Sunday, January 25, 2004
Things you may or may not know about me...
At the beginning of my previous blog, I answered the question, "Who am I?" So as not to repeat that exactly, I'll follow a different format, inspired by a journal entry sol wrote in November (click on the link on this page to see her journal). She was in turn inspired by someone else, I believe. At any rate, here is my version:
* For some reason, I am unfamiliar with most of the music by The Cure. I don't dislike them, I just haven't heard most of their music. Don't know how I missed it.
* I've never dated a woman, but never ruled out that possibility when I was single. A female friend of mine once indicated she was interested, but she wasn't my type. Nothing personal.
* I'm extremely sentimental.
* I make up songs about my dog.
* I once misplaced a library book and found it a few years later. I was mortified to have to bring it back to the library. I still have nightmares about that.
* You've heard of people who sleepwalk? Not only have I done that, but I used to EAT in my sleep. Usually peanut butter. I would wake up the next day with a godawful taste in my mouth and find the jar open on the counter with a spoon still stuck in it.
* I recently discovered that I do indeed own a crock pot. I just haven't used it since I moved six years ago.
* Stuck the front of my monitor is Post-It note with the quote: "The mosted wasted of all days is that during which one has not laughed." Under the quote I've attached a photo of me with FarmGal and debi d. of Fibrohugs when we were in Colorado Springs.
* I miss my dress-up shoes. I once owned 35 pair of shoes, my favorites being purple suede pumps with six-inch heels. I had to give up all but the most practical of shoes once the neuropathy set in.
* i can make my tongue undulate like a belly dancer.
* The closest rhyme in English I can think of off the top of my head for 'orange' is 'grunge'.
* The first time someone called me "ma'am", I turned around to see to whom he was referring. I thought he must be talking to someone behind me.
* I kinda always thought Bert and Ernie were domestic partners.
* For some reason, I dislike pears. Always have. I used to hate strawberries and popcorn but have since changed my mind. And I'll eat canned peaches but not fresh. It's the fuzz on the skin that offends my sensibilities.
* I have a photo on my stereo of me wearing a tiara.
* I've been known to read my hubby's "Maxim" magazine. I'm just curious about what guys find interesting.
* I love watching old reruns of the "Dick Van Dyke" show.
* I minored in psychology in college.
* As I child, I once saw a dead person floating outside my window. An honest to god ghost. I am certain of this.
* I like hummus.
* It is said that one cannot dream that they have actually died, but I have. Several times.
* I sometimes walk into leather stores just so I can smell the coats.
* I've got a dog who likes vegetables. They're about the only item I accidentally drop on the floor.
* My favorite current television show is "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", one of the few shows I have seen more than twice in the past eight years I've been working nights. I also catch "Crossing Over" occasionally. Other than that, I don't watch TV except for game shows and music videos.
* I generally don't enjoy violent movies, but I read incredibly graphic books. I'd rather imagine it than see it, I guess.
* I also have incredibly violent dreams.
* I once won a competition with my friends to see who could fit the most Dolly Madison donut gems in their mouth at once. I managed to fit an entire package of six. Of course, I couldn't breathe, but that's beside the point. One piece of advice: don't try this with the powdered sugar ones if you're prone to fits of giggling.
* I used to be able to do backbends without so much as batting an eye.
* I love Carlos Santana's last two albums. I never get sick of Devo. I have a homemade rap CD. I have an odd fondness for piano concertos. I adore Gwen Stefani. I have listened to and enjoyed big band music.
* I actually thought "Beavis and Butthead" was pretty funny.
* I miss Bacardi and Coke. And margaritas.
* I haven't borrowed a book from the library in at least 8 years.
* I love lemons, and, in fact, used to peel and eat them. Nothing is too sour for me. Too bad the doc has forbidden me from eating citrus.
* I have never tried "Good and Plenty" and never will.
* I spent a year in high school eating the same thing every day for lunch...Susie Q's and a Coke. Either that or an eclair and a Coke.
* I love tatoos and would get one in a second if I weren't afraid of needles.
* I like dark chocolate best...the darker, the better. If only it weren't on the doc's no no list.
* I am deathly afraid of sewing machines.
* I think a bit of pornography in one's life is a healthy thing as long as your partner doesn't feel threatened by it.
