10 Things People May Not Know About Me

1. I don't eat raw tomatoes. I now have an excuse since I have an allergy to anything in the nightshade family (e.g. potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant) but I didn't eat them before because of their texture.

2. My favorite memories include: meeting members of the Batik people who live in the rainforest in Malaysia, playing with my sister in our sandbox when she was 3 and I was 5, camping on the beach on S.Padre Island in my early 20s, doing laundry with a friend while watching a hilarious public access cable channel, and having people I don't know (or don't know well) comment positively about something I've published.

3. When I was 3, I burned my hand by reaching for a candle on my birthday cake. I clearly remember this. I also clearly remember my mother telling me not to reach for the candle. I just couldn't help myself. It was so bright and inviting. This has served as a metaphor for other events in my life.

4. I quite often wish humans were more evolved than we are.

5. After a 24 year hiatus, I am playing my drumset again.

6. I have not eaten Ramen since graduate school.

7. I consider National Public Radio one of my best friends.

8. If I could go back and re-do my undergraduate days, I'd major in English and Psychology.

9. I like the smell of new books.

10. If I could make a living and have decent health insurance being a full-time student, I would.