11 Random Things You Didn’t Know About Me
In case you were wondering
I realize you already know way too much about me, but, nevertheless, I thought it would be fun to throw in some random factoids prior to meeting so many of you at the DC Convention.
And speaking of DC …
You should totally stop by my booth at the DC Convention! Fun things will be going on there … giveaways and prizes and cool deals! Okay, I have yet to figure out all the details, but cool stuff, I promise!
Read on, MacDuff!
So, if you’re wondering who this kooky chick is who writes all these posts, read on …
1. I took up pole … so I could continue to eat pie as I approached menopause.
2. I have Crohn’s disease. Not a bad case, but it’s been bad enough at different times in my life that my main thought in any situation is usually, oh, god, I hope I don’t crap my pants. (So if I ever look distracted in person – or dash out abruptly – you’ll know what I’m thinking!)
3. I don’t think anything smells as good as the top of my doggie’s head.
4. My childhood had some odd, sexually abusive notes, and I have often thought I don’t remember chunks of it. Still, since I can’t remember, I feel like I’m lying whenever I want to say I have PTSD, even though I show all the symptoms of it.
5. My drink of choice is honey tea. Microwave one eight-ounce glass of water for one minute, then stir in a heaping forkful – yes, FORKful – of honey. Yumm! (The fork keeps the tea from sloshing over the edge of the glass.)
6. I didn’t get my period until I was 16 and had no figure to speak of until I was 20. Between that and being mistaken for a boy at age six, I spent years thinking no one could tell I was a girl. (Note: I am a girl.)
7. I have spoken to my mom only once in 22 years – and that was 16 years ago.
8. Until recently, my biggest frustration in life was that my favorite birth control method (Prentiff cervical cap) had been discontinued. Worse than the time, many years ago, when my favorite spermicide (without nonoxynol-9!) stopped being manufactured and I managed to track down eight tubes in a pharmacy in North Carolina, but they were already sold. (Update: I have since gotten an IUD (Paragard), and am now strongly considering giving the IUD Favorite Birth Control status!)
9. I once dated a guy just because his dick was so big. I didn’t intend to date him. I just freaked out when I saw his penis and couldn’t go through with sleeping with him. I wound up dating him just so my brain would have time to wrap itself around the idea. In retrospect, I don’t know what the big deal was – he was very long, but not unusually wide. Still, I was just a rookie – what did I know?
10. I floated up a tributary to the Amazon on a raft.
11. I like to talk. A lot. Americans never fully understand this trait. The Irish and Spanish do.
What about you?
Any random things you’d care to share?
Do tell!
Crohns. Yes, I feel for you. Have a couple of mates who also deal with it. Have you considered to a raw vegan lifestyle, Jennifer? I haven’t got Crohn’s, but I can say that this way of eating is doing wonders for me. I even started a recipe blog:
http://www.rawfoodhomerecipes.com
Tidbit about me: I am extremely accident prone – cut off a finger, had stitches in multiple limbs, broken several bones (one while shoveling dog shit), torn knee meniscus, sprains in both sides of both ankles…. Umm, should I really pole dance? hehe
I loved this post. It just proved a point that I’m always making…which is that we are ALL a bit weird in our own way! And that is what makes the human experience so rich and interesting.
I can certainly relate to your G.I. problems…in my case it’s 100% denial of lactose intolerance and a LOVE for mocha lattes. Everything is OK until I run out of my lactase chewables!!
My mom and I have an EXTREMELY difficult relationship. She and my sister also RARELY talked to one another…and now that my mom is very ill, I find my self thrust into the role as legal caretaker. She was a very unsupportive parent, verging on the emotionally abusive. I think it was harder on my sister, being a girl–than it was on me.
As for the curiosity about reproductive anatomy…I thought ALL the ladies knew that romance and skill increase length and width!
LOL, Oh boy, I’m gonna get some e-mails on this one!!
Seriously, though…loved this post and your honesty…
Joel Lessing
Forest Park
Crohns. Yes, I feel for you. Have a couple of mates who also deal with it. Have you considered to a raw vegan lifestyle, Jennifer? I haven’t got Crohn’s, but I can say that this way of eating is doing wonders for me. I even started a recipe blog:
http://www.rawfoodhomerecipes.com
Tidbit about me: I am extremely accident prone – cut off a finger, had stitches in multiple limbs, broken several bones (one while shoveling dog shit), torn knee meniscus, sprains in both sides of both ankles…. Umm, should I really pole dance? hehe
I once broke my arm, dislocating my elbow, and fracturing my wrist while teeter-tottering! And it was my 12th birthday!
Thanks for sharing, #9 was my favorite tidbit about you. A big dick will getcha everytime!
Well, I STILL haven’t gotten my period and I’ve NEVER spoken to your mother.
Those of us without Crohn’s to blame refer to those events as “Sharts”, you know.
@Bekah – You are so funny – and dead-on! I love you for sharing that!
Who knew there were so many of us with Crohn’s?
@Lara – you might try belly dancing, too. The abdominal muscle isolations I learned from that were invaluable to me years ago when I had a bowel obstruction. Just having the control to lift different muscles in different ways and thereby get myself a little extra space made a world of difference.
Wow, I have Crohn’s too! Pole has been the only exercise I’ve been able to do because it’s so low-impact; it’s been an absolute blessing learning it since I can get exercise, have fun, and not cause a flare.
Oh my, I have Crohn’s too! I understand the trying not to crap the pants thing. Very few others understand that, but for me it is more trying not to fart loudly in public.