20 random things about me...
I was going to make an angry post with some pictures of my smashed car--I was in a car accident last Wednesday, I am fine, and my car is smashed but still drive-able. However, what is just making me livid with rage, is the guy who hit me who was all about accountability and smiles at the site of the accident - is now lying and completely fabricating a story about the accident that is not true. So, now I'm enduring an insurance rig-a-ma-role that is really pissing me off. Fortunately, he is a very poor liar, so unless my vehicle can defy the laws of physics, his scenario just isn't possible.
Look, I wasn't going to write an angry rant, but I did anyway....well, on to more positive things- inspired by Diana, I'm writing 20 random things about me:
1. I hate raisins. They make me dry heave, especially on cinnamon rolls with icing- I cannot bear to look at them. There is a very disgusting story as to why I hate raisins, but I don't want to make anyone reading this horribly ill.
2. I have an amazing memory for artists, songs, and lyrics from the '80s. This is not a skill I cultivated, nor do I want precious brain space used for this knowledge. I can't help it. I just have instant recall for this stuff. I would gladly lose this ability for continual knowledge of where my keys and umbrella are at.
3. I once swam in the Pacific ocean in November at 2:00 am in my underwear. And there are pictures- somewhere- so, a career in elective office is out (although, this is seeming pretty mild in comparison to the contents of many politician's closets)
4. I am very plain- Janey everywoman looking. People always say they have seen me somewhere, think they know me from someplace etc. I'm not tall, not short, not big, not small. Plain brownish-blond hair-- In a word: unremarkable.
5. In addition to my plain Janey-ness, I must be pretty non-threatening. Anytime I go around downtown people ask me for directions, how to operate the parking meters (Portland has new and somewhat baffling meters now) what the MAX schedule is, where Powell's bookstore is, etc.
6. I had natural childbirth when I had my daughter. BIG mistake- nightmare, barbaric. Ladies, don't ever do this- forget what your crunchy granola birth instructor says- get drugs as soon and as much as you can, pronto-tonto.
7. I'm adopted. My parents adopted me at three days old. Truthfully not a big deal to me but continues to be a big deal to others. No, I don't want to find my "REAL" parents. I know my real parents- they raised me, loved me, fed me vegetables, came to my band concerts and junior high basketball games. They always told me they loved me and they still do. It doesn't get anymore "real" than that.
8. I hate fruit canned in syrup, like the raisins it makes me want to hurl. I can only eat fruit fresh.
9. I have a quick temper. Most people who know me probably would describe me as "laid back" which I am, but if something ticks me off- watch out!
10. I spend a lot of time daydreaming and making up stories about people I see on the street or encounter. This provides me with a lot of entertainment.
11. My favorite color is blue. It hasn't changed since I was a little kid. Every car I've owned has been blue.
12. My interest in history started very young. My grandma gave me a juvenile biography of Eleanor Roosevelt when I was 9. I was hooked- still am.
13. I like to sleep with my socks on, and I like to wrap my blanket around me- my husband calls this my "cacoon"
14. Speaking of sleeping, I LOVE to sleep. Especially naps.
15. I am a choco-holic- I have no desire to overcome this addiction.
16. I love the movies at the theater. I don't get out to them as much as I'd like due to money and time.
17. I'm sarcastic. I constantly must tame my sarcasm so that I don't offend or hurt people, because for as much as I am a smart-ass extraordinaire, I'm not mean and I'm completely mortified if I hurt a person's feelings.
18. I still get crushes on movie stars- currently lusting after Viggo Mortenson. Sooo sexy!
19. I'm getting old, but there is still a wide gap between who I am and who I want to be.
20. I'm always on a quest for comfortable bras, shoes, and perfect hair.
Look, I wasn't going to write an angry rant, but I did anyway....well, on to more positive things- inspired by Diana, I'm writing 20 random things about me:
1. I hate raisins. They make me dry heave, especially on cinnamon rolls with icing- I cannot bear to look at them. There is a very disgusting story as to why I hate raisins, but I don't want to make anyone reading this horribly ill.
