Fifty random facts.

1. I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. My father was in the navy, and my mother who was originally from New Brunswick, was living and working there at the time.

2. I am the middle child of six.

3. I began kindergarten when I was four.

4. Jack-in-the boxes scared the hell out of me, as did fire alarms.

5. I believed I could fly if I could just figure out the aerodynamics of the human body.

6. I still believe it, even though I haven’t achieved flight yet.

7. The first boy I ever kissed was named, Garfield. He was not a cat.

8. I’ve been married more than once.

9. I tend to swear more than I should.

10. I’m stubborn.

11. My grade five teacher nick-named me Boom-Boom Dubinsky. I have no idea why.

12. I envy the dead.

13. I love the writing of Pablo Neruda, Leonard Cohen, and Khalil Gibran.

14. I tend to be a conspiracy theorist.

15. I love Jesus.

16. I once received a significant grant from Culture and Communications to make a music CD.

17. I’m particularly fond of classical piano.

18. I had a past life experience while having Reiki .

19. I jumped out of a plane when I was 19 on a bet. It didn’t end well.

20. I lived in the Northwest Territories and Yukon for eighteen years.

21. I don’t buy the official version of went down in 911.

22. I can’t swim.

23. I taught myself Spanish.

24. I’ve written two novels, one of which was recently published.

25. I suck at volleyball.

26. I love it when a man cooks for me.

27. I began life as a blonde.

28. I want to be cremated.

29. I work with opiate addicted clients in a methadone program.

30. I lived off the grid for four years when I was in my twenties.

31. I suck at love.

32. I was incarcerated for a year when I was 14.

33. They said I was incorrigible.

34. That hasn’t changed.

35. I value truth above all else.

36. I have osteoporosis.

37. I believe we should all engage in acts of random kindness and senseless beauty.

38. Yoga doesn’t resonate with me.

39. Probably because I’m completely inflexible.

40. I’m a cat person.

41. I watch crime shows and then sleep with a knife underneath my pillow.

42. I’ve stopped eating gluten and dairy.

43. Sugar is also on the prohibited food list, but I sometimes cheat.

44. I have a crush on my mechanic.

45. I prefer my own company to others.

46. I’m tragically hick.

47. I’m particularly fond of nachos.

48. I live in the country.

49. I’m bohemian.

50. I’ve written off 3 cars in the past 13 years.