1. I have the hide of my
horse Skye hanging in the shed, waiting to be processed, and the hide of my
pony Gram in the freezer waiting for the same. I know it sounds nasty to a lot
of people, but my figuring is that it is a way to keep a remembrance of them.
And their hides are just going to rot otherwise. My Dad is the one who did the
actual skinning process, but I will do the processing. I’m not sure if I could
do the skinning. I probably could if I didn’t have anyone else to do it, and I
could definitely do it on someone else’s horse. These 2 horses though were very
special to me, so it would have been a challenge. We’d have sent them to be
processed, but either people won’t touch a horse hide because they don’t have
experience with them, or they charge something like $500, which I can’t afford.
2. I love creepy things. Especially
books. I love reading stuff that is going to totally freak me out. Peretti,
Dekker, etc. However, I usually don’t watch horror films and such. First off,
it’s not as scary when it is someone else’s imagination showing me what is
scary. And second, they’re usually gory. Or lame…For example, Paranormal
Activity was on tv a while back, and I watched it until I grew bored and asked
myself why the heck I was wasting my time. I love the show Supernatural,
because it is creepy, but does not contain a lot of gratuitous violence (it’s
violent sometimes, but not overly), but I don’t like The Walking Dead, because
their scare factor seems to be things jumping out, which I don’t care about,
and it’s just violent and freaking gross. One of my favourite creepy things is
The Oath, by Frank Peretti. I usually read it once a year or so, and it creeps
the heck out of me every single time. But I can lay the book down and go
outside in the dark by myself without any problems.
3. I’m pretty OCD. Most
people laugh at that, because they think of the type of OCD where everything
has to be in order and spotless. Not exactly the way I operate. But I am the
type of OCD where I count things, I will adjust my gait so that I start a
staircase on the correct foot. I’ve gotten better with it, and I can force
myself to use the wrong foot or to not count, but I feel very strange and wrong
for a while if I do.
4. I watch America’s Next Top
Model. Not religiously, but I rather like it. Well, except when they start
fighting…
5. I am incredibly
germaphobic. I hate shaking hands with people, and touching doorknobs and such.
Animal germs don’t bother me. I’ve helped birth horses and then fallen asleep
(I usually sleep in the barn after the birth) with amniotic fluid still on my
trousers and most likely on my hands. But human germs? Yuck…
6. I actually like having pictures taken of me and wish I had friends who took pictures when we hang out. Especially if it's a situation (like a wedding) where I am dressed up. I always end up with photos of other people and rarely photos of myself other than selfies.
7. I love watching bull
riding and bronc riding. I actually did a lot of research on it several years
ago and learned that, at least at the professional level, it’s very humane and
the animals are well cared for. And less likely to die than racehorses...(Yes,
I used to like watching horse racing as well, and I’ve sort of gotten over
that…). Bull and bronc riding are some of the very few sports I will actually
take the time to watch on tv.
8. I’m not shy. I feel
awkward talking to people, but I’m perfectly able. Usually though, I don’t
care. And that’s the reason I don’t talk to people. Especially when it’s all
about small talk. I know that I won’t remember the details I learn during small
talk (my brain just doesn’t operate that way, it’s not a matter of being a
jerk), so I don’t want to do small talk, knowing that things will get awkward
if I ask a question that has been answered previously
9. We give our animals shots.
Other than the dogs because in IL, you can’t legally vaccinate your dog for
rabies on your own, you have to have a vet do it. But I have given a lot of
injections. To horses, cats, and even a mini donkey. And, strangely enough,
sticking a needle into an animal really doesn’t bother me in the least. Except
with kittens that act as though they’ve been harpooned.
10. Despite the fact that I
regularly walk barefoot on stones, or in water or whatever, I cannot handle
having anything in my shoes. One of the most terrible feelings is when I take
my shoe off because I feel something in it, but it’s something so small that I
can’t find it. And then I take my shoe off a dozen times to try to find
whatever is in it, but I can’t. And wet socks...if someone tracks snow into the
house, I’d rather walk through the cold puddles barefoot than get my socks wet.
Wrinkles in my socks are also horrific.
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