7:34pm: As pertaining to my last post...
1. I marched in a parade in Southern California dressed as a reindeer.
TRUE -- My girlscout troupe dressed as a fleet (?) of reindeer for a Christmas parade.
2. Paris Hilton is my second cousin.
UNTRUE -- I have been told that I looked like Paris Hilton back when I had blonde hair. (The shorter, poorer, fatter version.)
3. One weekend, I hung out with a transgender who had guns stuffed in her couch cushions and a bomb in her coffee table. Later that afternoon, I rode with a biker gang. That evening, I went to a gay bar to watch a drag show. One of the performers recognized me, and ran off mid-performance. To this day, I still don't know who it was.
TRUE -- One day I'll get around to writing the full story on that weekend.
4. I was once trapped in an elevator for 2 days.
UNTRUE5. I can smell when a thunder storm is approaching.
TRUE 6. I once jumped rope for 6 hours.
TRUE -- It was a jump rope marathon for the American Heart Association.
7. I once ate 3 pounds of butter for 20 bucks.
UNTRUE8. When I was in the fourth grade, I got kicked out of a depatment store for trying on women's shoes.
TRUE -- The guy in the shoe department yelled at me and kicked me out for "playing" in the women's shoes. (I happened to wear a Size 7 by the time I was in the fourth grade.) My mom complained to the manager, and I think the guy ended up getting fired.
9. When I was younger, I wanted to train to be an Olympic gymnast, but my parents wouldn't let me.
TRUE -- They didn't want me to be raised by a coach and miss out on my crappy childhood. (Frankly, I think I would have been much better off, but I digress.)
10. I was contacted by a producer for Richard Simmons' (short-lived) talk show as a prospective guest. (No, it wasn't about weight loss.)
TRUE -- I used to run a campy 70's pop culture website, and they were contacting me for a chance to spend a day with Leif Garrett. Somebody else ended up getting picked for the show.