Dis is my life.

(A reference to my favorite YouTube video ever.)

I suck at coming up with facts about myself that others should find interesting. I mean, I think I'm pretty cool, but it's hard to gauge at what's entertaining to others! Here goes...

[1] In elementary school, I was in Girl Scouts with this girl named Cheri who was the most beautiful girl in all the land. She was gorgeous and sweet and had the lovliest name (plus I loved Franky Valli and the Four Seasons' Sherry Baby) and I wanted to be her so much that I "invented" a twin sister named Cheri (who was just a reflection in my parents' tri-fold mirror). Actually happened.

[2] Speaking of name changes, I was in love with Kelly Kapowski (the gorgeous cheerleader from Saved By the Bell) so I signed my 2nd grade papers "Kelly Lake." Apparently I thought changing your name automatically made you like the person whose name you loved. My dad still thinks this is an appropriate topic of conversation.

[3] My brother tells people I have a face tattoo, which is hilariously misleading. My right eyebrow is tattooed. There's a pretty large scar due to a head injury when I was younger, so my mom offered to let me get a tattoo (at age 15!). I've gotten it redone once, but I probably need to get it redone again. I hate the way the scar looks in pictures because my skin reflects with the flash. Or 'cuz I'm whiter than white.

[4] I met the man of my dreams online, using a free online dating website. Online dating started out a little sketchy (I wrote about my experiences, along with reader submissions, for four months) but ended fantastically. Best decision ever.

[5] I can safely (and appropriately!) use many power tools, hand paint a straight edged line, spackle, and DIY with the best of 'em. I owe thanks to my mom and dad, who taught me that it's silly to pay someone else to do things to your house when you can do it cheaper yourself.

[6] I wrote my college entrance essay about Buzz Lightyear. I got into all the schools I applied to, so I guess Buzz worked well for me!

[7] Speaking of writing, my undergraduate advisor (with whom I did a ton of research) once read a paper of mine and subsequently said, "Surely you don't want to go to graduate school and write all the time..." because he thought my paper was, um, less than stellar. I channeled that awesome advice and applied to research programs. Guess who's gonna get her PhD in 2013?! Sucka.

Apparently I'm stubborn and like to prove people wrong.

[8] I have zero fashion sense. I mean, I wear clothes from the same store (that I love) because I know they'll match, but I had to ask what a chambray was when Steph mentioned it once, and I didn't find out who Tory Burch was 'til Whitney and Bri took me into the store last year in Houston. (Sidenote, if y'all are paying $250 for flats, you're crazy.)

Linking up with Whit for her first and only link-up!