As I typed in the title of this blog and listened to the thunder rolling in I thought, "How the heck am I going to come up with 20 random facts about myself?" Ever since I wrote the post yesterday I've been trying to think of random facts that I can tell all y'all about. I came up with three, then gave up and decided to just write them down as they come. A stream of consciousness if you will. I will let the weather inspire me for the first random fact.
1. I love thunderstorms. Can't get enough of them...I love watching their power and hearing (and sometimes feeling) the sounds. Rob and I watched many storms last summer from our apartment.
2. When I was in grade 4 (I think it was grade 4) my friends and I were doing what we deemed the "duck walk", in this particular stance your arms are not very free. I tripped over my own feet (which was easy 'cause they were huge) and broke one of my front teeth.
3. I have funny markings on my front teeth because of that fateful duck walking day and because I had high fevers as a child and they discoloured my teeth.
4. My first crush was on a boy named Sam, he was also my first kiss. He chased me down at a Square Dance our church was having, and then he left for the USA and left me broken hearted. (Kidding) By first kiss I mean he smooshed his lips against mine very quickly and he didn't quite hit his target and hit my cheek instead.
5. I think that I was supposed to be born in the southern states. Hence the fact that I sometimes break out in a southern accent and find southern accents attractive. Apparently most people don't find them attractive? I don't understand why. For a while I thought I would marry a cowboy...but then I found someone better.
6. I've watched The Princess Bride over 20 times, as well as Grease.
7. I enjoy corny musicals. High School Musical (1,2 and 3), Grease, Cry Baby, Bride and Prejudice. I also enjoy a good musical. Singing in the Rain and Fiddler on the Roof are two of my favourites.
8. My mother tells me that in Kindergarten I used to tell my teacher that I would "help her with the little kids".
9. When I'm hyper I have the habit of humming crazy tunes and dancing stupidly, this also just happens if I'm just happy.
10. A science project in grade 12 got me into baking. Thanks Mr. Kooney (I think that's how you spell it)! Without him I never would have found the triple chocolate chip cookies that I often crave and almost never make.
11. I grew up hating girly colours and things. From around the age 10-18 I refused to wear purple or pink. Until at some point I decided I loved purple...though I still have a huge aversion to all things pink. Keep this in mind if I ever have a baby girl...no pink. But purple is fine.
12. I gave my life to Jesus when I was six at a Billy Graham Crusade. The only thing I remember from that night is my mom crouching beside me with her arms around me and knowing that I was making a good decision.
13. I wish I kept playing my flute, or that I took up another instrument along the way. Or at least kept up my ability to sight read music.
14. Waterfalls, thunderstorms and night skies remind me of God. They are also my three most favourite things in nature, can't get enough of them.
15. When my friends and I played school we went all out. We had lesson plans, report cards, folders for each child, tests, letters home to parents...the whole deal. It was fun. For years I wanted to be a teacher, sometimes the desire creeps up on me again.
16. Rob says I'm a perfectionist. I don't think I am because in my mind perfectionists get 95-100% on everything. That is not me. I almost failed grade 9 math. I think my teacher pitied me and passed me anyway even though I potentially shouldn't have.
17. I cannot answer math questions on the spot, even simple addition. If someone points a finger at me and says "9+5 is?" I freeze and want to cry and my heart beats fast. But I have no problem jumping off a really high cliff into water, and would love to go sky diving and bungee jumping. But Math makes me want to cry.
18. Growing up my brother was probably my best friend...I still consider him to be one of my closest friends even if it's not mutual.
19. If I pick up a good book I have an incredibly hard time putting it down. Hence the fact that when my brother bought me the last Harry Potter book and put it outside my room in the morning I did not stop reading it all day and read late into the night, 4:00 a.m., before putting it down because I couldn't finish it. Maybe this is more a point about my impatience...
