The Girl Behind the Force

My name is Gayle. With a Y. You can call me whatever you want. I'm from Southern Maryland (and still spend a lot of time there), but now I live in Virginia. I made my debut in 1989, and it never gets old having people tell me how young I am. Or how young I look. Some girl thought I was 19 recently. Girl, thank you.

Now that that's covered, I hope that you find my words funny/interesting/ridiculous/inspiring enough to stick around for a while.  :)

I've never been a fan of talking about myself without being prompted, but then why did I start a blog? Let's try 25 things about me. Questions are always welcome!

1. My favorite colors are red and yellow.
2. I LOVE giraffes.
3. I have two pets: a hedgehog named Henrietta and a Yorkie named Joey.
4. I was going to be a teacher. I am not a teacher.
5. I love reading. Feel free at any time to ask me what I'm reading because I will always have an answer.
6. I tilt my head when I look at things.
7. If I'm sitting in a position where my feet are close to my body, I will probably be touching them.
8. I don't really do the whole shoes and socks thing.
9. But. I am still somehow addicted to shoes.
10. My life would be empty without chicken tamales and salsa. This is not a joke.
11. I think that I love photography, but I'm kind of lazy about it.
12. I love to crochet. Yes, I will make you something.
13. I drive a 2011 Yaris sedan. I bought it myself.  :) I call her the Q-Tip. *Edit: I drove that car for six years and I LOVED it. But I recently bought a new car. A Rav-4 Hybrid. It was time for an upgrade and I'm obsessed. Her name is Moby Dick, Moby for short. 
14. I have three favorite movies:  The Little Mermaid, Dirty Dancing, and Forrest Gump. (I think that I am Ariel. But really, I am Ariel. I even have my own Prince Eric(h).)
15. I am actually quite friendly. I want to be YOUR friend!
16. I'm freaking hysterical. (Or so I think.)
17. My sense of humor is DRY. Like to the point where I've gotten in trouble because it's hard to tell when I'm kidding.
18. My five-year plan involves me moving to Austin. *Edit: I wrote this six years ago. I still live in VA. BUT. We are probably putting out house on the market this year and making the big move.
19. I will go anywhere. And I love car rides. I'm kind of like a dog. (See #6)
20. I split my time pretty evenly between work, my house, and my parents' house/the community theater five minutes away from their house. They're always asking why I moved out.
21. The feeling of my leg(s) falling asleep kind of makes me want to throw up.
22. I have the patience of a small child, so...none.
23. I am addicted to writing lists.
24. All of my underwear has either polka dots or stripes. You're welcome.
25. I looooove writing notes to people. It makes my heart happy.