25 Random Things About Natali Del Conte

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!

1. I can tie a shoe with my toes;


2. I have a superhuman tolerance for spicy food;


3. I am related to the late Don Ho by marriage;


4. I have an unnatural fear of religious art that depicts violence;


5. My shoulders are double jointed;


6. I nearly lost my hearing as a child and therefore can communicate in very basic American Sign Language;


7. I get my heart broken at least once a year;


8. I can't stand weddings. If I ever get married, I will NOT have a wedding but rather elope somewhere in Eastern Europe;


9. I used to teach yoga and have my 200 hour certification from Yoga Alliance;


10. My parents are the only people on the planet allowed to call me Nat Nat;


11. I have an addiction to buying shoes, cooking knives, and serving platters;


12. I truly believe that I could win Dancing with the Stars;


13. I used to be a competitive tap dancer;


14. I come from a long line of women who taught hula dancing;


15. I am a pretty awesome water skier (if I do say so myself);


16. I stopped snow skiing when my parents stopped paying for it;


17. I have an intellectual inferiority complex to my best friend Sarra that I cannot ever seem to shake because she is so brilliant;


18. I know all the words to the following musicals: Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Dreamgirls, and Wicked;


19. I am afraid of developing bunions;


20. I have a comedic inferiority complex to my mother, who I like to refer to as the modern day Lucille Ball;


21. 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;


22. I still feel ashamed that I broke a pact with my sister that we would never live more than 15 minutes apart;


23. I all-too-often lip sync to Shakira songs (en español) while blow drying my hair;


24. I was on Romper Room in 1984;


25. I regret not learning to make pasteles and domplines from my grandmother before she passed away.

Comments

[gatkin09]

You were losing me until I found out your were on Romper Room in 1984. Who cares if you can water ski, knows the words to some musicals..you were on Romper Room! :)

[swissknifev]

You are yourself. You need a friend who says:

I can't lead you because i may not see you behind me

I can't follow you because I may go astray

I just want to be your friend and walk by your side.

And then your heart will resist every break.
you will never be hurt.
because you have a friend.

You have to search for a person who says:
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is
I'll be there
You have a friend.
If you have some person like that, you have a friend.
Like your beloved parents who have exclusive rights over point 10.

[swissknifev]

And - your sister will be the person who will always love you. Sister-brother fights happen. It has happened with me. But deep down you and she will always want to reach out. You make the first move. She's too precious to lose. Dont lose her. After all she's your blood. She's part of you. I have only spoken about what I experienced in life. People should not suffer. may they all be happy.

[Alex]

Nice list. I LOL'd a couple of times reading it. It's funny that you mention knowing all the lyrics to Wicked b/c as I read that, my FW started playing the soundtrack aloud on her laptop. Cool on the Romper Room. I have an old friend that was Sesame Street back in the day as well

Keep up the lists about yourself. I think we all love learning about the other (non-TV/famous) side of you. Gives you a more rounded appearance in our (at least my) mind. Good work chica.

[natalidelconte]

Oh fine. If I must provide Romper Room proof, here you go: http://twitpic.com/1e2h1

I'm on the left. My sister is on the right.

[Ray C.]

It's nice to get some insight on you, here is mine http://foxwolf91.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/25-random-things-as-seen-on-my-facebook-page/

[Mike]

When you can tie your shoes with youir tongue - then you will have something!

[Tarts]

I truly beleive I can win american idol.

[slappedbyreality]

"I have a superhuman tolerance for spicy food"

I'm pretty sure I can beat you on this one.

[hchogan]

Hi Natali,

You are a very interesting person. First of all I want to tell you I am an author. My memoir is titled Can There Be More? by Heather Hogan. You can check it out at www.amazon.com You can also see my profile and my blogs at www.redroom.com It is a great site! It is where all the writers are, from Mayou Angelo to James Patterson. Click on authors and then put my name in.

Ok, so I read the 25 things about you. Let's get started.

The fact that you admit that you hate weddings is a marvelous look into your character. This exudes self confidence. This screams, "I don't need to be the center of attention for an entire year while spending extreme amounts of money so people can ooh and ahh over me for a day!" You go girl, and I hope you have the best elopement in Eastern Europe ever!

