1. I do not live anywhere near where I grew up. Even though I’m still within the United States, the culture is totally different.
2. I just got married last December. My husband and I have been a couple for more than five years.
3. I own both a Roomba and a Dyson.
4. I have a nasty dust allergy. (See above.)
5. I suffer from chronic idopathic urticaria. This is not simply the mild discomfort of “being itchy.” Some days I actually can’t walk. Most days, however, I manage pretty well.
6. I am allergic to all types of corn syrup, not just high fructose. This is one of many reasons my head explodes when the corn syrup lobby claims that their product is “virtually the same” as sugar. My body disagrees.
7. Dr. Pepper is still my favorite soda.
8. I try to only drink pop once a year, when Pepsi releases its throwback brands.
9. My city, Minneapolis, has an art scene second only to New York City’s. It’s art critics that say this, not me.
10. I publish occult nonfiction usually annually.
11. I am looking for interesting copywriting or blogging work I can do.
12. I prefer Twitter to Facebook. I know many of you may not understand that; I’ll try to explain in another post.
13. I used to find photography expensive and lame, but I’ve gotten so addicted to it that I feel weird when I go out without my camera now.
14. I own a Droid that I named R2D2.
15. I run a blog on plus size fashion.
16. My favorite band right now is Vampire Weekend.
17. My life is nothing like how I expected it to turn out. While I didn’t get everything I wanted, when I step back and look at the big picture I can see how what I do have is actually much better than what my family or I would have given myself.
18. Many people say they find me hilarious and wish I’d do a stand-up routine. One of the reasons I do not is that the things I say that get the biggest laughs are usually said in dead seriousness.
19. I am a feminist. I am not a radical feminist, or a mysandrist. I am troubled by the idea that there should be anything “radical” about feminism, just as much as I’m troubled by women who do not identify as feminist. It’s unhealthy to work against your best interests: isn’t the value of reality shows so we can see how people screw themselves over daily?
20. My husband also identifies as a feminist, although he suffers from feminist guilt a lot more than I do. I am also troubled by the combination of “feminist” and “guilt.” Seems counter to the entire point.
21. I am writing a book about Divorce and Wicca right now. This is awkward, considering that I am a newlywed.
22. I once had a dog named Chewbakka.
23. I would like to own two dogs: a Jack Russel named Laszlo and a Corgie named Satellite. Both names are Doctor Who references.
24. I have never made it past the first paragraph of a Danielle Steele novel. I worked in a bookstore when Everyone Loves Danielle Steele came out. Patrons expected me to concur. It got awkward. I can find no record of said book now, so I can’t be the only one.
25. I still pick up perfumes that I wore as a child. I don’t wear them, I just smell them. Muguet, for my first big crush. Jontue when I made the honor roll. Love’s Baby Soft Jasmine and Jasmine Musk when I missed my sister while she was out of the country. I will never imitate them, and what I make smells nothing like them. But they are all distinct, different from today’s common fragrances.
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