Oh, fun! 

I actually just thought of a random fact about myself that I didn’t think I’d ever shared with peeps on here before, but I’ve forgotten what it was now… hmm. 

1. As @totallysilvergirl could attest to, I have a ridiculous resumé. How ridiculous, you ask? So ridiculous that I actually have five different versions that I’ll use, depending on what the job is. In no particular order, here are some of the jobs I’ve had: 

horseback riding instructorESL professorfreelance opera singermovie reviewerretail slave (clothing/body products/cards & giftware)sous cheftelemarketerbank tellercanoeing instructorchoir conductorvoice teacherweight loss coachcopy editorcamp counsellortrainer of priests in how to do liturgical chanttranslator (French to English)composer/arranger (primarily arranger)

2. I lift weights. Random, right? In a way that would have been unthinkable me anywhere before about a year ago, I’ve somehow turned into a workout nut. I generally alternate between high intensity interval cardio and weight lifting with a spot of high intensity cardio (just all-out, maximum heartrate for 10 minutes straight). I outlift all of the gym bros in my building (my shitty building has a shitty in-house gym, aka the main reason why I re-signed my current lease). Just on Wednesday, a dudebro actually asked me if I’m trans (not an insult in any way, rest assured!!) because apparently cis women aren’t supposed to be as muscular as I am. Suck it, dudebro. I am. Die of jealousy. :) 

3. My thumbs are double jointed and bend backwards like little bananas. If I hold my hands just so, I can keep it from being noticeable, like so: 

But if I stretch my fingers out all the way, then my bendy little thumb will just revert to its normal position, aka: 

And if I give someone a thumb’s up without specifically remembering to relax my weird little thumb, then you get this disaster, lol: 

4. Speaking of my hands, I just took those photos, and I’d just like to highlight my nail polish. This is a newer addition to my *massive* nail polish collection. It’s an OPI, with the appallingly stupid name of “Boys be thistle-ing at me”. I’m a nail biter and the only thing that helps at all is to keep my nails polished at all times. I occasionally think of myself as somewhat butch (see the weight lifting thing, above), but with long hair and continuously-painted nails, it balances things out to a happy neutral on the femme-butch scale, lol. Feels about right, as a bi woman. 

5. Speaking of which: I’m bilingual, and just ordered a t-shirt that says so, but on a bi pride flag. I can’t wait to wear it this June. :P I work in a position that requires English/French bilinguality, which is a status I’m very proud to have achieved, given that I only started learning French seven years ago. Living in Québec City for five years certainly helped, but yeah. Either way, I’m proud of my bi-ness in general. :) My most recent story is the most political one I’ve ever written, and I intended it as a light-hearted outing as compared to some of my other ones, yet it absolutely reveals my personal standing on anti-LGBTQ+ groups and their toxic idealogy! I’m fine with that. :)

Tagging the last 10 people to appear in my activity: @totallysilvergirl, @chinike, @a-cumberbatch-of-cookies, @yorkiepug, @lolcari, @thewhippedcreamhand, @ashildr-rabbit, @shiplocks-of-love, @myladylyssa, and @221brie!