Things You May Not Know, But Probably Do ...

I have officially been tagged by Ashley Lefrandt. Sorry it's taken so long Ash:) I tag Michelle, Jare, Bree, and Jamie Stum. Here are some random and completely unimportant things you may not know about me...
1) I am completely obsessed with and dependent upon alt-tab when using any computer. I love shortcut keys and toggling … watch out if you’re looking at my screen—it may be hard to keep up!

2) Around the age of 4 I was always making my family call me by different names and largely would not respond to anything but my chosen name. The best of these was my “Buckwheat”; I will never live this down…
3) When I was younger I was in the math Olympics in Washington … yes a mathlete!! Most people that know me now would wonder if this was even possible given my abhorrence toward math, but I assure you it was real.
4) In one of my English classes at BYU we were assigned to write a research paper about something we are passionate about. I chose to write about the dangers and absurdities of the fast-food industry. I told my teacher about my topic, how I planned to review articles about major FF companies, conduct in-depth secondary research, etc. He said it wasn’t good enough and I needed to show him I was really passionate about this. So the next day I went to McDonald’s and applied for a job. I was hired and yours truly worked at the Provo McDonald’s on Bulldog for 2 ½ weeks. It was honestly the most miserable experience of my life … it took place during my engagement and came home crying to Mitch and Elise every night. However, I got a good paper out of it that greatly helped me get into my graduate program.
5) I am completely addicted to carbs… I’m sure many of you might remember the Atkins diet craze circa 2003. Clearly this was not the kind of diet I could ever in a million years be a part of. Being the little carb-lovers that we are, Elise and I decided to go on an all-carb diet. Bagels, pasta, bread, cereal, baguettes, rice—you name it. The amazing thing is that we each lost 10 pounds!
6) When I was younger my uncle lived in Washington used to rent horror flicks all the time. One night he brought home Stephen King's IT. Let’s just say after watching that I was traumatized. I made my mom check the shower drain every morning before I took a shower to check for the horrifying clown, I had nightmares about clowns until I was 14, and still get the creeps when I see them. Sorry I won't be posting a picture of the movie cover, but google it if you're unsure. Creeeepy.