25 Things About Jenny Frazier
It seems people really like to read these 25 things lists, me included. Here’s a list I compiled of 25 things you never knew about Jenny Frazier. Or maybe you did. And in that case, sorry for the repetition.
1.) I say my favorite colors in the whole wide world are “teal paired with chocolate brown accented with lime green.” But what I REALLY want to say is “Pantone 322 paired with Pantone 4975 and accented with Pantone 583″ but that would just make me sound weird.
2.) I love black licorice. Always have. As a child I used to be the freak who would pick all the black jelly beans out of the mix. Surprisingly, no one complained.
3.) I started drinking (sneaking) coffee when I was 4. No I’m not kidding.
4.) Despite the fact that I was told I was the “most qualified candidate” for a job, I was also told I did not get it because of my relationship with Britney Spears. And yes, every word of that is true. (There is actually some really great discussion in the comments section of that above linked post.)
5.) I had a permanent retainer in Kindergarten to correct my under bite. It gave me a horrible lisp and all the kids made fun of me, so I ripped out of my mouth. To this day I have a scar on my tongue from it. Sometimes I tell people it was from a tongue ring because somehow that seems more … normal.
6.) After the retainer incident in my early years, I obviously had to go back in for braces. Which I had for 3.5 years. I was told last year that I need braces again. After a hearty “HELLZ NO.” I opted for a retainer instead. I wear it every night.
7.) I’m fairly certain I could live on: slabs of raw salmon, avocados, heirloom tomatoes, celery, french fries and brie. They are my favorite foods ever.
8.) I can only put on clothes left limb first. Shirt, left arm first, pants, left leg first, left sock, left shoe, left glove. When saying goodbye to someone or leaving a house/car, I always touch the person/car/house last with my left hand.
9.) HAI. I’m a lefty to a debilitating (OCD?) degree.
10.) I own 17 domains. And actively use only 9 of them.
11.) I played clarinet for 12 years. In 4th grade I made it to 2nd seat in band. In high school I bounced around the first row. Which is hilarious because I am tone deaf.
12.) My favorite book in the world is East of Eden
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13.) I’ve been to 20 of the 50 states. I would like to hit all 50.
14.) I did not go to school for graphic design. In fact, I have never taken a single graphic design class. And yet, I’m a professional graphic designer. (Should I be admitting this?)
15.) Six years ago I did take one class on TYPE. Which I suppose technically is design. It also revealed a deep dark dirty secret of mine …. I am OBSESSED with typefaces. OBSESSED. I have had several hour long conversations about FONTS. (For those of you that care or get it, yes I do in fact LOVE Helvetica.)
16.) If you come near me with Papyrus font, I will cut you. It literally makes my skin itchy it’s so ugly. papyrus-sucks.com Yeah. That’s one of my 9 active domains. Now that’s HATE.
17.) Jenny is my real name. No it’s not Jennifer. I only allow ONE person in the world to call me Jennifer. A lot of people call me Jen. Sidenote: My father wanted to name me “Jen” and my sister (Kaitlin) “Kate”. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard him actually call us “Jenny” or “Kaitlin”.
18.) I look like my mother, but I act like my father. My sister looks like my father, but acts like my mother. My parents divorced when I was 9, yet me and Kaitlin (their Mini-Mes) are best friends.
19.) I’ve only gotten in one physical fist fight in my life. It was on the playground. I was 7 and I lost miserably. We are friends on Facebook. Hopefully she reads this
20.) My favorite thing in the whole world is brunch. For a lot of reasons – mostly because brunch is the only meal where it is acceptable to have 5 different beverages in front of you. Also? Poached eggs. I LOVE poached eggs.
21.) In June of 2010, I started a list of 30 Things I’d Like to Do Before I Turn 30 (December 2010). See my progress here.
22.) In early 2010, I swam in one of the world’s few bioluminescent bays. It was absolutely amazing and something I will never forget.
23.) I can not dance. CAN NOT DANCE. This could be confirmed by … anyone who’s seen me try. Oddly enough I made it on to Varsity Dance Team in high school. I still do not know how this was possible.
24.) I will try any food once. This year alone I have been to restaurants specifically to try their dishes made from: brains, heart, pig ear, liver, pancreas, tongue and lard. The only food I will not try again: sea urchin. I’ve tried it 3 times, each time prepared in 3 different ways. I have despised it each time.
25.) My bedroom, my studio, my websites, and my business cards are all done up in the colors mentioned in #1. I was going to put this fact as #2 but I thought that would make me seem somehow even weirder.