DAY 01
A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself:
This picture is pretty recent, as it was taken about 10 minutes ago…
15 NOT-SO-INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT KARINA:
1. I DON’T EAT MEAT. Except for bacon, chicken, SOMETIMES shrimp, and JACK IN THE BOX tacos, and some chilli sauce- as long as the meat chunks are thin enough for me not to notice they’re in there. It started when I was in first grade. I was happily eating my fajitas at a family get together once, and my grandpa came up to me and said, "Do you know what that is? That’s a dead cow!" ( My mom is still mad at him for that to this day. I think he was just playing around. I don’t blame him, I was a gullable child.) I don’t remember that incident but an older cousin of mine says he remembers me spitting out my taco bite and leaving the table. Then the "VACA LOCA" (CRAZY COW) epidemic hit the news and that was the last straw. I never had another bite of meat again. I started picking at some chicken when I turned 18. I was working at Casa Ole, and the Chicken Fajitas looked so white and clean, and smelled so good. I would put one fajita strip in a taco and eat it so good! Then I started dating Lo, and we started going to more restaurants and I started eating more chicken… Then I started experimenting with shrimp when I turned 21. I still don’t eat shrimp comfortably,so that’s why I say SOMETIMES. I have always eaten JACK IN THE BOX tacos, the ground meat in them is ground up so fine you don’t even realize it’s meat you’re eating.(I think that’s what it is, the chewy texture of meat.) I was so hungry one day and a friend came over with some JTB tacos, and it was love at first bite! I recently started nibbling on some bacon. It’s crispy and flavorful, doesn’t really have that MEATY texture to it, but again- I’m still not too comfortable with it yet. The other day we went to SALTGRASS and I was so proud to order a "LOADED" baked potato. I was so nervous, my stomach twisted and turned while I waited for my food but when I had that first bite, I knew I made the right choice. I started experimenting because of peer pressure, really, and I am ashamed of that. I am perfectly fine with ordering BEAN AND CHEESE NACHOS, or a CHEESEBURGER WITH NO MEAT. I love chicken, but when we go to SUBWAY, I order nothing but a VEGGIE DELITE sub. Or I will order a cheese enchilada meal, because I enjoy meatless options more. I just do. Now that you know the WHOLE story, do you blame me for telling people, “I don’t eat meat?” when I am questioned for taking the patty off the burger? Because, I really hate having to explain the whole story to everyone! Especially when people try to get real smart-eleky and are like, “WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK THOSE CHICKEN NUGGETS COME FROM?”
2. I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF TO EVERYBODY- Did you read #1? Enough said! I could have just said, “I DON’T EAT MEAT.” Period. No, I have to EXPLAINNNNN the ‘sitiation’ Not only do I think this, but so does my husband. Everytimewe talk to someone else, I get “THE TALK” from him shortly after. “You explain yourself too much. Just answer their question and move on.” I think I get it from my mom. My mom likes to go over all the details. She had a dream once about her floating on the river, using a rock to push herself into the current, and she takes an hour to describe this. That girl lets you know WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE AND WHY WHY WHY!
3. I REPEAT MYSELF OVER AND OVER AND OVER- True story. When I have something to say, I talk like the world has stopped just to listen to me and I repeat myself over and over and over. I really want to get that point across, man. I am working on it though. I know that’s got to be annoying.
4. I STUTTER A LITTLE- I think its hereditary. My family doesn’t stutter that much, but some people in my family do. My dad does, but I don’t really think about it because I’m used to him talking. One day it just came to me, “My dad is stuttering…” And then I started noticing everyone else. And then I started noticing I did it too. That’s why I am always quietJ
5. I HAVE TWO VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES THAT ARE ALWAYS AT CONSTANT WAR WITH ONE AN0THER- Call me crazy, you’re not hurting my feelings…One of them is EXTREMELY LIBERAL. The other is EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE. I am very choosy with who gets to see what side of me. It is very awkward when I am with two people who each know THE OTHER ME… They are both like, “WHAT’S WRONG WITH HER?” It’s also very awkward when I want to reveal the other me to someone I have learn to trust. *does NOT happen often, I always try to hide the liberal me from my husband. My brothers know the liberal me, and I think my husband hates when I am around them.* I wish my two personalities could just come together and meet in the middle so I can just BE ME. But you know, I have been wishing that my whole life, I think THE BOTH OF THEM, IS ME.
