20 Things Meme
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Because apparently I can't be arsed to keep my mind on what I should be doing today, here's my list of 20 random things about me:
1.When I was I kid I wanted to be an oceanographer. Then I found out how much science is involved in that type of pursuit and rethought the matter. Turns out I just wanted get paid to swim with dolphins, be underwater and generally look at stuff and go "oooh!"
2. I am a love child. I was conceived in San Francisco in the Summer of 1968 and given up for adoption. (My birth mom found me 4 years ago and shared a great number of TMI details.)
3. I am a rather accomplished flautist (though I'm sorely out of practice at present). In high school I seriously considered going professional. I beat about 75 competitors for one open position in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra. We were coached by members of the Dallas Symphony and did an annual side-by-side concert.
4. There are several food rules by which I have to abide in order to enjoy most meals. Generally speaking, food shouldn't touch. LL Cool J said it best. "I want my string beans to be quarantined! I like a little fortress around my mashed potatoes so the meatloaf doesn't invade my mashed potatoes and cause mixing in my plate! I HATE IT when food touches!"
There are, of course exceptions; I like to think of them as the Garanimals of food. For instance, mashed potatoes and stuffing together? Just fine. Pass the gravy. Turkey can insinuate itself into that mix nicely too--but keep out the glazed carrots or grean beans! Gah! And let's not even talk about pineapple rings on ham. Fruit and meat do not go together in my world (unless I happen to be on a hot date). :P
5. I love almost everything made with tomatoes--salsa, marinara, catsup, pico de gallo, tomato-basil soup-- but I cannot abide the thought of eating a raw one. I'm with George Carlin on this - they don't look done. That gooey, seedy ooze in the middle is about the most vile looking thing EVUH. *squick*
6. I can say the alphabet backwards--usually in 3.5 seconds or less.
7. I consider myself rather shy. No substitute for hiding out in the open. After all, if people think they know all there is to know, they won't dig in uncomfortable places.
8. To this day I have no clue why
dancewench agreed to cast me as a wench. I was useless with boys all through school. Didn't have my first kiss until I was 13 and never got asked on a date or to dance. My first date, in fact, was 3 months after I graduated from high school. I missed several chapters about male/female interactions. I'm gormless when it comes to such things. Seriously.
9. I screw up easy things and breeze through difficult ones. I am much better off the cuff, the seat of my pants or using some other part of my clothing.
10. I've been told I'm a great cook. My alfredo sauce has gotten me two in-jest marriage proposals. I love to cook more than bake (though the end results of baking are equally tasty and satisfactory). Cooking is fluid; it's easier to experiment. Baking is more precise, like chemistry. I hated chemistry.
11. Apparently I'm a savant in chemistry. I dropped it in high school as I had a 50 average and no matter what I did, things just didn't click. (I attribute a lot of that to a teacher who knew his subject but couldn't teach.) However, on the ACT test I managed a 34 on the chemistry section.
12. I'm really a sheep in wolf's clothing.
13. I have great faith in humanity as a lofty concept, but individual people, by and large, drive me bugf*ck.
14. Though I'm not sure I will have the opportunity to raise my own--nor am I sure I should be afforded one--I am surprisingly good with children.
15. The first thing I'd do when I got a new Barbie was pierce her ears. Guess it started a trend. In high school I did most of my 7 ear piercings on my own.
16. Unlike my sister, I am not a present peeker. When I was 8, I accidentally found my "big" gift for that year and it ruined my entire Christmas holiday. There was no suspense, surprise or magic in it. What's the point, man?!? It seemed stupid to me to do something just to prove you could get away with it. (Shaddup,
cluegirl, I am *not* a Gryffindor. Much. Today.)
17. I am so contrary I will typically not be content with merely cutting my nose off to spite my face. I'll usually lop off an ear and a bit of neck wattle for good measure. Figuratively speaking, of course.
18. I've never taken voice lessons (which is obvious to anyone with training)! I keep wondering when everyone else will find out I'm a phony.
19. I taught myself to read when I was three. Apparently that whole Sesame Street thing really did it for me.
20. When expressing myself, I rarely use absolutes. It makes me feel disingenuous somehow. I keep thinking, "I don't do that EVERY SINGLE TIME ever, nor can I guarantee I will. Sure, I probably will, but what if?!?" I'm also careful with opinions. I won't state something outright unless I know for a fact and can bring up verifiable data. There are qualifiers like "From what I know" or "Based on what I can tell" that precede anything I'm not 100% certain about.
