Dean Facts!

I haven't done one of these in over a year-and-a-half! Yikes!

Since there are so many newcomers to my blog lately I thought it'd be nice to share some little tidbits about myself. Facts about, well, me! (Who else, silly!)

In no particular, here we go:

• When Martha Stewart comes on the overhead speakers at the arts-and-crafts store I work at, telling shoppers in a prerecorded message about her variety of glitters, I close my eyes and pretend she's talking just to me.....

"It's a good thing."

• Before getting braces in college, my orthodontist made a plaster cast of my teeth. I still look at it from time-to-time as a reminder of all the gaps I once had.

• I have an intense craving for chocolate cake! Moist, rich, and sweet with a light chocolate frosting on top. It's just what I need when I'm having a bad day. As I always say, "When you're feelin' down, a piece of cake can turn things aroun'!"

• As an artist, the true thrill comes while creating a painting NOT after. Drawing, sketching, and/or painting a piece is where the magic is. Once the work of art is finished, the high fades and I move onto the next piece.

• I don't have a middle name.

• When my dad died a part of me was relieved and glad he was gone.

• I always feel a small amount of stress and anxiety before publishing a post on my blog (yes, even this one!).

• I got 2nd place in my fourth grade spelling bee, losing to my other classmate, Kelly Z.

• I'm the youngest of two older brothers....which means I'm the favorite!

• Recently I've been watching late-night reruns of He-Man and She-Ra (I haven't seen those cartoons since childhood!). While walking to work in the morning, I'll hum the theme song and say in my head, "For the honor of Grayskull....I am She-Ra!"

Well, that's about it. If there's anything you'd like to know about me just ask and it might be in the next installment of "Dean Facts!"