Riddles

Things that are absolutely true about me:

-I have red hair

-I absolutely love dogs

-I really, really, really like runny yolks

-I enjoy talking about several subjects without getting tired of them: Europe, France, French music, food, socialism, pop culture

-I am lazy and enjoy procrastinating

-I tend to blame other people for things (ie if someone is insulted by my sense of humor, it's because they're too sensitive, have a bad sense of humor, or something along those lines)

-I hate mingling

-I like people, for the most part

-I stare at strangers too much and don't particularly like eye contact when I'm talking, ironically

-I generally prefer the ridiculous to the serious

Recipe checklist

Recipes (on my notecards) that I have made:

-Avocado pound cake

-Texas flour tortillas

-Honey Whole Wheat Pound Cake

-Lemon Risotto

-Nancy Silverton's Bran Muffins

-Flourless PB&J cookies

-Bacon and tomato guacamole

-Hummus (two recipes; one on each side-- Simply Recipes and Ina Garten)

-White batter bread

-Lowfat oatmeal banana bread

-Avocado shakes

-Peanut Butter brownies

-David Lebovitz's chocolate chip cookies

-Almost flourless peanut butter cookie

-Zucchini pancakes

Recipes on my notecards that I haven't yet made:

-Chocolate nut bread (pain aux noix et au chocolat)

-Babaganouzh or Moutabal

-Falafel

-Tehina

-Rick Bayless' dairy-free avocado ice cream

-Hummus bi tehina

-Vanilla ice cream w/o the machine

Nous sommes ce que nous sommes: des hommes

Musical Songs I've Thought of/ Sung/ Referenced Recently:

-"Nous sommes ce que nous sommes" from Dracula: Entre l'Amour et la Mort

-"Master of the house" from Les Mis

-"Who am I?" from Les Mis

-"I Like Rice" from Home Movies episode "Writer's Block"

-"Stop Looking at his Particles" from a musical my friends and I wrote that I don't think ever even had a working title outside of "the musical."

-"Rum Tum Tugger" from Cats

-"Memories" from Cats

-"The Way We Were" from The Way We Were

-"A Little Fall of Rain" from Les Mis

-"Un peu de sang qui pleur" from Les Miserables

-"The Legend of the Rent" from School of Rock

-"Math is a wonderful thing" from School of Rock

-"Teacher's Pet" from School of Rock

-The Franz Kafka rock opera from Home Movies, episode "Director's Cut"

ROTFLOL

Reasons Why I Laugh So Much:

-Feeling awkward

-Finding things funny

-Having fun

-Giddiness

-Good ab workout

-Fond (and funny) memories

-Witticisms

-Good sarcasm

-Silly children

-Inside jokes

-Smug satisfaction

-A really good plan or scheme (more like evil laughter)

Nature vs Nurture

Things Lots of Other People Do Naturally That I Just Don't:

-get excited

-compliment people

-socialize whenever, where ever

-talk to people in the morning

-take initiative

-pay attention in engaging conversations

-smile at strangers

-show a full range of emotions

-say nice things to people

-ask questions that are practical

-like breaks from classes or graduating

-care about others' feelings in conversations

Things I Do Naturally That Lots of Other People Don't Seem to:

-talk to myself, pretty much constantly and about anything

-keep calm, or at least a stiff upper-lip

-keep my thoughts to myself in public

-enjoy silence

-enjoy solitude

-research everything ever just to know more about it

-accidentally scowl instead of smile

-space out, constantly

-giggle at seemingly nothing, pretty much everyday

-expect everyone to be independent and ask for favors

-expect things to be done for me (I've decided this is because I'm the youngest, so everything was always done for me growing up and it's hard for me to remember that I have to do certain things)

The Things that Take Up My Time Lately

My World Cup Teams That Have Lost:

-Argentina

-USA

-Cote d'Ivoire

-Brazil

-Portugal

-France (miserably)

Things I Mean to Read But Never Quite Get Around to:

-Notre-Dame de Paris

-Joe's novel

-In Defense of Food

-La Dame aux Camelias

-Any number of things I should be researching for my thesis

All I Really Want to Do of Late:

-Road trip to New Orleans

-Lay out in the sun

-Ride my bike random places

-Sleep

-Bake/cook random recipes and give them away to anyone willing to eat them

-Shop

-Go home

-Visit Seattle for a week

-Go to festivals/concerts

-Chat

In Honor of Lionel Messi (whose birthday is the 24th of June)

Reasons Lionel Messi and I are practically identical twins:

-He is only a year younger than I am

-He is half an inch taller than I am

-He is only four or five pounds heavier than I am

-We both have awkward haircuts

-We both are from the Americas

-We both have lived in Europe

-We both have been accused of hating our homelands because of living in Europe

-His name is Lionel (pronounced Lee-own-el). Take out the "on" and it's exactly my name

-We're both loved by many soccer fans

-We're both in a love-hate relationship with someone who has committed a handball that saved the game

-We both have parents

-We both are following the World Cup 2010 in South Africa

-We both could have been taller if things worked out better genetically (I swear my poor diet in middle school stunted my growth.... Messi's explanation is more rational)

-We both had birthdays this last year

-We both like the color powder blue (well, maybe he doesn't like the color, but it's in the best version of the Argentina national football team)

-We are both cute, like a puppy or a fluffy kitten, or a baby duck

-Neither of us resemble a baby pigeon

-Neither of us is married, yet

-Both of us appreciate the health care in Europe

-Both of us know someone who looks like an Argentine pirate

-Sometimes my room is messy (get it? it's a pun)

-Both of us have pretty much GREAT senses of humor

-Both of us entered our chosen careers at the age of 5 (he did soccer, I became a student)

-Both of us have known people from Rosario, Argentina

-Both of us have last names that end with vowels

-Both of us are awesome