27 Things to Know

So kiddos, in lieu of my regular list of things I have learned recently, I'm giving you the opportunity to learn something new about me... albeit, not many of these things are "new" to some of you. I'm pretty open. Nonetheless, I'm bored and have gotten all kinds of requests to fill this little thing out. I have modified it as a salute to the coming close of my 27th year... therefore, I have amended the previously accepted "25 Things to Know" to "27 Things to Know." Stay tuned. It's random...

1. I snort when I laugh really hard. I try not to, but that doesn't always work out.
2. I started biting my nails when I became a musician at the ripe old age of 8 or so. My piano teacher was always harping at me that my nails were too long to play the piano. I would forget to cut them, so I started biting them off before I got to my lessons. It stuck.
3. I love Food & Wine magazine. I copy down recipes that I may very well never use.
4. I have an Excel spreadsheet of baby names that I like for each letter of the alphabet.
5. I think I'm the only person on Earth who realizes that birthdays are a year behind. When I turn 28 in March, I will actually be beginning my 29th year of life. Which is 1 year away from my 30th year of life. Eek.
6. Tax Return Day is my 2nd favorite day of the year. It's better than my birthday and almost as good as Christmas.
7. I shared a seat on the metro in Washington, DC with Orlando Bloom. He was wearing a hat and sunglasses. In cognito. He asked me which stop is best for getting to the White House. I didn't know it was him until he got off the train, which is probably good because I probably would have proposed if I had known.
8. I think the funniest thing on Saturday Night Live is when the actors crack themselves up and then try to hide the fact that they did.
9. I don't like maple syrup and think grits taste like sand.
10. I really do believe in Auburn and love it.
11. I tend to give people nicknames based on their occupation.
12. I believe that every argument can be resolved by saying, "I think you're pretty."
13. I have never attempted to resolve an argument by saying, "I think you're pretty."
14. I don't think skinny jeans look good on boys. There are no exceptions to this rule - not even for Pete Wentz.
15. I would secretly love to open a kid-friendly restaurant called Peanut Butter & Ellie's that serves salads and sandwiches and homemade peanut butter. And there would be chalkboard paint on some or all of the walls.
16. I do not like the words "moist," "juicy," or "taut." Or "commode."
17. I have auditioned for American Idol twice.
18. I believe that people are the music they listen to.
19. I believe that people are the company they keep.
20. It annoys me when people trade in their dreams for explanations.
21. I'm glad I never lived next to the water so I could never get used to the beach.
22. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be famous.
23. I subconsciously count my steps when I walk.
24. The only regret I have in my life is that I quit practicing the piano.
25. I believe that I am practical to a fault.
26. I was the only person I know,to make a "B" in Choral Arranging with Dr. Smith.
27. I really am afraid of Kevin Bacon, and the only movie I can tolerate with him in it is A Few Good Men, and then only because he loses.