I thought that, for anyone who hasn't read this already, you can get to know me a little. Plus, it's a copy-and-paste job, so it's an easy blog post! I have made only one or two very minor changes, so if you saw it on Facebook you don't have to read the whole thing again. And, since this is a bit of an exercise in nostalgia, here's my high school graduation picture again.
Finally! 25 Random (I guess they're random) Things About Me (written February 6, 2009)
1. I am, by nature, not very outgoing in person. I’m not the type of person who will start a conversation with someone I don’t know, and it takes a lot of time for me to feel comfortable talking to someone beyond basic small talk.
2. At the same time, I utterly despise when I’m in a group and someone says to me something like “You’re so quiet.” I suppose they mean well but all I feel is, “Yes! I already KNOW that! Thanks for making me feel even MORE uptight, jackass!”
3. I was reading and writing at a pretty early age. I used to love newspapers so much that I would write my own, sometimes making up stories and sometimes just copying what was in the paper, including weather maps. I was especially fascinated by the weather.
4. When I was in third grade, I was skipped ahead to fourth grade during the middle of the school year. I think it was because the school felt I was bored because third grade was too easy for me.
5. Fourth grade wasn't actually any more difficult from an educational standpoint, but
