Meme WeirdWeird
Jan has tagged me for a meme. Get this: I’m supposed to reveal six (6) weird things about myself.
This is a level of introspection I rarely entertain. I go through life assuming that I’m the normal one and everyone else is off their nut. However, I’ll take a look in the mirror and attempt to see myself the way the world does.
…a few minutes later…
Yeearrgh! That wasn’t any fun. Okay, here’s what I came up with. You could save yourself some time by skipping this and calling in the men with the white coats.
1. I can’t stand for food to mix on my plate. Observant dining companions will notice that my meat, potatoes, and veggies are all separated by little half-inch channels. I’m especially militant about corn juice. If corn juice contaminates my mashed potatoes, dinner is over. If they ever make fine china with those little compartment trays like on the fancy Chinet paper plates, I am there, baby.
2. I can never leave a public library without at least 15 books under my arm. I’m very, very bad about returning them on time. It’s not uncommon for me to rack up $50-75 a year in library fines (although I prefer to call them my “contributions to the Village Library Building Fund”).
3. Nails on the chalkboard? Not a problem. Balloons rubbing together? A cinch to deal with. Grinding teeth? Don’t even notice them! But if you ever rub two pieces of styrofoam together in my presence, I will immediately hit the floor writhing and will give you my name, rank, serial number, and the location of the lost tomb of Ramses II.
4. I always wake up five minutes before the alarm clock goes off, even if I haven’t had a full eight hours of sleep. I have some sort of weird internal clock that always, always wakes me up on time. The downside is that I can’t ever bring myself to sleep in on the weekend. As far as I can tell, this talent has absolutely no practical or commercial application.
5. I sleep with my eyes at least one-quarter of the way open. Freaks everybody out, especially if they’ve watched a lot of bad b-movie special effects where the bad guys have eyes without pupils. If you’ve ever seen Big Trouble in Little China, you’ll get the idea.
6. My favorite breakfast: Cold pizza and warm Coca-Cola. Funny, there always seems to be enough to go around…
I’m now supposed to pass this to six other blogs. Here’s a few that might play along. Tag, yer it: Shannon, Winston, Lynn (if she can tear herself away from the new Dell), Amka, David, and Paul (so we can get a British perspective). You guys can thank me later.
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I remember #5 as we were growing up, sharing the same room. I would need to tell you something, and I could never tell if you were asleep or awake. Normally, you were asleep, and I would tick you off, because I would keep repeating, “Joe, I know you are awake. I can see your eyes.
The rest of them, I don’t relate to so much, but #1—We are in complete agreement, Joe! I sometimes use a bowl or dish for every vegetable, gravy, potatoes, etc. that is on the menu. I have been known to request that my food be served on separate plates at restaurants, too.
Not so weird by my standards, Joe……..Not that that is any great recommendation in the grand scheme of things. LOL
You should eat at Luby’s and your family now knows what you want for Christmas: divided plates.
Of course, you could get those divided Chinette plates and eat with plastic. That would be good for you AND your brother.
How is it that you like Coke and your brother likes Pepsi? And you seperate your food while your brother mixes cottage cheese into everything? Isn’t brotherhood weird, too?
Thanks for playing!
Wild Thing sleeps with her right eye partially open. That’s freaked me out since she was a baby. Oh no. You don’t think that leads to the rest of those weird things do you? Wonder if I can get that checked.
Jan: I’m not responsible for my brother’s heathen ways, but I pray for his soul often.
Chili: I don’t recommend exorcism. Tried it once. Didn’t like it.
Pepsi. The devil’s nectar. The cottage cheese? Probably a genetic defect.
If I tear myself away from the new Dell how will I post anything on my blog?
I don’t know if I can think of six weird things about me that I’m willing to admit in public but I’ll give it a try tomorrow.
Only six wierd things? Okay, here you go. Just want you to know that you’ve used up one of my memes. I can only do two more. It’s a rule.
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Rats. Have to find more blog friends…