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A few things about me… ten to be exact.

• I love many Woody Allen films, and hate a few. I tend to react strongly one way or the other; the only one I can remember being lukewarm about was “Match Point.”
• My favorite flower is the lily. Specifically so-called “oriental” varieties (such as Stargazer), and daylilies. Calla lilies are ok, but I prefer the “star-shaped” types.



• I am primarily of German, French, Dutch, Scottish, and English ancestry. As with most people, there are likely a few more things in the mix I don’t know about.
• I have severe arachnophobia (an intense, sometimes illogical fear of spiders). It seems I have always had it, as my first sentence as a toddler was “Daddy, kill the spider!”
• I ran a fan site for the group Color Me Badd (colormebadd.net) until June of 2011, when the group requested it become their official website. Not only that, but I still run it; many celebs just take over domains from fans and push them aside. That is an example of how great these guys are to their fans. One of the best days of my life. Oh, and yes, I’m planning a new fan site, as well (gotta let the fangirl flag fly).
• When I was a child, my mother and I used to go see country/gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys in concert whenever they performed in South Lake Tahoe (California/Nevada border).
  They would do two shows per night, usually for about a week-long run. We averaged two nights out of the week-long run (four shows), and they usually came around about twice a year. Therefore, without exaggeration, we saw them perform about 80 times. They called me “Patty from Sacto” (abbreviation for Sacramento), and displayed gifts and drawings from me on stage.
• I tend to listen to the same album a few times during the week, before shifting to another. This week it was “Audio Day Dream” by Blake Lewis in the car, and “This Christmas” by 98 Degrees at home.
• I absolutely love making “Genius” playlists on iTunes. Basically, you choose a song, and they create a playlist of your music based on that choice. It’s cool to see how things fit together.
• English/Language Arts was always my favorite subject in school, and I wanted to be a professional writer “when I grew up.” I tried my hand at journalism in college, and became burnt out. I’d still like to publish a book someday, but I think I’d really love being a songwriter.
• For about five years, I tried for a career as a professional singer/recording artist. I was told the same thing by many people: that I had the voice, but not the “image.” I think
  I’ll always be sorry I let that stop me.