um, 25 secret facts or something, i don't know. sorry.

1. i like blankets and quilts and comforters and duvets and bedsheets and those sorts of things. i like to wrap myself up in them and feel myself drift to sleep. i also like wrapping myself up in them and reading a book or sitting by a fire.

2. i like music. i almost always have music playing. i could just sit on the sofa or lie in bed listening to music. when i used to have the time to do it, when i got a new album, i'd put it on and lie on my bed and listen to the whole thing from start to finish.

3. i think children are generally the awesomest people in the world. at least, they're the people who make the most sense to me in the world, because they generally tell how they feel and say what they think and aren't really interested in the really, really stupid things we adults are interested in.

4. i think people don't really like me. even children.

5. i'm not shy. i'm just quiet.

6. it took me a really long time to figure out that when people say "how are you?" or something like that, they don't really mean it, they're just trying to be polite. now i think i'm really jaded, and have a hard time trusting people.

7. i'm not a very skeptical person. i don't have a hard time accepting different points of view or believing people when they tell stories. i don't think i'm gullible, though, maybe just a little naive ... but, like if someone tells me a story that makes sense, i generally believe them. i don't think that's a bad thing, though, because it usually doesn't really make a difference whether i believe them or not.

8. i don't like shaving. i'd rather look scruffy than shave.

9. morning is my favourite time of day ... if only i didn't like being in bed MORE. (see number 1)

10. i like stories. i like to read books, watch movies and tv shows, and play games that have really compelling stories. i also like stories that have some humour. it doesn't really matter if the graphics are bad or the acting is shoddy, or the writing is poor (well, i'm kind of picky about the writing ... it annoys me when the author obviously didn't put much effort into his writing) -- like i said, i don't really have much of a hard time believing things.

11. i like to write stories but i think i'm too hard on my writing and i tend to self-edit too much.

12. i love feedback. i think criticism is one of my biggest motivators. like if someone reads my writing and comments on it, i'm more likely to write more.

13. i have a haunting suspicon that nobody reads my blogs.

14. i think "echoes, silence, patience, and grace" is one of the awesomest album titles ever.

15. i have this weird love-hate relationship with politics because i'm fascinated by the political process, especially in canada, but it also frustrates me like nothing else.

16. i think people are generally stupid.

17. my favourite instrument is the piano.

18. i like kissing.

19. i think freckles are Sooo sexy. freckles and big hair.

20. giraffes may be the awkward dorks of the animal world, but i think they're awesome.

21. i like my job, mostly. but it's really boring. same thing every day ... i wish i was a book editor, because i think i'd make a better editor than a writer. once, in highschool, i made a girl cry when i edited her essay.

22. i love people. i think they're awesome. too bad they don't like me.

23. i generally prefer staying home to going out. i hate big crowds and big parties. i have a hard time hearing the people around me when there's lots of background noise.

24. i don't have facebook because i'm too lazy to set up an account.

25. if you want to keep me occupied, just dump me in a book store. i love shopping for books. hmmm ... i also like shopping for electronics and gizmos, like computer parts or peripherals and software. i don't generally like shopping for clothes.