10 things you didn't know about me

I've done this once before, but... let's try it again, with all new facts!

1. My favorite after-school activity is coming home, stripping down to my underoos, crawling under a blanket, and watching Food Network, which usually lulls me into a nice nap.
2. As an adult, I developed a case of night terrors. Sometimes I think people are standing over my bed and staring at me. These are so vivid, I can tell you what clothes they are wearing, their hair color, style and consistency, facial structure... yeah, creepy. Most adults don't develop this - it's mostly small children that have this problem.
3. I love paper. I love colored paper, note paper, stationery, notecards, scrapbook paper, origami paper... you get the point. I love owning it, but I always feel bad using it when it's cute paper.
4. I don't totally love meat. In fact, I'm kind of a selective vegetarian. I won't eat anything made with turkey, I won't eat anything made with ham (except, of course, bacon and, for some reason, Deg's pulled pork), I can only eat beef if prepared certain ways, and even then it's iffy, and though I like chicken, there are times when I really can't eat it. Now don't get me wrong; I love my fast food way too much, and I love the meat in that, but when it comes to real food, sometimes I can't handle meat.
5. I have a mini fridge in my classroom. I went two years without one and I can't believe I survived. I made the transition because I had, more than once, someone steal parts of my lunch out of the staff fridge. Staff fridge? Come on! Well, now that I have my mini fridge, I drink more water, because I have a place to put my water filter pitcher.
6. Let's talk about that water filter pitcher. I can't drink Utah water strait on. It tastes. Water shouldn't taste like anything. It should have no flavor, no aftertaste, no nothin'. So in order to actually ingest water, I have to either buy bottled water or use those water filter pitchers. It's bad. I really would rather be dehydrated than drink Utah water. Blech!
7. There's a few commercials out there (one for Tostitos, one for MGD 64) that have this tall, black man in them. That black man looks exactly like my little brother Ryan. Same facial structure, same body type, same nose. The only difference is the skin color. Weird!
8. I want a puppy. By puppy I mean a puppy that doesn't grow up into a dog. I'm small. Very small. I can't do a big dog because they like to attack me and eat me. I want one of those cute little dogs that stays little forever. My friend Brent has an adorable one (it's a teensy Maltipoo) that I want to steal. I would also take my mom's old dog, Teddy, may the poor guy rest in peace (we finally put him down last year. Poor guy was 16 1/2 years old, couldn't see, hear, and was losing control of his bowels)
9. I love salsa. Love it love it love it. However, I also have a hard time with salsa. Most people load a chip with salsa, using a chip as a vehicle to get the salsa to the mouth. I'm a light dipper. I dip the chip in the salsa juice and then eat it. I get pretty spice sensitive, and I like the texture of the chip more than the texture of the salsa. Alls I need is the flavor.
10. I have the most dilated eyes ever. Yesterday I went to the eye doctor, and even he commented on how dilated my eyes are naturally. More than once, I've been asked if I had a concussion. What can I say? I'm a bit light sensitive and I have big eyes anyway, so I guess my pupils like to, ahem, have their time in the sun, too. I think I get that from my dad.

As GI Joe once said, "Now you know, and knowing is half the battle."