The Remains of a Poet

10 YEARS AGO I
1. was in 1^st grade.
2. spent most of my time playing with my stuffed animals.
3. had invented and played (all the time) the most awesome game EVER with my sisters.
4. thought math was fun.
5. began my battle with chronic lying by telling my mom I had done my homework when I hadn’t (this went on for a couple months before I got caught… yes folks, I’m ashamed to admit it: I was that good).

5 YEARS AGO I
1. had the worst fashion sense ever… and didn’t care.
2. thought our minivan rocked, because Hannah, Camryn, and I could go places in it without our mom.
3. had invented a written code that my best friend and I wrote letters to each other in.
4. spent at least half my time looking forward to being Jr. Higher.
5. was bitter, and didn’t even know it.

2 YEARS AGO I
1. was a sophomore.
2. hated my drama class.
3. loved “fighting” with Josh in Sign II.
4. practically lived to go to Disneyland with my friends.
5. had the first real fallout with my mom.

1 YEAR AGO I
1. was angry at my Mom.
2. had severed ties with my Dad.
3. got over guys.
4. couldn’t wait to get out of the house.
5. had a major struggle with my identity.

YESTERDAY I
1. went to school.
2. checked my email during English.
3. drove home perfectly on the freeway (nope, not bragging).
4. went to Starbucks with my mom.
5. watched The Two Towers.

TODAY I
1. slept in.
2. stayed in pajamas most of the day (hooray for not having to work on Saturday!).
3. had a headache.
4. finally saw my church’s brand spankin’ new sanctuary & café/restaurant thingy.
5. wrote… really wrote.

TOMORROW I WILL
1. go to church.
2. probably be really frustrated with the man that “helps” me with the computer check-in.
3. go to Awana (*suppresses groan*).
4. check Mugglenet (obsessed?  me?  nah!).
5. try to write some more of my story.

5 ITEMS I HAVE BRAND LOYALTY TO
1. Victoria Secret pajamas.
2. Jamba Juice smoothies.
3. Rainbow sandals.
4. Starbucks coffee.
5. Annie Chung’s noodle sauce.

5 SNACKS I ENJOY
1. beef-jerky.
2. dried fruit.
3. Trader Joe’s Spiced Chips.
4. Velveeta cheese.
5. anything with chocolate (especially chocolate To Die For Bunt Cake {ha ha, Cam!} and Better Than Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookies).

5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
1. God.
2. my family and friends.
3. love and laughter.
4. music.
5. a way to express my creativity.

5 THINGS I WOULD BUY WITH $1,000
1. Something nice for my Mom.
2. A new computer with wireless internet (which would actually cost more than $1,000 but whatever).
3. Movies.
4. Music.
5. A car (which would also cost more than $1,000, but the price limit is obviously virtually nonexistent to me).

5 BAD HABITS I HAVE
1. Procrastinating.
2. Laziness.
3. Forgetfulness.
4. Spending money on food instead of stuff I really want, like movies or something.
5. Contradicting myself.

3 THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR
1. A tube-top.
2. Tapered jeans (ew! just… ew!).
3. Pants with words across the butt.

5 SHOWS I LIKE
1. Lost
2. American Idol
3. Friends
4. I don’t really watch TV
5. Ditto

5 PLACES I’VE LIVED
1. A house in Mission Viejo, CA
2. A house in Irvine, CA
3. N/A
4. N/A
5. N/A

3 NAMES YOU GO BY
1. Trins/Trinsy.
2. Jobie.
3. Al.

3 THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. My hair (it’s my secret {well, not so secret anymore, I guess} vanity).
2. My eyes (they change color to match with what I’m wearing).
3. My smile (except in pictures.  It never turns out in pictures).

3 THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. My procrastination.
2. My chocolate addiction.
3. My fingernails.

3 PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
1. Polish.
2. English.
3. Irish.

3 THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
1. Heights.
2. Answering the phone (but I’m kind of getting over that… kind of).
3. Ants (no, that’s not a joke!).

3 OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
1. Jesus.
2. Friends and family.
3. Chocolate.

3 THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. A really old black sweatshirt.
2. Adorable pajamas from Victoria’s Secret.
3. Slipper socks.

3 OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/MUSICAL ARTISTS
1. Lifehouse.
2. Gavin DeGraw.
3. Avril Lavigne.

3 OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT
1. Somewhere in Between – Lifehouse
2. Meaning – Gavin DeGraw
3. Tomorrow – Avril Lavigne

3 NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Driving by myself (but that’s not too far away).
2. Fencing (two more weeks!).
3. Finishing a story.

3 THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (in no particular order)
1. laughter.
2. trust.
3. sacrifice.

2 TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order)
1. It is difficult, if not impossible, for me to like someone if I instinctively dislike them.
2. My favorite class is Government.
3. It is my goal to complete highschool with the same pencil I began it with.

3 PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU (in no particular order)
1. Eyes.
2. Hair.
3. Smile.

3 THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO
1. Sing Soprano I in choir.
2. Care about school.
3. Enjoy being around someone who doesn’t have a sense of humor.

3 OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES
1. Writing.
2. Watching movies.
3. Coming up with ideas for movie plots (Lifejackets!).

3 THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW
1. Watch some Lord of the Rings (any part with Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli).
2. Watch Star Wars (any part with Han Solo)
3. Eat chocolate.
 
3 CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING (in no particular order)
1. Wife/mother.
2. Film director.
3. Author.