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I thought I would do something a little different for this Tuesday edition of D&D. I’m going to reintroduce myself a little bit with a round of: 10 Random Factoids About Jackie. (These are actual facts too. Not the kind of “facts” that are being spewed in the political arena these days 😉)
So here it goes…
I’ve never seen an episode of The Simpsons. I wasn’t allowed to watch it growing up (my dad reads this so you can blame him 😂) and then I just never picked it up. I have a feeling I would like it though, so someday…
I used to run a street team for an LA-based band. They were the nicest guys and helping them allowed me to go to shows at some of the coolest LA venues.
I’ve been to about 11 countries—6 of which were all on one trip. To say I was tired after that would be an understatement. But I loved it all the same.
I used to be the poster child for an organization called The Elks. They had my picture around town, I was in a local parade once, and I got to roll out the first ball at all of their bowling tournaments. And by “roll” I mean crouch over and push the ball because I wasn’t strong enough to hold and throw it. They would rig the pins so they’d fall no matter where the ball went too. It’s a wonder I have a warped sense of what’s supposed to happen when I bowl now 😂
I’m not a big podcast listener (too hard to maintain my attention for that long and I don’t drive a lot) but when I do, my faves are: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend and The Viall Files for my reality TV gossip fix.
I love tea AND coffee. I usually have my tea first in the morning and follow it up with coffee after.
I don’t like onions. I can take them in sauces or salsa, but by themselves? Nope. I blame Taco Bell for putting onions on their bean burritos and ruining them 🤢
I’m terrified of Ferris wheels, unless the cars are enclosed like they are in Las Vegas, on the London Eye, or at Disneyland.
Cleaning is a stress/anxiety reliever for me (one could argue that’s because of my control issues, but we’ll save that for another time).
The top 3 most frequently played songs on my music for 2024 are (these will likely come as no surprise based on my posts) below. As a feminist, little ashamed there’s no female artist on here 😐
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I’ve never seen a full episode of The Simpsons either. I’ve never seen Star Wars. And only just this year have I seen any of the original Star Trek as well as the first Matrix movie.
Thanks for re-introducing yourself with the factoids. I lurve those things. So..
#1 Mr. Ex LURVED that show. I can't believe it's been on for a kajillion years. LOL Because of him, I've seen it, but not all of them.
#2 What's the name of the band? Are they still around?
#3 Can you provide the names of all 11 countries? And why were 6 all in one day holy cow! O_O That sounds exhausting just reading it. Out of all those, what was your favorite?
#5 - I feel you on this. Which is why I can't do audiobooks, either.
#10 - I LURVE THIS SONG, TOO!!! Every time it comes up in my iPod queue I blast it. Such a cool song. #Wooohoooo