Random Confessions vol. 5

So I've spent the past 2 days lying around on the couch/in bed with a horrid flu-like cold thing. Worst sore throat since having my tonsils out at 17....worst headache in my more recent memory....worst all over body achy feeling since I had mono in college. How's the rest of the family faring? Chloe's had a little bit of a runny nose this week and so far Aaron has skated through unscathed. How is it that I ALWAYS end up the sickest?! Shouldn't I have the strongest immune system being exposed to germs on a daily basis at work?! No fair!
Here's some more random confessions for your (un)enjoyment.

• I was prom queen my senior year of high school. My whole english class voted for me so that I'd have to be at prom since they knew my parents didn't usually let me go to dances. I found out I was going the night before prom. That's a whole story in itself. Maybe I'll tell it sometime.
• Playing piano is my stress reliever. I haven't felt a burning urge to play since I started my new job in the OR in January. It's also partly because my piano desperately needs to be tuned but that's one of the extra expenses that always get's pushed to the bottom of the list. Is that a good sign though, that I haven't needed to play since January?!
• I'm allergic to celery, carrots, cauliflower, apples, peaches, pears, plums. Like tongue-itching, throat-swelling allergic. And if I peel potatoes....serious itchy eye/sneezing attack. Same reaction I get to cats.....and pollen and trees and grass and dust and mold. Yeah...I'm one of those weird allergy people. But it's only been since I was 12 or 13. I used to eat those fruits and veggies all the time. I hate it.
• I work best under a huge looming deadline. I'm a procrastinator. Just ask anyone who knows me well. Company will be here this evening @ 7? Great...I'll start cleaning @ 530. :) I think sometimes it drives Aaron crazy.
• I guess some people think I always seem self-assured and confident. But honestly? A lot of the time I'm quaking inside and fearful of what other people see/think when they look at me. A lot of times it seems putting on the front of being self-confident helps me feel the tiniest ounce more confidence.
• I pay hardly any attention to current events. Yeah I read the headlines on CNN.com and occasionally on our local paper's website....but I really have no idea what's going on most of the time. I have no clue who I'm going to vote for in this fall's election. It seems like the news just repeats and repeats.
• I was on the debate team in high school with Ian. He made fun of me for being in French class since his mom was the spanish teacher and he was fluent. He also thought we should use thematic elements from The Great Gatsby in our arguments about foreign policy between the US & Russia. We had so much fun....showing up with our one folder of clippings/notes and the other teams showed up with bins and bins full of info.
• My fastest mile time ever was 8:59. My goal was to make it under 9 minutes....and I did! I used to get excused from gym class a lot cuz of my allergies. And I was more than thrilled that it wasn't required after 10th grade. I'm so unathletic.
• I could eat breakfast food for all 3 meals of the day 7 days a week. I love breakfast food....especially french toast.....and really really crispy bacon.
• My dream vehicle is a Range Rover....but I'd never be able to afford one....or the gas to drive it around.
• I missed the bus on my first day of kindergarten. Mum had to drive me further down the road to a bus stop in her pajamas. And then I forgot my lunch. It was pouring rain....and Wendy was sobbing cuz she didn't want me to go to school.
• I'm a night owl. Even when I know I have to be up early I have a really hard time going to bed. Which is why I love working evening shift....
• I love books by Jodi Picoult.