This is my 100th post! I cannot believe it has come so fast! A bunch of my friends, for their 100th post, chose to post 100 facts about themselves. I like that, so I'm going to do it, too. If you choose to read it all, thanks in advance! If you don't, I'm not offended, but you'll totally be out of the loop ;)
1. I was born the day my parents moved into their first house in Utah.
2. I don't particularly like apples.
3. My third and fourth grade teacher liked my stories so much that she gave me a blank book to write stories in. I still have it. There is a lot of poetry in there, which is funny because...
4. In general, I am not a fan of poetry.
5. In 8th grade, I wore long pants to school maybe 4 times. The rest of the time I wore shorts or skirts. Apparently I wasn't cold, even though I'm sure it snowed that winter.
6. The first play I remember auditioning for was
Annie at the Promised Valley Playhouse. I totally rocked "Tomorrow" at the callback, but wasn't cast.
7. I served an english-speaking mission, but bore my testimony in French once.
8. I took ballet and tap when I was five, and ballroom dance when I was eleven. I wish now that I hadn't quit.
9. I like to camp, but not to hike. I will hike when camping, however. It just feels wrong not to.
10. I learned to snow ski when I was eight, and I remember thinking it was really cool there were eight of us in the class.
11. The first play I remember seeing was a touring production of
Cats. That soundtrack was also the first CD I ever owned.
12. If my parents have a problem with their television, VCR, or DVD player, they ask me to take a look at it. I can usually identify and either fix or offer useful advice on the problem.
13. One of the main reasons I love the
Harry Potter series is because it got so many kids reading. I think that is inspiring, and would love to be a part of a project like that. (Plus, the books are awesome.)
14. I was 15 and 10 months when I went on my first date. His mom drove us to Lagoon and the two of us met up with a group there.
15. The orthodontist removed my braces the day after my first date.
16. I had either an appliance to make my jaw wider or braces for 3 1/2 years.
17. I love the book
The Princess Bride. Once, I read the section where Buttercup tells Westley that she loves him, and Westley gives his response, to a friend of mine at BYU. A year later, she took a directing class and asked me to play Buttercup in that scene. Performing that scene in the Margetts Theatre is the only time I ever performed on stage at BYU.
18. My favorite place to sing is in my car.
19. My Grandpa Craven used to call me his "dizzy blonde".
20. I was very relieved when I recieved my mission call to the Arizona Phoenix Mission. I had been terrified I'd be called to Brazil (because I had a lot of friends who got sick there) or Japan (where I'd have to eat seafood).
21. I think I'm going to end up living in Connecticut at some point. I would be okay with that.
22. I worked as a dental assistant for two months before my mission, and every summer but one during college. Thanks again Dad!
23. The other summer, I worked at a Day Care. The four year olds were my favorite group.
24. My top two choices for girls' names are Elizabeth and Grace, my mother's first and middle name. If any of my brothers, cousins, friends, etc name their kids either of those names I may just use them anyway. Assuming my future hubby is okay with that, of course.
25. I have only been to two concerts in my life. One was a Peter Brienholt concert, and the other was a benefit for the Ceran family.
26. Saturday morning cartoons I have the most vivid childhood memories of:
Smurfs, Jem and the Holograms, G.I. Joe, He-Man, Heathcliff, Transformers, Beverly Hills Teen, and
Captain Planet.
27. I did not get my driver's license until I was 17 1/2, and that was only because my mom refused to drive me to any more rehearsals.
28. I had my ears pierced when I was 11 years and 3 months old.
29. In spite of my loathing for seafood, I will eat small amounts of tilapia, trout, and tuna. I have tried many others, but I really, really don't like the texture. Plus, lobsters and crabs are bottom-dwellers. Eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!
30. I have had LASIK eye surgery twice. The effects are awesome!
31. Was born a month early, delivered feet first, and weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz.
32. My comedic heroes are Carol Burnett and Joan Cusack.
33. I once accidently dyed my hair purple. It was supposed to be brown, so I could play a 9 year old Jewish German girl during the Holocaust. We ended up just covering the purple with brown hair mousse.
34.
Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was my favorite computer game in Junior High.
35. The first episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation that I remember watching is season 4's "Reunion". The one that made me love the series was "Conundrum", in season 5. Fortunately, it was already in syndication, so I could catch up on the rest of the series quickly.
