Holy crap! It’s my 28th birthday! It’s been such a long time since I last wrote anything, so I figured that this would be a good time to reintroduce myself with 28 fun facts about me.
1. My first love was dance. I took my first ballet class when I was 3, and I danced on and off through college. Unfortunately, a bad cheer accident forced me to slow down a lot. I studied ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and Tahitian.
2. I’m a proud fur mom to a cat named George and a dog named Lumpia.
3. I’m allergic to both cats and dogs, but idgaf.
4. When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a fashion designer, lawyer, doctor, dancer on Broadway, or marine biologist.
5. I was a cheerleader in high school, until I destroyed my back. A girl fell on my head at cheer camp, and I had to get a bunch of back X-rays. The doctor found out that I have spina bifida occulta on my L5.
6. I was pre-med for 3 years, but Organic Chemistry ruined my life.
7. I graduated cum laude with a BA in Anthropology and a minor in Women’s Studies.
8. My senior research proposal was about drag queens. I didn’t know it was possible to have that much fun while writing a 20 page research proposal, but I still dream about actually conducting my project and spending a few months researching how drag queens portray race.
9. I still think about going to grad school for funsies, but I can’t decide if I want to study anthropology, museum studies, or library sciences.
10. I learned how to knit when I was 12 years old.
11. I enjoy lifting weights, and my deadlift PR is 215 lbs.
12. Christine McConnell is my hero. Watching her Netflix show has inspired me to take up cake decorating again, and I think I need her book.
13. I’ve broken 3 bones: my right pinky, right ankle, and right pinky toe.
14. I’m an avid markswoman. I prefer rifles over handguns, and revolvers over semi-automatic pistols.
15. My favorite food is food. Seriously, it’s impossible for me to pick just 1.
16. My favorite thing to cook is penne alla vodka, and I make the sauce from scratch.
17. My favorite sweet thing to bake is chocolate chip cookies, but I also love baking savory quiches.
18. I have a horrible tv addiction. I love scary, intense shows like The Walking Dead and American Horror Story, but I’m also obsessed with terrible reality tv like Jersey Shore and 90 Day Fiance.
19. I’m a shopaholic.
20. My goal in life is to live on a compound in the middle of nowhere in a big house with a bunch of cats.
21. Β My voice sounds like it belongs to a 4 year old, so my dad thinks I should get into voiceover work.
22. I sew a bunch of my own outfits, and I’m considering selling some clothes in my Etsy shop. (PS code HBDCASSIE is good for 28% off today, 10/18/18, only!)
23. According to my family I suffer from Resting Sweet Face, and no matter how angry I am, I’m incapable of looking scary or bitchy.
24. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I think it should be celebrated all year long.
25. My favorite liquor is tequila. I used to be able to drink it like a champ, but I’ve gone soft in my old age.
26. I’m still waiting for an *NSYNC reunion tour, and I won’t rest until it happens.
27. I often go to work in full drag queen hair and makeup, even though I only see 2 other people there, because I don’t really go anywhere else.
28. When I was in college, I wrote a jukebox musical using Kesha songs. I feel like I may need to write a new one with all of her amazing new music.
Phew! Why the hell did I wait until now to do that? I had to reeaaaalllly squeeze out the last few fun facts about me. I feel like you know me pretty well now, and I’d love to get to know you, too! Pop some fun facts about you into the comments!