Sep. 30: Emboldened truths

This meme is unabashedly ripped off from mommablogsalot. The phrases that are in bold are true for me...

Appearance:

• I am 5′4 or shorter.
  
• I think I’m ugly.
  
• I have many scars.
  
• I tan easily.
  
• I wish my hair was a different color.
  
• I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
  
• I have a tattoo.
  
• I am self-conscious about my appearance.
  
• I have/I’ve had braces.
  
• I wear glasses.
  
• I’d get/have gotten plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free, scar-free. (It’s mostly just a cost issue for me because I would LOVE to have jugs)
  
• I’ve been told I’m attractive by a complete stranger. (Someone actually grabbed my arm once and said, “You have no pores!” I was 15 or so—is that so rare at that age?)
  
• I have had more than 2 piercings. (Two in each ear makes four, right?)
  
• I have had piercings in places besides my ears.
  
• I have freckles.

Family/Home Life:

• I’ve sworn at my parents. (I’ve sworn in front of my parents, which is just as daring)
  
• I’ve run away from home.
  
• I’ve been kicked out of the house.
  
• My biological parents are together.
  
• I have a sibling less than one year old.
  
• I want to have kids someday.
  
• I have children.
  
• I’ve lost a child.

Embarrassment:

• I’ve slipped out a “LOL” in a spoken conversation. (Anyone who does this should meet my fist... sorry, Jen E)
  
• Disney movies still make me cry.
  
• I’ve snorted while laughing.
  
• I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried. (I highly recommend it)
  
• I’ve glued my hand to something.
  
• I’ve laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
  
• I’ve had my trousers rip in public. (Fortunately it wasn’t a rip in the crotchal region)

Health:

• I was born with a disease/impairment.
  
• I’ve had stitches.
  
• I’ve broken a bone.
  
• I’ve had my tonsils removed.
  
• I’ve sat in a doctor’s office with a friend.
  
• I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.
  
• I’ve had serious surgery.
  
• I’ve had chicken pox.

Traveling:

• I’ve driven over 200 miles in one day. (I do it frequently)
  
• I’ve been on a plane.
  
• I’ve been to Canada.
  
• I’ve been to Niagara Falls.
  
• I’ve been to Japan.
  
• I’ve been to Europe.
  
• I’ve been to Africa.

Experiences:

• I’ve been lost in my city.
  
• I’ve seen a shooting star.
  
• I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas.
  
• I’ve pushed all the buttons in a lift.
  
• I’ve been to a casino.
  
• I’ve been skydiving.
  
• I’ve gone skinny dipping.
  
• I’ve played spin the bottle.
  
• I’ve crashed a car.
  
• I’ve been skiing.
  
• I’ve been in a play.
  
• I’ve met someone in person from the Internet.
  
• I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
  
• I’ve seen the Northern Lights.
  
• I’ve sat on a roof top at night.
  
• I’ve played chicken.
  
• I’ve seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  
• I’ve eaten sushi.
  
• I’ve been snowboarding.

Relationships:

• I’m single.
  
• I’m in a relationship.
  
• I’m available.
  
• I’m engaged.
  
• I’m married.
  
• I’ve gone on a blind date.
  
• I’ve been the dumpee more than the dumper.
  
• I have a fear of abandonment.
  
• I’ve been divorced.
  
• I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.
  
• I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.
  
• I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.
  
• I’ve kept something from a past relationship.

Random:

• I can sing well. (I used to be able to; don’t know what happened)
  
• I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant. (Straws, eating utensils, condiments, yes—but not a tray. Stealing a tray from the caf for sledding doesn’t count, right? Because I totally returned it the next day.)
  
• I open up to others too easily.
  
• I watch the news.
  
• I don’t kill bugs.
  
• I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for sake of being able to rhyme.
  
• I swear regularly.
  
• I am a morning person.
  
• I paid for my mobile phone ring tone.
  
• I’m a snob about grammar.
  
• I am a sports fanatic.
  
• I play with my hair.
  
• I have/had “x”s in my screen name.
  
• I love being neat. (I’m not neat, but I love the idea of neatness)
  
• I love Spam.
  
• I’ve copied more than 30 CD’s in a day.
  
• I don’t know how to shoot a gun. (...and I’m OK with that)
  
• I am in love with love.
  
• I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS. (one of my pet peeves)
  
• I laugh at my own jokes. (usually when no one else does... pathetic)
  
• I eat fast food weekly.
  
• I believe in ghosts.
  
• I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
  
• I can’t sleep if there is a spider in the room.
  
• I am really ticklish.
  
• I love white chocolate.
  
• I bite my nails. (I don’t bite my fingernails, but I do bite the skin around them. I know, yuck, right?)
  
• I play video games.
  
• I’m good at remembering faces.
  
• I’m good at remembering names.
  
• I’m good at remembering dates.
  
• I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Copy and paste this into a comment or your own blog and answer for yourself! Make sure you delete all my inane comments.