10 Pointless Facts About Me

As 3 people on this entire planet may or may not have noticed, I shut down my blog a few years ago. Put everything back in draft and stopped posting my rambling thoughts on the world, TV and movies, and life in general for a variety of reasons. Boredom, mostly. Not really having anything interesting to say. So I guess it’s fitting that I bring my blog back with randomness!

Inspired by https://forkingmad.blog/ten-pointless-facts-about-me/ who created this challenge, I bring you 10 Pointless Facts About Me.

Do you floss your teeth?

I do, but not often enough. One of the first things I did after I got my first full time job after High School and was the proud participant of the company health plan was make an appointment to see the dentist. As kids my sister and I went regularly until we were about 10/12 respectively because both of us just had a bad feeling about the dentist we were going to. Every time we went we were told we had two or three move cavities and would end up with more ugly silver fillings and at some point we both put up enough of a fuss that our mother stopped taking us to see him. We lived in a small town, so there weren’t a lot of dentists and as a result I didn’t go again until I was 20. I expected to be told they’d have to take several teeth or something but instead was jokingly told, “Well, I’m not gong to make any money off of you,” because despite consistently having cavities for my entire childhood, I didn’t get any since. That’s… weird, right?

Although my chosen dentist did make a few bucks after all as I opted to have all the silver fillings I did have switched out for white porcelain, and later when I was trying to quit smoking I got fitted for special molds for teeth whitening.

Other than my vanity issues he did point out what a problem my sporadic effort I put into flossing could potentially be. And for years I’d consistently forget until about a week or two before my next cleaning appointment where I would floss sometimes twice a day, only to completely fall off the habit right after. I don’t think I was fooling anyone and there were a few times I’d even cancel appointments just to avoid having to explain again that no, I still wasn’t flossing consistently…

He’s since retired. Ironically now that I don’t have to face his ire every 6 months or so, I do now floss more often. But still, not enough.

I still need to find a new dentist though…

Tea, coffee, or water?

None of the above? I’m a sucker for sparking apple cider, Stewart’s chocolate milk, and for a 3PM pick-me-up I’ll mix a can of sugar free Red Bull with Langer’s apple peach mango juice. Or cranberry grape. The latter tastes like drinking a lollipop. (I have the tastebuds of an 8 year old.)

Footwear preference?

Sketchers sneakers. I have several pair in all black, because they do wear out. (Insert Terry Pratchett’s Theory of Boots .gif here.)

A few years ago I stopped in to a local Famous Footwear (that has since closed) and bought my bi-yearly replacement pair when the cashier upsold me on a store card, because I’d get almost 20 bucks off. Great! However, they never sent me the card so I couldn’t set up my account online and then I didn’t get my first two months statement to pay and by the time I called them to get one sent out I’d been charged late fees. Still without a card I had to pay using a check like a Neanderthal and while I paid off the entire amount, somehow between the time I got the paper statement, wrote the check, and mailed it back, they added 3 dollars to my account. Which since I thought I’d paid it off I didn’t realize and a few more months went by of them adding late fees on 3 goddamn dollars and I basically ended up paying for those sneakers twice. Fuck Famous Footwear. I’m glad you’re closed.

Wow, that was kind of angry.

Favorite dessert?

Currently, Italian cheesecake. But of all time: there was this local church that had a fire and the congregation decided to have bake sales to raise funds to rebuild but instead of hosting a table somewhere they’d send out people to knock door to door, We happily bought cookies for Christ (they have no calories! Or so I told myself.) and brownies. And then one day my mother bought the chocolate creme pie and it was glorious. The crust was flaky and perfectly buttery with a touch of salt, the chocolate filling was silky smooth but set perfectly, and the whipped cream topping was the exact ratio that brought a lightness to the sweet chocolatey taste of the pie. Because I’m a greedy pie goblin, sometimes when I knew there was only one slice left I couldn’t sleep and I’d get up at 4AM just so I could finish it off without anyone being awake to stop me. I know I’ll never have that pie ever again and it makes me sad. Is it possible to mourn a pie?

After a few years they industrialized their baked goods and they all suck now. But their church got rebuilt and they opened a school, so good for them, I guess.

The first thing you do when you wake up?

I’m trying not to grab my phone first thing, because chances are it was the last thing in my hand before I went to sleep and I know for a fact it’s fucking with my brain. So I’ve been trying to make my new routine: wake up, sit up, drink a glass of water, get some sun (either natural or this sunlight I have in my room that I bought for a plant I failed to keep alive, and only then do I get up. But in truth 90% of the time the first thing I do is get up eventually and then go brush my teeth. (But not floss.)

Age you'd like to stick at?

23 was a pretty good year. But in my opinion the optimal age to be in perpetuity until another Immortal takes my head, 28 would be my choice. Old enough to be taken seriously. Young enough for my joints to not make funny noises when I first wake up, or get out of a chair, or have to pick up something from the floor.

How many hats do you own?

Several winter hats, most purchased at winter festival like activities such as an Ice Castle we visited in 2022, a holiday light festival on a Shaker farm in 2024, etc. Always with a pom pom.

Describe the last photo you took?

I took a photo from the top of West Mountain at their fall festival after riding the ski lift to the top and going for a short hike to a scenic overlook above the Hudson River. It was a lovely day. The views were fantastic, I bought the best cookies I’ve had in a long time, and my first Christmas gift.

I discovered though that I really don’t like it when the ski lifts sway because they stopped it to let someone on. So that’s a new irrational fear I can add to the list.

Worst TV show?

C-SPAN

As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?

To have curly hair. I actually thought one’s hair could change as one got older. But also I just really hoped that I still want to have the same kind of fearless fun that I did as a child. Going on swings, playing outside, making believe. I just didn’t want to grow up to be boring. Not sure if child me would consider adult me a success… since I know that that ski lift sway fear an all.

And that’s it.

I don’t think this is the kind of challenge you nominate others for. If you read this and want to do it, just let me know in the comments.