tag:8.random.facts.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:30:04 -0700

Getting tagged by Rockin' Sake Robot to do an 8 random facts list felt a little like ye olde days of e-mail chain lettering. I was tempted to resist participating at first, but after mulling over it for a bit I decided that it was an interesting challenge to think of little tidbits of my life that I wouldn't otherwise talk about. Looking over the list, I could probably write a post about each of these... maybe I will!

THE RULEZ

Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

THE FACTZ
1 I spent a month in Shanghai teaching after-school English class to 5-7 year olds the summer after my junior year in high school. I don't speak Mandarin but I had a co-teacher who would translate for me when necessary.

2 I am related to Aaron Burr, that asshole who killed Alexander Hamilton.

3 I used to do synchronized swimming when I was in elementary school. My most memorable performance was a routine I choreographed with two of my friends to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from the Lion King

4 I was a box blonde for 7 years. I went back to natural brown a few days before I graduated college.

5 I got the lead roll in the high school play three years in a row (Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker, Judith Bliss in Hay Fever, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing). At the time I had oriented my life towards becoming an actress on Broadway. Things have changed considerably since.

6 I have abnormally small pinkies, which according to palmistry means I'm "someone who is frustrated, and unable to express my talent and skills". I don't necessarily agree with that.

7 I drink my coffee black. When I was younger my parents would give me spoonfuls of their coffee for taste. I started drinking coffee before I headed off to school in 6th grade, and now I drink way way too much. Contrary to the belief that it stunts your growth, I've always been above average height at 5'8''-ish.

8 I won an HP math award in 8th grade and won a fancy calculator as a prize. This success was my dad's main driving point when trying to convince me that I should apply to an electronic engineering school for college, failing to realize that I had never been interested in engineering to begin with.

THE TAGGED
I'm going to tag muppet, Captain Manta, Kimmie, Papi Chulo, Crap Artist, and Pata Pete, should you choose to accept it.

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postal.service.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:20:43 -0800

What do you do with the cards and letters you receive? Do you keep them all, just keep the photos, throw them away?
Inspired by jacolily.

Taking after Crapartist's idolization of the design in various snail mail and packages, I've begun to preciously photo-document the various goodies I've received in the mail. Crapartist's letter was the first in this series when he sent me a lovely set of his pixel magazines all piled up in a beautiful air mail envelope.

Package from Berlin

Due to the holiday season and the mighty generosity of some friends I've had quite the influx of packages as of late. Check out my postal service photo gallery on my Flickr or Atreeyu for some musings on the stuffs receive, and if anyone wants a snail mail pen pal let me know (though I have to be sure to send out Crapartist's gift before starting anything else :P).

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passage.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:34:28 -0800

Please download this game Passage and play it. It takes five minutes to play, and the results are stunning
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passage

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