25 random things about me

I posted this on Facebook--why not here?

1. I have a brother AND a half sister. I didn't know my sister until I was 22.
2. I spent my first birthday in Alaska watching the sun go around in a circle.
3. I have a degree in animal science and am A.I. certified.
4. I have a masters degree in education specializing in distance education.
5. I'm not doing anything with either degree but I'd like to.
6. I feel like I have accomplished very little with my life.
7. I love historical costuming, especially Elizabethan and Victorian, but I hate sewing on the machine.
8. I enjoy rapier fighting (think Three Musketeers).
9. I love animals but particularly cats of all sizes...however, I should never work with large cats- they would kill me.
10. I hate to drive but I have to do a lot of it.
11. I don't like confined spaces but I'm not claustrophobic...Narrow roadways, bridges and drop offs get me every time.
12. My family is very important to me. I feel it is more important to be there for them than to be somewhere else working in my field.
13. I have a few close friends but not one bestest buddy that I hang out with all the time.
14. I really miss having a best friend to hang out with.
15. My cousin has documented my maternal (Thompson) lineage back to 860 starting with Gorm the Old.
16. I like working with my hands: knitting, crocheting, embroidering, sewing by hand, scrap booking,gardening... I love to knit; I find it meditative and creative.
17. I have a really hard time knowing how to interact with others. I'm working on it but I find people draining.
18. I could immerse myself in medieval/renaissance recreation, and I have, but I don't want to let it take over the more important things in life anymore.
19. I'd love to work in/at a historical reenactment site. That might even be my ideal job.
20. I wear no jewelry except when doing a reenactment/recreation/playing a role.
21. I love Chai ( sugar-free and skinny ).
22. I have a serious chocolate addiction...it makes me feel bad but I eat more, convinced that is the way to feel better.
23. Ask me what color my eyes are and I can't tell you on any given day. They range from brown to hazel to green and lots of variations in between.
24. I'm allergic to benzoate, shellfish, and latex. I am lactose intolerant and I can't stand asparagus.
25.There are 61 people in my immediate family (counting me) This doesn't include second cousins and beyond. But it does include aunts, uncles, cousins, husbands and wives. At reunions for the maternal (Thompson) side, it's not uncommon to have over 500 people.