62 Random-but-True Facts About Me

1. I'm 5'1.5"
2. my boyfriend (Jim) teases me that only short people care about 1/2 inches(he's 6'1")
3. watching animals nearly always make smile/giggle
4. my horse's name is "Monster"
5. I used to be a vegetarian, but now I hunt big game and work on a cattle ranch
6. I'm originally from western NC
7. I decided to move to Montana while drinking a beer with my best friend Robyn our senior year of college
8. I have no desire to live anywhere else
9. I was a "band geek" in high school (clarinet)
10. I was never much of an athlete
11. I hardly ever exercised in high school, and rarely in college
12. I once pitched so terribly in a softball game that I actually threw the ball BEHIND me
13. I've backpacked over nearly all of Glacier National Park
14. I think toads are cute
15. I have a scar from where a wild lynx bit me
16. I have lots of other scars, too, from various (mis)adventures
17. I love getting letters in the mail
18. my favorite tv show is The Biggest Loser
19. my tv has a 4" screen, a broken antenna, and is in black-and-white; I don't watch it much
20. I ran my first full mile when I was 28 years old
21. I ran my first half marathon a little over a year later
22. I swam my first 100 yards a few weeks after that
23. I signed up for my first triathlon just after turning 30
24. my default beer is Bud Light in a bottle
25. my favorite color is green... most days
26. laughing is one of the best feelings in the world
27. I love folks who are witty
28. I have a Master's Degree... In Science!
29. My brother and I used to love listening to Dr Science on NPR on our way to school
30. my job title is "wildlife biologist," but somehow I spend most days at a computer
31. I've always been overweight or chubby-- as long as I can remember
32. I've learned that the mind is nearly always stronger than the body
33. I wouldn't mind my body being a little stronger, though!
34. pushing myself physically and mentally is fun... to an extent
35. I love to eat
36. I struggle greatly with eating-- especially portion control
37. if I could travel to anywhere in the world it would be to Nepal or Mongolia
38. my dad reads my blog rather religiously
39. my mom doesn't have a computer, so I sometimes print off posts and mail them to her
40. I hate sand... but I love seafood
41. I lose my wallet several times a year
42. I love telling stories... especially with Jim
43. I call my pillow-top queen-sized bed my "Princess Bed"
44. Jim argues it's the "Prince Bed"
45. I've always been really motivated to challenge myself and succeed at my goals
46. I have little tolerance for those who aren't motivated
47. thin, pretty girls still intimidate me
48. my dream job these days is to be a stay-at-home mom
49. that's so not going to happen
50. I rarely stay awake for a full movie
51. my friends have lots of nicknames for me (Curls, Chuck, MightyMidget, Montucky, etc)
52. I love being called nicknames
53. most of my best friends live far away
54. I wear jeans and t-shirts and don't wear makeup to work
55. sometimes I don't even brush my hair
56. I always set the alarm for earlier than I have to get up
57. artificial smells really bother me (e.g. perfume, air fresheners, new shower curtains)
58. I can bake bread from scratch in a wood-fired stove
59. I worked 2 seasons as a cook in back-country hunting camps
60. I like to plant vegetable gardens
61. but hate to weed
62. I love taking quizzes in emails and magazines