36. I sometimes think it would be cool go live in Jane Austen, Shakespeare's time, or the old west. And then I remember they didn't have modern plumbing or feminine products, and I'm grateful that I live when I do.
37. My brother Aaron suggested we do
Oklahoma one summer. We were only in one scene together. I still run into friends from that show who tell me how great Aaron was in it. They were right!
38. I don't really like shopping, except for shoes.
39. My hair is naturally curly, but I have been known to perm it so that the curls are consistent.
40. I had a crush on Ben Affleck until he hooked up with J Lo.
41. I saw
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World in theatres three times.
42. My first community play was
Toad! The Wind in the Willows at City Rep Theatre.
43. I had 10 companions during the 18 months of my mission. That was accomplished by serving in 4 three-panionships.
44. I have no desire to own a dog, but it isn't a deal-breaker.
45. I didn't see
Dead Poets Society until about 5 years ago. I wasn't that impressed.
46. I played the violin for a year in fifth grade. It's my biggest regret that I didn't keep it up. I love the fiddle!
47. I would rather be too warm than too cold. I used to think it was the other way around, because I love wintertime. Then I tried tracting in the snow...
48. My great-great-grandfather, A.C. Smyth, arranged the music for the song "Joseph Smith's First Prayer" in the LDS Hymnbook. The great-great-granduncle of one of my companions wrote the lyrics.
49. I still have the baby-blanket my mother made for me.
50. I would much rather sing onstage than give a talk, but I'd rather give a talk than sing in church, unless I'm in the choir.
51. Both thumbs and all of my fingers (except my pinkies) are double-jointed. This creeps a lot of people out.
52. When I was not quite 18, I had surgery on my right foot to remove a bunion. I now I have a very long scar and two pins in my right big toe. (Yeah, most people don't need bunions removed until after middle age!)
53. I am terrible at the game Uno but still love to play.
54. My senior year, my Seminary teacher had a mock wedding to illustrate the differences between a civil wedding an a temple wedding. She asked for the oldest Senior girl, and it was me. The oldest Senior boy was the star of the football team. I was in heaven! I wore a toilet-paper dress, and he gave me a chocolate kiss to seal the deal. A few months later, he introduced me to some baseball friends as his wife. Ah, memories.
55. I was horrified by the state of my nails when that star of the football team took my hand to put the ring on it. I have not bitten my nails since.
56. I would like to learn to knit, but struggle because of my lefthandedness. Perhaps it will be yet another lesson in patience.
57. My weight on my original driver's license was 118.
58. I lost my two front teeth on the same day. The first was pulled out with an apple at lunch. The second came out when I used it to pull out a snarl in the tail of a My Little Pony at my friend Debbie's house (the tooth was loose already).
59. I had minor surgery on my bottom lip once. My dad did the anethesia, but by the time I got into surgery it had started to wear off. It pinched, but wasn't too bad. That is, until I realized I could see what was going on reflected in my doctor's glasses. I'd had no idea there was so much blood involved. Fortunately, blood doesn't bother me, so I didn't panic. It was kind of cool, actually!
60. As a street performer at the Dickens' Festival, I liked to pretend I was pregnant. My baby belly was convincing enough that several close friends did double-takes when they saw me.
61. I prefer most vegetables over fruits.
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62. My family had a time-share on a houseboat in Lake Powell for about 10 years. In all that time, I only water-skiied or wakeboarded a handful of times. I'm more of a ride-in-the-boat kind of girl. I do drive boats pretty well, though.
63. I collect ribbons and can tell you the story behind most of them (usually involved with one play or another).
64. Any time I consider getting a tattoo, I remember how goofy old ladies -- and old me, for that matter -- with tattoos look. Then I'm not tempted anymore.
65. I somehow made it through college without reading
Moby Dick or
To Kill a Mockingbird. They are both on my Goodreads to-read list.
66. Most of my shortcuts take FAR longer than the regular route. And yet I keep trying.
67. My dad was either Scout Master or Assistant (to the) Scout Master for quite a few years when my brothers and I were young. I got to go along on some of the trips. Scout Camp is fun!
68. I own four movie versions of Cinderella: 1) Disney's version, of course; 2) the Rodgers and Hammerstein interpretation with Whitney Houston; 3)
Ever After; and 4)
A Cinderella Story starring Hilary Duff.
