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I know I just did the 'six things' meme, but that was long and rambly and sort of pointless. So let's do a quick and to-the-point Eight Things You Never Really Wanted To Know About Me (oh, come on, it'll be fun)!

1. I've never eaten beef or pork in my life.

2. When an airplane flies overhead, I'm compelled to stop what I'm doing and watch it. This is extremely annoying to anyone who's ever been on a walk (or a bike ride) with me.

3. I graduated at the top of my class of 450 in high school. When I got the news, I politely informed them that they'd made a mistake and hung up the phone.

4. I'm a collector. When I was little, I had about sixty of those teensy Polly Pocket figures. Each one had a name, a personality, and a life history. I was a weird kid.

5. I've never shouted at anyone in anger, which means that I often go unheard. Generally, this is fine by me.

6. I still have my tonsils and my appendix, and also have two metal screws in my right tibia. Much to my disappointment, I don't set off metal detectors.

7. I'm not afraid of spiders, bees, wasps, or hornets, but mosquitoes give me the screaming willies. I got to hold a snake when I was five and haven't been scared of them since.

8. I'm of the opinion that the most terrifying people in the world are closed-minded scientists. My worst fear is becoming one.

So there you have it!

I went to the library today to study music history. Afterwards, I decided to try and find a practice room, despite the fact that it's a holiday and almost all the university buildings are closed. Predictably, the door was locked. A man came up to me and asked me if I was trying to get to my office (?). I went with the old smile-and-nod trick, and he opened the door for me. I snuck up to the fourth floor and discovered that someone had forgotten to lock the door to the practice room hallway. To celebrate, I (very sneakily) played Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata on one of the clunky old out-of-tune pianos. Good times!