57 Random Bits of Information About Me
Posted on February 20, 2010 - Filed Under Fun, Personal | 10 Comments
Christine just did a fun list and encouraged others to do one, too, so here we go. 57 bits of info about me. 
1. I was never supposed to be in Guatemala, I was actually going to travel to Egypt and was even learning Arabic!
2. If I hadn’t decided that Egypt was too dangerous (with the war heating up in the Middle East, bombings in that area, and a tourist attack), and hadn’t decided to travel to Brazil by bus AND hadn’t run out of money in Guatemala, I would never have met Irving.
3. When I was a kid, I liked to organize our extensive library of books in alphabetical order, but always got tired halfway through and left stacks of books around the house.
4. I hated making the bed as a kid and still do.
5. I still want to learn Arabic and hopefully another language or two.
6. I was planning on becoming a doctor.
7. I became a paramedic because being a doctor required too much school at that stage in my life and I wanted to be sure I could handle being around injured people.
8. I really, really miss the ocean.
9. I’m afraid of water. Call it a phobia, even tubs freak me out on occasion.
10. After having kids, horror movies stopped being so much fun because all I could think of is what if I were in that situation and had to protect the boys.
11. Sometimes, I’m convinced I have bad luck.
12. I’ve never had a long term best friend.
13. At night, I have panic attacks about my teeth rotting away.
14. In my teens, I did respite care for a boy with Down’s Syndrome.
15. My nose is very sensitive and smells really bother me.
16. After years of blowing up at things that don’t work, I’m learning to just walk away and let Irving deal with them.
17. I wear a hat to bed because I get so cold at night.
18. All through adolescence, I wished I’d been born a boy . . . I hated being female.
19. For 2 years, I worked on an almost all male work site . . . 40-50 guys and me. They were always very nice to me though.
20. I’m still in contact with pen pals that I had as a kid.
21. Despite being DONE with wanting to have children myself, I don’ t feel that our family is complete.
22. I have dreams about adopting a little boy. In one dream I protested that we wouldn’t be able to travel if we had 3 kids and someone said, “What’s more important? Traveling with your two sons, or giving this little boy a family to grow up in?”
23. I hated cooking until I was 16.
24. My mom is still the best cook I know.
25. I spent 4 years learning/working on 3D animation back when it was a pretty new technology.
26. I love sniffing perfume patches in Avon catalogs but never order it because I can’t stand the smell on me.
27. At night, I sleep in a sleeping bag.
28. I give myself time outs.
29. My favorite books are sci fi and cookbooks.
30. As a kid, I read up to 7 books a day.
31. These days, I’m lucky to read one a month, if that.
32. I miss catalogs.
33. When driving up hills, I get very nervous at the thought of shifting . . . even though I can do it without thinking when I come to a speed bump!
34. In my head, I’m still 17.
35. All my life, I drew. I haven’t drawn since Dorian turned one.
36. Meat grosses me out if I think about it.
37. So does flour with the little black specks in it that I know are bits of bugs.
38. Makeup hasn’t touched my face in years.
39. I grew up without television and we don’t have it now, either.
40. I like to watch kids’ movies with my boys.
41. For those who haven’t read this blog much, I’m a big fan of Supernatural.
42. I’m also a big fan of vampires and was long before Twilight was even thought of . . . I did an independent study on vampires and werewolves in Grade 9.
43. Such was my obsession that the local video rental store ordered old vampire movies just for me!
44. Now our favorite vendor in the market is finding vampire movies for me. lol
45. I took ground school in prep for flying, but couldn’t afford the flying lessons.
46. In two years at Air Cadets, I made it to Sargeant and Level Five.
47. My ears aren’t pierced.
48. Books are my biggest obsession.
49. I’m really very impatient.
50. On my bucket list: Ride horseback on the beach, stand in the middle of a desert with nothing but sand dunes all around me.
51. I’ve written a novel which probably no longer exists. It was called “After the Storm” and was about two teenagers and a busload of kids from camp who survived a virus that wiped out the world . . . back before 28 Days After and all those other virus movies.
52. I’ve written several children’s books which I even sent to various publishers, but only got rejected.
53. I don’t write fiction now because I can’t make the mental switch between fiction and non easily.
54. With a rifle, I’m an excellent shot. Could be handy in an apocolyptic situation.
55. At one point in my life I could juggle and throw knives . . . albeit, not very accurately!
56. I’ve had several businesses including, a home bakery, a gift shop, baby clothing stall in the market, seamstress, scrapbooking (Creative Memories) classes, a lemonade stand and, of course, my writing business.
57. I worry every day that I’m messing up my kids.
Your turn!
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wow, very interesting! I see some similarities we have, and yet some differences too. Maybe I will do up my own “things about me” this weekend on my blog
# 12…choose me, choose me!
#22…do it, do it, it will be the BEST thing you ever did…ask me how I know!
love you
Kimmie
mama to 7
one homemade and 6 adopted
*expecting again…from Ethiopia
What an awesome list! I also miss the ocean, and hate making the beds – but I hate getting into an unmade bed even more, so I make beds! We are bookaholics – scifi and fantasy – and are hurting for bookshelves now. I am into the 2nd book of the Twilight series, finally, and not enjoying it – although I am determined to finish the whole series. As much as I love the supernatural, especially when the story is set in modern times, I cannot stand pathetic ‘woe is me, my life is useless without male validation’ weak female leads… which is weird, because I am not a militant feminist as that statement might imply, and believe in gender differences, but dang, someone needs to smack Bella into a little self-confidence and/or self worth! Sorry, I will finish the books and hope to discover why they are so beloved by so many… if it doesn’t improve though, I am going to have to re-read all of the Sookie Stackhouse stories, or start the Kim Harrison books, just to clean out my brain…
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Ha, Connie, if you don’t like Twilight the first book in, you’re not going to like the series, I’m afraid . . . it doesn’t get any better! I liked the books, but I also don’t mind the occasional depressed, worthless female lead. If you want real kick butt supernatural stories, then I highly suggest Anita Blake!
Go for it! I’d love to read it.
Kimmie, my biggest problem right now is Irving . . . he’s really, really unsure. I told him about the dream and he looked skeptical, he thinks two kids is enough. My friends and I are actually going to the orphanage in a couple of weeks to see the kids and take them some toys and stuff, so I’ll get to actually meet the little guy who has been in my dreams (yes, he’s a specific child). We’ll see where it goes from there.
oh no! ah well… I’ll keep reading them anyway, just to be knowledgeable
I’ve read and enjoyed random Anita Blake novels, but not in any particular order, picked up at airports here and there. I loved the Sookie stories… Charlaine Harris really nails the Southern small town, and not only do I enjoy her humor, I like the vampire civil rights twist to her stories. My husband has read all the Kim Harrison books – I haven’t had time to get to those yet.
I’ve read all the Sookie books, they are so good. Haven’t tried Kim Harrison though, I’ll have to look into those!
wow, I did this and it took me a good chunk of time to come up with ones that are half as good as yours!
http://fincacieloazul.blogspot.com/2010/02/random-bits-of-information-about-me.html
Nice to know you! I think it is awesome that your ears are not pierced.