The Random Ramblings of Samm Diep: May 2009

03 May 2009

Test blog post from my phone

02 May 2009

25 Random Things You May or May Not Know About Me

You know I always post this stuff here when it's requested of me, so if you feel so inspired, post or email me your list of 25.

photo courtesy of William Fuentes

[in no particular order, guess that's why it's called "random"]

I love fruity gum. I despise minty gum. Yuck!

I secretly like it when people call me "Sammi." I would never introduce myself as such, but it's very endearing to me, especially since that's what most of the pool world refers to me as.

I am Chinese-American. I was born in Vietnam.

My moniker "Cherry Bomb" was given to me by my good friend and extremely talented pool player, Robert Rodriguez.

At age 16, I rolled and totaled my first car (a white 1986 Toyota Corolla hatchback). I only had it for two weeks. I broke the front axle and launched my violin about 20 feet from the car. Amazingly, no one was hurt. Unfortunately, we only had liability on it then. Jerry was not so happy.

Oh yeah, I played the violin from age of 9 until ???. I even taught private lessons for six years after high school. I loved it!

I can't whistle.

I was once in a Video Professor infomercial. Don't ask.

I began playing pool at age 14 while ditching orchestra rehearsals with my friends. Don't tell my mom.

I went through a swing dancing phase where I danced five nights a week for a solid year and half. Man, I was in shape then!

I can only wink with my left eye.

I really like gummy bears.

I keep a cheese blog with my bf, cheesyadventures.com. It's not so up-to-date at the moment. mmmmmmm... cheese.....

I am an only child.

I love the smell of coffee but can't stand the taste of it.

I have a distinct mole on my left eye lid that is usually disguised with make up.

I'm a Kakuro junkie. I started with Sudoku, but I prefer Kakuro's now. It's like Sudoku on vitamins.

I've always been a huge Kenny Loggins fan. In fact, I got to hang out with his band after a concert at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, CO when I was 20. Still debating on whether or not I should've listed this one.

I'm obsessed with Paul Frank, particularly Julius the Monkey (and most monkeys for that matter). PF is my favorite designer!

Vegas, my awesome, beautiful, very well-behaved 7 year old white lab, was diagnosed with Lymphoma on Thanksgiving. He's since been on chemo and is currently in remission. My ex and I have joint custody and he takes care of him when I'm on the road.

I never liked rice growing up. What kind of Chinese girl was I? My mom would force me to eat it but it's a staple for me now.

I hate onions (green onions, chives, leeks, etc, garlic is okay), sesame seeds, water chestnuts, beans, (except for hummus and edemame, go figure), arugula, peppermint, and...... That's all I can think of.

I had a secret crush on my bf from the day I first met him four years ago but obviously never acted on it since I was engaged at the time. Funny how things turn out.

My Life's Mission: "To inspire." (Thanks, CJ J!)

I spent the last couple weeks intermittently compiling this list in my notebook until I collected the perfect 25 random (or not so random) things listed here. I'm looking forward to reading yours.