I see these lists all the time and I thought it would be fun to make one myself. So here are 10 things that you probably don’t know about me.
1. I was allowed to take the ACT while in the 7th grade and scored higher than the salutatorian of my sister’s graduating class. This is more a reflection on the school we went to than it is on me.
2. I dropped out of high school and got my GED because I was so miserable at public school.
3. Whenever I’m out for a drive on backroads and see a turtle in the road I pull over and move it to safety.
4. I had a pet earthworm when I was a kid. I named him Elliot. He lasted for about 2 days under my care, inside a peanut butter jar filled with dirt.
5. I was originally supposed to be a twin.
6. I cannot peel an apple. I don’t know if it’s because my hands are so small or just some sort of mental block.
7. I’ve always had such vivid and detailed dreams that when I was a kid my mom apparently believed I was making them up when I talked about them. (To her credit, she never mentioned this until I was an adult.) I could lucid dream before I knew what it was.
8. I’m under 5 feet tall.
9. I’ve ridden in the copilot seat of a helicopter. It was in the Smoky Mountains when I was a kid.
10. I’ve eaten goat cheese, crawfish, fried oysters, dove, and various kinds of sushi including eel, but I’ve never eaten a cashew, a Whopper or Big Mac, cranberry sauce, a chili dog, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Goats cheese is the raddest invention ever, especially on burgers (or veggie burgers), but I don’t know how one can go without peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Isn’t that the only thing five year olds will eat? At least you haven’t tried a Cheez-Whiz and jam sandwhich. My friend Talea insists they’re fabulous, but they’re not. Oh trust me, they’re not. *barf*
WTF. You haven’t had a PB&J sandwich?
What are you? An alien? I don’t like them, but I’ve at least had my share. Was your mom a commie?!
I knew the PB&J thing would be the one that got me into trouble. I guess I was a weird kid, my favorite sandwiches were bologna and cheese with Miracle Whip. (Which I totally thought I’d invented for a while.) I also went through a phase where I ate only the miracle whip on the sandwich. Ugh.
Basically, I don’t like peanut butter unless it’s mixed with chocolate. Never have liked it. I only like jelly on biscuits and scones and very occasionally toast.
Now, potato chip sandwiches I will still eagerly eat. Heh.
I’m sure I could probably think of tons more things I’ve never eaten that are common to everyone else.