I actually had a different post lined up for today, but I loved David Crandall’s post on LaVonne’s blog so much that I got inspired to make one of my own! So, without further ado, here are a few things that I don’t usually talk about, but are huge parts of who I am and what I am really like.
1) I am a gamer.
I’ve mentioned this once before here, but I’ve been into online games for a few years now. I started out with World of Warcraft, and I’ve progressed through several others. My current one is League of Legends. In the evenings, you can usually find me on skype playing a frost mage bird while hanging with a bunch of male gamers plotting how to kill other players. I also know at least two of them read this blog on a regular basis, so hi guys (Casey, you can stop laughing now).
2) I love dragons.
My first dragon experience was when my dad read The Hobbit to me when I was eight. I’m still a fan of dragon books as an adult, and I actually have a shelf in my office filled with various dragon figurines and finger puppets that I have collected over the years.
3) I am a serious introvert.
I love people, but people also exhaust me. I’m very good at socializing, but if I do too much of it at once I generally feel like I want to go hide out in some remote cave. My most exhausting work days are the ones where I have several phone meetings, even if I really like the people I’m meeting with.
4) My cultural references are completely inappropriate for my age.
I’m 24, and I don’t think I’ve seen many movies made past 1960. I blame my parents; they raised me on Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant movies and PBS, which isn’t entirely up to date either. I’ve never seen a zombie movie, a stoner comedy, or anything like that. My favorite movie is Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and I’ve always had a huge crush on Gregory Peck.
5) I didn’t like dogs until I met Didy.
I now pretty much love all dogs, but I was the biggest dog hater until Didy came into my life. I had several really bad experiences with dogs when I was a child; a rottweiler once jumped up to bite me and ripped the sleeve off my shirt when I was ten. I realize now that these experiences were not so much about dogs as badly trained dogs, but they made me think that all dogs were mean and aggressive. I’m now a huge dog advocate, and I wish I’d discovered that earlier on in life.
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