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Monday, May 30, 2011

Manners of Taste

I've noticed too many times that people don't get along because of different interests or preferences. Even those that seem small or trivial can make or break that connection that two friends should have. I think that when you find something little that you and another person have in common, a little part of your soul flickers, and you feel less alone.  It may be small, and those little strings of attachment may come slowly, but over time they can lead to a fantastic friendship. So here I will present to you things that I like, things that I notice, things that make me look outside of myself (or perhaps inside of myself), as well as some things I really don't click with. Honestly this list is more for my enjoyment than anything else, because I like doing introspective things that remind me of just who exactly I am. And besides, I don't have a Facebook, so I can't become a fan of all these things and keep record there.


Likes:
  • 70% of music
  • Cats
  • Tea and coffee
  • Ties
  • Hats
  • Science (especially biological sciences)
  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Dancing
  • Sunglasses (even though I can rarely wear them)
  • Books, TV shows, websites, etc. about medicine
  • An open view on religion/spirituality, politics, sexuality, etc.
  • Videogames
  • Amusement parks (rollercoasters, woot)
  • The beauty of a natural world
  • Rain on a warm day (especially when I come home on Fridays or wake up on Sundays)
  • Learning (not just through conventional methods at school)
  • Causing a genuine laugh or smile
  • Mankind (I care about people more than plants or animals, sorry. I know some people do awful things but I still believe they're good at heart. Most, at least.)
  • That moment at an intersection when all the lights are red
  • The innocence of youth
  • The way a child's imagination is more real than the world around him
  • Birds (especially chickens)
  • South Park
  • The moon and the stars
  • Ladies who cuss (but not excessively)
  • Old people who still have that youthful soul
  • Wrinkly old men with bright blue eyes
  • Haircuts
  • Good grades (and valuing education in general)
  • Driving my Avenger
  • Intelligence
  • Grey's Anatomy
  • Irony
  • Puns
  • Random things with little explanation
  • Hope
  • Hayden Panettiere
  • A healthy dose of confidence
  • Exercise (once I can motivate myself for it, anyway)
  • Dreaming (both awake and asleep)
  • Staying busy
  • Storms
  • Being needed
  • Honesty
  • Warm weather
  • Actually scary movies
  • Giving everything in every thing one does (do it right or don't do it at all)
  • Mesh shorts (especially black ones)
  • Pokemon (the old kind that I grew up with, not the modern stuff)
  • Loyalty
  • Perseverance
  • California
  • Blond-haired girls, dark-haired boys
  • Knowing about how the world and humans in particular work
  • Writing (especially creatively)
  • A good home-cooked meal (cheaper, healthier, and tastier than most other options)
  • People with a passion (admittedly, I'm a bit biased toward those who have one similar to one of mine)
  • Babies of any species
  • Appreciation and gratitude for life
  • Oregon
  • Disney-Pixar movies (Toy Story is my favorite)
  • Jack Johnson
  • Chapstick (must be with me at all times..I really like the flavored kinds)
  • Dinosaurs (Stegosauruses are my favorite animals by far)
  • Parodies
  • Nerdy, geeky humor
  • Deep conversations about life
  • That clean feeling right after taking a shower
  • Family
  • Doing just about everything for a reason (and sometimes that reason is just to have fun)
  • People who are true to themselves, whoever that person may be
  • Silly things that must have meaning put into them
  • Being a bit spontaneous and flexible
  • Solitaire and other card games on the computer
  • Bike rides
  • Art
  • Walks outside
  • Evenings
  • Naps (sometimes outside)
  • Power outages
  • Stereo Love by Edward Maya
  • Candles
  • Changing
  • Pillow pets
  • Hands
  • Fire
  • Making a positive difference
  • The country
  • Haunted houses
  • Working (sometimes)
  • Cute, romantic gestures
  • Good quotes
  • Innocent pranks
  • European culture
  • Poetry
  • Beanie babies
  • Ice cream in any format
  • Making connections that are usually not seen by others
  • Breathtaking scenery
  • Staying up very late
  • Being generally straightforward
  • Big cities
  • Math
  • Playing loud music with my windows rolled down
  • Being warm
  • Holidays
  • Sleeping anywhere but a bed
  • Being generally positive
  • Laughing (especially at inappropriate times)
  • Red
  • Owls
  • Dark humor
  • Being taken seriously
  • A bit of sarcasm
Things I'm not so crazy about:
  • Shallowness
  • Drugs, smoking, excessive alcohol
  • Doing things only to fit in with others
  • Lying
  • Trash talking others just for the sake of conversation
  • Ignorance
  • Most country music (save for Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and a handful of other individual songs)
  • Most insects and creepy crawly things
  • Criminals
  • Religious fanatics
  • Racists, homophobes, and other close-minded people
  • Hiding relationships
  • Icy roads
  • Snow after December
  • Waking up for school
  • Being judged for my age
  • Dogs that bite and cats that scratch
  • Getting in trouble
  • Stupid, pointless awards for trivial things like participation
  • Wasting time, money, and life
  • Cheating in 95% of circumstances
  • Overly sexual content
  • Driving recklessly
  • Excessive/poorly placed piercings and tattoos (more people have facial piercings than those that can pull them off well)
  • People who scoff at my dreams
  • An inability to move on from the past
  • Taking life for granted
  • Complaining and whining unless totally appropriate for the situation
  • Death
  • Dying hair (most of the time)
  • Bragging excessively
  • Waiting
  • Missing school
  • Being disturbed while studying or having me-time
  • Expecting to be friends again immediately after a breakup
  • Hypocrisy (I hate myself sometimes because of it)
  • When technology and equipment fail
  • Pain (unless its the kind customary to exercise, I sorta like that kind)
  • Facebook
  • Being cut off in traffic
  • Denying nature
  • Hatred
  • One word replies to texts
  • An inability to have a meaningful conversation
  • Disrespect
  • Disease
  • Heartbreak
  • Regret
  • Not taking advantage of opportunities
  • Walking into an avoidable misfortune
  • Repeating mistakes
  • Mental illnesses
  • Change (as in coins. It's so heavy and annoying.)
  • The way no one has time for each other
  • Bad smells
  • Disabilities
  • When my phone dies
  • Forgetting locker combos or passwords
  • Long stretches of time filled with boredom due to a lack of challenges
  • Playing a game I just can't ever win
  • Incompetence
  • Being led on
  • Long distance relationships
  • The way nothing at all is certain (I thank Einstein for making me doubt science as well. Boo, Relativity.)
  • Arguing
  • Feeling lost and hopeless
  • When you watch a movie for the second time and you really wish you could make the incoming bad thing not happen
  • Stupidity
  • Bacon


If you don't know or care you'll be alright
Heard it's modern to be stupid
                         You don't need a thought to look good

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