Black Sheeped

I like my husband and Godzilla and my pets. I like to paint. I have accidental pet hair in my purse and I have a crush on Craig Ferguson’s robot skeleton sidekick.

I look like this:

I like to write things down, take pictures of things, and draw things. I TALK LIKE THIS WHEN I AM INTERESTED. I am sometimes instructed to use my inside voice: when I was five my church group accidentally left me behind when church camp ended, and the mistake was only noticed because the bus was so very eerily silent. I was found wandering around the camp, making big plans about living on delicious vending machine snacks for the next year. A lady with black hair, a crisp white shirt, and a red scarf found me. It wasn’t until her lipsticked mouth looked concerned that I felt dramatic and started to cry.

That weekend church camp was the first and only time anyone has stolen money from me.

I try to remember that everything is neat.

I dislike most movies. I put my husband in control of my Netflix list. He gets me seasons of Coach, and we watch them during our lunch breaks. I think about kittens to help myself fall asleep. My husband does most of the cooking. I start most conversations with him by saying either, “I had an idea” or “Look at what the cats/dogs are doing!” My cell phone is lost more often than it is found. I like when people jump up and down to music. I love people in grocery store lines, how jacks look when they spin, and gluing things to other things. I like planting things, I like how dirt smells, and I can’t keep my feet still most of the time. I love my family.

I feel lucky to see and hear the things I see and hear.

Sometimes I feel sad, and often I feel forgetful and scattered. Other times I feel that I could not possibly be any happier, that everything is so shiny that I can barely stand it.

I have trouble remembering the multiplication table. I think you should watch more Community. Obviously I think you should watch more Coach. I wake up 4-10 times every night. I forget my PIN numbers (and sometimes my zip code) in public. If I see a piece of trash in a road I am crossing, I am likely to stop and dispose of it properly. If I see a piece of trash on our kitchen counter, I am likely to not notice. I am normally tense. I get really excited. I like string.

I think my cats resemble toads. Cranky, spoiled toads.

Basics: I’m 30, I’m a twin and an older sister, I have a BFA, I grew up in a small town, I liked school, my husband and I were married in June of 2007. We have two dogs and two cats.  I take medication for PCOS, ADD, depression, anxiety problems, and just a tiny stupid hint of OCD. I’m a graduate student. My husband writes and teaches. We live in a tiny community in the Midwest.

The opening sequence of the movie The Brothers Solomon is the most brilliant thing I have ever seen in my life.