25 random things

So I've heard a lot about this "Facebook 25 random things" list ... and I had no idea what it was. Which is weird, considering I spend far too much time on the internet and am usually in the know about these trends.

There was an article on Gawker today that posted links to five top newspapers around the country who all had articles about the trend - all from Thursday alone!

And then it hit me ... I know what this is! I got my frist "You've been tagged in a note" notification a week ago that brought me to a friend's list of 25 random things. I considered making my own but was too busy at the time.

I don't like to be a part of trends (which, ironically, is a trend in itself these days!), but I'm going to go against the grain and hop on the bandwagon.

Kara Flaherty's 25 Random Things:

1. I have a part-siamese kitten named Chai (pictured above).

2. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are my favorite band (and have been since before "Maps" came out!)

3. I dream of moving to New York City someday.

4. I have a terrible addiction to browsing apartments on Craigslist in New York, Denver and other major metropolitan areas.

5. I have eaten cheesy broccoli and chicken three times this week and still can't get enough.

6. I drink chocolate milk daily.

7. I love my parents and only wish I had appreciated them more when I was younger.

8. Everyone thinks my sister and I look a lot alike when we're both blonde, but the moment she dyes her hair dark, nobody believes we're related (picture at right: 1989).

9. I'm planning my sister's honeymoon and sincerely wish it was mine. Atleast she knows it'll be good!

10. Sometimes people think I'm stuck up because I don't talk a lot, but I'm really not at all. I just prefer to observe.

11. My best friend from high school had a baby and I consider myself an aunt.

12. I have a Peace Corps application waiting to be finished and sent in the moment I decide I need to do something drastic with my life.

13. I used to think it would be fun to write a memoir. I don't think so anymore.

14. When my boyfriend plays video games until the early morning hours and ignores my requests for a lower volume, I flip him off through the wall. He won't know I do it unless he reads this.

15. I wrote my first will when I was 16 and have updated it ever since. I think it's important and something everyone should do.

16. I totally believe in ghosts, though I have never seen one with my own eyes.

17. I still have the link to a blog that I kept when I was 14, and when I came across it the other day, it made me sad.

18. The tattoo on my wrist represents the memory of a friend who was killed by a drunk driver, as well as the resulting life lessons I learned from the loss. Whenever people ask and I tell them this, they suddenly get uncomfortable. Now I just say, "It's a long story."

19. I watch "The Office" regularly.

20. I voted Obama.

21. I feed my cat all-organic food that has to be specially ordered on the internet, yet I live off frozen, boxed and fast food.

22. All of my grandparents are still alive.

23. I spilled wine on my laptop keyboard a couple months ago, which made it almost completely unusable. I got my new keyboard in the mail yesterday and successfully changed it out today. The only difference is that the enter and shift keys are shorter, so I keep hitting \ and \ and it makes me mad that I have two keys that do the same thing in the least convenient places.

24. I am so picky when it comes to jeans and shoes that when I find a pair I like, I stock up.

25. I still don't know exactly what I want to do when I have to make it out in the real world. I just know I don't want to get stuck with a job I hate.