Weddingbee Blog

I thought about what secrets I could spill to you all for days, and I was only able to come up with 2 things. I am seriously just that boring. They’re kind of entertaining, I guess. Enjoy these two random facts about me.

1. I wanted to be Indiana Jones, for real.

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This all started in the second grade. The boys in my class started teasing me calling me “Indiana Jones” (because my name is Deanna, and they were idiots). As a 7 year old girl, I had no clue who this person was, but I knew he was a boy, and this made me super mad. I went home and told my parents about it, and I remember my Dad laughing (of course). He said, “Indiana Jones is actually a really cool guy!” and then he rented the movies for me that weekend.

Um, hello? INDY IS AWESOME (and hot too, though I doubt I realized that at 7). Those boys in my class were in for it, because I was armed with new information and I absolutely loved my new nickname—which of course made them stop using it. It didn’t matter, though; I was hooked. I watched the movies incessantly (Temple of Doom is my favorite, though Raiders has a special place in my heart!), and eventually assumed the identity completely. I made idols and staffs and maps out of paper and anything else I found laying around the house. I forced my 5 year old brother to be my sidekick, often playing the role of “person in distress who needed rescued.”

Fast-forward a few years. At age 12 I still secretly loved the idea of being Indiana Jones as a grown up. But what was an Indiana Jones? An anthropologist/archaeologist/adventuring superhero! Right. Well, I stuck with the Archaeologist part and had the opportunity to go on an amazing trip to Western Canada (so beautiful— you should absolutely go if you get the chance!). I went all over Alberta (to Calgary, Lake Louise, etc.), and finally to the Badlands of Drumheller to dig for dinosaur fossils and other artifacts! I also ate grass and bugs and pet buffalo and just generally had a fantastic time.

The Badlands - gorgeous, no?

I did this! It was amazing!

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Though my time being Indie was fun, it didn’t work out for me in the end. I guess 2 year old me really taught 7-12 year old me a lesson in first instincts:

that’s me doctoring my baby brother (reflex hammer to the stomach? sure!)

2. I have a talent for recognizing obscure actors and actresses.

I’m boring remember? Hear me out. I have a thing for faces and voices. I remember people really, really well, though I don’t always remember their name or how I know them. This is a largely useless talent, but I find it entertaining to use on actors and actresses. It’s hard to explain (and probably not all that cool to you guys), but we will be watching TV or a movie, and I can usually tell you the other works the actors have been in (assuming I’ve seen it). Here are some of my more recent favorite recognitions:

Remember Timmy from Jurassic Park? Me too. He’s also from The River Wild. I hadn’t seen him in quite a few years.

let’s go climb this electric fence!

During the first episode of HBO’s The Pacific, I took one look at this guy, and was like “Oh look, it’s Timmy!” It’s him, I promise.

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A less exciting spotting occurred while watching old reruns of SVU (you know you do it too). Does this guy look like anyone to you?

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He actually looks alarmingly the same. It’s Smalls from The Sandlot!

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It’s not that exciting, but it’s all I’ve got.

Anyone else obsessed with Indy or good at spotting obscure actors? Anyone? Bueller?