You admitted you stopped skiing when your parents stopped paying for it. Obviously, you didn't love to ski, your parent mush have, you went along with it to be a part of the family, and then stopped when it was time. Your independence and ability to please yourself is astounding! This leads into the next paragraph.

You obviously come from a long line of strong and independent women! How lucky you are! I can tell from the 25 things about you these women have molded you into a woman with high self-esteem, self-respect, and a need to love yourself first. As I wrote in my book, "When children feel loved, they feel safe, and safety leads to security. Safety and security are very important in a child's development. They feel they can trust their parents and their life, which, in turn, gives them the self confidence to fly. My daughter has self-confidence and great self-esteem. Those qualities for a girl or woman to have are two tools that a female needs to dominate her game of life in a man's world."

I am not going to forget your father. He has obviously been a loving father, for her made you learn how to change a tire and oil in your car before you were allowed to get your drivers license. That says he loves you, wants you to be able to take care of yourself when he is not around, and for you to realize you are capable of anything. Changing a tire and oil in car might seem trivial, it isn't, and I am sure it boosted your confidence level at the time to it's highest level. That is why you can proclaim to the world that you know you could win Dancing With the Stars.

Finally, my grandmother died two weeks ago. I have one regret; I didn't learn how to make her chicken and dumplings!

Take care, and I wish you nothing from the best. Realize this is coming from a thirty nine year old woman who lost her mother in a tragic accident at the age of three, was raised by a raging alcoholic, suffered years of abuse, and had none of your qualities until I hit thirty five and wrote my book. I am proud of you, and will have my daughter read your blogs. You will enjoy my blogs at the Red Room!

All my best,

Heather Hogan

[Kevin]

#23....I'm kinda embarrassed to admit it, but I'm a closet Shakira fan. But I sing along to the "grandes exitos" disc in my car.

..."y ahora estoy aqui, queriendo convertir los campus en ciudad, mezclando el cielo con el mar...."

[Sam Chapman]

I'm in a performance of Les Miserables, I know most of the words even though I don't have a part the songs are just catchy!

[Samson Loo]

right on...this made me want to write one. http://samsonloo.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/25-random-things-about-me/

[Simon Page]

Tie your shoes with your toes - that made me laugh!

You haven't changed a lot from that romper picture!

Thanks for sharing
Simon

[swissknifev]

sick lives

[Matt]

you get much respect from me re: eastern europe. if you haven't been to prague, shame on you.

re: #11, i'm a wusthof junkie. what's your brand?

@mdd044

[David]

So, for #12 do you think you would be the winning couple if you were dancing with Steve Wozniak? (http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/08/woz-to-be-on-dancing/)

[Eric]

haha that was a really cool 25

here is mine :)
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=25906244650&topic=6759#/note.php?note_id=66824765700&id=800900036&index=0]

hope you enjoy it :)
if you read it that is

[swissknifev]

You are so beautiful and pretty. Your mind myust be beautiful and pretty too.You are a creation of nature. You are a wonderful wonderful women.

[Mom]

Her 25 were amusing and classic Natali.

Not one of them were made up....I can attest to that.

Good job Nat-Nat....you never cease to amaze me.

Love ya.

Mama Bear

[Don M.]

Why does it have to be 25? Frankly, I think this whole thing got started as an Identity Theft scam (it USED to specify that you had to start the list with your full name, date of birth, hometown, and a bunch of other Identity Theft-relevant information). You had to keep adding people to the list and doing "reply all"

It has since morphed in to simply "25 Things". I don't know why I'm making this observation, but hey, now it's yours to ponder. Enjoy! ;-)

[Lloyd]

I would offer to be the one to break your heart this year as at least I would be very gentile. But you're way out of my league. Best wishes: you are very beautiful and talented and I love to hear your insight.

Thanks for sharing.

[Rich]

Tie a shoe with your toes? Prove it ... I need to see an online video! ;-)

[fermale domination]

Nice, very nice :)

[DR RAND PINK]

I agree and disagree with everything you agree and disagree with. My late wife bought my license plate that read
YES DEAR. Tonight I'll just say YES NATALI