1.) I always stop the gas pump on an uneven number, never at the $??.00 amount. I favor odd numbers.
2.) I was an extra in the movie Gung Ho and got to see Ron Howard, Michael Keaton, George Wendt, and Mimi Rodgers. Though I was shot in three different scenes, you can only see the back of my head in the labor meeting.
3.) We moved so often that I went to 15 schools in 12 years, starting in Germany and graduating in Maine. In between the schools were in: Alaska, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Mississippi. I attended college through Columbia College and University of Phoenix.
4.) I was a many things as a teenager: Jesus freak, freak in general, nerd. I was a member of the math club, the Latin club, the chess club, and a couple of artist circles. Yea. That was me. Academics during the week; party girl on the weekend; artist on my own.
5.) Before I realized I was a child of God and a daughter of royal birth, I once went ($+re@k!n&) through a Pizza Hut. It was the 70's. I was young, thin, and stupid. It was a dare. I'm sorry, OK! Come on, did you really think this post would have a picture??
6.) Before his untimely death, I used to sew for the Baltimore/DC designer, Lenny Yorke. He was fabulous! He and I danced around to "I'm Just a Girl" by our fav, Gwen Stefani, and No Doubt. We would sometimes work for 15-18 hours straight to finish a project. I loved him and miss him very much. The picture to the left is one of his designs. He just missed being on the first season of Project Runway. His connection makes me six degrees separated from a lot of people!!
7.) I have helped raise a lot of kids. As the oldest of 7, I got started early. Not always done a superlative job of it. But enjoyed every second of my labors. I have 4 biological children, 5 stepchildren, and have helped with 45 foster children. I now enjoy a slew of grand-babies, but not nearly as much as I'd like to.
8.) I eat providently vegan. This means that if someone serves me meat, I gratefully eat it without hesitation. I only buy meat to serve my grandchildren when they come and use it sparingly. I generally cook with whole foods rather than processed. I love to grow what I eat.
9.) I love to make my own household and health products using herbs and essential oils and other natural ingredients.
10.) Even though I am disabled, or maybe because of it, I often run cross-country in my dreams. I run through the countryside, waving at people on their porches or in their fields. It sometimes makes me sad because I miss being extremely active, but it is a blessing to do it in my dreams!
11.) I used to be a groupie (not that kind of groupie, just a fan/follower/helper) for local rock bands: among them, Mason Street Band in Knob Noster, MO; Mirage and MacTavish in Bangor, ME).
12.) I have different criteria for men I'm attracted to. I don't like hunks. I prefer nerds. I must have someone who makes me laugh. Since I was a child, I've loved funny men and had crushes on Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Jack Black, Kevin James, Cary Grant (OK, he's a hunk, but he is also silly), and guys like that. I once gave an adorable little blow up Empire State Building with a blow up King Kong holding a sign that said, "I Love You" on it to a husband who shall remain nameless. His response: "What am I supposed to do with this?" He threw it away, along with our marriage. Make me laugh and I'm putty in your hands! If I can make you laugh, I'm out of my mind with joy!
And because I give 110%, here's your baker's dozen bonus:
13.) I used to collect up my tips when I was young and waited tables. I'd take it to the Greyhound station and see how far it would take me and go visit someone. If I didn't have money to get back, I always had a thumb. It was a different era. Every spring, that gypsy that lies dormant in my gets restless and I have to fight to keep myself intact. As Bruce Springsteen explained, sometimes I just wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face . . . and my location.
9.) I love to make my own household and health products using herbs and essential oils and other natural ingredients.
10.) Even though I am disabled, or maybe because of it, I often run cross-country in my dreams. I run through the countryside, waving at people on their porches or in their fields. It sometimes makes me sad because I miss being extremely active, but it is a blessing to do it in my dreams!
11.) I used to be a groupie (not that kind of groupie, just a fan/follower/helper) for local rock bands: among them, Mason Street Band in Knob Noster, MO; Mirage and MacTavish in Bangor, ME).
12.) I have different criteria for men I'm attracted to. I don't like hunks. I prefer nerds. I must have someone who makes me laugh. Since I was a child, I've loved funny men and had crushes on Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Jack Black, Kevin James, Cary Grant (OK, he's a hunk, but he is also silly), and guys like that. I once gave an adorable little blow up Empire State Building with a blow up King Kong holding a sign that said, "I Love You" on it to a husband who shall remain nameless. His response: "What am I supposed to do with this?" He threw it away, along with our marriage. Make me laugh and I'm putty in your hands! If I can make you laugh, I'm out of my mind with joy!
And because I give 110%, here's your baker's dozen bonus:
13.) I used to collect up my tips when I was young and waited tables. I'd take it to the Greyhound station and see how far it would take me and go visit someone. If I didn't have money to get back, I always had a thumb. It was a different era. Every spring, that gypsy that lies dormant in my gets restless and I have to fight to keep myself intact. As Bruce Springsteen explained, sometimes I just wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face . . . and my location.