* I have so far begun a website and two blogs without learning html.
* I usually don't know WHY things work, I only know that they do.
* I still dance, briefly, usually in increments of one minute or less, and when nobody's looking.
* I still own towels I got in college. I had a towel I'd gotten in the second grade until Chip chewed it up five years ago.
* I am not afraid to die and don't understand people who are. Especially religious people who are afraid to die. Where is the logic in that? You'd think they'd be at peace with their creator more than the average person.
* I still wear purple blush I bought in college.
* I have leopard print flannel pjs.
* I once set my hair on fire in an art class with the wood burner. Nothing smells worse.
* I sleep with a stuffed zebra. My excuse is that it doubles as a pillow.
* When taking the wrapper off of a straw, I usually blow it at someone. Even in nice restaurants.
* Streetlights short out when I pass under them.
* One day at work, I shorted out three hard drives in 10 minutes.
* I don't often wear expensive watches because I tend to break them. I don't know how...I just put them on and they just stop and cannot be repaired.
* i tip well in restaurants, sometimes by accident (mathematical errors).
* I have books lying haphazardly all over my house, but my music must be in alphabetical order.
* Were I allowed to, I could probably happily eat a hamburger a day for the rest of my life.
* I used to enjoy camping as a child. Now I can't imagine sitting on the ground, much less sleeping there.
* Escalators completely freak me out. I am convinced my shoes are gonna be sucked into the conveyor belt thingy at the top. This is a recent fear of mine brought on when migraines screwed up my depth perception and I tripped at the top of one.
* I know practically every word to the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
* I haven't done karaoke on my own before but don't think I would be too bad.
* I never did figure out how to make mashed potatoes.
* I used to be so thin that I could use a bandana as a belt. Now they barely fit around my head. Just kidding.
* I still own the milk crates I was using as storage in college.
* As I child, I would climb into the washing machine (front loading) just to see if I could fit and to hide from my sister. I stopped doing this after I got stuck.
* During my two years of junior high school gym class, I broke a toe playing soccer, sprained an ankle playing basketball, sprained a foot playing indoor hockey, and sprained ribs doing gymnastics. When I say I was never athletically inclined, I am NOT kidding. I really was picked last for every team sport, and my nickname was "The Third Out". Sigh.
* For some reason, I am unfamiliar with most of the music by The Cure. I don't dislike them, I just haven't heard most of their music. Don't know how I missed it.
* I've never dated a woman, but never ruled out that possibility when I was single. A female friend of mine once indicated she was interested, but she wasn't my type. Nothing personal.
* I'm extremely sentimental.
* I make up songs about my dog.
* I once misplaced a library book and found it a few years later. I was mortified to have to bring it back to the library. I still have nightmares about that.
* You've heard of people who sleepwalk? Not only have I done that, but I used to EAT in my sleep. Usually peanut butter. I would wake up the next day with a godawful taste in my mouth and find the jar open on the counter with a spoon still stuck in it.
* I recently discovered that I do indeed own a crock pot. I just haven't used it since I moved six years ago.
* Stuck the front of my monitor is Post-It note with the quote: "The mosted wasted of all days is that during which one has not laughed." Under the quote I've attached a photo of me with FarmGal and debi d. of Fibrohugs when we were in Colorado Springs.
* I miss my dress-up shoes. I once owned 35 pair of shoes, my favorites being purple suede pumps with six-inch heels. I had to give up all but the most practical of shoes once the neuropathy set in.
* i can make my tongue undulate like a belly dancer.
* The closest rhyme in English I can think of off the top of my head for 'orange' is 'grunge'.
* The first time someone called me "ma'am", I turned around to see to whom he was referring. I thought he must be talking to someone behind me.
* I kinda always thought Bert and Ernie were domestic partners.
* For some reason, I dislike pears. Always have. I used to hate strawberries and popcorn but have since changed my mind. And I'll eat canned peaches but not fresh. It's the fuzz on the skin that offends my sensibilities.
* I have a photo on my stereo of me wearing a tiara.
* I've been known to read my hubby's "Maxim" magazine. I'm just curious about what guys find interesting.
* I love watching old reruns of the "Dick Van Dyke" show.
* I minored in psychology in college.
