6 Things About Me

These may or may not be interesting, but I fear I can proscrasinate no longer. I've known I needed to respond to this tag but I keep putting if off because I'm not a very interesting person!! So I asked Kevin and he threw out a few things that make me "interesting" but only one of his suggestions was worthy of making the list. So here goes...

1. My childhood crush was Jean Claude Van Damme. I had a huge movie poster on my ceiling up until I moved away to go to college...then I don't know what happenend to it! I have to admit, I wasn't so much a fan of his movies, but I just thought he was so dang handsome...that jawline, those muscles...yum! (If you guessed this was Kevin's suggestion of something that makes me interesting, you are right. He doesn't understand it!!)
2. I worked at the movie theatres through high school. I'm not lying when I say it was THE place to work. Now, that may not be interesting, but the fact that that was my favorite job EVER is probably more interesting. Perhaps it was working with all my friends, watching all the movies, the free popcorn, I don't know, but to this day I would call working at the theatres my all time favorite job! (Is that interesting or just sad?!)

3. I love to read out loud. Not necessarily when I'm reading a book for myself, but when we're on a road trip I love to read a book outloud to Kevin while he's driving. Or I love reading books to Rylan. If I was better at accents and men's voices, I think I'd attempt a career at reading for books on cd :)

4. Another thing I would love to do...conduct music! I honestly hope to never have to do it in church, but when I'm at home and no one is looking (well, other than Rylan or Kevin 'cause they've seen me do it) I love to turn up some orchestra or choir music and direct. Strange? Maybe...but it's fun! I watch choir and orchestra directors with envy--the way they move with the music, the emotional power it brings into your body...it just looks like so much fun. Now, if only I had that musical talent :)

5. I've never learned how to drive a stick shift. Well, let's back up. First of all, I didn't even get my driver's license until I was 17. In New Mexico you can get your license at 15 if you take driver's ed. I took driver's ed, hated driving, and waited a full 2 years before getting my license. And I never had that free, liberating feeling most teenagers get when they get their license. It was dread (and probably fear). The only reason I got my license was because my parents (my taxi cab) were going out of town and my little sister and I had no way of getting to school...I would have rather stayed home! To this day I still do not like to drive, but I'm not as against it as I was back then. But I've never had to drive anything other than an automatic. I halfway resented my little sis because she got my dad's old truck (which was standard) while I got the "hand me down been through older siblings" car. For several years I was tempted to put "learn how to drive a stick shift" on my New Years Resolutions list, but I never put it on there and I've never learned.
6. I haven't eaten ice cream in over a year! Well, that's not entirely true. I did have a bite of the Hula Pie at Duke's Canoe Club when we were in Oahu last year (and it was worth the bite...yummy!). Don't get me wrong--I LOVE ice cream. In fact, had you asked me 3 years ago what my favorite dessert was, I'd probably have said ice cream. I swore off ice cream in December 2006 because I get so congested and puffy eyed after eating it. So one night I said "no more ice cream for me" and I've passed it up at so many birthday parties and summer events. But don't feel sad for me because I absolutely love cookies and cakes and pies, and I've eaten more than my share :)

So, that was fun, right? I know some of you have posted on your own blogs some interesting things about yourselves (hey, some interesting things come out on our entries whether we've been tagged or not, right?) But if you haven't done this yet and want to, DO IT!