2. I have an amazing memory for artists, songs, and lyrics from the '80s. This is not a skill I cultivated, nor do I want precious brain space used for this knowledge. I can't help it. I just have instant recall for this stuff. I would gladly lose this ability for continual knowledge of where my keys and umbrella are at.
3. I once swam in the Pacific ocean in November at 2:00 am in my underwear. And there are pictures- somewhere- so, a career in elective office is out (although, this is seeming pretty mild in comparison to the contents of many politician's closets)
4. I am very plain- Janey everywoman looking. People always say they have seen me somewhere, think they know me from someplace etc. I'm not tall, not short, not big, not small. Plain brownish-blond hair-- In a word: unremarkable.
5. In addition to my plain Janey-ness, I must be pretty non-threatening. Anytime I go around downtown people ask me for directions, how to operate the parking meters (Portland has new and somewhat baffling meters now) what the MAX schedule is, where Powell's bookstore is, etc.
6. I had natural childbirth when I had my daughter. BIG mistake- nightmare, barbaric. Ladies, don't ever do this- forget what your crunchy granola birth instructor says- get drugs as soon and as much as you can, pronto-tonto.
7. I'm adopted. My parents adopted me at three days old. Truthfully not a big deal to me but continues to be a big deal to others. No, I don't want to find my "REAL" parents. I know my real parents- they raised me, loved me, fed me vegetables, came to my band concerts and junior high basketball games. They always told me they loved me and they still do. It doesn't get anymore "real" than that.
8. I hate fruit canned in syrup, like the raisins it makes me want to hurl. I can only eat fruit fresh.
9. I have a quick temper. Most people who know me probably would describe me as "laid back" which I am, but if something ticks me off- watch out!
10. I spend a lot of time daydreaming and making up stories about people I see on the street or encounter. This provides me with a lot of entertainment.
11. My favorite color is blue. It hasn't changed since I was a little kid. Every car I've owned has been blue.
12. My interest in history started very young. My grandma gave me a juvenile biography of Eleanor Roosevelt when I was 9. I was hooked- still am.
13. I like to sleep with my socks on, and I like to wrap my blanket around me- my husband calls this my "cacoon"
14. Speaking of sleeping, I LOVE to sleep. Especially naps.
15. I am a choco-holic- I have no desire to overcome this addiction.
16. I love the movies at the theater. I don't get out to them as much as I'd like due to money and time.
17. I'm sarcastic. I constantly must tame my sarcasm so that I don't offend or hurt people, because for as much as I am a smart-ass extraordinaire, I'm not mean and I'm completely mortified if I hurt a person's feelings.
18. I still get crushes on movie stars- currently lusting after Viggo Mortenson. Sooo sexy!
19. I'm getting old, but there is still a wide gap between who I am and who I want to be.
20. I'm always on a quest for comfortable bras, shoes, and perfect hair.
posted by moegirl at
1:48 PM
3 Comments:
I've known you more years than I've not known you. Plainy-Janey, you are not. You sparkle. You are hilariously sarcastic, yes, but not mean, comments about the current admisistraion non-withstanding, but they deserve it anyway. Strangers seek you out because they can sense you are the sort who will help. You are one of the very best people I have had the fortune to meet. So there. I dare you to delete the compliments, which I know you have a hard time taking. You are also one of the most downright interesting people I know to talk to. Plus, your hair is to die for.
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Diana, At
6:37 AM
Great list!!!! It's the third one I've read today, so I guess that means it's the charm and I will have to do one myself.
Very sorry about your (blue, I presume) car and the lying liar who hit you.
I love sarcasm and do not believe it should ever be tamed. Isn't there a Monty Python sketch in which sarcasm is used as a weapon? I think it might be the Spanish Inquisition sketch.
By
Rozanne, At
4:47 PM
I agree with Diane you are not plain-janey!!!!Other comments I thought really shined a light on who you really are. Hard to get passed the plain comment though. love tina
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