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About (Eighteen)

I originally thought I had nothing for being 18. But searching through hidden stores, I found this. Hurray, little gem! I guess I really am older because reading this already makes me cringe.

11 November 2005

1. What time is it now?
1535 (3:35 PM)

2. Single or taken?
Single

3. What does your name mean?
Cynthia-Marie: My dad liked the name Cynthia (it means moon or moon goddess or something). Technically Marie means "star of the sea", but it's really short for my mom's name. She was named after a place in the Philippines, "Marikina", but her parents didn't like the "ki" so she became "Marina."

4. Who picked out your name?
My dad, I think...

5. What's your nickname?
Cyn, Cyndi

6. What color are your eyes?
Brown. In a bright room, they turn a translucent light brown. (But I suspect everyone's do.) I like that.

7. Do you have an innie or an outie?
Innie. I think outies are creepy.

8. What size are your shoes?
7 1/2

9. How tall (or short) are you?
5'2 and 3/4. The 3/4 is very important. It makes me taller than Kristen Bell.

10. Honestly, what do you like about yourself?
I like how much I enjoy puzzles (cryptoquips and su doku), my punctuality, that I'm not afraid to venture, and my boobs.

11. What do you always get complimented on?
My cuteness. Bah

12. Worst quality.
Being anxious.

13. What are the last four digits of your phone number?
(What a stupid question) 6253

14. Do you think you're cute?
Sometimes

15. Hair color?
Black. I highlighted it last year, but that part's pretty much just at the tips now.

16. Do you wear contacts?
I have them, but I don't like to wear them because they're a new prescription, and I haven't gotten used to it.

17. Living arrangement?
In a university-arranged flat in London with 5 other girls. It's really hot.

18. Favorite drink?
Fanta, espresso, tea. The nutrients of life.

19. Favorite alcoholic drink?
Blush wine, tequila.

20. Favorite month?
I don't know.

21. Favorite food?
I could go on for days about this, but I'll try to stick to the highlights. Sushi. Fries. Chocolate chip cookies. Curry. Bread. Sour cream.

22. Favorite board game?
Scrabble and monopoly.

23. Web site?
Google.com

24. Favorite clothing brand?
American Eagle (I don't shop there a lot, but I like their store mannequins)

25. Favorite day of the year?
The 21st of December: the winter solstice. I like it because it's the shortest day of the year.

26. Favorite color?
Black

27. Favorite animal?
Yorkshire terrier. And floppy-eared bunny rabbits.

28. Do you have more girl friends or guy friends?
Girls, by a landslide.

29. ... This question doesn't exist

30. Are your parents together?
No

31. How often do you get together with the family?
With the extended family? Bout once a year.

32. Do you see your friends or your parents more?
My mom. Most of my friends go to college far away from me, so I see them rarely.

33. Anything special about your parents?
My dad was really smart. My mom is too, but she doesn't like admitting it. They both accomplished so much in their lives - emigrating from the homeland and settling down somewhere new. Perhaps that's not special in that people have done that before, but I'm proud of them for it.

34. Siblings and their ages?
Only child

35. Do you think you're a flirt?
No. I don't like using people.

36. Do you think you're slutty?
No

37. Do you think you're mean?
No

38. You like someone?
Yea I do.

39. You can keep secrets?
Depends on how important they are. If they're your secrets, I'll keep them. If they're my secrets, I'll tell everyone but tell them to keep it a secret.

40. You dance in front of the mirror?
All the time.

41. You sing in the shower?
It's where I sound the best!

42. You like Britney Spears?
Yeah, but I think that's because I haven't seen her reality show yet.

43. You've liked a cousin?
Hell fucking no.

44. You've been in the opposites bathroom?
Yea. I was in Venice and I couldn't read the signs. I also did it in high school when I needed to wash dishes. The boys' bathroom reeks.

45. Ever hurt someone?
Everyone has, but I haven't done it intentionally. I don't like horrible people, so I try not to be one.

46. You've been hurt?
Yeah. I spilled a cup of tea on myself and that hurt. My heart has hurt a few times as well, but that's unavoidable.

47. You swear?
All the fucking time.

48. Do you get your way?
Usually. I don't like to ask for things unless I really want them, and then I go all out for them.

49. You're willing to try new things?
I ate escargo, didn't I? And though I am afraid of heights, when I was asked to go on Tower of Terror, didn't I say yes?