20. Someday I want to own a farm. Preferably a hobby farm or a ranch that has a horse stable.
Hurray!! That was harder than I thought it would be. Hopefully you learned something new! Tomorrow is: Describe 3 Legitimate Fears You Have (And how you developed them). Perhaps I can tell you how I ended up being legitimately afraid of math...;)
1. I love thunderstorms. Can't get enough of them...I love watching their power and hearing (and sometimes feeling) the sounds. Rob and I watched many storms last summer from our apartment.
2. When I was in grade 4 (I think it was grade 4) my friends and I were doing what we deemed the "duck walk", in this particular stance your arms are not very free. I tripped over my own feet (which was easy 'cause they were huge) and broke one of my front teeth.
3. I have funny markings on my front teeth because of that fateful duck walking day and because I had high fevers as a child and they discoloured my teeth.
4. My first crush was on a boy named Sam, he was also my first kiss. He chased me down at a Square Dance our church was having, and then he left for the USA and left me broken hearted. (Kidding) By first kiss I mean he smooshed his lips against mine very quickly and he didn't quite hit his target and hit my cheek instead.
5. I think that I was supposed to be born in the southern states. Hence the fact that I sometimes break out in a southern accent and find southern accents attractive. Apparently most people don't find them attractive? I don't understand why. For a while I thought I would marry a cowboy...but then I found someone better.
6. I've watched The Princess Bride over 20 times, as well as Grease.
7. I enjoy corny musicals. High School Musical (1,2 and 3), Grease, Cry Baby, Bride and Prejudice. I also enjoy a good musical. Singing in the Rain and Fiddler on the Roof are two of my favourites.
8. My mother tells me that in Kindergarten I used to tell my teacher that I would "help her with the little kids".
9. When I'm hyper I have the habit of humming crazy tunes and dancing stupidly, this also just happens if I'm just happy.
10. A science project in grade 12 got me into baking. Thanks Mr. Kooney (I think that's how you spell it)! Without him I never would have found the triple chocolate chip cookies that I often crave and almost never make.
11. I grew up hating girly colours and things. From around the age 10-18 I refused to wear purple or pink. Until at some point I decided I loved purple...though I still have a huge aversion to all things pink. Keep this in mind if I ever have a baby girl...no pink. But purple is fine.
12. I gave my life to Jesus when I was six at a Billy Graham Crusade. The only thing I remember from that night is my mom crouching beside me with her arms around me and knowing that I was making a good decision.
13. I wish I kept playing my flute, or that I took up another instrument along the way. Or at least kept up my ability to sight read music.
14. Waterfalls, thunderstorms and night skies remind me of God. They are also my three most favourite things in nature, can't get enough of them.
15. When my friends and I played school we went all out. We had lesson plans, report cards, folders for each child, tests, letters home to parents...the whole deal. It was fun. For years I wanted to be a teacher, sometimes the desire creeps up on me again.
16. Rob says I'm a perfectionist. I don't think I am because in my mind perfectionists get 95-100% on everything. That is not me. I almost failed grade 9 math. I think my teacher pitied me and passed me anyway even though I potentially shouldn't have.
17. I cannot answer math questions on the spot, even simple addition. If someone points a finger at me and says "9+5 is?" I freeze and want to cry and my heart beats fast. But I have no problem jumping off a really high cliff into water, and would love to go sky diving and bungee jumping. But Math makes me want to cry.
18. Growing up my brother was probably my best friend...I still consider him to be one of my closest friends even if it's not mutual.
19. If I pick up a good book I have an incredibly hard time putting it down. Hence the fact that when my brother bought me the last Harry Potter book and put it outside my room in the morning I did not stop reading it all day and read late into the night, 4:00 a.m., before putting it down because I couldn't finish it. Maybe this is more a point about my impatience...
20. Someday I want to own a farm. Preferably a hobby farm or a ranch that has a horse stable.
Hurray!! That was harder than I thought it would be. Hopefully you learned something new! Tomorrow is: Describe 3 Legitimate Fears You Have (And how you developed them). Perhaps I can tell you how I ended up being legitimately afraid of math...;)
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