Six Random Things

My friend Jess tagged me and asked me to post six random things about myself.  And while I normally wouldn’t do something like this, I’m kind of at a loss for a blog post right now.  So, here goes . . .

1. I started out as an art major at Iowa State.  Seriously, I have no idea what I was thinking!  I have no skill and no talent, so most of my projects were pretty pathetic.  My roommate Jenny can attest to it, as I had her help out with a few of them.  Ahhh, we suffered that year together until we got our heads on straight and figured out what we really wanted to pursue.
2. I LOVE maps.  Maps of all kinds - Google maps, atlases, globes, the Metro map, topographical maps, you get the picture.  I have no idea where this love came from, and why I don’t work in that industry is beyond me.  It’s my goal one day to have a map room in my house (I can dream, right!).
3. Just like every other girl out there, I am a huge fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.  The book is amazing, and I love the movie.  But, I’m not talking about the horrible one that came out in the theaters last year . . . I mean the BBC production that is 5 hours long.  My friend Tiffany and I would watch it every time we got together during college breaks.  It came to the point where we just fast-forward to the good parts because we know the entire thing by heart.
4. I really did grow up on a farm, with pigs, barns, tractors, etc.  I’m just now learning that some of my friends didn’t really know this about me.  I was in 4-H as a kid and showed pigs at the county fair; I’ve driven a tractor, and I know the difference between a plow and a combine.  I also have some good tales about living on a farm . . . feel free to ask!
5. I have a healthy appreciation of the written word, so much so that I buy books for the sake of buying them.  I own so many books that I’ve never read, and with grad school right, getting to those isn’t feasible.  Yet, I keep buying more.  I love old books, and use them as decoration around my apartment.  So, if you’re trying to get rid of some old books, you know who to call.
6. I’m a crier!  I may put on a good front, but just about anything even remotely sappy will make the waterworks start.  I remember in the 6th grade reading Where the Red Fern Grows and having to run up to my room to be alone because I was sobbing.  Books make me cry, movies (I cried at Finding Nemo!), even the news will do it to me.  If you remember my post on the Esquire article, “The Things That Carried Him,” well, I tried reading that in various public places (metro, airplanes, etc.) and I was a mess the whole time.  Even the sweetest story will do it to me.  Sad, I know . . . but sometimes I really like the fact that I’m a huge sap.

So, there is it, six things you probably didn’t know about me before.  And with that I’m passing this off to Becky and Beth.

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