I’m in the spotlight in IFB’s weekly newsletter (!!!). Many, many thanks to all who nominated me; I am absolutely thrilled! :]
Blogger Spotlight
Apricot Tea
This week’s Blogger Spotlight goes to Ev’Yan Apricot Tea! Cute as a button with lovely style, Apricot Tea is a continual source of inspriation on her personal style blog. She is the master of simplicity, and great with DIY and her sweet personality makes this blog a delightful treat.
Nominated by: Stylish Thought, Dirty Laundry, Clutch22, & Breakfast at Saks.
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I was tagged several times via Facebook; & while I’m hardly ever active there, I thought it would be interesting to fill this out.
So, here are 25 (random) things you wouldn’t have known about me, unless I told you straight-away. Enjoy!
1.) I have this thing with hardcore rock music; the kind that makes your ears bleed, & your face cringe. I have no clue why, either, but anything with a double peddle & some screaming gets me excited. (Like this.)
2.) I was almost switched at birth. My father mistook an Asian baby boy for me. Until they looked at the wrist ID, they had no idea of their mistake.
3.) When I was 3, I was a budding actress. I was constantly driving down to LA & Hollywood — in rain, sleet, or snow — for auditions & script readings. By the time I was 4 (give or take) I told my parents I didn’t want to do it anymore.
4.) I was this close to being on a few reality television shows. America’s Next Top Model, MTV’s Next, & The Real World. I was too short for America’s Next Top Model, not promiscuous enough to be on Next, & too timid to be on The Real World. Such is life.
5.) Behind closed doors — & in front of people I am deeply comfortable with (the exception being my mother) — I curse like a sailor. I’ve really tried to get better at this, but to no avail. It’s the worse when I’m in the car, getting all worked up over the bad drivers in LA. I tend to drop f-bombs all over the place.
6.) But even so, I say some of the most… out-dated & interesting expressions. You will hear me say things like: “Oh, for Heaven’s sake!” “Mother of pearl!” “Crikey!” & “Lord, have mercy!” It makes no sense that I would have such a potty mouth, when I use expressions like a grandmother.
7.) Contrary to popular belief, I do not know how to “booty dance.” I think it’s assumed that because I’m black, I’m supposed to know how to gyrate & grind on the dance-floor; but this is not the case. Sure, I can dance; I have impeccable rhythm, but booty dancing is a no-go.
8.) I only drink decaffeinated coffee, because caffeine makes me jittery.
9.) I have never broken up with anyone; I’ve always been the “dumpee.”
10.) I’m the kind of person who loves surprises but hates to be surprised.
11.) I’ve had many mishaps as a child: I once bit a hole in my tongue the size of a quarter; my mother says I wouldn’t eat for days, even with the bribery of candy. I also accidentally swallowed a nickel. For some reason, I was putting the nickel in my mouth & I swallowed it. I was rushed to the emergency room, where they took x-rays & said the nickel would come out “eventually.” I was fine, of course, but my parents will never let me forget that.
12.) My middle name is “Whitney.”
13.) I do not drink alcohol, & it will most likely stay this way for a while.
14.) I always say dramatic things that I don’t mean. For example: “Someone is going to get shot!” — in reference to someone being an idiot or doing something nonsensical. (I say this a lot while I’m driving.) Now, I would never shoot someone! But this little sentence gets out a lot of aggression.
15.) I’ve never smoked pot. I don’t think this is such an interesting fact, but Lover is always amazed by this, saying that I look like the type to “get down on some hash.”
16.) I am one vegetarian that doesn’t like the taste of imitation meat. Even if I know it’s tofu with just the taste of beef, my brain still registers it as “meat.” I absolutely cannot stomach imitation meat. Nor can I stomach the smell of meat; I smell it now, not as “cooking meat” but as “burning animal flesh.” For that reason, I can never look at meat the same.
17.) But… contradictorily, I sometimes crave pepperoni pizzas & turkey sandwiches & meat loaf.
18.) I am acrophobic. I’ve heard it said that the reason people are so afraid of heights is because they don’t trust themselves to know if they’ll jump or not. I am one of those people.
19.) If I could only listen to one band for the rest of my life, if would be Radiohead.
20.) & the only rap song I can listen to over & over is “Passin’ Me By” by The Pharcyde.
21.) I used to have 7 piercings — including my belly button. Now I only have 3: one in each ear & my nose. I don’t plan on getting anymore piercings, though tattoos are another story entirely.
22.) The one chore I absolutely loathe is cleaning the bathroom. I hate cleaning the bathroom.
23.) I got into a nasty car accident once, & it was absolutely my fault. The airbag deployed on the left side of my face, leaving a nasty gash on my cheek & my eye bruised & bloodshot. (If you look very closely, you can still see the scar.) People thought I was a victim of domestic abuse, but alas… it was just reckless driving. Oh, & completely I totaled the car.
24.) I am the first born.
25.) & I hate romantic comedies.
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