Tagged...again
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
I guess this is what I get for pointing out that Tara forgot to tag people. This one is the the "List 6 Interesting Facts About Yourself" meme. Not sure what would be considered interesting, but there are certainly some weird things about me. In fact, I'm going to have a hard time narrowing it down to just 6. But here goes:
1. I am freakishly good at math. Or rather, I used to be. Not so much anymore, since I started relying on Excel to do everything for me. But a friend used to call me "Rainman" because I could do complex math in my head. It's a side effect of the OCD. I'm obsessed with numbers- I count steps when I walk, I hate odd numbers (unless they are multiples of 5)- I won't leave the volume on the radio or tv at 7 or 9 or any other odd number not divisible by 5.
2. Apparently I'm a genius. I passed the test for MENSA, but never became a member. I went to a "meet & greet" and thought the people were so unbelievably dull and conceited that I didn't want to waste my money or time to belong to that group.
3. I am deathly afraid of clowns. Nothing's scarier than a clown. I also am afraid of spiders, confined spaces, and falling.
4. I am incredibly flexible. Years of stretching and yoga have made me VERY limber. I can even put my legs behind my neck.
5. I won't eat certain foods based soley on texture. I like sushi, but will not touch roe- the texture gives me the creeps. I also will not eat grits because of this.
6. There are certain words that I cannot say, due to my eclectic mix of accents (German, Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania). Words such as "world" and "rural." I just avoid those words because people usually end up making fun of me.
So there- 6 of the many weird things about me. Actually, I'll give you a seventh, because it explains a lot about some of my blog posts:
7. I have severe ADD. My attention span is about 15 to 20 minutes. It made college very difficult.
Ok, so on to the tags:
Cody (thought you avoided that, huh?)
Nicole
Kirsten
MiniJonB
Bad @ Life
Johnson
12 comments:
I don't like clowns either, but I have had nightmares about falling. I fear spiders enough to respect their personal space.
Which means that when we finally DO hang out, I'm going to make you say both "world" and "rural" (that's a word that I have trouble with too, by the way).
And this was a GREAT list. Way more awesome than I'll be able to pull off!
Wow, my first tagging. Thanks...I think. I was never very good at the interesting facts about myself on the first day of school...that's why I have other people write these things for me.
Dammit.
Tara- yeah, I try to respect a spider's personal space as well.
Nicole- good luck making me say those- I have come up with a ton of "alternate" words.
B@L- I'm sure you aren't 100% normal. I was always bad at it too- not so much that I couldn't think of anything, I just didn't want people to think I was weird. Now I embrace my inner freak.
Cody- haha...you really didn't think you could get away with pointing out that you hadn't been tagged, did you?
1. Hates being tagged.
2. Hates being tagged.
3. Hates...
Just kidding. I'm learning to love it.
I think my own fear of clowns stems from watching the film Poltergeist: being throttled under your own bed by a clown doll with massively long arms. My wife fears carousel horses, the wooden ones. She thinks they're sinister in the same way that clowns are.
Don't worry, Ash, I am also excellent at math. Oh and, Hello everyone.
minijonb- come on, you know you love it...it's fun. sometimes.
furtive- maybe that's where my fear comes from. I honestly don't remember when or how it started, but i know I watched that movie when i was pretty young.
alien- nice to know i'm not alone. and welcome.
I decided to answer this even though I wasn't tagged. So, I will allow everybody to see my answers.
CLICK HERE!!!
I think math in the head is up there with writing ability and standardized test scores in determining someone's true intellignece
Meltz
Alien- very interesting list.
Meltz- touche
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