Randomious Enligtimens

I thought since the last post was kind of depressing, I'd try to make the next one more light-hearted and humorous. (And I think I've found a solution to my baby fever: we've been planning to get a puppy and are going to start looking after we return from post-deployment leave in June. So if I can be patient and focus my energy on that, I think that's going to help my emotions immensely.)

So here's some random facts about me:

-I am a total klutz. I don't think I used to be, but it's suddenly become more obvious to me (probably because my husband notices too, ha!)

-I can't place a band-aid on myself correctly the first time. I'm nervous about cutting off my circulation! and...

-I'm a perfectionist. About some things. I can act like someone with over-the-top OCD at times, and at others, a lazy slob (which usually drives me back into OCD mode. I can never be very lazy for long.)

-Give me some tools and I'll figure it out. I've handled tools more often than my brothers.

-Two of my main interests are obviously genetic. My dad is a musician and my maternal grandfather is a writer. That would explain it.

-I hate the color yellow. It's so happy and cheery it makes me want to throw up. I've compromised on orange though, and have actually come to like it a lot.

-I'm a water girl. Take me to the beach and I will be there all day. I can't get tired of it.

-It takes a lot to gross me out or make me queasy. I love any kind of amusement park ride, except anything that drops you (they don't make me sick, they just scare the crap out of me). When it comes to nasty things, it has to be pretty extreme to make me throw up (which has yet to happen).

-My grandma always told me that being the middle child was the best, like the cream in the middle of an Oreo is the best part.

-Any music I play, I've learned by ear. I can't read music (although I'm not unwilling to learn).

-I have an almost irrepressible sweet tooth. It's bad.

-I'm a sucker for my dad's 80s rock, blues, jazz, and even country if it has that irresistible groove. I like my music down and dirty.

-I'm getting my first tattoo soon, the word ignis (Latin for passionate love or fire) on the inside of my left wrist. I'm thinking about a second after that, once my husband finishes designing it. It will read, "Dum spiro spero", which is Latin for "while I breathe, I hope" and will be in the middle of of my back.

-I have two scars on the left side of my face and one on my wedding ring finger, all of which my older brother caused (directly and indirectly).

-I'm a geek about rocks. Geology was one of my absolute favorite science classes in college and I'll find myself picking up random rocks and getting extremely excited about their composition.

-I was pitcher for my team when I played baseball (and I do mean baseball, not softball).

-I currently have 182 pieces of writing (most finished, though a few are incomplete), and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with any of them.

-I used to hate tomatoes, but have since reformed. I still hate avocados (they're slimy and I hate the way they taste).  Beyond that, I'm not picky at all about food.

-Hugh Laurie is my favorite actor. No one can disagree that the man is brilliant.

-You wouldn't want to go to a movie with me because I'm awful about being a critic. I will always discuss the movie in-depth with whoever accompanied me. Ask me my opinion of the movie and I'll lay out for you my entire analysis of the directing, cinematography, acting, music, and story--especially the story. I don't have a lot of favorite movies because few have reached the standard of what I consider a "good story".

That looks like enough for now. Hope you found that entertaining. I may be in the mood for more later, so stay tuned.