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37 Facts About Me

I got the idea for this from Online Goddess' facts page. You're supposed to think of a fact for every year you've lived. Let's dive into this daunting task!

  1. I'm a Pisces with a Virgo moon and Cancer rising. According to Astrology.com, that means I'm both imaginative and practical.

  2. My Chinese zodiac sign is the Dragon, which means I'm wise and adventurous but also temperamental and impulsive. I think that's fairly accurate.

  3. My favorite color is cobalt blue.

  4. My favorite Pokémon is Gyarados.

  5. I'm diagnosed with bipolar I and OCD.

  6. I absolutely love coffee. I usually make a pot of drip coffee every morning, but I also have an espresso machine and I prefer a homemade latte. One of my favorite things to do is discover new coffee shops.

  7. I have three tattoos, all on my right arm: a traditional-style grim reaper, the Intellectual Yeti from the game Hidden Folks, and a line-art tattoo inspired by the game Gris.

  8. I've been playing video games since I was around five years old. Back then, I just ran around in them a lot without completing objectives, but now I enjoy getting 100% achievements for my favorite games.

  9. I enjoy watching Twitch streams, and my favorite streamer is MarzCakez.

  10. I still own a PlayStation 2, and I like collecting games for it and playing them.

  11. The material item that I want the most right now is a CRT TV.

  12. I've never had many IRL friends throughout my life, and my most meaningful friendships have been via the internet.

  13. I'm a night owl. My job forces me to wake up early, but if I had it my way I'd be going to bed at 5:00am every morning.

  14. My favorite food is Japanese curry.

  15. My favorite non-coffee beverage is cold apple cider.

  16. I'm not religious, but I believe in God.

  17. I enjoy coloring and working jigsaw puzzles. They're two of the most relaxing activities for me.

  18. I'm not a planner and am quite spontaneous. I wish I had things in better order, but it's just not the way my brain works.

  19. I love perfumes and have a small collection of them. My favorites are Oud Wood by Tom Ford, The Only One by Dolce & Gabbana, and Vanilla Skin by Phlur. I gravitate toward gourmand and woodsy fragrances.

  20. I have two siblings: a sister who's 5 years older and a brother who's 12 years older than me. We're close despite our age differences.

  21. I love insects, especially moths and stag beetles.

  22. I'm terrified of tornadoes. One ripped through our backyard when I was a kid, and it's one of my worst memories. I'd like to move to a place that doesn't experience them.

  23. The place I want to travel to the most is Norway in winter.

  24. I'm near-sighted and wear glasses. I used to wear contacts, but I can't be bothered with them anymore.

  25. I won my school Spelling Bee twice, in third grade and eighth grade.

  26. Aside from blogging online, I also journal privately in paper notebooks.

  27. I took a solo trip to London in 2019, which was one of the best experiences of my life.

  28. In the summer after my junior year of high school, I went on a trip with my French class to France and Switzerland.

  29. My favorite holiday is Halloween.

  30. Even though I love autumn, my favorite season is winter. I prefer cold weather and am obsessed with snow. I also like how relaxed and kind of liminal everything feels in winter.

  31. When I was a kid, I gave my stuffed animals voices and recorded a radio show with them on a tape recorder.

  32. I adore clowns. One of my goals in life is to dress up as a clown for Halloween, which I've somehow never done.

  33. Neither my husband nor I have ever wanted kids of our own, and we plan on remaining child-free. Our dog, Ranni, is our kid.

  34. If I could live anywhere in the US without worrying about money or being too far from my family, I would choose New York City.

  35. My favorite artists are Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo (whose image has unfortunately been sanitized for commercial consumption), and Abiodun Olaku.

  36. I've never been an ambitious person or had any lofty goals. I like just living a boring little life, and I understand that there's privilege in that.

  37. From 2022-2025, I gained 60 lbs, largely due to a common side effect of my bipolar medication. I have to live with the medication, and I believe in body positivity, but I'm currently attempting to shed some of that weight through exercise and keeping a food journal.