All I Want for Christmas....

Every year my family asks me to send them a christmas list. Usually I say I dont really need anything. This year, there are a few things that would make a life a little better.

1. basic speakers for my car (currently, one out of four speakers work, which makes music inaudible on the freeway).
2. my car's passenger door to work, or to be entered into MTV's Pimp My Ride. Either would be satisfactory.
3. to be jewish...(anyone get the irony?).
4. an eigth or a bong. Sounds improbable, but have got illegal substances as gifts before...
5. laundry/maid service for the rest of the school year. Still havent got used to the 'cleaning' thing.
6. a trip to jamaica; looking for an excuse to dread my hair.
7. better penmanship.
"are you interested in any of our services?"
me: "like what?"
"well, I have only seen you write your name, but I'm thinking, notetaking?"

hmm, thats about it for now, may come up with more later.

Quotes:

classmate: "wow, this character is perfect for you!"
me: "yeah, shes crazy and depressive..."

Licorice Jellybean

Nearly every day I sit in class and wonder...do I belong here? I look around at my fellow engineering majors who sit in the front rows, exchange words with the professors, stay awake all lecture, and struggle with socialization. Alternatively, I sit in the back row, do the crossword, and take a power nap. A classmate said to me, "wow, youre really good at the crossword, I suck at those". I responded with, "yeah? well you will probably make a better engineer". Not too many engineers enjoy wine, jazz, veganness, leisure reading, and the outdoors. When I meet people and tell them my major, they usually ask me to 'prove' it to them. Outrageous. Why would I make that up?
Every quarter I take a north campus class for fun and sanity. I dont feel I fit in there either. On the way to class in public policy, I passed a distressed UCLA football player, with an attractive blond on his arm, who said, "man, I cant spell worth shit"! I could not deal with athletes and trendy people in all my classes. So, I guess I am left with being considered nerdy by most UCLA students, and a slacker by my classmates.

Quotes:
"People joke about things that are serious to them." -Tishuan

"Its the best forearm workout you can get." -Ben

It All Makes Sense Now

There may have been a time that you were speaking with me and thought, "why is natasha like that?". In an effort to explain the oddities of my personality, here are some little known facts about me.

1. When I was 3, my mother entered me in beauty pagents. I also had professional photographs taken, in hopes of being in commercials. I always wore extremely poufy dresses (this was before the three brothers).
2. In preschool, none of the other kids wanted to play with me, because I made up super-complicated games, or tried to add rules to theirs.
3. One night, when I was 7, I was crying, and told my mother I didnt know how I would manage with college, cars, etc.
4. My parents have friends in their late twenties, and so do I.
5. Any member of my extended family can outdrink and generally outparty me, including my grandmother.
6. We never got sugary cereal or soda.
7. I went to a high school called 'Analy'
8. My friends thought I deserved to be our class's 'worst driver'.
9. Senior year, I always had a handle of tequila in my trunk.
10. In my family, when you have a cold, you need a hot rum drink. When you have a headache, a couple of tequila shots do the trick.
11. I usually read scifi/fantasy books in my spare time. Oh, I also love to read Popular Science.
12. Sophmore year of HS I went to Earth and Space Science camp in Colorado.
13. For the past 13 years, I havent eaten meat (people insist this is relevant to most everything).
14. I really like bowling, pool, and golf, and am awful at all of them.
15. I have never 'pleasured' myself, and have no intention of trying it.
16. I hate scary movies, unless they are about vampires. I also enjoy freezing cold water.
17. I sing out loud while I am driving, even if I dont know the words.
18. My cousin, Eric, teases me weekly because I believe in astrology.
19. If I had the money, I would get my breasts done.
20. I color-code my planner and alphabetize my DVDs.
21. This week, I have managed to break: my favorite E=mc^2 derivation mug, the toothbrush holder, and a saucer.

If you find this entry rather random, its because I have an extremely short attention span.

Quotes:

Marshall holding two fingers very far apart: "Here is Natasha, and here is luck".

Me: "I found out I have a lot in common with him."
Andrew: "Thats because you like guy things."

Its All Fun and Games Until...

Some days I feel like Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed... but before the part where she becomes cool and gets a hot boyfriend. I am sort of amazed I have made it this long. If you know me well, you know I am slightly accident prone. If you have never had the pleasure of witnessing this side of me, let me provide some examples.

I broke my arm. Not by climbing, but merely by tripping in grass and falling (I was drunk and wearing heels though).

I have yet to walk up or down Landfair without tripping on the uneven pavement.

I played broomball for the first time and came back fairly beat up. I took many falls, but the worst of which ended in my own stick hitting me in the eye. The whole next day people gave me pity looks, assuming I was hit by someone.

Once while playing pool, I used the method where you place one finger over the cue stick to guide your shot. Well, my finger slipped and the cue stick flew up and hit me in the head.
I guess I should stay away from sticks in general.

At work, I am not allowed to carry a boxcutter. Or use sissors.