My cousin Kristen tagged me on her blog and my dear friend Sarah tagged me on Facebook to list "25 Random Things About Me." Like Kristen, I felt my blog needed a new post. So here it goes...1. I once worked at a skating rink snack bar. I made cotton candy, popcorn, and corn dogs. And, despite knowing what goes into that movie-theatre-style popcorn (iridescent orange Crisco, anyone?) I still love it.
2. I love pickles, anything with vinegar, bleu cheese, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, and parmesan cheese (not necessarily all together). With all the love in his heart, my sensitive-paletted husband says that I’m like a dog and “love all the stinky stuff.”
3. I’ve spent an evening in the airport sipping coffee and people-watching. The greatest moments in humanity happen in the arrival area of the airport. No one’s sad, no one’s mad…everything is distilled to love, joy, and camaraderie.
4. My first car was a 1980 baby blue Datsun. I broke the key off in the ignition while trying to get to school one morning, and we had to remove the ignition cylinder. So, for the duration of my ownership, I started the car with a flat-head screw driver and kept a towel over the steering column so that no one was tempted to do the same thing and drive away with my “sweet ride.” I loved that car…moon roof, alloy wheels, and a CB radio. I had me some mighty fine times in that car!
5. I met my husband on-line (you’re in good company, Kristin!).
6. I have played the flute for about 20 years. I’ve been trying to teach myself to play the bass guitar…oh so slowly.
7. I love the oriental flavor Top Ramen.
8. The first cd I ever purchased was the soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle.
9. I’ve been to Las Vegas 3 times, always flown there, and never stayed anywhere but The Excalibur.
10. If I had it to do all over again, I would have kept up with my creative writing in school and tried to make a living as an author. In my spare time, I’d have been a nature photographer.
11. I’ve seen the severed, mummified finger of Galileo Galilei. Those crazy Italians had it on display at the Museo di Storia del Scienza in Florence.
12. I can hold my breath for 75 seconds. Probably not too good for my aging brain cells.
13. My husband and I want to adopt a child one day.
14. As a kid, I was obsessed with the writings of Lucy Maud Montgomery, especially her Anne of Green Gable series. I wanted to live on Prince Edward Island, and I was going to change my middle name from “Ann” to “Anne.”
15. I can swear in six different languages. (Not a point of which I am particularly proud…but the list is supposed to be “25 Random Things” and this is pretty random).
16. I love Jalapeno Poppers…the ones with cream cheese not cheddar.
17. I almost went to school to study forensics because I wanted to join the FBI and bust bad guys using science.
18. I don’t like gravy or other sauces touching anything on the plate for which they weren’t originally intended.
19. My favorite plant is a cycad. The prehistoric plant was speculated to be the evolutionary pressure that forced the brontosaurus to develop nostrils on the top, versus the side, of their snout.
20. I don’t have an iPod. I think I’m the last 30-something alive that doesn’t.
21. The African elephant is my favorite animal in the whole world.
22. I have a large, albino birthmark in the middle of my back called a “Stork’s Kiss.”
23. The coolest conversation I’ve ever had with a fellow airplane passenger was with a Kenyan man en route to Amsterdam. While watching the amazing sunset over Ireland, as we both pressed our faces to the window glass, he said to me, “God…is an artist.” Every airplane/airport conversation has paled in comparison since.
24. I have had size 10 feet since I was in the 6th grade.
25. My favorite candle or home fragrance smell is that of fresh laundry.
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