I am still trying to find my place as a blogger. Since I am a bit of an attention whore, your comments - yes, yours, my loyal followers - are duly noted and filed in the happy part of my brain. I have gathered that a good many of you thirty peeps find me mildly amusing and that I often cause you to ROTFL or at least LOL a little. It's like you have a snap cup, and you're pulling out a tiny folded post-it note, clicking your thumb and middle finger together, and saying out loud, "Amber is funny! Snaps for Amber!"
Well. It is a pleasure to entertain, and I thought that perhaps it was time for one of those entries where you get to know a little bit more about me. Completely unprovoked and not at all asked for, I will now brighten your day or night, depending on your time zone (or need to obsessively log in to your reader) with a few fun facts about ME. However, per yesterday's entry, I am writing it for your benefit.
1. I have never been in an airplane. I am terrified to fly. I guess this is somwhat limiting in the area of "writing what you know." Sigh. One day, I'll fly away. (leave all this to yesterday)
2. I attended three colleges in four years, and still graduated on time, summa cum laude. Buh-ya. It was just a BA in English, though, and they practically give those away, right?
3. I am not a particularly picky eater, but I won't drink milk, and prefer not to eat beets or cottage cheese or pudding or yogurt.
3. Really, I don't like eating with a spoon. I am not a big soup eater. I really only want to use a spoon for food choices that are completely liquid, like a brothy soup. If there's a solidity about it, get me a fork.
4. I have a tattoo on my right ankle. It's a butterfly. It had it's ten year birthday this year. It does not yet, as my dad insisted it someday would, look like a droopy moth.
4. I am a grammar junkie, but only when it comes to writing. In conversation, you'll catch me ending sentences with prepositions on the regular. (Well, I also just did it in that sentence, but being aware of it counts, if yaknowhatimsayin'.)
5. I don't like wearing jewelry. I know that diamonds are a girls best friend, but I seriously never wear anything except my wedding ring. The last time I wore a necklace was months ago - on my one year wedding aniversary, because it was the gift my husband bought for me. (When will he learn? I would have rather had the hundred dollars in the bank account!)
6. I gained and lost around 70 pounds after high school. Losing the weight is probably my proudest accomplishment, except I did it in a drunken-pukey-not-eating way. (For the record, I don't condone that tactic, and it wasn't a tactic, it was just what happened.)
7. I don't remember the last movie I saw in a theater. I used to work in a movie theater, and paying for a ticket really hurts my feelings. I was spoiled for so, so long.
8. I know every word to the Saved By The Bell graduation song. I prefer to sing the alto part.
9. Famous people I've met: Kirk Cameron's wife, Jerry Bruckheimer, all of Aerosmith, the Tom Cruise extended family - all while working at the aforementioned movie theater. Since then I've met (and interviwed!) singer Dar Williams, served dinner to famed University of Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum, and had a nice little chat with Lisa Lampanelli after seeing her do stand up.
10. On a related note, I wrote to Tiffani-Amber Thiessen for a sixth grade assignment about how one man's trash is another man's treasure, and she sent me back a hand-written note along with her gum wrapper. Yeah, I still have it.
11. I have no idea why I linked two Moulin Rouge songs to this entry. I do enjoy it, but it isn't my favorite movie. My favorite movie is The Bridges of Madison County. I sob everytime I watch it, and I've seen it at least ten times. I love that it still gets me. I could have a good cry just thinking about it.
Well. It is a pleasure to entertain, and I thought that perhaps it was time for one of those entries where you get to know a little bit more about me. Completely unprovoked and not at all asked for, I will now brighten your day or night, depending on your time zone (or need to obsessively log in to your reader) with a few fun facts about ME. However, per yesterday's entry, I am writing it for your benefit.
1. I have never been in an airplane. I am terrified to fly. I guess this is somwhat limiting in the area of "writing what you know." Sigh. One day, I'll fly away. (leave all this to yesterday)
2. I attended three colleges in four years, and still graduated on time, summa cum laude. Buh-ya. It was just a BA in English, though, and they practically give those away, right?
3. I am not a particularly picky eater, but I won't drink milk, and prefer not to eat beets or cottage cheese or pudding or yogurt.
