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[oftachancer]

20 random things that may surprise you // tagged by @genginger

1. Do you make your bed? No. I am always the first one out of it, so I can’t. Back in the day, I used to, though. It was a nice ritual.

2. What’s your favorite number? 42, for obvious reasons. Also 9... not sure why exactly.

3. What’s your job? I used to be a professional actor and voice over artist. Now I do a number of things, most notably editing large projects for graduate and PhD students, sign language, and playing with animals.

4. If you could, would you go back to school? I did, in fact, go back to school to increase my fluency in American Sign Language. I would have loved to stay there permanently. I love school. I took so many unnecessary electives while I was working on my language credits and all of them were fascinating. My favorites were anthropology and forensics.

5. Can you parallel park? Yes. Got it perfect on my driver’s test. Never had a problem with it since.

6. A job you had which would surprise people? For a while, I worked with a troupe that went into disenfranchised communities, including prisons, and helped them build theater to express their experiences.

7. Do you think aliens are real? Statistically, sure. Is it ever going to matter to us, by those same statistics? Probably not.

8. Can you drive a manual car? Much to my husband’s chagrin, no. I learned on an auto. I have tried a couple times and did okay in parking lots, but don’t feel comfortable taking it on the road. I also never learned to ride a bike.

9. What’s your guilty pleasure? Pleasure should never be guilty, right? So a pleasure that I don’t always open with because people might judge me for it: Gilmore Girls and Vampire Diaries. When I’m sick with a head cold, that is my medication.

10. Tattoos? Do they exist? Yes. Do I have them? Yes. Only one of them is in a place most folks can see it.

11. Favorite color? I’ve never really understood the concept of a favorite color, since I switch between them depending on moods. I guess blue, because I love the sky and the ocean and misty, foggy days.

12. Things people do that drive you crazy? Hmmm. Bullies irk me. Making someone else feel small just ends up making everyone smaller and it’s rare that people who behave this way ever really know the long term effects they’ve had on their victims. It’s frustrating and upsetting and I know a lot of brilliant people who have been effected by the unkindness and belittling behavior of others. 

13. Any Phobias? No. I mean, I have fears, but that’s not the same as a phobia. My fears don’t prevent me from doing things. I used to be terrified of heights, but then I fell down a street grate and ended up relatively okay, so I decided I could probably cross that off the list.

14. Favorite childhood sport? Does tap dancing count as a sport?

15. Do you talk to yourself? Ah... kind of? I talk aloud when I’m writing dialogue so I can feel rhythm and cadence and dialects... Does that count?

16. What movie do you adore? I cannot possibly answer this with one. So, in no particular order: State and Main, Defending Your Life, Deadpool, National Velvet (OG)

17. Do you like doing puzzles? Yes. I love them! And our cats love making them more challenging.

18. Favorite kind of music? If I had to pick by genre, it would be drinking songs, sea shanties, and nerd music (like Coulton-esque). I don’t actually know what the other genres entail. My husband is the music person in our house and I like most of what he finds.

19. Tea or coffee? Both.

20. The first thing you remember you wanted to be when you grew up? A dog walker. And now I do that for pocket money and outdoor time! Dream fulfilled!

Thanks for the tag! That was fun! Tagging forward (if you want to) @johaeryslavellan @solas-disapproves @mhandersmyheart and anyone else who wants to.