8 Random Facts About Me

I was tagged by Stephanie and Terra to write a post with 8 random facts about me. This is a fun meme – always nice to get to know people better. Here are my 8 random things:

1. I love sad songs and sad movies. The sadder and more pathetic, the better. Think Sophie’s Choice or Whiskey Lullaby.
2. My hair was straight as a board when I was little and the older I get, the more curly it gets – it’s crazy.
3. I have an explosive, violent temper. I can be really patient and really calm and even-tempered for a long, long time, but when something sets me off I am driven to break and throw things. For example, I threw the remote control at my husband while I was pregnant and hormonal. Not a good quality at all.
4. I can find a silver lining in almost anything. I believe that no matter how negative something seems, you can always find something good about it. (Except having a bad temper. There’s nothing good about that.)
5. My nickname in college was Pavaranda, given to me by a non-opera singing friend whose only knowledge of the opera world was the name Pavarotti.
6. I studied Italian in Rome for a month in my mid-20’s.
7. The first guy I *thought* I wanted to marry had the last name of Large. I’m thankful that didn’t work out. My parents are too.
8. I can spin a pen around my thumb. I learned to do it in a boring high school English class, and have distracted and frustrated college professors, co-workers and piano students with the trick ever since. I can even do both hands at once. I believe it to be an essential life skill.

Anyone else want to participate in this meme? Send me a link to your post and I’ll add it to this one so we can all check it out!