Beginnings.

There are so many scraps of writing floating around my computer. Some of it I want to share, some of it I know I won't share, and other bits I just don't know. The crux of the matter is that I haven't been actually posting much on this blog lately, partially because life has been overwhelming lately, and partially because I haven't felt that there's much in my life that would interest other people. 

So I think I'm going to do this challenge that my dear friend Hannah's been doing, just so I can get used to blogging on a regular basis again. 

Day 1: Introduction, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts.
Day 2: Nicknames.
Day 3: Your first love.
Day 4: Your parents.
Day 5: What song inspires you.
Day 6: Pet peeves.
Day 7: What makes you happy.
Day 8: A place you’ve traveled to and where else you want to travel.
Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend.
Day 10: Something you’re afraid of.
Day 11: A quote you love.
Day 12: Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 13: Goals.
Day 14: A picture of you last year – how have you changed?
Day 15: Death row meal.
Day 16: Your opinion about your body and how comfortable you are with it.
Day 17: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs.
Day 18: Something you miss.
Day 19: Things you want to say to an ex.
Day 20: Something you wonder “What if…?” about.
Day 21: Something you’re proud of.
Day 22: What do you want your future to be like?
Day 23: Favorite Movies and TV Show.
Day 24: Something you’ve learned.
Day 25: Something you are looking forward to.
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding.
Day 27: Photo of your city.
Day 28: What stresses you out?
Day 29: Who is your hero?
Day 30: A picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge.

Yup. I'm going to pretend that it's still Sunday night, and thus commence this lovely blogging challenge thing. So hi, I'm Miranda. This is what I look like after no sleep and two hours of karate:

The facts:

1. I drink an inordinate amount of tea. 

2. I use the Oxford comma. 

3. People think I'm more intelligent than I actually am. 

4. I'm 18 years old, but feel like a superannuated woman. All I need is a cat. Or two. Or maybe three.

5. I don't talk in a social environment until I feel comfortable. I do, however, listen. 

6. When it comes to boys/men I like, I will be completely up front about how I feel. I don't play games, and I don't lie. 

7. I have an absurd, insatiable fascination with hipsters. I love them, but they make it so easy to make fun of them. If you want to be my friend, tell me a clever joke about hipsters. 

8. Did I mention I like cats? 

9. I like Asia. A lot. I speak Chinese, which was basically my gateway drug into everything else, like my kdrama obsession.

10. Oh right, facts... I'm a huge nerd. I'm really into Harry Potter. 

11. I debated in high school, which means I love to play devil's advocate sometimes and argue about inconsequential things just for the sake of argument. 

12. I basically believe in letting people live their lives however they want to, as long as it doesn't infringe upon my liberties. I don't think that government should legislate morality. 

13. My family and friends mean the world to me.

14. I cry a lot. I cry when I'm sad, when my friends are sad, when I hear about sad things that happen to other people, when I see beautiful pieces of theatre or any other kind of art, etc. But I don't cry in public. If you've seen me cry, count yourself lucky.

15. I like to think I'm an open book when it comes to most matters, but I have a core composed of secrets, some of which I will never tell a soul on this green earth. 

And that's it for tonight, folks. I'll try to plow through some more Goethe now (yay Humanities!).