50. Cheated on a test?
I did once in the 7th grade. I think I gave someone the answer just so he would shut up. I felt so bad I never did it again.

51. What are you wearing?
Jeans, sweater, button down shirt, tube top.

52. What color are your pants?
Jean-color.
[Or perhaps they meant underpants. To which I don't know the answer since it was so long ago, but that question certainly would make more sense.]

53. What are you listening to?
Tarzan the cartoon is on tv, Aleks is hitting a pan, and music is blasting out of some room.

54. ...There's no fifty four.

55. There's no fifty five either. In fact, it skips all the way to 61. Go figure.

61. What's in your purse?
Wallet, A-Z, digital camera, The Golden Age of British Painting, 2 pens, lipgloss, bus map, Oyster card.

62. Tall or short girls?
Either...

63. Blonde or brunette girls?
Both

64. Boxers showing?
Just the tops. We don't want everyone seeing your business, boys.

65. Long or short hair on girls?
Short

66. What's the first thing you notice about girls?
What they're wearing.

67. What kind of cologne do you use?
I don't wear cologne (or perfume), but I use scented lotion, if that counts. It makes me smell like a pina colada.

68. What's in your pocket?
A vitamin and 2 AA batteries

69. Boxers or briefs?
Boxers. I like wearing them too. Comfy, like shorts.

70. Blonde or brunette guys?
Brunette

71. Tall or short guys
Taller than me, anyway

72. ... What's with the skipping of numbers?

73. Long or short hair on guys?
Long

74. Good or bad guy?
A nice guy with a bad-boy streak.

75. What do you find annoying in boys?
[I did have something for these two questions, but what I wrote was so horrible that I didn't want to include it. But then I read it again and it made me laugh so hard that I think I need to (but I did edit the first bit). I swear I'm not as awful (or man-hating) as it makes me sound.]
When they act like show-off dicks in front of their friends.

76. What's the first thing you notice about guys?
Usually how ugly they are.

77. The last movie you watched?
On TV, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, in the theater, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

78. What did you have for dinner?
I haven't eaten dinner yet, but I've warmed up with a lox bagel, three bowls of cereal, a pitta pocket, a bread roll, two cups of tea, and pineapple juice.

79. What are you hoping for?
An awesome GPA, quiet, health and happiness, a place to live in Davis when I get back, more money than I know what to do with, new shoes, my laptop to magically fix itself, and to lose fifteen pounds without having to cut down on what I eat.

80. What movie do you really want to see?
Saw II

81. Where is your favorite place to travel?
Earth. I want to see everything! Europe is convenient. There's so much to choose from and it's all so closeby. Specifically, I'd like to travel to all the places I've never been - Switzerland, Germany (outside of the airport), Budapest. I'd like to go back to Amsterdam and remember some of it. I'd like to return to Barcelona and London one day because I enjoyed them so much. I'd like to go to back to New York (which I know isn't in Europe) when it snows. I'd also like to roadtrip down California's coast sometime.

82. What did you last dream about?
It was a nightmare, so I don't want to talk about it

83. What was the last thing you ate?
A bowl of cereal

84. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Cotton candy pink.

85. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Sairina

86. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
This wasn't sent to me, I found it on Florence's myspace page. But of course I like her!

87. Ever had a crush on a teacher?
Haha yes, I did.

88. Are you too shy to ask someone out?
I am shy, but I've also asked someone out before.

89. Scarboth?
I don't even know what that means

90. Summer or winter?
Winter. I love ice skating and hate the heat. Snuggle weather all the way.

91. Relationships or one night stands?
Relationship

92. Chocolate or vanilla ice cream?
Chocolate

93. Do you want your friends to write back?
I'm not sending them anything, but sure! I love mail

94. Who is most likely to respond?
I figure you mean "...respond [to this e-mail]", but since it's not an e-mail, that doesn't make sense, does it.

95. Who is least likely to respond?
See above

96. What did you do last night?
I took a nap, ate dinner, watched weird television, worked on my scrapbook, drank some wine then made pasta, burned my fingers on the lid (I think because of the wine), and fell asleep.

97. Anything else you want to add?
I should have been writing a paper right now.

98. What time is it now?
4:45 PM

99. Movies. Sad or happy ending?
Sad. It's not a good movie unless I'm crying at the end.

100. Did you like this?
Yea...I ran out of things to say about myself so this stirred up ideas.