random things…
December 13, 2007A few posts ago Lesley tagged me to write 8 random things about myself. (sorry so late Lesley!) Here we go:
1. I have a pretty good innate sense of direction and usually know which way I’m facing at any given moment. (It’s because I see the world in kind of a map-view.) This is extremely annoying to my husband because I am constantly being a “back-seat driver”. (sorry c)
2. I have symmetrical freckles on my middle toes and middle fingers. (in no way does this make me special, even though I think it should.)
3. I have a high pitched voice that drives babies and animals crazy (in a good way).
4. I need a fan running in order to sleep. I think of it as a river… if I wake up in the middle of the night, I can easily jump back into the river. If there is no river, I end up wandering around wondering what to do next. (that probably made no sense to anyone but me.)
5. I like to speak in abbreviations. Or abbrevs, as I call them. My diet cokes are “DCs” and what comes out of the stereo is “muse” and the people who live beside me are my “neighbs”.
6. I can’t stand to watch movies involving infidelity or misunderstandings. So a whole genre of romantic comedies has me running for the hills.
7. My right knee usually hurts. Too much volleyball in high school.
8. My husband has no less than 5 subwoofers hooked up in our house. I have so little interest in this that I don’t think I’d recognize one if I saw one. but our house rocks out.
and a bonus:
9. I have never ordered the most expensive thing on the menu.
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That was fun! (and I realize that I’m a pretty annoying person, huh?!) If anyone else wants to play, I open it up to you. :)
December 13th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
You say annoying, I say endearing. And your symmetrical freckles are almost too much to bear.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
1) I don’t like most food to touch on the plate.
2) When in the shower, I always wash my left arm first.
3) I’ll eat the insides out of a pie, but I dont’ like pie crust.
4) Chocolate peanut butter is my favorite traditional hard ice cream. Khor Bros or Dairy Queen are my favorite soft serve ice cream.
5) My pets are my children.
6) I’m a sucker for an old diner or a carnival.
7) There is a 1959 Lusse Auto Skooter bumper car in my living room
8) I know how to milk a dairy goat.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Your number 4 is something that my brother is about – even when he was very small… No fan, no sleep. In the winter we had to put one of those fan heaters in his room. So, yeah, not so strange as you may think!
December 14th, 2007 at 2:22 am
1. In my parents’ house they have multicolored tiles on the bathroom floor. I only step on the orange ones.
2. I get sweaty under-arms often, especially when I stress. Not stinky (thank goodness), but I wish it didn’t happen.
3. If I eat oranges, lemons, grapefruits, mandarins or tomatoes I get eczema.
4. I moved to Europe (from Australia) 6 months ago to be with the love of my life.
5. I am learning French and finding it the slowest and hardest thing ever. (and sweating under the armpits every time I leave the house and have to communicate!)
6. I struggle buying new clothes, I live for thrifting!
7. I got my ears pierced for the first time last month.
8. I have been working from home for over 5 years and I LOVE it!
December 14th, 2007 at 5:50 am
Thanks for playing! I hope you had fun. I can completely relate to your 1 and 7. No. 1 annoys my other half too so you’re not alone there! I love that you abbreviate words. It’s cute. :-) Have a great weekend!
December 14th, 2007 at 7:29 am
I am so on the train with you on your #6, I can’t do romatic movies either. I so run the other way. Hey thanks for sharing.
December 14th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Penelope, what can’t you watch misunderstanding or infidelity subject driven movies?
1. I predominantly left handed but only drink from my right hand and all sports related use is with my right hand, same with cutting scissors. I guess I only write and eat with my left hand :)
2.I was born on my actual birth date.
3. I’m studying the Law of Attraction.
4. I don’t pick up pennies on the ground that are not face up (superstition indicated not a wise move).
5. I’m planning on becoming pregnant and delivering a second healthy child in 2008 :)
6. I want to work with children either in a child care center or open a home based day care
7. Seven is my favorite number and my birthdate is 7/11
December 14th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Did you receive my initial post?
December 14th, 2007 at 8:33 am
No. 3 i also have. Patrick says i squeal although
i don’t mean to. why do i think our kids will inherit this…
I can relate to No. 4 (creeks/rivers are my favorite place to camp next to)
No. 5 cracked me up big time. yer funny.
and i ditto No. 6
December 14th, 2007 at 9:31 am
i have a low manly voice….it was great when i worked customer service, i hate to hear myself on voicemail.
i couldn’t handle the fan….makes the room cold
ditto on the woofers, i hate to shop unless it is for art supplies, then i drool and i have never order off the expensive menu either. its the starving artist in me!
December 14th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Ack! I am so with you. I easily lose interest in movies where there’s some ridiculous misunderstanding that keeps people apart…I also sleep with the fan on. No river metaphors for me, though. ;o)
xo,
Kate
December 14th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
1. I have webbed feet.
December 15th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
…just posted my own list of 8! Thanks for sharing all this fun…
December 17th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
1) I am an eternal optimist caused by a deep awareness of the love of God. Can be pretty annoying when everyone else is crabbing along.
2) I love to kayak to be out on the water - any water, river, lake, ocean.
3) My children are my great joy -
4) I love to eat out for breakfast - better than any other meal.
5) I love to do crossstich patterns in tiny beads, watching the pattern emerge.
6) I love to bargain shop for furniture. Its like I am saving little pieces of history.
7) I am a solitary person…not a good friend…I am keep social contacts at surface level - do not enjoy crowds at all.’
8) I would like to have a dachshund dog…maybe in the spring. for me - a buddy. but have to talk my husband into it…good luck to me!
December 17th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Oh! And I always order the “most unusual” thing on the menu. Sometimes I get lucky and sometimes I starve.:) Nonetheless, always a fun unpredictable experience!
December 18th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
How totally fun to read your list! I have to sleep with a fan going too. Will you post a photo of your freckled toes and fingers?
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:31 am
On #4: I like the river analogy. Sometimes when I wake in the middle of the night, I focus my mind’s eye on the fan and drift into the sound. Other times, when I don’t do that… well, here I am in the living room with a laptop and my slippers.
December 27th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I’m so with you about the misunderstandings in movies thing! That drives me crazy!!! I almost couldn’t watch “How to Watch a Guy in 10 Days” for that very reason. Good to find someone who feels the same way. :)
January 2nd, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I’m another fan sleeper! Now I know I am not alone :) It drives my husband a bit mad unfortunately. I have a constant ringing in my ears…not bad but a bit annoying…and the fan helps to block that noise out. I also understand your river analogy. I like the way you put it :)