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This fad hit Facebook and I figure I mind as well cross post it in the unlikely situation that someone I don't know actually reads this blog.

1) I’ve started to play harmonica out of a random appreciation for bluegrass music.

2) In another life, I’d be a private detective, a writer, a stand-up comedian, a film maker, own a record label, or work at/run an independent magazine. It’s somewhat discomforting to know that alternate-reality versions of myself are just as poor as I am.

3) Mike Park is my hero. I met him once when he was touring with the Alkaline Trio selling merch and all I could say to him was “wow man, you’re cool and stuff...what’s it like being Asian?”

4) Two people who have influenced me a lot are my Gung Gung, and my Lola. Whenever I need a source of inspiration I read their letters to me.

5) I’ve probably Facebook-stalked you. Perhaps out of an unspoken, longing crush, but more likely out of habit and boredom. Take heart though, your life is much more interesting than mine.

6) In Vancouver I used to get sick 2-3 times a year. In Montreal I’ve been sick once in 2.5 years. What gives Van-city? Wash your frickin’ hands.

7) In high school I was an uber-Conservative. Like pro-life, pro-Republican, pro-death penalty, ‘economy-can-run-itself’ conservative. Hell, I even read right wing political theory until grade 11. Yikes. On the plus side, I play a damn good devil’s advocate.

8) I love American accents in the same way most people swoon over British accents.

9) I’m deadly scared of heights. In an attempt to rectify this, I took a high-ropes course. This was not a good idea. The shaking started the day before we started and the tears started rolling halfway along the tightrope walk.

10) As a kid, I used to sneak into my parent’s bedroom and sleep on the floor next to my dad. He stepped on me a lot, but I couldn’t fall asleep without hearing him snoring. To this day, if I hear someone snoring I instantly pass out.

11) The only way to tell if I’m stressed out or worried is if I’m biting my nails.

12) I almost never judge people based on political or religious beliefs. However, I will judge you on the TV shows you watch. For example, if you emphatically don’t like ‘Columbo’ then I will have difficulty taking anything you have to say seriously.

13) I believe in and like the fact that musical genres exist. I like it even better when they get smushed together.

14) Kittens and Puppies < Skunks and pigs.

15) A smirk reeks of coy confidence and is unquestionably sexy...as is the ability to laugh at oneself.

16) I plan to adopt or have foster children.

17) Despite identifying as an ardent feminist, I unabashingly use the phrase ‘man up’ to tell guys to shut the hell up and take some responsibility. Blame the all boys school training.

18) I miss your company and think we should hang out more. Seriously.

19) I find crowd surfers to be annoying and selfish. As a public service I used take their wallets and throw them on stage.

20) Cookies, cake, brownies, cupcakes, muffins, and donuts should be replaced by candy, soda, chips, and pie.

21) In any given situation I have no idea what I’m doing.

22) While I claim to know a bit about music, I’m totally lost when it comes to classic rock. I first heard ‘The Police’ while playing ‘Guitar Hero’ and had to ask someone what a ‘Free Bird’ was. I have yet to make it past the intro of ‘Stairway to Heaven.’

23) My ideal future includes a huge house that I share with my friends. In this perfect world scenario my will kids have multiple adult figures, I cook for everyone in the house, and the living room has an unnecessarily large television.

24) I cheated at Kumon and even went so far as to fake the scratch work. However, I was caught when my dad found that on one test, all the right answers were in the wrong column.

25) I was actually going to do this list with 25 song lyrics that described something about me. I even started said list but halfway through couldn’t decide if it was creative or just a grab for attention. For example, my line for point number two was “I want to publish ‘zines and rage against machines.”