10 Things About Me

1.      I had surgery on my tongue when I was thirteen years old. I was born tongue-tied, which is when you have an extra piece of skin attached to the bottom of the tongue and the bottom of the floor of the mouth. It’s genetic on my father’s side since my brother Devin was tongue-tied as well. Yet, he had his surgery when he was four years old. I was absent from school for a week not just because of the pain, but from not being able to speak with stitches in my mouth. I could only eat non-solids, such as jell-o, milkshakes, ice cream, broth, etc. I craved steak on my third day after surgery. I definitely felt like I was starving that whole week!

 

2.      I’m pretty much a diabetic. If I eat something really sugary my insulin spikes really high. I definitely need to work on my diet, such as cutting out soda. I did for a little bit, but then I caved. Will-power? Hardly!

 

 

3.      In middle school all I would listen to for music was ‘80s music. I knew my mother was a disc jockey (DJ) in the early ‘90s (she still could play the amazingly awesome ‘80s on the station, which was U93) and she would play ‘80s music all the time at the house. On MTV they use to (I don’t know if they still play this) show Rock Fest, which consisted of music videos back in the ‘80s. I remember the very first music video and song that hooked me and that was Poison by Alice Cooper. I noticed that I have major crushes on some lead singers from bands in the ‘80s, such was the Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Bret Michaels (Poison), Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi), etc. Pretty much, if they had the long-ish hair and tight pants… you get the picture.

 

4.      Since my junior year in high school, my music tastes have changed quite a bit. I still love the ‘80s, but my friend Sheldon introduced me to a completely different band. I was listening to the radio one day in the car and the song Blackout was playing. I didn’t know the name of it then or the band until I told him about it. He told me it was Breathe Carolina and leaded me his CD, which was Breathe Carolina’s album Hell Is What You Make It. Every beat, melody, harmony, lyric, chorus was extraordinary, especially the voices that sang the lyrics, which are David Schmitt (lead singer) and Kyle Green. They are the combination of techno and scream-o, kind of an alternative rock even. I don’t have a favorite song by them because they simply have too many magnificent ones. I know many may not like the combination of Breathe Carolina, but I can say they give me goose bumps every time I listen to them.

 

5.      I love learning about murderers and serial killers. I find it fascinating because some are so insane that they’re impeccably genius in covering their tracks. Trying to understand how their mind processes is like a 1,000 + piece puzzle. So many attributes are contributed to them committing these crimes on why they do it. My favorite serial killer is The Zodiac, which was back in the late 1960s and 1970s. He/She or they were never caught since retrieving evidence then was very difficult. In the 1980s is when the scientific evidence was able to take effect, such as DNA. Then again, it would be months or years until they would receive results. Anyway, The Zodiac sent letters to three newspaper companies and even called them, confessing to the murders. He covered his tracks well, even though it was so easy to get away with murder then if you knew how to do it right.

 

6.      If anyone can’t already tell, I love Disney. Disney is the very essence of my childhood. My favorite movie is The Little Mermaid, obviously. I remember it was the very first movie I saw in theaters with my grandmother. Ever since then I have grown up wanting to be a mermaid and to have gorgeous fire-engine red hair. This movie is also probably the reason why I love mermaid mythology, even. I don’t know, but the tales about mermaids and sirens are just enchanting.

 

7.      I played percussion in band back in middle school for three years. I wish I would have continued being in band once I entered high school. I honestly don’t know why I quit playing. I guess it could have been that I thought I wasn’t going to get better at playing or reading music? I really wish I never gave it up… because the rush I would get after every performance in front of an audience was worth practicing for months and months.

 

8.      I have had 4 written works published in a book called A Celebration of Poets. The company that published my work is called Creative Communications. Their website is http://www.poeticpower.com/ if you wish to visit their site. It’s elevating to see something of mine in a book. I’m hoping I will have more of my works published into print in the future.

 

9.      Besides writing and reading, I like to paint and craft things. I kind of like the paint-by-numbers kits since I’m not really that artistic with paint. Just following the numbers on the picture and on the paint is so simple. It’s also relaxing for me.

 

10.  Compared to everyone else my age, they know what they want to do as a career or they already know what they want out of life. I still don’t know what I want as my career. I feel like I’m stuck in the limbo of attending college part-time and working at the library part-time. Honestly, I feel I’m going to be stuck in Rochester, IN and in my parents’ home forever. My father says I have potential, but I don’t feel the potential in the least. I’m just an average girl, living an average life.