I've been tagged, sort of

So, one of the blogs I follow posted 25 random things about herself. Since she didn't have 25 people on blogspot to tag, she said we should just answer the survey if we wanted. I, too, have less than ten blog followers, so if you want to share a bit of useless facts about you, feel free.

1. I have an oddly proportioned body. I wear a small in t-shirts, and I have a pretty muscular upper body with nice sized boobs, at least I think so. But I have very short, round legs. My hips have always caused me to be self-conscious, because no matter how skinny I am, they are always predominate.

2. My grandmother was born on a Native American reservation. During FDR's presidenency, her parents moved her and her brothers and sisters to work on a ranch near Tyler, Texas. She met my grandfather, who was a ranch hand, at fourteen years old and got married. He was in his twenties.

3. My dad, growing up in the fifties and sixties, was often mistaken for a Hispanic. Because of his sibling's dark skin, they were often forced to drink from "colored" water fountains. The funny thing is, despite the racial inequalities forced upon him, my father is one of the most prejudice people I know.

4. I got to a Unitarian Universalist church. My father was Baptist and my mother was raised Pentecostal. I grew up feeling terribly guilty for my subconscious questioning of the Christian faith. After getting married, my husband and I frequented more liberal Christian sects (Non-demoninational, Methodist, even making plans to take classes towards converting to the Episcopal faith) before we found the Unitarian fellowship.

5. I don't like being call Agnostic. I find my beliefs from the best of all religions. I have read a few books on Buddhism, researched Hinduism, read the Qu'ran and Bible in totality. I can't be positive of the existence of God, but I do feel that there is something larger than me that helped set in motion all being. I am a humanist in actions, and I find all religions, scientific theories, and cultural differences concerning humanity fascinating. I think as a society, we have only began to understand our Universe, and I respect all opinions, as long as self-realized and thoughtful on the subject. I am always open to discussion on this subject.

6. As a child, I had a wild imagination. In fact, I still do. My interests change with the seasons, and I love all things history, pop culture, and fashion.

7. I'm Progressive and moderately Liberal in my political opinions.

8. I love literature. Right now I'm devouring all things Beat generation. I tend to find an author I'm interested in, read all of their works, all of their peer's works, then find out everything about their day to day life that I can. In some ways, I become more obsessed with the time of their existence than I do their writing itself.

9. The same goes with art. I used to really enjoy studying pop art. After taking a few art classes, I've moved on from my interest in Andy Warhol and the like. But I'm always fascinated by people like Edie Sedgwick and Bridget Berlin.

10. I smoke way too much. As a teen, I'd smoke a Djarum now and then, but lately it's gone up to three packs a week. I've been addicted to a lot of things, but honestly, cutting back on smoking has been the hardest thing to do yet.

11. By the way, I'm a recovering meth addict. This April I will be celebrating my two year anniversary of staying clean.

12. I hate NA and the like. I've never had a drinking problem. I can have one glass of wine and be finished. I think some people have basically addictive personalities, and anything can turn into a gateway for them to be full-out addicts. Other people, like me, have that one drug that grabs them up and won't let them go. I'm not going to go to meetings and about my "sobriety." I smoke marijuana occasionally and I am going to have a glass of wine after a hard week of work. I was 18 when I got into hard drugs and I was incredibly innocent. I am a more mature person now, and I know what my limit is. I know that hard drugs will always win over free will, and I'll never take my chances with them again.

13. By the way, I believe marijuana, or at least medical marijuana should be legalized. I've significantly researched the effects of THC, and the different scientific studies on the plant. It has been known to calm anxiety and reduce nausea and pain for people with chronic diseases. I think the reason why it hasn't been legalized is because the pharmecuetical companies have such a grasp on the economy and medical industry that they won't let such a cheap and easily grown plant stand in the way of their money.

14. I have been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and I've shown signs of PTS. My symptons began at a very early age, and the death of my mother, the physical and mental abuse that I was made to undergo as a child, and my drug usage through the years has intensified these symptoms.

15. I have really thin hair that tangles way too easily.

16. I want to travel to India more than any other country in the world.

17. I wear a size four shoe, a three in men's sizes.

18. I love old music. I'm obsessed with The Beatles. I grew up listening to them on my mom's old records and I honestly feel a familarity with them that I have with no other artist or musician.

19. I also like Janis Joplin, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Loving Spoonful, The Guess Who, Jefferson Airplane, and a bunch of others.

20. I'm thinking about going to Cosmetology school before I get an Associate's in Art.

21. I love all things 1920's.

22. I'm a really passionate person and I get incensed easily on all things politics and human rights.

24. I'm allergic to mosquitos and I hate heat and humidity...as soon my husband I finish our educations, we are moving the hell out of Texas.

25. I always have to be on the go, I'm pretty lazy, so I don't clean often. But I'm definitely not a homebody who just want to lay around.