Thursday, December 1, 2005

Things You Probably Don't Know About Me

Can't. Stop. Blogging. I should study but I can't, so I made a deal with myself that I'd study this weekend and today I'd wrap some gifts I have to give this weekend (one for a Holiday Party gift exchange, one for my brother, and one for my mom's birthday from my dad, brother and I) and go shopping for the stuff to make rolled finger sandwiches for the Holiday Party tomorrow. (If they turn out cutely I'll post a picture since I'm not really "domestic" and I'll be proud).

Ok so, anyway, since I have a bunch of new readers (ok "a bunch" might be a stretch, but I have about 10 new readers), I decided to make a list of interesting things people probably don't know about me (in case the title didn't explain it).


  1. I sleep with a doll I've had since I was 18 months old. Her name is Cyndi (after Cyndi Lauper). Her hair had a chemical reaction with shampoo once, so she has dred locks. She's plastic and used to be one of those dolls that peeded if you gave her water but she was "leaky" so my mom gave her a "hysterectomy".
  2. I am a decent piano player. I taught myself how to play this earlier this week. I got the soundtrack to Magnolia after watching it a few weeks ago (yeah I know I'm like 5 years behind the times) and decided to teach myself. Ohh, and I sing too, but I don't in public unless I've been drinking and it's karaoke.
  3. My friends and I used to dress up as the Spice Girls. I was Scary Spice (I had short hair at the time, a crimper and leopard pants). We went to see the movie like that and learned the dance to Spice Up Your Life, recorded it and gave it to our male friends. (Yeah, I was a weird kid with weird friends).
  4. The reason I had short hair at the time was I had shaved my head the previous year (in 8th grade) in an effort to rebel against my parents or something dumb like that.
  5. I have 2 screws in my body.
  6. I'm an insomniac.
  7. I can fit my fist in my mouth.
  8. When I was little I had to wear a brace that held my feet forward since my toes turned inward.
  9. I'm a pretty decent golfer.
  10. Until age 5 I would throw a fit if my mom wouldn't give me a bottle with apple juice in it when I was going to bed. (Hello Freudian Oral Fixation).
  11. I play 2nd base for a "beer league" co-ed softball team in the summer.
  12. I had a palatal expander once and braces twice. My orthodontic work cost my parents insane amounts of money, but I think it was worth it and I show my teeth off all the time. I still wear my retainers. I also whiten my teeth. (My mom works for a dentist and I get it free).
  13. I was at least 18 when I realized that it was "The Cosby Show" but the family was the Huxtables.
  14. The first things I purchased after I turned 18 that required me to be an "adult" were sparklers.
  15. I danced for just under 10 years and used to be able to do the splits in all 3 directions.
  16. My favorite shot is a tie between a Red Headed Slut and a Dirty Girl Scout. (Hello Googlers).
  17. I used to ski but haven't ever since my accident.
  18. I give myself a manicure at least once a week. If I have time I give myself a pedicure too.
  19. I regularly donate blood.
  20. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

18 comments:

RedHerring45 said...

I love the spice girls...

Me and my roommates got drunk once and video taped ourselves doing wannabe...

I was Ginger Spice.

Anonymous said...

#13. oh! I never noticed that! Seriously! I'm 33 and also blonde (not like that means anything... lol)

sadielady said...

Hi Elle, I'm one of your new readers. I really like your blog. Just wondering: (5) where are the 2 screws/how'd that happen? related to the accident(17)? (6) i'm an insomniac too, and i hate it. sometimes i will go an entire night or very close to it w/o being able to fall asleep. hate it the next day at work. (16) i love red headed sluts, its the shot of choice whenever i have a girls night out and shots are in order. (19) i literally faint when having blood drawn, even just a small amount at the doctor's office, so i can't give blood, and i always feel guilty whenever there's a blood drive at work and i'm the only one who doesn't give. (20) you must not have gone to jail for that or else you probably wouldn't be in law school right now.

Elle Woods said...

5-In my knee I had my ACL replaced after my ski accident.

16-You have to try a dirty girl scout, they're like a cross between thin mints and mint chocolate chip ice cream.

17-I have a rare blood type so I feel like I should. I used to hate needles and then I just got over it.

20-It's a Johnny Cash reference, or commonly known as my attempt at humor.

josh said...

2) if you learned ben folds, smuggs and i would love you forever.
7) kinda turns me on a bit
9) golf is awesome. i'm addicted.
11) i'm an ex-baseball player. i miss it a lot, but beer helps with that.
13) for some reason, i never liked denise
15) see 7
16) i dont like redheads. and now i'm at the age where the girl scout's mom is preferable to the girl scout.

josh said...

i should clarify. i have nothing against redheads, i'm just not attracted to them.

Elle Woods said...

Dicta-I know some Ben Folds but I'll learn anything you send me music to, 7/15-haha, I'd probably beat you at golf and look cute doing so, What position did you play when you played baseball?

josh said...

well i've been steadily getting better at golf, but perhaps. i can send you a lot of ben folds in mp3 format, but i'm not sure if you meant the actual music, in which case i have none.

when i played baseball i pitched and played 3rd base. all state baby!

Elle Woods said...

Sounds like you have an arm on your dicta. I have ben folds CD's and stuff, the music is more helpful since I'm not that good and my piano is a little out of key I think (Whatever it goes well with my singing). I usually can find stuff online with the notes.

Elle Woods said...

NO usage of the word gay in a negative light on my blog...Please.

Kelly said...

My poor daughter has the expander now for the 2nd time - she's a pretty good sport about it but I know it has to be awful. And this time around, I just couldn't seem to turn the damn thing. I had to swing by the orthodontist this morning and ask for another 'key'. Hope this one works...

Bender said...

I once shot a man in Plano, Texas. But that was just for his watch.


A Timex, I believe.

Elle Woods said...

Captain Negativity-So glad you go my Johnny Cash reference. That's a little weird that a chick putting her fist in her mouth turns you on...I assure you it's not that cute.

Kelly-I feel so bad for your daughter. I was about 14 when I had it so I turned the key myself (and I turned it more then I was supposed to so it would get out of my mouth faster. The gap in my front teeth was so big I could move a pencil around in it...But it def paid off in the long run!

Moonlighting in Misery said...

Thank you for the "Congratulations"

And I LOVE #16 . . . the weird crap some of these freaks are looking for when they find our blogs. . .

Sometimes its funnier than anything we could come up with.

ES said...

You just can't trust a man who doesn't like redheads. No siree...

Anonymous said...

When I was just a baby, my Momma told me son, always be a good boy, dont ever play with guns....

Anonymous said...

#6 next time your not sleepy try reading some of your law books.

Elle Woods said...

Reading some of my law books. That's the funniest thing I've heard in weeks.