About Sarah
The Quick and Dirty List
| Name | Sarah Vessels |
|---|---|
| Age | 21 |
| What are you doing? | I’m a computer science senior at the University of Kentucky. |
| And what are you going to do with that degree? | Hopefully program or do freelance web design. |
| How do you spend your time? | Working, doing homework, working on my web site, and reading, usually. |
| Describe your personality. | I’m very goofy, which is evident when I burst into song (it’s like a musical, my life) and animated facial expressions. I think I’m very friendly in a southern, “hi y’all” kind of way. |
| What are you a sucker for? | Coffee, cute heels, and fuzzy animals. Man, do I sound girly… |
| What frightens you? | Swarming insects and spiders with really long, thin legs. By extension, tall anorexics also creep me out. Just kidding–or am I?? |
Signs I Am a Dork
- I get excited about organizing files on my computer, and that includes digging through iTunes to make sure all my music has the right genre, the prepositions in titles are lowercase, etc.
- Doing row operations on matrices is fun. I particularly like solving systems of equations and finding matrix inverses.
- I dance horribly, and as a result I usually only dance alone or sometimes in front of my understanding friends, who also happen to be good at keeping their opinions to themselves. :P
- I like collecting colorful socks and shirts with funny sayings on them.
- I revel in stupid photos of myself, as opposed to squealing and saying, “Ooh, delete that, I look awful!”. Well, except for photos that make me look fat; I’m very concerned about looking fat.
Faults
- high strung - I’m so incredibly jumpy, if you come up at me in my peripheral vision, I’ll probably get startled. I was born in the Chinese year of the rabbit, and that fits me, because loud noises, sudden noises, and sudden appearances of things startle me. My friends exploit this to no end because, I’ll admit, it is funny. One time, my dormmate hid in my closet with a video camera and jumped out at me, recording my very alarmed reaction. She’s such a jerk.
- back-seat driver - My friend Kathy thinks this habit of mine is because I don’t trust anyone else to drive except myself, which I guess is kind of true. I’m just controlling like that. I also get very worried about the drivers of other cars, because I just know some jackass is going to change lanes too quickly and take our nose off. I do the “oh shit”-handle squeezing and the invisible-brake braking, to the combined annoyance and amusement of whoever is driving.
- lazy - I get comfortable on a nice couch or bed and I’m content to stay there. I enjoy snuggling up in blankets with a glass of sweet tea nearby and my boyfriend rubbing my stomach, then I have no interest in moving. I guess you could equate me to a slug, especially since I tend to drool if I fall asleep with my mouth open.
- procrastinator - I don’t understand this one, personally, because I get stressed out when I put unavoidable things off till later, but nevertheless I just can’t bring myself to do them now. I tend to procrastinate most often with school work, though I do get assignments and studying done in time to keep my grades up.
- sloppy - Oh goodness, does this bug my boyfriend. He’s the neat one in our relationship, mostly because I’m unconcerned with having my stuff strewn about. I grew up in a very untidy household so dust and general clutter just don’t bother me.
Pet Peeves
- lip smacking - I think I got this one from my dad, because as a child he would always fuss at me and my brother if we ate noisily. Little clicking, popping, and squishing noises when someone eats just annoy the crap out of me, especially if they’re audible because the person won’t chew with their mouth closed.
- interrupting - I admit I do this too, I think we all do, but I don’t think I go crazy with it like some people. It drives me nuts when I’m telling a story and someone just comes in and starts talking over me. Maybe they do it because I tend to talk quietly, and they’re not observant enough to notice someone else is speaking. Or maybe they’re all just jerks. Yeah…
- socially awkward people - I feel mean for even admitting to this one, but darn it, it’s annoying being around someone who has no social skills. They say weird or inappropriate things, talk loudly about sensitive subjects, and don’t have the extra sense that notifies them when they’re making others uncomfortable.
- overuse and misuse of ‘like’ - I used to not even notice it, but one day I just started paying attention to when people used the word ‘like’ at least once per sentence, and now I can’t not notice it. There must be a correlation between girls with high-pitched voices and using ‘like’ frequently in speech, too, from all the nasally voiced girls I hear saying it. It just makes a person sound so valley-girl and dumb; if you’ve got to use a verbal pause, go with ‘um’ or ‘err’ or something other than ‘like’! I, like, hate that word.