November 22, 2012

  • About Me - {Updated Version 3}

    Version 1 - November 23, 2009

    Version 2 - November 2, 2011

    About Me also known as stuff that does not go on a job application/resume.  Or Things that are not really worth mentioning but I'm going to anyway.

    Notable Achievements: (sarcastic)

    A)  I graduated #5.

    B) I won a piano recital.

    C) I was #2 in a spelling bee.

    D) I received the only "A" in a political science college class.

    E) I was a Grand Lecturer in the International Order of Rainbow.

    F) I am the first granddaughter on my mother's side of the family.

    G) I won a car drag race.

    H) I was asked to ride on parade floats because of who I am or what I represented. 

    I) I was published in two Rubber Stamp Magazines.

    J) I was published in a Crochet Magazine.

    Nitty Gritty also known as the stuff that makes me, me.

    1)      Two years later and I'm still the only widow from my immediate peer group.

    2)      After being married for 28 years, 11 months, I am learning what it's like to be single.

    3)      I have been blogging for nine years. 

    4)      The only international travel I've done is to Canada and Mexico.

    5)      I am number two – of – six kids. Boy, Girl, Boy, Boy, Girl, Boy.

    6)      I know how to play the clarinet and piano.

    7)      I knit and crochet.

    8)      I have a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Sociology.

    9)      I do not like to cook. I’ve been known to scald soup and burn toast.

    10)  Music on my Ipod includes Backstreet Boys and NSync .

    11)  I love to read. 

    12)  I have three adult children. Girl, Boy, Boy.

    13)  I have been stopped by the police for making out in a car.

    14)  My 3rd grade teacher would have multiplication table relay races. I was never fast enough. She made me stay after school to practice. She traumatized me.

    15)  I have only received one speeding ticket, ever.

    16)  I prefer green plants over flowers.

    17)  I read Martha Stewart's blog. Envy.

    18)  I prefer tea instead of coffee.

    19)  I was a Brownie scout and Girl Scout.

    20)  I do not enjoy camping or retreats.

    21)  I was an usher for a theater company and got to see the $80. - $100. a ticket plays for free.

    22)  I cannot sing.

    23)  States/territories that I've visited... Utah, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Hawaii and Washington D.C.

    24)  My favorite superhero is Superman.

    25)  My favorite song is Enrique Iglesias' Hero.

    26)  I like spaghetti with lots of meatballs. Once we went to a restaurant that served spaghetti and one huge meatball. It was delicious but somehow wrong.

    27)  I have had blonde, brunette, black and red hair, now a couple a gray strands keep trying to grow. I like being blond and it is fun.

    28)  I won first place in a piano recital. I was not the best pianist. The scoring criteria was flawed.

    29)  My first job was delivering newspapers. On foot, in the rain, sleet, hail and snow.

    30)  I read the National Enquirer.

    31)  I had Lasik eye surgery but as I'm aging I need to wear glasses again.

    32)  I watch Chef Ramsey's shows. (Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen and Masterchef)

    33)  I like Star Trek. All of it.

    34)  I am scared of the Twilight Zone opening monologue, music and show.

    35)  I don’t like the wind. I’m blaming it on The Wizard of Oz movie.

    36)  I have no fear of public speaking as long as I have something prepared ahead of time.

    37)  I don’t like the circus or clowns.

    38)  I lost a spelling bee with the word ACCEPT. This word is now forever ingrained on my brain.

    38)  I had a childhood friend whose birthday was a week after mine and she would always taunt me by saying, “Age before Beauty.”  That is when I started not liking her. 

    40)  I love buttered, salted popcorn or cheese popcorn.

    41)  In my youth, I was cast as a dandelion (a weed) in a community play. The director’s daughter was cast as the Princess. The daughter wanted to "friend" me on Facebook. We are not "Friends".

    42)  As a teenager I used to work alone in a 7-Eleven convenience store. Customers knew I was alone and they shoplifted all the time. I was never robbed for money at gunpoint. All they wanted was Beer.

    43)  I don’t like chewing gum.

    44)  One time the waitress at a restaurant noticed my name on my credit card and mentioned that she and I had the same first name. Then she blurted out, “how old are you?” After a couple of awkward seconds she went on to explain that she never met any other younger people with our first name. She said that it’s an old name. I lied to her about my age.

    45)  I have a cell phone that is just a phone.

    46)  My husband’s boss used to introduce me as Candy during employee recognition banquets. My name is not Candy.

    47)  My daughter’s friends thought that I looked like I would be named Cindy. My name is not Cindy.

    48)  I am sarcastic, accidentally. I don’t really mean to be, it just happens.

    49)  I don’t necessarily like sarcastic people.  Hhhmm…

    50)  I like to eat sunflower seeds. I enjoy the act of popping the shells.

    51)  Cars I’ve owned/co-owned: Dodge Colt, Cadillac Seville, Porsche 924, Suburban, Corvette, Toyota Highlander.

    52)  I usually only knit/crochet/craft one project at a time. It is rare for me to have lots of unfinished projects around.

    53)  I have a Kindle but still prefer reading hardcopy vs digital books/magazines.

    54)  I like romantic comedies.

    55)  I'm older than I look. Good news.  I still don't know what/who I'm supposed to be when I "grow up". Bad news.

    56)  I fell in love with my husband at first sight.

    57)  I love my kids but I am not defined by them.

    58)  I do not like elevators. I will take the stairs whenever possible.

    59)  I was in one fashion show.

    60)  I am not a team player. Unfortunately, life seems to involve teamwork. 

    61)  I like stationery paper goods and art supplies.

    62)  I have PS2 and Wii but I’ve never played them.

    63)  I do not have cable/satellite/wireless TV. Don’t need it, don’t want it.

    64)  I rarely feel the urge to buy the most recent technological marvels. I like to wait until all the kinks have been worked through and the prices drop.

    65)  I have seven nieces and nine nephews.

    66)  I have 37 cousins.

    67)   My favorite meal of the day is lunch. I am a soup/salad and sandwich person.

    68) Two of my former boyfriends are married to medical doctors. This has nothing to do with me I’m just fascinated by the fact. The laws of attraction are mysterious.