It's past my bedtime.

Yes, that's right. I'm a Senior in college and 11:00 PM is considered past my bedtime, since I'm usually in bed between 10 and 10:30.  I do get up at 6:40 to run every morning though, so I believe my old lady bedtime is justified.  As much as I hate looking at my computer screen right before I go to bed, since they say that you shouldn't because it makes you more awake, I really wanted to take some time to write.

Today was a day of ups and downs: Having a not so great run (blah). Getting Lolla tickets (yay). Finally getting my bike tires filled (hurrah). Discovering that my front tire had mysteriously "unfilled." (I'm screwed). Is unfilled even a verb? But as I listen to some Zen meditation music on Spotify, I am not going to think about my financial issues or my bike or the ridiculous amount of homework that I have to accomplish within the next few weeks.  

Instead, I am going to to talk about that fun question that often comes up during the first days of classes.  The professor asks that class to "tell one interesting fact about yourself."  There are usually a few of the "brush with fame" answers such as "I saw Justin Bieber getting off an airplane" or "I saw Carrie Underwood at Great America," which I did. Why do we feel that having an uneventful encounter with a well known human being makes US more interesting though? It's pretty weird when you really think about it.  

The real crowd pleasers that the ones that are really out there like "I have an extra toe" or any other fun fact that can be immediately shown or demonstrated.  I have always had trouble coming up with something that is not only fun and original, but something that I feel comfortable sharing in front of a group of people.  I think that is really where it gets tricky.  Some of the most original traits, experiences, or uniqueness are ones that people don't just share with anyone and everyone.  No one wants their one of a kind fact to be "I have obsessive compulsive disorder" or "my best friend died in a car accident last year."  

Alright, here are my "uncensored" (I need to stop using so many quotation marks) one of a kind fun facts.  One's that I'm thinking not many other people can say.  

1. I always empty the dishwasher as soon it's done.  I mean, like immediately.  I don't even wait for the dishes to cool so this is often a somewhat tricky process.  This is probably one of the reasons why I'm the only one in my apartment who has ever emptied our dishwasher. 
2. I love peanut/almond butter and Nutella but I NEVER put it on anything.  I just eat it by the spoonful.  How I still manage to go through jars so fast then is a mystery.  
3. I have a strange obsession with stretching.  I always stretch twice a day at the very least, but usually three times a day (in the morning after I run, in the afternoon, and at night before I go to bed). It's just so relaxing and helpful. 
4. I enjoy giving names to the inanimate objects that I am attached to. My bike's name is Shirley, my GPS is Linda, and my Nalgene water bottle is Delilah.  I had to take Shirley to the bike shop today because the front tire was flat.  Luckily they were able to repair it for only $8.00 though.    

There you go.