Jyess’s Top 19

Last year, I fell into the fad of posting the infamous “25 Things About Yourself” on Facebook (along with everyone else and they mama).  However, as I recently revisited the note, I realized that I had omitted much since the original 25 were posted.  So, without further ado, I’d like to present to you my ” Jyess’s Top 20:2010 Edition”.  Let the games begin!

1.  Perhaps, you’re wondering where the nickname “Jyess” came from. (Maybe not, but just humor me.)  Originally named Jessica, I have often resorted to people calling me “Jess” instead of “Jessie” as a nickname.  Last summer, at Cumberland Camp, my dear counselor friend Michael Shearon thought that he would impersonate me while saying my nickname.  Instead of saying, “Jess” quickly, he drug it out making it sound like, “J…Yessssssss”.  Other nicknames that I’ve accumulated over the years are “Wholesome Folsom” and “Grannay J”, but those are stories for another time.

2.  My least favorite meal at camp is Taco Salad.  My favorite is spaghetti.

3.  In the 6 years that I lived in Nashville, I’ve met 2 people (on different occasions) who knew where Tattnall County (my home county) was.  Unfortunately, they had both been incarcerated there. Needless to say after hearing this information we quickly parted ways.

4.  Speaking of prison, on my first day of subbing at a Christian school, I successfully convinced 2 sophomore boys that I had done time  Folsom Prison (my last name’s sake) and came out with a barbed wire tattoo around my biceps (I was wearing a sweater).  They were dismayed the next morning to see my un-inked arms when I wore short sleeves.

5.  My biggest fear in life is that when I meet God, He’s going to tell me that I didn’t use every ounce of talent, ability and creativity to please Him.

6.  My younger sister, Jennifer, and I are exactly 1 year and 364 days apart.  I was born August 30, 1986, while she followed in August 29, 1988.

7.  I have a passion for inner city ministry.  The more ghetto it is, the better.  I ain’t playin’.  I could go on this forever, but I digress for the brevity of time and space.

8.  For my 24th birthday I’m going to take up sewing.  I aspire to be as proficient as my late Grandma Folsom.

9.  For the past 2 years I’ve been working on a manuscript for a novel called Courting Miss Collier.  Essentially, the plot is a fictionalized version of the many misadventures that occurred during my time at ye olde Bible College.

10.  My favorite book (besides the Bible by default) is Pride and Prejudice.  If I ever met Elizabeth Benet in real life, I’m sure we’d be friends.

11.  During finals week in college, Desirae Clark and I jumped in empty trash bags and costumed ourselves as full trash bags in the dorm hallways.  As people approached us, we would jump out and scream at them.  A couple of our victims accidentally punched us out of fear.

12.  If I were to have been born in any decade, I think I would choose the 1940s.  In my opinion, it was a time the men were men and the women were women.

13.  Earlier this year, I met famed pop star Ke$ha at Goodwill.  My roommate and I were discussing trying on a gaudy 80s gold dress.  After much deliberation, we decided it to put in on the rack.  Before we could put it back, Ke$ha came over and asked us if she could try it on.  Her words were, “If you guys aren’t going to buy that, do you mind if I try it on?  It’s awesome!”

14.  Being that I’m about 5 years behind when it comes to seeing major blockbuster films, I always ask someone how the movie ends.  This way I avoid wasting my time and money on watching something I don’t like.

15.  One time in college during a violent thunderstorm, I woke up at 2 AM to the sound of thunder crashing.  I immediately sat up in my bed and proclaimed to my half asleep roommate, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of widsom!”  After wiping her eyes and replying with, “What?” I then said, “Well, it is” and fell back asleep.  The next morning I thought the whole thing was a dream.  We still joke about it today.

16.  Since I’ve graduated from college, I have accidentally called Mrs. Thompson (the receptionist) 3 times in the same day.  I had forgotten that I had my Bluetooth headpiece hooked up and I had misplaced the headpiece on my desk.  When I finally realized what I had done, I called Mrs. Thompson and explained that I was the obnoxious phone stalker.  I’m so thankful that she has a fantastic sense of humor.

17.  While most people are told that they resemble a specific celebrity, my claim to fame is being “the girl that was best friends with someone at that one thing…” by random strangers.

18.  My secret dream job would be to tour as a back-up singer/dancer for either the Jonas Brothers or Toby Mac.  The first one to call gets first dibs.  Toby, if you’re reading this, I could totally enhance the diversity of Diverse City.  Just saying.

19.  I have been less than 5 feet away from one of the Secret Services Most Wanted.  His name is Matthew Bevan Cox, and he was wanted for mortgage fraud and identity theft.  In college I worked aftercare for a Christian preschool where Cox’s girlfriend enrolled her son.  When I first met Cox, I immediately felt uneasy because he tried to be overly friendly.  I later dismissed it as a “personality quirk”.  However, I couldn’t get over how he consistently picked up his girlfriend’s son in a different luxury vehicle each week. (I worked for a small Christian preschool in a low socio-economic part of town.  High rollers don’t send their kids to our school.)  2 days before the Feds arrested Cox, I had a conversation with him about the behavior of his girlfriend (Amanda Gardner)’s son.  Feel free to check out the validity of this story.  Crazy times!

Until more is revealed,

-Jyessssssssssss