Opening Up, Part Four: 31 New, Perhaps Slightly Embarrassing and at Times Somewhat Unseemly Facts About Me

We see these lists by bloggers pop up all over the Internet...lists of facts about them that you might not know. (Cheryl Harrison does these best, IMO.)

You can read all 31 facts about me below, but in the meantime, here's a little video recap:

And here's the full list.

1. I  don’t wear anti-perspirant. I’ve read too many articles on how that shit clogs everything up, so I’ve switched to a salt roll-on deodorant. It supposedly smells like pomegranate. I’m mostly just glad it doesn’t smell like BO.
2. I got the equivalent of my high school diploma in piano performance when I was 17. Word to your Bach.
3. I hate—HATE—doing dishes and cleaning showers. There is just something so tedious and gross about the aftermath of eating and showering.
4. I still have my baby blanket. I don’t USE it...it’s put away in a box with other weird “keepsakes”...but yeah. I can’t throw it out.

5. I am terrible about finishing little projects.

6. I am the daughter of a Baptist minister. He still pastors a church in my hometown, and has been there for nearly 25 years. I consider myself a-religious, though.
7. I think about sex a lot.
8. I have been writing in some capacity since my first story at the age of six. I always thought I’d write and publish fiction one day. Now I know that I’m not nearly as good at pretending as I am at just telling it like it is.

9. I have a soft spot for broken things (and people).

10. I like to consider myself a proud, independent woman, but I still really like it when a dude holds a door for me, or asks me out properly for a date.
11. I am pretty terrible at math. OK, I am really terrible at math. Please don’t ever ask me to split a check, or figure out the value for x. I’d rather write you a story about how you’ve vexed me with your silly numbers questions, but I learned something about myself anyway.
12. I once dreamed of singing on Broadway. My mother (you know, the Baptist minister’s wife) told me it was a “Wicked, wicked place, and you don’t ever want to go there.” Haha. Oh, parents.
13. Speaking of singing, I have had the chance to sing all over the country, and take voice lessons from a former Broadway musical director. Please don’t judge my singing from my karaoke, though. Karaoke is supposed to be ridiculous.
14. I played basketball in high school, and tore my ACL during basketball camp the summer before my senior year. I played almost the entire season without fixing it, while wearing a huge brace. I was determined, dammit.

15. The last time I peed my pants I was old enough to know better.

16. The last time I picked my nose I was old enough to know better.
17. The last time I went sans underwear because all my clothes were dirty I was old enough to know better.
18. Speaking of sans underwear, I’m a fan of sleeping naked. Or, if I must put clothes on, I will still refuse to wear underwear. (It's good to let it all BREATHE, you know?)
19. I have an embarrassing obsession with mac and cheese. And not even the good kind. I want the shitty, off-brand, Kraft knock off stuff. With Sriracha, please.

20. I’m kind of stupid proud about some of the things I’m able to do now in the gym.

21. As outgoing and social as I am these days, a cute guy can still make me feel shy...and awkward. I’m actually horribly awkward sometimes. I am not gonna lie. HORRIBLY awkward.
22. Oh, and unless you really “get” my sense of humor, I’m kind of terrible at flirting. I usually end up verbally abusing someone when I’m really trying to tease.
23. I have asthma. Had it most of my life, since I was four. I also have terrible allergies, though they are much better after years and years of shots.

24. I think orgasms are optional.

25. I have a thing with teeth. I worked in dental for a big chunk of my twenties, so I KNOW things, and I’ve SEEN things (do you know people’s tongues can turn black? Like, for reals. Black and fuzzy). On the flip side, if a guy has a great smile, I’ll melt in a second.
26. I was a virgin on my wedding night. (See the video for more details.)
27. Sometimes I am terrified that I talk too much about myself. (Really. And I probably do.)

28. I snort when I laugh.

29. I’ve been told that my sexy face and my mad face are the same face. Hahahaha.
30. I love, love, love to read. I can literally sit in one spot and read FOR HOURS. Like, whole days. No foolin’.
31. Good lord, I am LAZY in the morning. I maybe love sleeping in more than mac and cheese. And I love lying in bed for a good ½ hour after I’ve woken up, playing with the dogs, thinking about my day or my dreams (I have very, very vivid dreams).

So, that's it! What should I know about you? :)