3. Really, I don't like eating with a spoon. I am not a big soup eater. I really only want to use a spoon for food choices that are completely liquid, like a brothy soup. If there's a solidity about it, get me a fork.
4. I have a tattoo on my right ankle. It's a butterfly. It had it's ten year birthday this year. It does not yet, as my dad insisted it someday would, look like a droopy moth.
4. I am a grammar junkie, but only when it comes to writing. In conversation, you'll catch me ending sentences with prepositions on the regular. (Well, I also just did it in that sentence, but being aware of it counts, if yaknowhatimsayin'.)
5. I don't like wearing jewelry. I know that diamonds are a girls best friend, but I seriously never wear anything except my wedding ring. The last time I wore a necklace was months ago - on my one year wedding aniversary, because it was the gift my husband bought for me. (When will he learn? I would have rather had the hundred dollars in the bank account!)
6. I gained and lost around 70 pounds after high school. Losing the weight is probably my proudest accomplishment, except I did it in a drunken-pukey-not-eating way. (For the record, I don't condone that tactic, and it wasn't a tactic, it was just what happened.)
7. I don't remember the last movie I saw in a theater. I used to work in a movie theater, and paying for a ticket really hurts my feelings. I was spoiled for so, so long.
8. I know every word to the Saved By The Bell graduation song. I prefer to sing the alto part.
9. Famous people I've met: Kirk Cameron's wife, Jerry Bruckheimer, all of Aerosmith, the Tom Cruise extended family - all while working at the aforementioned movie theater. Since then I've met (and interviwed!) singer Dar Williams, served dinner to famed University of Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum, and had a nice little chat with Lisa Lampanelli after seeing her do stand up.
10. On a related note, I wrote to Tiffani-Amber Thiessen for a sixth grade assignment about how one man's trash is another man's treasure, and she sent me back a hand-written note along with her gum wrapper. Yeah, I still have it.
11. I have no idea why I linked two Moulin Rouge songs to this entry. I do enjoy it, but it isn't my favorite movie. My favorite movie is The Bridges of Madison County. I sob everytime I watch it, and I've seen it at least ten times. I love that it still gets me. I could have a good cry just thinking about it.
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2. I attended 4 colleges in six years and only ended up with in Associate's in Science. I did graduate with a 4.0, hold down a full-time job, and birthed my third child during that time, too, so I forgive myself.
3. I'm not picky either. I just hate diet food:D
3. I prefer to eat with my hands. Just kidding. Not really. How do you eat cereal?
4. No tattoos. At least, not yet?
4. I am the official "proofer" at work. Nothing goes out that hasn't been run by me first. It gets on my nerves sometimes. Especially, when I know how many BAD, BAD things I do in my own work.
5. I don't like wearing jewelry either. I'm actually one up on you in that department. I don't even wear my wedding ring.
6. I've gained about 60 pounds since the birth of my first...and I think I'm still gaining:(
7. I try to make it to the theater as often as possible. I'm a movie junkie.
8. I know every word to the Sailor Moon theme song. Okay, not really. My daughter does, but I feel like I know it because she is always singing it. Yes, it's in Japanese.
9. I don't think I've met any famous people. Wait...I met Christian Serratos and Justin Chon from Twilight, but that's it. Almost met, Stephenie Meyer. Had dinner with Aprilynne Pike. Love her!
10. I wrote to Wil Wheaton once and received a glossy picture and a form letter.
11. My favorite movie is Serenity. Best. Movie. Ever.
Now that I've bored you for ten minutes, I will leave you alone now.
Loved your list! Very cute! :)
Tina Lynn, two things. Did you see Wil Wheaton on Monday's epidose of The Big Bang Theory? Bazinga! Also, I eat cereal 1) not very often 2) with a spoon, but with only the slightest amount of milk. My hubster slurps any leftover milk in the bottom of the bowl, while I look away, sometimes gagging.
Trav - you are just so witty. I love your anecdotes. :)
Also...does the bridge own Madison County?
The bridge does not own Madison County and I am terribly ashamed that my apostrophe indicated otherwise. Clicking edit post now... well, after this loan closing. I'm at my banker job, and the numbers are frying my brain.