1.When I was I kid I wanted to be an oceanographer. Then I found out how much science is involved in that type of pursuit and rethought the matter. Turns out I just wanted get paid to swim with dolphins, be underwater and generally look at stuff and go "oooh!"
2. I am a love child. I was conceived in San Francisco in the Summer of 1968 and given up for adoption. (My birth mom found me 4 years ago and shared a great number of TMI details.)
3. I am a rather accomplished flautist (though I'm sorely out of practice at present). In high school I seriously considered going professional. I beat about 75 competitors for one open position in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra. We were coached by members of the Dallas Symphony and did an annual side-by-side concert.
4. There are several food rules by which I have to abide in order to enjoy most meals. Generally speaking, food shouldn't touch. LL Cool J said it best. "I want my string beans to be quarantined! I like a little fortress around my mashed potatoes so the meatloaf doesn't invade my mashed potatoes and cause mixing in my plate! I HATE IT when food touches!"
There are, of course exceptions; I like to think of them as the Garanimals of food. For instance, mashed potatoes and stuffing together? Just fine. Pass the gravy. Turkey can insinuate itself into that mix nicely too--but keep out the glazed carrots or grean beans! Gah! And let's not even talk about pineapple rings on ham. Fruit and meat do not go together in my world (unless I happen to be on a hot date). :P
5. I love almost everything made with tomatoes--salsa, marinara, catsup, pico de gallo, tomato-basil soup-- but I cannot abide the thought of eating a raw one. I'm with George Carlin on this - they don't look done. That gooey, seedy ooze in the middle is about the most vile looking thing EVUH. *squick*
6. I can say the alphabet backwards--usually in 3.5 seconds or less.
7. I consider myself rather shy. No substitute for hiding out in the open. After all, if people think they know all there is to know, they won't dig in uncomfortable places.
8. To this day I have no clue why
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9. I screw up easy things and breeze through difficult ones. I am much better off the cuff, the seat of my pants or using some other part of my clothing.
10. I've been told I'm a great cook. My alfredo sauce has gotten me two in-jest marriage proposals. I love to cook more than bake (though the end results of baking are equally tasty and satisfactory). Cooking is fluid; it's easier to experiment. Baking is more precise, like chemistry. I hated chemistry.
11. Apparently I'm a savant in chemistry. I dropped it in high school as I had a 50 average and no matter what I did, things just didn't click. (I attribute a lot of that to a teacher who knew his subject but couldn't teach.) However, on the ACT test I managed a 34 on the chemistry section.
12. I'm really a sheep in wolf's clothing.
13. I have great faith in humanity as a lofty concept, but individual people, by and large, drive me bugf*ck.
14. Though I'm not sure I will have the opportunity to raise my own--nor am I sure I should be afforded one--I am surprisingly good with children.
15. The first thing I'd do when I got a new Barbie was pierce her ears. Guess it started a trend. In high school I did most of my 7 ear piercings on my own.
16. Unlike my sister, I am not a present peeker. When I was 8, I accidentally found my "big" gift for that year and it ruined my entire Christmas holiday. There was no suspense, surprise or magic in it. What's the point, man?!? It seemed stupid to me to do something just to prove you could get away with it. (Shaddup,
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17. I am so contrary I will typically not be content with merely cutting my nose off to spite my face. I'll usually lop off an ear and a bit of neck wattle for good measure. Figuratively speaking, of course.
18. I've never taken voice lessons (which is obvious to anyone with training)! I keep wondering when everyone else will find out I'm a phony.
19. I taught myself to read when I was three. Apparently that whole Sesame Street thing really did it for me.
20. When expressing myself, I rarely use absolutes. It makes me feel disingenuous somehow. I keep thinking, "I don't do that EVERY SINGLE TIME ever, nor can I guarantee I will. Sure, I probably will, but what if?!?" I'm also careful with opinions. I won't state something outright unless I know for a fact and can bring up verifiable data. There are qualifiers like "From what I know" or "Based on what I can tell" that precede anything I'm not 100% certain about.