On Things You Don't Know About Me

This isn't a usual blog, but then, what's really 'usual' for me? Huh?

I thought maybe my fellow readers would enjoy knowing some various information about me. What are some things not everyone knows about you?

Desert + Water = Happiness

1. I'm a Scorpio.
2. Halloween is the only 'holiday' I enjoy.
3. I'm right handed.
4. I have an Android phone with a touch screen.
5. I hate touch screens.
6. I don't watch Family Guy, the Simpsons, Modern Family, or any other 30 minute sitcoms. 
7. I love crime dramas--my DVR is filled with them.
8. The first concert I ever went to was Silver Chair. I was in ninth grade.
9. My first pet was an Australian Sheep dog named, Rah Rah. I was four.
10. I'm allergic to coffee.
11. I love Big Train Chai.
12. I went to art school.
13. I used to do photography for a living.
14. I'm an English Major with a Minor in Criminal Justice.
15. I hate shaving. So I get waxed instead.
16. I never used to believe in online dating--and then I met my hetero life mate online. 
17. I used to be a daddy's girl.
18. My Marine is my hero.
19. When I was in my early twenties I could drink 10+ shots of straight liquor, and not black out.
20. I no longer drink liquor.
21. I enjoy a glass, and on occasion, a bottle of wine.
22. I don't like pizza.
23. I love McD's chicken nuggets.
24. I've got one friend I've known since I was in first grade.  
25. I'm a natural redhead.
26. I love tattoos on men.
27. I have eight tattoos.
28. I wanted to be a homicide detective.
29. My first foray back into writing was through Fan Fiction.
30. I wrote Fan Fiction for Janet Evanovich's Plum Series.
31. I have more than six stories being plotted in my brain at all times.
32. I love the desert, but I miss the ocean.
33. I'm the youngest child of my parents.
34. I love high heels, but I don't wear them much anymore.
35. I've had chronic lower back problems since the birth of my daughter.
36. I do P90X to help strengthen my lower back.
37. When I was younger I played clarinet, bass clarinet, and the drums.
38. I also sang in choir.
39. Now I only sing in the shower or the car.
40. I'm married to my best friend--though I have to remind myself of that fact once in awhile.