69. It really irritates me when former U of U students give me a hard time for going to BYU. Both are good schools and the rivalry is childish and hurtful.
70. I took a zoology class in high school, and was the only person in my group of four girls who would actually dissect anything. The shark was the coolest! Sometimes I think about going back to school and studying zoology just for fun.
71. One year at Girl's Camp, I tripped on a log, fell into the campfire pit we were cooking dinner in, and burned my left elbow on the coals. I still have a scar. It was painful, but I remember being quite cheerful about it, and I told the nurse who treated me the story of "The Mouse and His Mother."
72. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman broke up during my mission. At the time, I remember thinking, "Maybe I should go to Hollywood and be a movie star. I could be such a force for good!" However,
73. I don't have any desire to be famous. I could live with being rich, though.
74. At that time, I had a companion who had wanted to be a rock star. That area was rather conservative and didn't know what to do with us.
75. I had my first cavity 2 years ago. Up until then I thought people were overreacting when they talked about how horrible it is getting those things filled. I don't think that now.
76. I love making lists. Can't you tell?
77. In eighth grade, I tried out for cheerleader. We had a few weeks of training where we learned a dance, a cheer, and the cool jumps, and then had to perform all of those and a cheer we made up. At the official tryout, I forgot my cheer and started crying. I was glad when I didn't make it past the first cut. I still remember most of the moves, though.
78. People who know my dad say I look like my dad, and people who know my mom say I look like her.
79. My main diet in college after my mission was Slim Fast and spaghetti. It's a wonder I'm still alive and that I still like spaghetti.
80. I love the prophet Joseph Smith. If I could have a conversation with anyone from history, it would be him.
81. I have a "Little House on the Prairie" fantasy about running through a courtyard of chickens. The closest I've ever come is running at the seagulls in Libery Park, except the seagulls won't let me get close enough to actually run through them. Lousy birds.
82. I enjoy signing my name.
83. I chew gum during meetings to keep myself awake at work.
84. My roommates my Freshman year at BYU voted me "Most Likely to Become an Aerobics Instructor" because of all my random energy and generally cheerful demeanor.
85. My dad taught me to respond "I'm happy" when people ask "How are you?" I love it! It always surprises the person who asked, and usually starts a conversation.
86. Sometimes I think it would be fun to be a full-time extra on t.v. or movies. I could just take my book and read when not working. I was an extra on an episode of
Touched by an Angel, and two episodes of
Promised Land, and quite enjoyed it. I even got to be a lighting/microphone rehearsal stand-in for the lead teenage girl for one of those
Promised Land episodes!
87. There's a lottery in New York City for the musical
Wicked, where they reserve 25 front row seats for every performance, and draw names. The winners can buy up to 2 tickets for $25 each. The first time I saw it, my friend Heidi won the lottery, so she and I got to watch from the front row. It was AWESOME!!
88. When I was little, I wanted to be a writer and an actress. Dreams really do come true!
89. I will always associate Chicken-in-a-Biscuit crackers, beef jerky, comic books, and the musical group Riders in the Sky with car trips.
90. Since my hair is so distinctive, a lot of people either remember me, mistake me for someone else they know with similar hair, or ask if they know me somehow.
91. I am terrified to try an honest-to-goodness cartwheel. I just don't trust my arms to hold up the rest of my body.
92. My first kiss was a stage kiss during rehearsal for
Tom Sawyer. The director was the mother of the guy playing Tom. I was so embarrassed!
93.
Babes in Toyland will be play #51.
94. I went to exactly one football game in high school, and that was just because my brother was playing.
95. I have filled at least 20 journals.
96. Barbie dolls were my favorite toy. I still have several boxes of Barbies, clothes, and accessories in storage.
97. Board games I own: Cranium, Scene It, Disney's Scene It, and the Game of Life.
98. It used to bother my mom that I spent a lot of time on the computer in college. She now acknowledges that my computer skills are responsible for all of my post-college jobs.
99. The first Utah Jazz game I attended, the Jazz played the Chicago Bulls. The game went into triple-overtime, and Michael Jordan was thrown out. Sweet!
100. My family marvels that I am able to find the perfect birthday card for everyone. This is only because I read pretty much every card at Target until I find the best one (or several -- doesn't hurt to buy in bulk)!
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