1. I'm still afraid of the dark. I sleep with a flashlight when Cameron is working night shifts. And, I always have a lamp by my bed so that I can turn on a light quickly if I need it. It's sad, but true.
2. I was painfully shy as a kid and am still very shy. My third grade year we moved to Newport News, VA. The elementary school tested me to be in the TAG (Talented and Gifted) program, but I was so shy that when I was tested I was so worried about making any mistakes that I did my subtraction wrong on purpose because I was convinced they would not do subtraction the same way in Virginia as they did Utah. Needless to say, I did not make it into the TAG program that year.
3. I have a scar on my tongue. This is also due to shyness. When we lived in Virginia I had to have a palatal expander which went in the roof of my mouth. The metal prongs on it were so thin that every time I swallowed it cut into my tongue just the tiniest bit. Eventually the prongs cut deep enough that my tongue was hitting the roof of my mouth, and so my tongue healed that way. I remember being too shy to tell mom about it, or if I did tell her I don't remember.
Here's a picture. If you can't tell, I can literally pull the scar open on my tongue. Not very fun at the time, but it's fun to gross people out now. 4. I have very vivid dreams/daydreams. It's hard to describe, but let's just say that I've made myself start to cry just by imagining some one I love died. Or, I've been angry at people because of a dream or daydream I've had. I have to remind myself that it didn't really happen.
5. I am a freakin' awesome sightreader. I can pick up most songs and it sounds like I've already put in massive amounts of hours into practicing them. It's how I've made it through many piano or organ lessons. If I don't have time to practice, the teacher can't usually tell.
6. I cannot put a book down that I like. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but it's very, very, very hard for me to do. I usually have to plan when I will read a book so that I make sure that I don't have anything important to do because I will pick it up and not stop until I am completely finished. I just get so hooked that I have to know what happens. I put off going to bed or doing my homework or even eating until I absolutely have to just so I can know what happens next.
Well, there you have it.
