ways to remember me.

I hate icebreakers as much as the next person, but one of those lame activities that has always helped me remember people and their names is when folks share random, memorable info about themselves. Writing Analytically might call this information "interesting and strange." So, in a desperate attempt to be memorable (and I've found I'm fairly easy to forget), here are my interesting and strange qualities:

I have a twin brother. (And a younger brother. But that part is less interesting, right?) People (and often highly educated ones) frequently inquire if my twin and I are identical. I want you to think about this for a moment before you ask me, too.

My left eye is both brown and blue. Seriously. It's wild. Sometimes people know me for years, and they never notice....they assume it's a glare, I guess. Other people notice this the moment they meet me and are fixated on it. I like to tell people it's a genetic mutation. This always made me a big hit in high school biology.


My boyfriend and I have two big ol' dogs. I obsess over them. It's sort of a problem. Sometimes, too, I pass on my insecurities to my dogs and counsel them about it: "Oh, Lucy. Don't worry. You're just curvy--that's your body type. You look GOOD, girl!" Or, "Buckley, don't be stressed. You're doing fine. Hang in there--you WILL make it!"