I'm a junkie. A warm-and-cold-weather-lovin', well-dressed, bad-breathed-at-times, messy-facial-haired junkie of all things culture and couture. I always get what I want so I'm somewhat of a crybaby. I love scary movies, but sleep with the light on afterwards. I can be boring, loud and obnoxious, but later that day be quiet, kind and romantic. I'm ALWAYS late, but never absent from whatever is happenin'. I'm a morning person, but rarely go to sleep before two in the morning. I'm sometimes alone, but I have a lot of friends. I never do the speed limit, but have only gotten one speeding ticket. I'm always on top of the situation, but behind the scenes. I'm a democrat who wants to drive a gas-guzzling Range Rover. I'm a peace-makin', anti-war activist. I've been drunk and high, but never addicted. In ninth grade, I ate Chipotle once for every meal for a week straight just to prove that I could. I like country, rap, rock, classical, jazz, and techno: most SOFT and most LOUD music, but not BAD music. Lately, I love the sound of a banjo. (Sufjan Stevens is becoming my hero.) I'm open-minded, but not absent-minded. I prefer the smell of gasoline over the smell of roses. I'm a daydreamer and a make-believer. I'm an over-achiever, but not a cheater. I'm trying hard to stop trying too hard. I hate math and science. I sleep all day and party all night. I've never been to California, I've never climbed a 40' foot tree, and I've never properly flown a kite, but I plan to do so - all at once. I like Obama; I dislike the Bush's. But, he's at least done what he thinks is right. I appreciate that. I like a man who follows his convictions, rather than who does what the crowd tells him to do. (Even if he's clearly wrong.) I root for the visitors and boo the home team. I've told tall tales and white lies, but never NOT told the truth. I'm pathologically ready for the "real" world. I'm a creative time bomb desiring deeply to explode before I implode. I'm an opinionated procrastinator who doesn't procrastinate when giving his opinion. I deeply desire to live in Europe, if only temporarily. (Europeans dress 100% better than Americans.) And coffee is REAL there. (Think Starbucks...on steriods.) I've never scored a touchdown, or hit a grand slam. (I take that back, I did once, when I was 10.) But, of course, I've never been to Mars while eating an ice cream cone, either. I can't read or write music, but I can listen to it. I'm smart, funny, partly colorblind in both eyes, and 80% German. I write small literally, but large metaphorically. I speak with authority, but not from experience. I'm a 19-year-old prodigy ready for what's up next. I'm never overwhelmed, but often caught off guard. I'm ALWAYS underestimated, misunderstood and re-examined - and usually in the same moment. I get knocked from side to side, but always land on my feet. I'm the youngest old person in Ohio. I'm a social butterfly inside of its cocoon. I like blue skies and green grass, colored leaves and warm sun. I'm not a jock or a criminal. I'm not clever, witty or quick. I space out with details, so I couldn't tell you the time, the date, or, most days, even the day. I'm not mean or thoughtless, and I'm never disrespectful. I've learned etiquette and use it. Some of you should take classes, too! Love!