Want to know the one thing that I really do not like? Scratch that… the one thing I actually hate?

 

It’s that conversation you have anytime you meet someone new.

You know what I’m talking about… the one that sounds like this:

 

“Where are you from?” says New Acquaintance.

“I’m from Arkansas. What about you?” I reply.

“Oh cool! But you don’t have an accent…” New Acquaintance responds.

(That, or “I’ve never met anyone from Arkansas!” … apparently us Arkansans don’t get out very much…)

New Acquaintance continues. “I grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston.” and then asks, “What do you do for a living?”

 

You know this conversation. The one you’d sooner eat burnt cookies than have to repeat again.

 

 

OK, so maybe you’re not from Arkansas, and people don’t comment on your lack of an accent (or the fact that your state is probably the most underrepresented amongst travellers). And maybe you actually like these sorts of conversations, but my point remains: these conversations can be a bit dull and rehearsed.

In other words: boring.

 

Now, in the past six months, I’ve been very pleased to see more followers join me on Facebook and Instagram. And let’s be honest… even though it’s not a numbers game, it does feel really dang good to know more people like my work! Of course, among the blogosphere, the typical response to this sort of situation would be to introduce myself… which brings me to my dilemma:

I need to introduce myself… even though I hate introductions.

 

 

Which is way I’ve decided to take a different approach. I’m not going to share the typical things that, if you follow me HERE or HERE, you probably already know. Instead I’m going to share some quirks that New Acquaintance didn’t think to ask me about in our last conversation.

So without further ado, 25 facts about me that don’t typically come up in conversation:

 

1.  I get unreasonably excited when I get to park in “my” spot at work. Conversely, I get unreasonably furious when the Silver Nissan Murano beats me to it in the morning. Is there a placard with my name there? No…. but it’s still “my” spot.

2. My favorite candy is Nerds Rope.

3. I am personally offended if I am not the first one off the line when the light turns green.

 

4. I never wear button-up shirts without rolling up the sleeves.

5. I love to go shooting. My favorite is the .38 pistol my grandpa owns.

6. I prefer it if everything is in Military Time.

7. Some of my top bucket list items include: driving the Pacific Coast Highway (starting in LA and ending in the PNW, in that order specifically), visiting Croatia, and dying my whole head either pink or purple.

8. I used to wear glasses, but my mom talked me into getting Lasik done in India (it was only $800…)

9. When it comes to notes and journaling, I am a pen and ink kind of girl.

10. I am 27 years old and I will still unashamedly admit that I need “mommy time”.

 

 

11. I only wear jewelry if it has sentimental value.

12. I have eight pillows on my bed and I actually use all of them every night. I like sleeping in a pillow fort, alright?

13. Even though I was raised in the South, I hate country music. I do, however, love bluegrass.

14. I only wash my hair twice a week: on Wednesday night and Sunday morning.

15. My favorite breakfast food is a scone.

16. The only recipe I have memorized is my family’s chocolate chip cookies. I like to think I have my priorities in order.

17. When I get nervous, I either bounce my leg rapidly, or grab a strand of hair and endlessly run it between my thumb and index finger.

18. I have a ring my mom and I designed while we were living in India. I have worn it almost every single day of my life since then.

 

 

19. When I need to remember to do something, I twist said ring around my finger so the jewel is on the bottom and then say to myself seven times in a row the thing I need to remember.

20. One of my favorite things to do is just lie listlessly on the floor for a good thirty minutes and think about nothing. And then I’m ready to get back to whatever task I was working on.

21. I much prefer rain over sunshine, and not just because rainy days mean blankets, reading, and warm drinks (although those definitely help). Rain in general just makes me happy.

22. Things beyond my scope of abilities:

  1. Melting chocolate (especially white chocolate)
  2. Reading quickly
  3. Getting away with speeding
  4. Looking older than 20 years old (I’m 27)
  5. Not being a Type A driver
  6. Responding promptly to text messages
  7. Remembering to bring gloves when I travel in the winter

23. The longest I’ve been awake is 66 hours (I have never fallen asleep faster than after those 66 hours).

24. I hate seafood. But I love sushi.

25. I LOVE to drive. Around town, cross country, doesn’t matter. If I could have started driving at 12, I would have. So yes, I was that kid at the DMV –on- her 16th birthday.

 

So I’m curious, do you relate to any of these?

 

(Please tell me I’m not the only one who is terrible about responding to text messages! Or that sleeps with seven too many pillows!)

 

Tell me about yourself! Comment some weird quirks or something you love about yourself below!