thirty-three random facts.

33 – For the better part of my 24 years, I have refused to step on cracks in the sidewalk, for fear of a massive earthquake taking place if I did. The quake hasn’t happened yet, but I still watch my step.

32 – No matter what I say to you, I was not born in Alaska.

31 – I travel. Sometimes I love it, other times I don’t, but it’s a core part of me whether I like it or not.

30 – Peanut butter and mayo is a delicious combination for a sandwich. Try it.

29 – I wear a duckbill hat that people say suits me. I used to love it. Now I just hide under it.

28 – Hitchhiking is one of my favorite hobbies.

27 – I’m scared of New York City.
(addendum: past tense. I love New York.)

26 – Saying goodbye is a special talent I have developed over the years – the quick-I’m-running-late, the gallant you’ve-changed-my-life-since last-night, and the friendly and harmless we’ll-never-meet-again-but-we’ll-say-see-you-later-anyway are some of my favorites.

25 – Talking and writing about my experiences traveling and in life feel pretentious and arrogant to me, so when I do it, I tend to be hesitant and devoid of confidence.

24 – Slam poetry is one of the most effective forms of human interaction.

23 – I’ve formulated an idea of what god is, and I’ve often listened to kids younger than I try to wrap their heads around the universe. I’ve come to the conclusion that we know nothing.

22 – Orange street lights have had an overtly significant impact on my life. If cities were drenched in green or pink or gold, I’d be a very different person.

21 – I’ve been wearing the same black Spitfire belt since high school.

20 – I cook amazing omelets.

19 – ’34.788% Complete’ is one of the best doom metal albums ever recorded. Chances are, if you know what I’m talking about, you’ll probably disagree. but you can’t fight the brilliance.

18 – I can’t think of a reason to not get rid of the trenchcoat – the ankle-length leather cape of a coat I got in my younger days – but I can’t bring myself to do it.

17 – Music is my intermittent life force. People say things like that and it’s often juvenile. The quality of my life deteriorates occasionally, and I can always lead it back to one thing: I’ve lost the music.

16 – I clearly remember a fight between my parents when I was three; the bluesky sun on the white hallway wall, my toy telephone on the floor, my dad shattering a wall mirror my mom got in Algeria. She still has the frame.

15 – I’ve never done coke.

14 – Marijuana is not a narcotic.

13 – The first time I had sex, the condom broke.

12 – Right after the condom broke, my step-mom walked in.

11 – I have no kids.

10 – I blush crimson, easily.

9 – Revolutions warm my heart.

8 – Procrastination is another favorite hobby. I can kill time like a kid kills fire ants with a magnifying glass.

7 – Yes, I’m ‘into’ poetry. Poetry is cool. (and if you ask me in that tone again, I’ll tear your throat open with a seesaw and some horoscopes, spice it up with a rhyme or two, and call it something beautiful)

6 – I really love toast.

5 – I do not have a toaster. I cannot explain the paradox.

4 – I’ve never ridden a motorcycle, which clashes with my age-old plan to bike across North America. (no longer true – I rode through the jungle up to a mountain in Costa Rica with a guy who spoke no english. it was grand. when I come up with a replacement fact, I’ll let you know)

3 – Capitalism is not conducive to the pursuit of happiness.

2 – It’s six in the morning and I’ve been up all night. I have no idea what I’m doing here, or what I’m trying to accomplish.

1 – mystery is where truth exists.