6. I AM AFRAID OF LADYBUGS- I am, I am. I am terribly afraid of lady bugs. I did not know this until they began invading my house. I am a million times larger than a ladybug, and I shake when I am in the same room as one. There is nothing more frightening than a ladybug spreading her wings and running your direction! Or the sound of one butting against the window. Ughhhh chills!
7. I LIKE LOVE LOVE LOVE TO WRITE- I seriously enjoy writing. It’s very therapeutic for me! I remember getting excited in school when we had a writing assignment. Especially on Fridays when we had “FREE WRITING” days and we could write about anything we wanted. I would write pages and pages and pages, and I loved when the teacher commented back. That actually sounds really sad… But it’s true. I actually have a theory about writing. I think if we wrote everything out instead of actually talking to each other, the world would be in better shape. How many times have you said something to someone and later thought, “I should have never said that.” People say things, sometimes very hurtful things not out of malice, but out of anger, and it’s sometimes hard to take those things back. In my lifetime, I have written many letters to people who have hurt me, started out trying to hurt them too… and later on in the letter, when I have had a chance to cool down a bit, I realize I am not angry anymore. Sometimes I realize it was my fault we had the argument to begin with. Writing really helps me organize my thoughts and put them into prospective. I never argue with people because I simply cannot organize my thoughts and end up losing. If we argued on paper, I would have a chance to actually read what you’re saying, and have a minute to think about how I want to respond. If we are verbally arguing, I am thinking of what I am going to say while you are trying to give me your side of the story. So yeah, I have written far too much on this. I bet you already knew how much I love to write.
8. I TALK SUPER LOUD- You know I warned my husband about this when we were dating. I used to think we all yelled in my family while trying to communicate with each other… But he says it’s only my dad and I who do it. People tell me to ‘SHHHHH’ all the time. I don’t do it on purpose though. I just get really excited when I talk, and that’s my automatic speech volume…
9. I CAN’T STOP SMILING- It’s got to be something about the structure of my face… It’s just so easy to notice a smile on my face because of my cheekbones, and my mouth. Everybody asks me why I am so happy all the time. I am really not- I just have a smile on my face everyday and I can’t help it.
10. I HAVE A WATER BOTTLE PROBLEM- My mom used to get on to me, now it’s my husband. I start a bottle of water, and I don’t finish it. I totally forget about it and go start another one. When I run into the first bottle later, I am totally grossed out by it because it’s OLD and has probably growing bacteria in it by now, so I don’t drink it anymore. Since I never do this on purpose, and never finish any bottles they end up all around the house. I have three of them on my desk as I type this… L
11. I AM A TOTAL PUSH OVER- With my family, my friends… Everyone. I will do whatever it takes to make everybody happy. Even if it means giving in a little. I know eventually it’s going to break me, because I’ve done so many things I did not want to do because I could not bring myself to say NO.
12. I HATE FRUIT- I make myself eat it because I know it’s good for me and healthier than eating chips all day… But I don’t take a bite and actually enjoy it. It’s kind of like, “CHEW KARINA, CHEW CHEW” til it’s down, and then I take a BIG gulp of water to get the taste out of my mouth. Fruit is just weird… Like apples for example, they’re all crunchy??? Ughhh.
