last people in the world who have never done it! I think I’ll never do it now. I think it would just make me all paranoid!
on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 7:57 pm:
Congrats, girlie!!! And I loved your 25. Reading it just confirmed that we need to hang out…and cuss people out while driving. LOL.
on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am:
Great list! I can’t believe #2. That’s unbelievably funny!
on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 2:36 pm:
I only like good surprises. :)
Great list and congrats on being featured.
I like how you listed yourself as the “firstborn.” Does that make me the “lastborn” because that sounds sad!
on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 6:30 pm:
Hey I was one of the people who tagged you on facebook! love this blog, in regards to ur list, #7 is hilarious, #12, ur middle name is cute it suits you :)
on Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 9:48 am:
Congrats on the IFB spotlight! Also, you should be proud to be rejected from the Next reality show.
Terry
on Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am:
OMG at #11- I swallowed a quarter, being stupid, putting it in my mouth and had to be rushed to the emergency room. They took an x-ray and told me it would come out eventually. Not so funny then, but it’s hilarous now.
on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at 2:51 pm:
@ Kyla Bea: I think it’s so interesting that you like imitation meat so much; I used to love it, too, actually… before I started tripping myself out. ;/
@ Sarah Marie: I am sooo glad to know that I’m not the only one who has never tried pot before. & I have no desire to, either, much like you. I think that it’ll make me paranoid, too! Haha. :]
@ Alicia: Oh yes, even if I’m in the passenger seat, I’ll be yelling right along with you. ;]
@ Larissa: Yes, haha. I think it’s funny too. =]
@ The Clothes Horse: That does sound sad! You could always call yourself the “baby of the family.” It’s sounds much better, I think, than the “last born.”
@ Lakeitha: Yeah, I think so too, actually. As much as I tried to hate my middle name growing up, I just couldn’t because it fit perfectly with my other name. & thank you for tagging me!
@ Shoes Luvr: Actually… I wasn’t rejected; they called me, wanting to shoot & everything. They were ready to pay for a hotel for me in LA, pick me up in a limo, & pay me on top of all of that… but I still said no. :]
@ Stylish Thought: You did?! Okay, I’m glad I’m not the only goof who would do such a thing!
on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at 3:30 pm:
Congrats for being on blogger spotlight !
on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 4:50 pm:
Okay re #16 I am the same way! Boca burgers FREAK ME OUT. I like the veggie patties that have rice or clearly visible vegetables. The boca ones taste too much like meat and make me paranoid the entire time I’m eating them… though I do enjoy a veggie corn dog.. hmm go figure.
on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 12:36 pm:
i’ve been beggie for 17 years but still think about tuna, prawns and really really cheap sausages you get at kids parties.
america’s next top model is now casting people 5′7″ and below. i read it yesterday- you should try x
on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 9:39 pm:
I absolutely LOVE your hair. What made you decide to go short? It really fits your features!!!!
on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 7:22 pm:
here’s mines
http://lion-essence.blogspot.com/2009/01/random-stuff-about-me.html