Compañero Profiling: Number One

Melissa Gartner-Saskwatch who was born and raised in Regina. She has three siblings-an older brother and a younger sister and younger brother. She has great parents- Mama Brenda and Papa Collin. She is in International Studies. She is 21 and her birthday is April 13.
If I had to describe this girl in one word, I would use the word “Special”. There are many reasons for this.
1. Licking elbow-I think the most important thing that contributes to her being labeled as such is the fact that she can lick her elbow. Although this is not deemed as something that would make the world records, it is pretty close in my books. First, she had to take the time to learn that she could do that. Who does that? Melissa.
2. Straight faced insults-I have also never met someone who can insult another person so effectively without actually making the person feel like they are an idiot while maintaining a straight face the entire time. She has named me Bossy Pants and Curly, and insists on using those with me. I like it.
3. Tastefully corny-Without fail, if I was to ask a question such as “How did you sleep last night?”, her response would immediately be, “Do you really want to know? Well, for the first half of the night, I was on my left side and the second half, I was sprawled out face-down?” I find myself setting my questions up so I get perfect hilarious responses. In addition, she can recycle a joke over and over and it NEVER gets old. Ever.
4. Ice cream Hips-Yes, that’s what I said, Ice Cream Hips. She has an incredible dance move that involves scooping ice cream. I have never seen anything quite like it.
5. Girl guides are Cool-Although I had previously bought into the stereotype that girl guides simply sell cookies and wear unfortunate uniforms, Melissa has demonstrated the very opposite. First of all, girl guides is a fountain of information. I learn everything about life, love and girl guide pledges. Also, the cookies are not top priority. AND, girl guides take amazing trips and do incredible development projects. And Melissa is in the top ranks. She will actually be taking her ‘troops’ to Costa Rica next summer. So cool.
6. Animal/Science Expert-Yes, Melissa has worked both at a science center and indeed has worked at a zoo, which means she has had both poop and slime all over her body. Did you know that ferrets are stretched out rats with the face of a raccoon?
7. Closest to narcolepsis as they come- Oh this brings me such delight. The process of her falling asleep is hilarious.I will walk into her room and having just talked to her three minutes before and she has her head down her knee, fully asleep with her baby computer on her lap. That brings me to number 8.
8. Computer that went through the dryer-She has a computer that is the size of a miniature book. It looks like it was made for a child.
9. Allergy to the sun-She is the most incessant person I have ever met about her dislike for the sun. Daily, she lathers up with SPF 50 and insists on walking only in the shade.
10. Hears sounds only dogs can hear-Yup. She can hear the buzz of a light bulb. She is very happy when the power goes out because then there is not ringing in her ears.
I love this girl a lot. She is amazing and has taught me an abundant amount. If we didn’t live together, I don’t know if we would have been friends, which actually would have been very tragic! She has brought so much joy and laughter to my life. She is so compassionate and thoughtful and expresses it in ways I wouldn’t think of. She is caring and listens so well (partly because she can’t help it because her ears are so dang good so even if she wanted to tune you out-which she would say she was doing-she couldn’t). I wish you all could meet her. She would probably say she wouldn’t want to meet you, but that’s just her way.