13. I LIKE TO SLEEP- Who doesn’t right? I actually am very grumpy when someone wakes me up early, or I haven’t had atleast 8 hours of sleep. Lo gets up as soon as the alarm goes off. I hit the snooze button 10 times, and practically have to talk myself into getting out of bed and still run late. Lo puts up with me every Sunday morning to go to church, bless his heart. I tell him he’s “IN MY WAY.” I huff and puff if he wants me to iron his shirt… I don’tknow why he does it. But he does.
14. I LIKE TO WATCH THE SAME MOVIES OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER- I know, I am ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. My husband likes to buy random movies so we can watch them… I think it’s a waste of money because some movies really really suck. I would rather spend money on movies I have watched and liked, so I can watch them over and over and over. When we were little, my dad used to take us to VIDEO ZONE and I would always rent the same movies. Every week. My dad would get on to me and tell me to get something different, I did not want another movie though! Now it’s my husband who walks in and is like, “You’re watching that movie AGAIN?!” I can’t help it if that’s what I likeL
15. THERE AREN’T 15 INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME- I am actually very boring. I have friends in the past who have actually told me so! I personally don’t ever get bored, I like to read, write, and I like to do crafty things. As far as going out and drinking and all that- No. That’s why I am glad to have Lo. He is as boring as I am, and when we are together we do what we both like to do,(which is hang out at home and do nothing) and neither of us is mad, or wanting to break free and go do something else.
************ANYTHING ELSE KARINA HAS TO SAY TODAY********************
Man I’m so glad to have OD back up! I was about to have a panic attack! There is something magical about the “WRITE IN YOUR DIARY” screen that fuels my creativity. I was like, “That’s ok. I’ll use Microsoft Word and then just copy and paste my entries when it’s back up.” Ummmm NOT THE CASE. I felt like I was typing up an essay for school or something, as it kept squiggly lining stuff I “spaced out too much” or automatically changed some words I misspelled. I’m like “WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!” Then I kept thinking about what I should write about… As opposed to when I just Click on “WRITE AN ENTRY” and it just comes to me, and I feel like my fingers are not moving fast enough. Anywho, glad it’s up and running!
Last night we upgraded our Dish Network. (FINALLY) I have been bugging Lo about getting the internet at home, or upgrading to the next DNetwork package because we only had the DishLatino which is great for him because Spanish was his first language. (Spanish was my first language too, but I was born here, and it’s just easier for me to express myself is English.) There aren’t any good channels on that package, I wasn’t asking for STARZ or anything, I just wanted the basics like BRAVO, TNT , TLC, and 139 so I can watch Saved by The Bell in the mornings, and catch the occasional movie specials on the weekends.
Well yesterday, I learned a big lesson.
I was cleaning up the kitchen after dinner, and said something like this:
K: Honey, when are we getting our internet??! I am tired of waiting around.
L: Internet? I thought you wanted to upgrade the Dish Network?
K: Well when are we doing either? I have been telling you I wanted one of either for three months now, and you say YES and that you’re going to call. I don’t see anything happening. Why do you keep telling me YES but you don’t take any action over this matter. Here I am, working working working, and making you dinner every night, like a dummy… And I don’t see anything being done.
L: Okay, I will call them tomorrow.
K: Call them RIGHT NOW. You’re not doing anything right now. You are just lying there watching TV. Call them even if it’s just to ask how much more it’s going to be, and how many extra channels we will be getting.
L: I will call them, I promise.
K: CALL THEM RIGHT NOW.
L: Ok I will call them and ask them how much it would cost to upgrade.
K: AND THEN???
L: And then I’ll hang up, and talk to you about it and call them back.
K: HERE IS THE PHONE.
**********After about 20 minutes on the phone with DISH, I hear him ask: “And how long would it take for it to take effect? Uh huh? Okay so then what do I need to do? To upgrade. Okay, then lets go ahead and do it.” ***************
10 minutes later, I am laying on the bed watching THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA on BRAVO. See. That’s all we had to do. Why did it take 3 months to do that?
LESSON LEARNED: Sometimes, the wife just has to put her foot down to get something done. I am finally learning. Slowly, but surely:)