50 Random Facts About Me

1.) My favorite color is green. It's funny, even my roommates didn't realize until i told her that it was. I honestly have no idea why it's green; I just love the color. I have a feeling that it's because when I was younger, the expectation was for girls to like colors like pink and yellow and I was quite the tomboy so I went for green. I'm actually wearing a green Gdub sweatshirt right now :)

2.) I can probably kick yours, your brothers', your cousins, anybody's butt at Street Fighters and Mortal Kombat. I play it with my brother and sometimes I pretend to not be paying attention so that he'd win. And then he would realize and tell me to try my hardest. Of course I beat him--usually with a "perfect" or "brutality" rating. When I say I'm good at the games, I'm REALLY good. I remember going to a party back in 8th grade and there was a room full of nerd-type guys who were playing Mortal Kombat and I challenged to play them. They let me play, all the while laughing and muttering that I was going to lose. WRONG--Not only did I beat all of them, but I always play using the girl characters, so it's like a double shot to their egos. I'm tellin you--Chun-Li, Jade, Sonja Blade, Sindel, Mileena, Kitana--I have mastered all of their moves and I'm always ready for a challenger, lol.

3.) Everybody knows that I am from the Caribbean (specifically, St. Vincent & the Grenadines) but not many people know that I've also lived in Memphis, Tennessee. 4 years of my life was spent down south and actually about 2 blocks away from the famous Graceland property. And yes, I had the WORST country twang imaginable.

4.) I don't think I have one best friend. If I had to pick one, it would probably be my Dad or my brother. I have a couple best friends, though, and they know who they are.

5.) I had my first kiss at age 17 1/2...a lot of people think it was earlier but it wasn’t. Also, I'm pretty sure he didn't know it was my first kiss. And I'll never tell him either.

6.) I am a computer geek. If there's anything that needs to be done with a computer (preferably on a Windows operating system), I can most likely figure it out. But I will warn you that if you ask for my help, I will indeed start speaking in pc tongue and you will be very confused. I was one of those kids who volunteered on the technology committee in grade school and high school and would help out the teachers with their issues as well as work on the bigger mainframe. It's ok though...I've learned to embrace it.

7.) I rarely cry. I tend to internalize things (to the dismay of many of my friends) and forget about them completely. But when it comes to my family and close friends being ill, in danger, or dead, I can be damn near inconsolable.

8.) Being Vincentian, I have a MEAN accent that rarely comes out. It's legit and authentic. It comes out either when I'm mad at somebody or a situation, or during/after I speak to my parents or fellow West Indian friends. I must admit though, some phrases and words will always come out in an accent; like "ridiculous" and "stupid" and if I say "I haven't the faintest idea..."

9.) Though I intend to go to law school and become a Supreme Court Justice or Juvenile advocate one day, I have a passion for modeling and music. I modeled as a kid for Talbot's and I've been singing since I could speak. My parents won’t let me seriously do either now because they don’t think that modeling or pursuing music are tangible.

10.) I play competitive softball. I’m a first-baseman and I know how to use my legs to stretch and get people out. I can also hit home runs like it’s nothing. The funny thing is, I used to SUCK at it. Practice makes perfect, I suppose…

11.) I can bend over and put my hands flat on the floor in front of or next to my feet without bending my knees. It’s something my favorite softball coach taught me to do. It’s a lot more difficult than it sounds.

12.) I play the piano and the trumpet and I was one of those kids that went on band/choir trips and thought that they were awesome. It is because they were.

13.) I can remember my best friend back in grade school’s phone number by heart and yet I can’t remember my NY house number if my life depended on it.

14.) I have never had a key to either of my houses. Maybe I’ll get one when I turn 21.

15.) I have 2 cars…one was my birthday present for when I turned 17 years old. It was more like my parents trying to encourage me to go and get my license (even though it was always a fight to get them to let me drive once I did). The second one was promised to me on that same day from my dad for when I got into my top choice of college, which was GW. I got in ED1 and after my dad finished freaking out (yes, freaking out) he called my brother’s godmother, who lives in Maryland and worked out where I was going to park it while I’m down here. That car has yet to make it down here.

**I wrote this like a year ago. I still have 2 cars, but my first one was switched with a Benz. I miss my first car, but I like the upgrade**

16.) I’m the 3rd generation of Israels go to university. This may not seem like a big deal for normal Americans, but in the Caribbean, this is pretty huge. I think my granddad went to UWI (University of the West Indies) and my dad went to Yale.

17.) The Presiding Bishop of the National Episcopal Church knows me by my first name. Her name’s Katherine.

18.) I’ve worn my high school class ring every day since the day of my graduation.