* As I child, I once saw a dead person floating outside my window. An honest to god ghost. I am certain of this.
* I like hummus.
* It is said that one cannot dream that they have actually died, but I have. Several times.
* I sometimes walk into leather stores just so I can smell the coats.
* I've got a dog who likes vegetables. They're about the only item I accidentally drop on the floor.
* My favorite current television show is "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", one of the few shows I have seen more than twice in the past eight years I've been working nights. I also catch "Crossing Over" occasionally. Other than that, I don't watch TV except for game shows and music videos.
* I generally don't enjoy violent movies, but I read incredibly graphic books. I'd rather imagine it than see it, I guess.
* I also have incredibly violent dreams.
* I once won a competition with my friends to see who could fit the most Dolly Madison donut gems in their mouth at once. I managed to fit an entire package of six. Of course, I couldn't breathe, but that's beside the point. One piece of advice: don't try this with the powdered sugar ones if you're prone to fits of giggling.
* I used to be able to do backbends without so much as batting an eye.
* I love Carlos Santana's last two albums. I never get sick of Devo. I have a homemade rap CD. I have an odd fondness for piano concertos. I adore Gwen Stefani. I have listened to and enjoyed big band music.
* I actually thought "Beavis and Butthead" was pretty funny.
* I miss Bacardi and Coke. And margaritas.
* I haven't borrowed a book from the library in at least 8 years.
* I love lemons, and, in fact, used to peel and eat them. Nothing is too sour for me. Too bad the doc has forbidden me from eating citrus.
* I have never tried "Good and Plenty" and never will.
* I spent a year in high school eating the same thing every day for lunch...Susie Q's and a Coke. Either that or an eclair and a Coke.
* I love tatoos and would get one in a second if I weren't afraid of needles.
* I like dark chocolate best...the darker, the better. If only it weren't on the doc's no no list.
* I am deathly afraid of sewing machines.
* I think a bit of pornography in one's life is a healthy thing as long as your partner doesn't feel threatened by it.
* I have so far begun a website and two blogs without learning html.
* I usually don't know WHY things work, I only know that they do.
* I still dance, briefly, usually in increments of one minute or less, and when nobody's looking.
* I still own towels I got in college. I had a towel I'd gotten in the second grade until Chip chewed it up five years ago.
* I am not afraid to die and don't understand people who are. Especially religious people who are afraid to die. Where is the logic in that? You'd think they'd be at peace with their creator more than the average person.
* I still wear purple blush I bought in college.
* I have leopard print flannel pjs.
* I once set my hair on fire in an art class with the wood burner. Nothing smells worse.
* I sleep with a stuffed zebra. My excuse is that it doubles as a pillow.
* When taking the wrapper off of a straw, I usually blow it at someone. Even in nice restaurants.
* Streetlights short out when I pass under them.
* One day at work, I shorted out three hard drives in 10 minutes.
* I don't often wear expensive watches because I tend to break them. I don't know how...I just put them on and they just stop and cannot be repaired.
* i tip well in restaurants, sometimes by accident (mathematical errors).
* I have books lying haphazardly all over my house, but my music must be in alphabetical order.
* Were I allowed to, I could probably happily eat a hamburger a day for the rest of my life.
* I used to enjoy camping as a child. Now I can't imagine sitting on the ground, much less sleeping there.
* Escalators completely freak me out. I am convinced my shoes are gonna be sucked into the conveyor belt thingy at the top. This is a recent fear of mine brought on when migraines screwed up my depth perception and I tripped at the top of one.
* I know practically every word to the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
* I haven't done karaoke on my own before but don't think I would be too bad.
* I never did figure out how to make mashed potatoes.
* I used to be so thin that I could use a bandana as a belt. Now they barely fit around my head. Just kidding.
* I still own the milk crates I was using as storage in college.
* As I child, I would climb into the washing machine (front loading) just to see if I could fit and to hide from my sister. I stopped doing this after I got stuck.
* During my two years of junior high school gym class, I broke a toe playing soccer, sprained an ankle playing basketball, sprained a foot playing indoor hockey, and sprained ribs doing gymnastics. When I say I was never athletically inclined, I am NOT kidding. I really was picked last for every team sport, and my nickname was "The Third Out". Sigh.
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