13 things you don't know about me1) i won a young authors award in 2nd grade for my story _the possum without a tail_
2) i'm extremely uncoordinated in some regards. mainly in ways that involve sports that don't take place in the water. read: i suck at any sport that involves a ball or a team.
3) when i'm really stressed out i empty the cabinets in the kitchen or bathroom or bedroom and reorganize them, getting rid of things along the way.
4) i love to iron; i find it soothing. there's something terrifically satisfying about taking wrinkly clothes and making them smooth.
5) i have a very long torso and i hate showing my tummy. this makes bathing suit shopping very interesting. i strongly prefer to wear a one piece suit and it's almost impossible to find one that doesn't ride up in the back or pull down in the front.
6) i don't believe in god (or the devil or heaven or hell i guess). there, i said it. this doesn't make me sad or frightened. it doesn't make me question anyone else's belief in god. i used to identify as an agnostic. then as an atheist. then as a humanist. after watching a fabulous documentary with d i realized that i'm a post-theist. i sometimes crave the community that a church lends itself to and most closely identify with judaism in that regard.
7) i feel like i should really hate john mayer because it's politically correct. but i don't. i love his music and think he's pretty gorgeous. so sue me.
8) i really can't stand cartoons. except the simpsons and that's tolerable for the writing and the voices.
9) i learned to drive a stick shift when i was 15. i think driving an automatic is boring and unless i have to commute in stop and go traffic i plan on driving one forever.
10) i never wanted to own my own business. it seemed too risky and unstable. now i own a chocolate company (and would give anything right now to have a piece of see's candy from the nuts and chews box) and i love the freedom it affords me.
11) i snuck into the movies for the first time in my life last weekend.
12) the kids and i hot tub almost every day, all year round.
13) i have a yin yang tattoo on my chest over where my cancer was. this is the closest i've come to balance in my life since i had it put there 10+ years ago.