Quirky x6
Diane tagged me for the quirky meme! The rules are to share six non-important things / habits / quirks about yourself.
But I am having a hard time coming up with six quirky things about myself that I haven’t already shared with you! (Or aren’t on my 100 Things list). Well, here goes anyway… Play along if you want.
- I walk a specific path to work each morning to avoid one annoying homeless man. He yells at everyone who walks by… and I just can’t take it that early in the morning. Especially on Mondays.
- I don’t like mushrooms. Now, that wouldn’t be so quirky, if I wasn’t a vegetarian. But some people assume if you’re a vegetarian, you love mushrooms. And I thank those people for being so considerate of my diet, but mushrooms are not on my list of things I want to eat on purpose.
- Even though I love ALL animals… big dogs really scare me. I try not to tense up when I am around them, but their power and size intimidates me. I need a friend with a big dog to help me get over this fear!
- I could eat homemade popcorn all day, every day. Steven makes the best homemade popcorn – right in a kettle on the stove. I actually missed it when we were in Aruba for a week. If I don’t have it every few days, I go a bit nuts. (The only bad part? The kernels stuck in your teeth!)
- I love getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist. I like it when they do that little scrape-y thing. Feels so good.
- I don’t mind driving 60 miles to meet friends for a date. That’s just part of living in this suburban sprawl.
Themocracy
I’ve had root canals, teeth pulled, caps, crowns, bridges, implant surgery and yet I STILL hate the teeth cleaning more than anything. That scraping makes me cringe!
Mushrooms are in the top two food most people dislike along with onions. This info is not from an official study but purely my own research. 😉
Hilly – I realize I am an odd-ball on that one! I don’t know anyone else who likes it!
sizzle – I believe you! I love onions, but hate how they make my body feel afterwards… ha ha ha!
1. I used to work with the homeless. I understand. Some are scary (and mean).
2. I LOVE mushrooms! YUM! But as for Sizzle’s research, I’m in for the whole #1 being onions. Ehhh…I try to avoid those if at all possible. My mom claims they give her nightmares…maybe they do really affect the body as you claim…HA!
3. Come on down to Texas….we have three big labs you can get acquanted (sp?) with…HA! I used to not care for large dogs when I was growing up because I’m so short (meaning I was even SHORTER then….HA) and those suckers were already as tall as me when they were on all four legs….and we won’t even GET into how they towered over me when they’d get up on their hind legs….NOOOOOOO!!
4. I haven’t had homemade popcorn in YEARS. We used to make it that way growing up as kids, but since I LOVE me a LOT of butter on popcorn, I always found that adding butter to homemade popcorn got REAL messy (i.e. greasy), so I tend to stick to the “butter lovers” microwave stuff. Either way, with my need for a lot of butter on my popcorn, I can NOT afford to eat it weekly (or I’d get HUGE….HA)
5. Uh yeah, NOT a fan of the teeth scraping.
6. I don’t know if you’re referring to 60 miles ONE WAY, but my best friend lives 30 miles from me, and I don’t mind the 60 mile round trip to go see her because it’s so worth it. Gotta love hanging with best friends!
I love getting my teeth cleaned too. I could take a nap while they are being cleaned.
Kim.. U know that I love the dentist. I woudn’t mind going to the dentist every morning to get my teeth cleaned and scraped. … 🙂 Love ya .. o yeah the movie you two got nick for his birthday was great. Even though I really didn’t understand it .. see you this weekend can’t wait to spend time you with you.
You should meet Katie, 90 pounds of love. Oddly enough, I’m sort of freaked out by cats. They don’t scare me because they’re so small, but when one gets close to me I’m always hesitant to touch it because they all seem so temperamental and quick to bite.
how about traveling 600 miles to hang out with a friend? (How many miles is it from Chicago to NYC anyways?)
Kimberly – What sort of work did you do with the homeless?
Robin – yay! Now I know I am not a freak!
Courtney Ilax – Oh yeah! I forgot you liked the dentist too. When will I see you?
Jenn – I am always surprised when people are freaked out by cats, but then I remember all the mean and abused cats at the shelter I worked at in Rome… it is really hard for them to learn to trust humans again.
Gina (Mannyed) – It’s about 700 miles… but I’m in 😉
I don’t like the texture of mushrooms at all. Their flavor is fine but I have huge texture issues that include mushrooms, coconut, and a bunch of other foods.
I don’t love the teeth scraping part while it is going on, but I do love the results.
this weekend.. we are suppost to be coming up with nick and dad. though that all depends on the weather.. I thought u new..