50 random things

So, on my friend Suz's blog, she made a list of 50 random things about her. I love things like this because I think that we're all random and quirky and there are things about people you might never know unless it came up, or you asked. So, I decided to make a list.

1.) my middle name is irene
2.) i go by kristen, k hoov, hoover, sissy, irene, krisgey, and in china, if i hear them say anything remotely close to "chris," i'll answer to that too.
3.) the right song can make or break my day
4.) i love maps. i google map everything.
5.) i can successfully tell you where every state is in the U.S.
6.) i've been to 30 states, i will go to all
7.) i love real estate. just about every city/town i go to, i always look for the free real estate magazines.
8.) i could go for a chocolate molten cake from chili's
9.) my electricty just went out. i'm not afraid of the dark, but i don't really want to be alone, in the basement, in the complete dark, in china
10.) i never ever thought i would miss balitmore so much. i knew i would miss the people, but the actual city
11.) i feel 100% safer walking around china at night then i ever did walking around baltimore...sometimes even in the day in baltimore
12.) my life dramatically changed on a trip to mississippi in '06. i mean, dramatically changed.
13.) i love meeting new people
14.) i take things way too personally
15.) i would love to have a job in the music profession. something backstage.
16.) i would love to be a nurse
17.) i would love to work with kids
18.) i would love to major in foreign languages and be an interpreter
19.) i would love to be a flight attendent
20.) see why i've had a hard time picking just one major?
21.) i still sleep with the blanket that my aunt made for me when i was born. it's in china with me right now
22.) i love plans. i love having everything planned, although my life does not often reflect that.
23.) i love school. i know that i'll go back when i get back to the states, that why i've never had a problem with taking a semester off.
24.) i REALLY like school supplies. new pens and notebooks are the best.
25.) i like singing and i'm good at it. i never ever want to sing as a job. i'd rather be behind the scenes
26.) i cannot act. at all...although i'm very dramatic and animated.
27.) i make myself at home very very easily, so don't say that unless you mean it.
28.) i know we're friends when you don't knock on my front door, you just walk right in, and when you're fine with me doing the same.
29.) when you're late, i think you're rude. even if we're best friends.
30.) i always ahve to go to the bathroom.
31.) i love airports...i could sit in one all day
32.) when i'm having a crappy day, i go get my hair cut.
33.) my favorite movies are probably prince caspian and the inn of the sixth happiness
34.) i don't ever want a dog, but i like them...but we're not gonna be best friends or anything. i think they're cute, pet them, and then i'm over it
35.) i like structure. i like having my days organized full of routines
36.) i love hereford. i can't help it
37.) one of my favorite things to eat is sweet potatoes from let's dish.
38.) i bite my nails.
39.) i'm a morning person
40.) i could look at floor plans all day
41.) i just recently found out that sitting the back of a car in stop and go traffic, makes me nauseous.
42.) i've watched more tv in china than i ever did when i was home
43.) but, 42 is a result of knowing a place that sells dvds at less than a dollar for one.
44.) i love driving.
45.) my ipod goes everywhere and i listen to it all of the time.
46.) i'm really picky about how my iTunes is organized
47.) i can't wait to go back to school
48.) the clock in my car was always 14 or 17 minutes fast
49.) i wish i was born in the 40's so i could have grown up in the 50's and 60's
50.) a couple of years ago i made a decision that changed the course of everything in my life. if you're curious, ask me.