25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Taylor Davies
SG pal and contributor shares what makes her tick
In the spirit of friendship, we want to make sure you’re on a first-name basis with every member of Team SG. After filling you in on 25 things you may not have known about Megan, Brit, and Gabi, we asked contributor Taylor Davies to share a few fun facts, too. Get to know her better and don’t forget to say, “Hey!” in the comments below.
25 things to know about Team SG contributor, Taylor Davies:
1. My middle name is Evangeline, which makes my initials TED.
2. There are few things that make me happier than watching YouTube videos of baby goats jumping around or wearing pajamas…while jumping around.
3. I’m related to president Zachary Taylor. He was the 12th president of the United States, elected in 1849, and died in office just 16 months later. It was the third-shortest term in history.
4. I’ve never been on a roller coaster. Don’t ask me to, please.
5. My celebrity crush is America’s sweetheart, Jimmy Fallon.
6. I’m a lefty.
7. My first job in New York was pouring wine on the ‘Sip & Sail’ cruises that take you around New York Harbor at sunset during the summer months.
8. I’m an only child, and like Brittany, my family is super small.
9. I ran cross country and track in high school, and was also on our bowling team for two seasons. Today, I am happily retired from most athletic and fitness-related pursuits.
Except…
10. Skiing. It’s my thing: Alpine, nordic and water—I love them all.
11. I’m a great shot. Last winter I went to Lake Placid and tried the biathlon, which consisted of really aggressive skate-skiing lessons followed by target practice in sub-zero temperatures while wearing goggles and gloves. I hit 8 of 10 targets.
12. Oh also, I really like to hike, bike and swim. So, basically if an activity is outdoors, unstructured and non-competitive, I’m in.
13. I consider riding a cruiser around for a few hours on flat terrain to be “biking.”14. If I’m not in New York, I’m often in Sun Valley, Idaho with my family, indulging in the aforementioned unstructured outdoor activities.
15. Portland, Maine is one of the coolest (and most delicious) places I’ve visited since moving out east. I’m dying to go back.
16. One of my favorite dishes in NYC is the spaghetti al limone from Supper in the East Village. (Also one of my favorite date spots, just FYI…)
17. I’ve been single through most of my 29 years on God’s green Earth, and just had my first “real” relationship (and heartbreak) this year. Love songs feel so much more #deep now. (Kidding! Kind of.)
18. Consequently, I have a lot of #opinions about dating. So many in fact that I created my own manifesto and a guide to just how a first date should go. But don’t worry, I’m not high-maintenance or anything…
19. Je parlais un petit peu de Francais, mais seulement après que je bois trop de vin rouge.
20. Megan and I both studied abroad in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, but not at the same time (unfortunately)!
21. The last book I read was The Martian by Andy Weir, and I just saw the movie version starring Matt Damon this weekend. I highly recommend both.
22. Along with writing for Style Girlfriend, I also freelance for Teen Vogue, so if you have any fashion-related quandaries for the college-age women in your life, I’m definitely your girl.
23. I fall asleep to Frasier on Netflix almost every night. I find the highbrow opera jokes and all that talk of Sherry to be just as effective as a couple of Tylenol PM.
24. I don’t really like watching sports on TV, but I live for the Olympics.
25. I’m about to turn 30, and I’m thrilled, terrified, inspired, nostalgic and mostly just ready to be done being “almost 30.”
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I don’t have a middle name. Also, skiing is my favorite sport, but the sport I’m best at is volleyball.
do you play on any kind of club team now, Joe?
I used to, but I now coach baseball so that takes up my time. I was/ am a middle hitter. Did you play?
I mean, in middle school 🙂
But I love when people carry sports into adulthood. I was never a team sports person, but if I was, I’d think it was a real bummer if I didn’t feel like I had an opportunity to get on the court/field/etc when I wanted
There’s a lot more sports out there that cater to us older folk. I’ve done a sport called dragon boating for over 15 years now. I love the athleticism of the sport, plus the social aspect of it (a team consists of 24-26 people).
Je ne parle pas Francias!
For me:
One of my life missions right now is to attend SXSW. Why? Because aside from the music, tech, movies and culture, I was born when the first ever SXSW happened. Like, really. However, life has a way of complicating things: next year at the same month, there’s a Parahoy event and aside from my fave band Paramore being there, CHVRCHES will ALSO be there. Total dilemma!
LOVE these “25 Things” articles! Looking forward to Lizzie’s. And hopefully, a lucky reader gets picked to share some of their own fast facts down the line. ????
That is awesome to hear, Joseph! As for Lizzie’s article, I guess you’ll just have to keep checking back… 🙂
Ack! Gotta love how you keep your readers enticed and wanting for more. ????
My name is Jared, and I like to party.
No you don’t ok. Nobody parties but me.
No I’m the only one who parties.
Big fan of upstate New York, especially skiing the Adirondacks. I’d love to give that biathlon experience a shot (see what I did there?) next time I’m up in the Lake Placid area – which is a sneaky cool town
Taylor and I have definitely bonded over our mutual love of Lake Placid. Next I want to get up there in the summertime!
Summer is equally beautiful and just as many activities as winter – without Whiteface’s notorious ice. Although I do want to spring ski the slides
Je parle un peu de Français aussi. Je étudié le français à l’école secondaire. Of course I never use it anymore so I can’t remember much. I minored in German in college. I prefer bier over vin anyway.
I like Frasier. It is easy to fall asleep too, I agree but I just like it in general.
One of the first things people learn about me is that I’m from Alabama and that I love the Crimson Tide. That or my love for craft beer.
Ah, c’est très cool TJ 😉
And I am floored by this love for Frasier! Apart from Taylor, I only have one *young* friend who is into the show. I just don’t get the appeal!
I don’t know what it is. Then again my body may be almost 27 but my soul is 80.
German minors represent!
Ich liebe Whiskey trinken!
I would rather read than watch TV. Unless it’s college football, because there are few things I love as much as college football. Style Girlfriend is one of them.
And Taylor, the last new (first time reading) book I read was… The Martian! We just had our book club on it last Thursday!
Confession: the first time I read one of Taylor’s articles I read her name too quickly and thought it was “Taylor Dayne.”
I also really enjoyed Frasier, but I also watched a lot of Cheers. Frasier seeing Lilith on the talk show is still hilarious.
First fact: I am a huge fan of the British Isles. Just a great place.
I ran (more like walked) my first 10K 2 years ago with no training needless to say it took me a while to finish. Been slowly improving my time and planning on running the same 10K for the next 10 years so I can get a whole set of the Chinese Zodiac.
I loooooove that idea! What time of year is the race?
usually a week or two after the Chinese (Lunar) New Year. The run will be on Feb. 21st this year. its called the Firecracker Run.
http://www.firecracker10k.org/
Going for Medal #3 this year!
Coooooooooool, I love this! and good luck next month!!
Thanks!
3 down 9 to go.
I loooooove that idea! What time of year is the race?