25 Random Facts About Me
1. My favorite TV show of all time is Futurama.
2. The longest I've ever held a single job is two years and two months.
3. I have moved 33 times since I was born in 1980.
4. I have lived in seven states and two countries.
5. I have been homeless three times.
6. When I was volunteering for Amnesty International, I wrote a letter to then-governor George W. Bush pushing for a new trial for a mentally ill woman who had murdered her husband and was facing execution in Texas. He wrote me a personal letter back addressing my concerns and explaining his reasons for supporting the execution and not granting her a stay. This letter was unfortunately destroyed during a subsequent move. I regret not hanging onto it.
7. I have eaten cake decorations as a meal.
8. I have been in love more than once.
9. I hate to cook but I make amazing pork chops.
10. I still really want a chemistry set.
11. I've broken each of my toes at least once, and some several times more than once.
12. I take eight pills of various kinds per day, on a good day.
13. I can't count the number of times I've been stung by bees.
14. I've almost been fired from more than one job for swearing.
15. My secret dream is to be a Medical Examiner, determining how people died and contributing to solving homicides.
16. More often than not I am confused about "left" and "right."
17. I can count to ten in Spanish, French, German, and Italian. I used to know Japanese as well, but I've forgotten everything past 4.
18. I collect religious icons but don't go to church.
19. I just found an entire jar of peanut butter in my room.
20. I also collect costume jewelry but I hardly ever wear it.
21. I have bitten my fingernails since birth. I recently broke my front tooth on a fingernail.
22. I have the hiccups every single day, at least once, and have for my entire life.
23. I can fix pretty much anything that's wrong with a toilet, unless it requires getting into the wall plumbing. Even then, I've just never tried it.
24. I love to travel but I am so averse to insects and spiders that I am too afraid to leave the Northern Hemisphere.
25. I almost exclusively read non-fiction these days, up to and including reading encyclopedias from A-Z.
2. The longest I've ever held a single job is two years and two months.
3. I have moved 33 times since I was born in 1980.
4. I have lived in seven states and two countries.
5. I have been homeless three times.
6. When I was volunteering for Amnesty International, I wrote a letter to then-governor George W. Bush pushing for a new trial for a mentally ill woman who had murdered her husband and was facing execution in Texas. He wrote me a personal letter back addressing my concerns and explaining his reasons for supporting the execution and not granting her a stay. This letter was unfortunately destroyed during a subsequent move. I regret not hanging onto it.
7. I have eaten cake decorations as a meal.
8. I have been in love more than once.
9. I hate to cook but I make amazing pork chops.
10. I still really want a chemistry set.
11. I've broken each of my toes at least once, and some several times more than once.
12. I take eight pills of various kinds per day, on a good day.
13. I can't count the number of times I've been stung by bees.
14. I've almost been fired from more than one job for swearing.
15. My secret dream is to be a Medical Examiner, determining how people died and contributing to solving homicides.
16. More often than not I am confused about "left" and "right."
17. I can count to ten in Spanish, French, German, and Italian. I used to know Japanese as well, but I've forgotten everything past 4.
18. I collect religious icons but don't go to church.
19. I just found an entire jar of peanut butter in my room.
20. I also collect costume jewelry but I hardly ever wear it.
21. I have bitten my fingernails since birth. I recently broke my front tooth on a fingernail.
22. I have the hiccups every single day, at least once, and have for my entire life.
23. I can fix pretty much anything that's wrong with a toilet, unless it requires getting into the wall plumbing. Even then, I've just never tried it.
24. I love to travel but I am so averse to insects and spiders that I am too afraid to leave the Northern Hemisphere.
25. I almost exclusively read non-fiction these days, up to and including reading encyclopedias from A-Z.
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