Seven Things About Me

Brandy tagged me awhile back, and I have been thinking about the seven things you may not know about me.

1. The summer after my Freshman year in college I worked on a movie. I worked for two different modeling agencies in Amarillo. At the time, I was competing in pageants and wanted to be on stage. I got a call from an agency that I had just joined. They needed a stand-in for Kim Hunter. I did not have portfolio pictures with this agency yet, but my agent told the movie director about me. I was sent out to Pampa, Texas, to see if I was "acceptable" for the job. I was. They picked me because I was petite, like Hunter, and was "too cute." I worked on the set for two weeks. My job was to study Hunter. After the first run through, I jumped in and copied all of the movements of the actress. Lighting and camera position were all adjusted to me so that when Hunter came back for the final take, it would be perfect. I was treated as "talent" and sat in the director chairs next to the actors. Since filming was out in the middle of nowhere, vans took the "talent" to eat, to the other house for different scenes, and to the cemetery scene. I loved most of my experiences. It was very interesting and definitely changed how I look at "famous" or not so famous people. Here is a link to the actors and such in the film: LINK .

2. I touched Matthew McConaughey's tooshie. Seriously! McConaughey was college friends with an Amarillo local band trying to make it big. Cou de Gra (spelling?)was having a big concert, and McConaughey was suppose to be there. A close friend in college, Kathi, knew she was going to marry him. So, I bought tickets. I figured, if she was going to meet him, this was her only opportunity. Plus, after working on the movie set the previous summer, I knew that he was not going to be what she expected. And he was not. At the concert, McConaughey was kept away. I ran into a media source I met while working on the movie. He introduced me to the band's cousin. He then began calling our names out on stage in between songs. He called for everyone to look at us and let us move to the stage. We felt so cool. So, at the front of the stage was McConaughey. She was scared. She did not want to meet him. I'm thinking she is crazy, and I did not bring myself to this place just for the fun of it. Anyway. I grabbed her and pushed her to the front of the stage. Some other girls pulled our hair. I was next to him. He smelt like beer. He definitely did not have as much hair as he does today, and his eyes looked very sunken in. He was also kind of short - not as tall as I would have imagined. Kathi was nervous. I told her to act like we didn't care he was there. His body guard asked us if we wanted to dance with McConaughey. So we did. And, we danced with the body guard, too. Kathi was so smitten. I was still standing shoulder to shoulder with the McConaughey and decided she needed to trade me places. After all, I was not the one who wanted to marry him. I grabbed Kathi's hand to pull her into my spot, but she jerks away. My hand ends up on McConaughey's rump! He looked at me, I looked at him, and I just smiled.

3. I like to be right. I think a lot about things, logically, emotionally, and realistically. I analyze and feel that after all that work, I must be right about something, anything.

4. I never thought I would get married or have children. I wanted this life, but told myself these things were not for me. One day, God spoke to my heart as I read the Bible, and He spoke worth into my life. I then thought I would be a single missionary. Then I met Justin, and I knew that was what God had planned for me. My plan was to be self sufficient, alone. But His plan was different.

5. I am an ex-Feminist. I grew up in the Feminist creed. My parents did not espouse this to me. I first read about the Feminist Manifesto at the library when I was a child. My sisters spent most of our summers at the library. Anyway, I became a man hater in high school. In college, I took women's studies courses, and learned more. My first job post college was at the University of Houston. My boss was a feminist. A REAL feminist. I learned very quickly that was not what I wanted to be. She was well known in the Feminist Movement. Don't get me wrong. I believe in equal pay, job opportunities and education for women. What I do not agree with is the distaste for family and marriage, for men and boys being mediocre. I believe that men and women have their abilities and strengths - one should not be degraded in order for the other sex to be lifted up. Mutual respect for differences is needed. I am proud to be something my husband is not. God uniquely designed women to be more intuitive. I can take my attributes as a woman and do a great job, without acting like a man. Does that make sense? I am in no way saying a woman cannot do the same job, but that a woman is a woman in all her glory!

6. I have been beat up by boys, and have the scars to prove it. I was threatened to be "beat up" by many girls but that ever happened, thankfully. I have no idea why a child thinks he or she has the right to threaten another child in that manner. And, I have no problem tying boys up that hit me. And, I have no problem telling on those boys!

7. I love being in public relations, but I hate writing at work. My best writing times are at midnight and at 5 a.m. It's my creative time and space. So, if I cannot do that, then I mull it over, dream about it, and then write in the morning. Very strange, I know.

That's it. I will pick seven of you to tag later today or tomorrow. It just depends on how I feel.