Tagged
I was tagged by TexasGoodies and I figure if I don’t share then I’ll have seven years of bad luck or something….
Here’s the rules:
Go write 6 weird facts/things/etc. about yourself in my comment box and on your blog, then tag six more people!
Then leave a comment that says “You are tagged� in their comments telling them to read your blog.
Now, six things about me….
1. I wear stripper shoes, but I am not and NEVER HAVE BEEN a stripper. I just love platforms, even though I’m already 5′11″. I usually top out somewhere around 6′3″ with the shoes. I figure if I’m going to be freak of nature, I’m going all out.
2. I twirled a flag in the 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl Halftime show in a shiny wizard costume. Harry Potter would be proud.
3. I used to date a guy whose grandmother had a six-foot alligator named Mike. She’s feed it chicken twice a week. One day, my new puppy disappeared. A few days later, two more dogs disappeared. A few days after that, his nephew was playing next to the pond with another dog when Mikey decided to grab a snack. Luckily, he got the dog and not the kid. I’ve hated alligators ever since.
4. In 2002, I was the “Fastest Woman In Louisiana.” No, not a reference to stripper shoes. I was the Trans-Louisiana Autocross Women’s Champion. Okay, so it’s not the Indianapolis 500, but according to the SCCA, it’s racing! I won in a Miata. Despite upgrading to some very impressive cars, I’ve never been able to win again since.
5. My other career choices in high school were 1) genetic scientist or 2) lawyer. I chose to be a graphic artist instead. I’d love to go back to high school and beat my guidance counselor with a baseball bat.
6. On my first day all by myself as the youngest manager in the history of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, I had a kid lock all the bathroom stalls, so I had to climb on the filty floor and unlock all of them. I also had a gas leak, which brought the fire department. And to finish off the day, a fat man had a heart attack during the lunch rush. More sirens. That same day was the first time I received flowers from what is now my husband, and I quit that job shortly thereafter.
As I was writing this, I realized that I have a pretty colorful history. And I always thought of myself as boring! So I pass the Tag Plague onto the following victims, er, participants: Just Kelly because she’s REAL, Big Pink Cookie beacuase I love her photographs, I Don’t Think beacuase, yes, somebody DOES read your blog, Ain’t Chicken because she’s funny as hell, Pete, because his blog reminds me of Dennis Miller, Mary @ French Roast, even though I know she hates this shit but she’s too interesting to NOT do this to, & finally, TexasBug, because even though I don’t always agree with her, she brings up some good points and occasionally makes me laugh. To the people I tagged, I’m sorry, but it is a form of flattery, because I admire your work!
April 20th, 2006 at 10:54 am
I really thought I had heard it all. That is about the most colorful 6 I have seen. Sorry I didn’t play. Maybe I need to be tagged or something.
~Jef
April 26th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
1. My first day of kindergarden I cried. My mom had bought all new pencils and glue and crayons and I had never had all that brand new stuff before in my whole five-year long life, so I figured it must be important. When the teacher told me I couldn’t take it home and that it had to stay in the classroom I thought I would get in trouble and my mom would be mad at me for “losing” all the new things she bought me.
2. My heart races every single night when my husband comes home. You’d think I wouldn’t care, but I still do.
3. My favorite flower is the tulip, but if asked why I couldn’t tell you. I prefer the smell of a rose or a gardenia and I think orchids are much prettier, but for some reason they stick with me and I can’t help but stop and stare at them when I see them in shops.
4. I like to start projects, but I don’t like to finish them, so I try to stick to very small things that can be accomplished in a few minutes or hours rather than days. If it takes too long I’ll get bored and move on to something else. For example, I have started painting my kitchen four times in the last three years and each time I failed to complete the job. Instead of finishing, I just picked new colors and started over. This last time I actually completed it, but only because my husband made me.
5. I hate nicknames as given names for children, especially girls. Why name your child Sophie instead of Sophia? Candy instead of Candice? Patty instead of Patricia? Sure, it’s cute now, but what about when they grow up and they want a name that doesn’t sound like a stripper?
6. I’m allergic to sulfur. Last week I got an ear infection and I was prescribed Bactrim. After 5 days I developed a 102* fever that lasted three days and then on the eigth day I broke out in a itchy rash that covered my entire body, had shortness of breath and my lymphnodes became painfully swollen. It was awful and I would count it among one of the worst experiences of my life.