100 minus 96 things about me.

Many of the blogs I read have a page dedicated to 100 Things about the writer and I really dig that. It’s fun to read the list and see how much in common I have with the person and also it makes his or her writing voice more unique in my head and lord knows I am all for anything that helps me distinguish between the voices in my head.

I, however, don’t have a 100 Things page on my site. When I first set up my space (not to be confused with MySpace) back in August 2006, I began a 100 Things About Myself List in the back page of one of my writing journals. And from time to time, when I think of a somewhat unique or interesting factoid about myself, I add it to the list.

Now, nearly two years later, I have a list of probably less than forty somewhat unique and/or interesting factoids on my list because that’s just how unique and/or interesting I’m not.

Anyway, since I may not amass a complete list to share with my readers prior to the commencement of the sweet, sweet rapture, I thought I’d share a few highlights with you today. And we’re off…

1. At age thirteen, I was hospitalized for ten days with Toxic Shock Syndrome after using a tampon I found under my grandmother’s sink. A RELY TAMPON. The interesting part? I diagnosed myself using the information I had read a million times on the Tampax insert. My doctor at the time said if I had gone another twenty-four hours without antibiotics I probably wouldn’t have lived. Two lessons you should take from my story: first, never use your grandmother’s tampons, and second, choose your toilet reading material wisely since it could someday save your life.

2. I am an excellent knee driver. I can hold my venti vanilla nonfat wet cappuccino in my left hand, dial my therapist’s office with my right, and still safely navigate the streets of Tulsa with one knee. It’s amazing to see. I have mad superhero-like knee driving skillz. For reals. What? Why are you looking at me like that?

3. I love to fly. LOVE. In fact, I love the whole process of traveling by airplane. Being in an airport and walking through the terminals, peoplewatching while waiting to board, taking off, ascending, flying above the clouds, descending, touching down, changing terminals, ALL OF IT. And I think above all I love the idea that I can walk onto a plane in one place and three-and-a-half hours later walk off into a completely different place. A place with a different climate and different landscape. A place that would have been two days’ drive. LOVE THAT.

4. I am the dictionary definition of a jack of all trades, master of none.  I can learn how to do almost anything really well and very quickly by skimming a how-to book. A few examples: knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, car/computer/iPod repair, CSS/HTML, Sudoku, bookbinding, screenprinting, Bonsai gardening etc. etc. etc. The problem is that once I learn something new I usually get bored of doing it very quickly. Like how I got bored of cooking in 1983. And how I’m bored with this blog post.

Okay quid pro quo time. What’s unique and/or interesting about you? Do share.