Some secrets about myself.

First the medical oddities: formerly lactose intolerant, formerly asthmatic, open heart surgery at age 19, the connective thing between my upper lip and my gums is disconnected, and I have a freckle between my toes.

Closest thing to a phobia: getting my arm stuck in my shirt. When I was a kid, my mom used to dress me and one day my arm got stuck and it has freaked me out ever since.

Favorite food: Vanilla ice cream, quesadillas, spicy food

The smartest thing I ever thought: I have had brief glimpses of things way to smart to remember. One time I had figured out how to make clear concrete. Except it didn't work.

Recurring dream: I am standing in my old church except its a science exhibit and there is the globe of tv fuzz hanging too high to reach. When nobody is looking I jump up to reach it but miss and fall into a pool of TV fuzz like stuff (different than the first TV fuzz) and am forever trapped. My mom figures it out and jumps in so I won't have to be alone. Then I find a trap door that leads out to the Andrew Wyeth painting Christina's World. I usually wake up by this point.

I am exceedingly shy. I cover it up by being the center of attention. But try to start a conversation with me. You'll see.