Saturday
Feb072009
25 Random Things About Natali Del Conte
Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 05:45PM
I have been ignoring the "25 Random Things" thing on Facebook. It isn't because I don't find it amusing. It is mostly because I haven't found time for it. Today I was asked to do a segment about it for The CBS Early Show. It will likely air on Monday morning in the 8 o'clock hour.
For the sake of "research," I decided to start reading the lists that had been sent to me. I also made one of my own. Strictly for "research," of course. I must admit, it was more fun that I had anticipated. Enjoy and feel free to link me to yours. And anyone who dares violate #10 will be digitally blocked from my life! Don't even try!
For the sake of "research," I decided to start reading the lists that had been sent to me. I also made one of my own. Strictly for "research," of course. I must admit, it was more fun that I had anticipated. Enjoy and feel free to link me to yours. And anyone who dares violate #10 will be digitally blocked from my life! Don't even try!
- I can tie a shoe with my toes;
- I have a superhuman tolerance for spicy food;
- I am related to the late Don Ho by marriage;
- I have an unnatural fear of religious art that depicts violence;
- My shoulders are double jointed;
- I nearly lost my hearing as a child and therefore can communicate in very basic American Sign Language;
- I get my heart broken at least once a year;
- I can't stand weddings. If I ever get married, I will NOT have a wedding but rather elope somewhere in Eastern Europe;
- I used to teach yoga and have my 200 hour certification from Yoga Alliance;
- My parents are the only people on the planet allowed to call me Nat Nat;
- I have an addiction to buying shoes, cooking knives, and serving platters;
- I truly believe that I could win Dancing with the Stars;
- I used to be a competitive tap dancer;
- I come from a long line of women who taught hula dancing;
- I am a pretty awesome water skier (if I do say so myself);
- I stopped snow skiing when my parents stopped paying for it;
- I have an intellectual inferiority complex to my best friend Sarra that I cannot ever seem to shake because she is so brilliant;
- I know all the words to the following musicals: Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Dreamgirls, and Wicked;
- I am afraid of developing bunions;
- I have a comedic inferiority complex to my mother, who I like to refer to as the modern day Lucille Ball;
- I can change my own oil and tires. My father insisted that I learn those skills before I was allowed to get my drivers license;
- I still feel ashamed that I broke a pact with my sister that we would never live more than 15 minutes apart;
- I all-too-often lip sync to Shakira songs (en español) while blow drying my hair;
- I was on Romper Room in 1984;
- I regret not learning to make pasteles and domplines from my grandmother before she passed away.
Reader Comments (59)
you can tie your shoes with your toes....
i like #21 nat nat. sorry i had to do it. it wont ever happen again. here's mine
http://tuanatran.squarespace.com/journal/2009/1/31/25-random-things.html
Wow, very insightful. Sorry about the heart getting broken every year, you definately need to get out of that cycle. It be cool to see photos of you on Romper Room! You should put that up on Loaded!
You are smart and good looking, so why cant you keep a guy (or gal if that's your thing)?
In case modesty prevents you from saying so - I'm guessing that they cant keep handle you being intelligent.
or do you choose bad men ?
Or maybe you are just a crazy witch to live with ?
Some of us out there like intelligent women (I'm already taken so I'm not offering).
Keep looking.
Wow very very impressive @natali, I heart your list its absolutley amazing, and I know that you can win dancing with the stars because your the best yay. An I can"t wait to see your new segment on the Early Show I will tune in to CBS @6:57am :).
What about Li Li? Can people call you that without getting blocked?
You realize everyone is going to call you Nat Nat now!
I also have double jointed shoulders. Well, shoulder, just my left one. I thought I was the only one :P
Good Job Natali!
I was looking for:
"I cannot live without post-it-notes"
Double jointed, and can tie shoes with your toes? And there was me thinking Tom Merritt was the only alien hiding out at CNET! :D
Terrance Cheek (above) is potiential stalker material me thinks lol
Hmmm...this is the first I have heard of this. I'm apparently rather behind the times when it comes to these memes (I hate that word and would like to punch Richard Dawkins in the face but that is another issue).
That is an impressive list, especially number 21. Number 4 is interesting as well. Being brought up Protestant I was never exposed to any religious art but I now love Orthodox Christian Iconography, which is quite tame compared to Western art.
Ah well, I may just have a go at my own list. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow a very powerful list of 25 Natali,I'm kinda wonder what #7 means? so why the cooking knifes,and what kinda thrill do you get. Robert
An overall impressive list. Changing your own tires and oil, while a good skill to have along side a driver's license, don't strike me as being handy in NYC.
I can't imagine seeing you tie shoes with your toes, doesn't seem possible.
I also must agree with Michael, photos of you on Romper Room or it didn't happen! ;)
Now to go add you on Facebook...
I enjoyed reading your list. Nice to know something personal about the people I interview or network with. Brings us to that universal human experience.
Why do I have a feeling if I forward this to Greg Gutfeld that number 10 will be used for RedEye?
Well I'm no longer on Facebook but I've heard of this new list thing. In reference to #5 there is no such thing as "double jointed" the actual term is "Hypermobility". My own mother (a physical therapist) made a point of explaining this to me years ago when a friend was over and showed me his ability to bend his fingers all the way back to his wrist. #2 is superb and I think you should go around the country defeating those "atomic wings" contests you see at restaurants.
#10 -- No problem, Ms. Del Conte
#1 -- You got that on YouTube?
The Good
Re: #1 Intriguing. 500 points
Re: #2 I'm liking your style. 1000 points
Re: #5 and #9 Very intriguing. 2000 points
re: #8 I agree. 500 points
The Bad
Re: #12 Dancing With The Stars?! I forgive you for watching that. 0 points.
Re: #13 And I'll forgive you that too 0 points
The Ugly
#11 Collecting serving platters?! NooooooooOOOOO! How *can* you?!
-1,000,000,000 pts!
What a shame ;-) It was all going so well until the plate collecting bit!
Interesting list. All I can say is that I enjoy Loaded, think you're extremely beautiful, and I extend an invitation for you to visit my wonderful island - Bermuda!
http://www.bermuda.com
Thanks for sharing this list Natali,so i take that you are a good dancer... would love to see that ;)
Have a nice week!
Great list, Natali. I do have to say that #23 made me miss hearing you speak in Spanish when you introduced the Espanol version of Loaded. I'm not sure if that is still being produced, but it was very impressive!
Here's a link to my list of 25 Random things:
http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=213
Great list Natali. Where and why did you learn the Hula? Is that part of reason why you'll win Dancing With the Stars?
I have a similar situation with my dad. He's 75; has heart disease, asbestosis, a bad knee, skin cancer, etc., but is in better health than I (at 42) am! He's a workaholic, who works harder now than ever before he retired from his job (as an electrician at a paper mill).
Once in a while, when we have a confrontation (I work with people; he works with things), I lose my cool, and say, "Well, you're just Superman, aren't you!" He really hates that!
Me imagine que ese nombre tenía algo de
latino por algún lado. No se porque lo dude con ese color de piel tan bonito que tienes.
Y no desesperes que el Amor es evasivo pero al final se cansa y uno logra llegar a el y atraparlo.