19.) I have a really short tongue. When I was little, the doctor kept having to cut it from the bottom of my mouth because I couldn’t lick or whatever properly. I’ve learned to deal with it.

20.) I was an extremely fat baby. I weighed almost 9lbs at birth and having West Indian parents, kept being fattened up until my doctor told my parents to put me on a diet.

21.) Fidel Castro is my great uncle by marriage. I tried to study abroad there in high school and my last name was blacklisted because my aunt Arianna ran away with my uncle, who was at the time the equivalent of homeland security director in St. Vincent.

22.) I used to be short. That was, until the summer between 8th grade and 9th grade. I grew about 4 inches. My doctor was like “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU FEEDING HER?!?” to my parents. I'm 5'10" now. My brother is barely 4 feet tall and it worries me, cause he's 11 1/2 and I was 4'9" when I was his age.

23.) I have horrific asthma. I’ve been declared dead before because both of my lungs collapsed and I was only surviving because of a respirator. My doctor then informed my parents that they would have to decide between living in Memphis (with it’s high pollen) or having a daughter. Their answer is clear, lol. But because of the amount of times I was hospitalized as a kid (which was A LOT—I was in the hospital about twice a year), hospitals freak me out. One of my roommates was sick my freshman year, and when I went to go see her, I said hello, made sure she was being taken care of, and then went out into the lobby and started shaking uncontrollably. I though I was going to pass out.

24.) I can’t stand normal pencils and pens. I like having pretty pens and mechanical pencils because for some reason I can just function better with them.

25.) As much as I like to talk, I like listening much better.

26.) I never miss a USA softball game.

27.) I don't have straight teeth...they look straight but they aren't really. And the thing is, I def wore braces for a year but as soon as i got them off, my dumbass orthodontist realized that there was a bigger problem with my wisdom teeth and 12-year-old molars, so the braces were actually pointless. I had to have oral surgery but never went back to get braces out of clear defiance, lol.

28.) I bite my nails. Badly. It's not cute.

29.) I can put on mascara with my mouth closed.

30.) My hair turns red in the sun. No, like actually and amber-type color.

31.) I almost cut my hair to be a Kelis-like cut. I chickened out bigtime...

32.) I am really good with kids. My secret? BRIBE them with sweets.

33.) I'm allergic to coconut. As random as that sounds, I researched it and it's incredibly rare and there are single-digit numbers of us in the world. VERY odd.

34.) I look like my mom, but I have my dad's personality to a T.

35.) Whenever I go to McDonalds, I order not one, not two, but THREE double cheeseburgers, fries, and 2 pies. and I eat it all in one sitting.

36.) I took ballet. On my first day, the lady said that I lacked grace. Shortest ballet career ever.

37.) I watch a lot of Celebreality shows on VH1. Real talk--every episode, including reunions.

38.) I'm probably the least sexual person ever. Not to say I can't be sexy for the right guy. But my inexperience can make me awkward. The KY Brand commercials make me giggle awkwardly every time.

39.) I have the biggest girl crush on Angelina Jolie and honestly, if she were to wink at me suggestively, I would go running to her, lol.

40.) Nothing makes me happier than when those around me are happy.

41.) I watch some primetime shows while on the phone with my mom, cause we used to sit and watch them together before I went away to college.

42.) I am TERRIFIED of scary movies and I own the dvd for "IT" and have owned it for years, but I have yet to watch the entire thing...I always start it and stop it at the same point cause i'm too freaked out to continue.

43.) I am very picky when it comes to my cheesesteaks. I mean, I'm from Philly!!!!!! I'm allowed. Cause people are TRIPPIN here in DC with the whole 'steak & cheese' nonsense.

44.) I don't actually have a big butt. It's actually normal-sized. The women in my family have very arched backs so because of the dip, it looks like my butt is bigger than it actually is. Call it an optical illusion, lol.

45.) I am incapable of controlling my facial expressions...everything that is on my mind is VERY apparent on my face at any given moment.

46.) I have watched the Ray J tape...and the guy has some SKIIIILS forreal...and a kickstand, hehhehe

47.) My dream car is an M5 or a Miata...both of which are wayyy too small for me cause my legs are really long and I have to fold myself up in order to fit inside.

48.) I require very little sleep to function. Ask my roommates, lol.

49.) I almost tried out for Top Model, but my mom said no :(

50.) My dad named me. Apparently it was the name of a character on a popular soap opera from when he was about 13 years old. 'Angeliqué' was a BITCH and my dad loved the name so much and he thought it was terrible that they made her into such an evil character. His intention was to name his first daughter 'Angeliqué' in order to redeem the name from what the character made it. 'Angeliqué' means 'little angel' in French.