Me: Hey, Kasey tagged me and I need to think of 6 quirks about me. Do I do anything quirky?
John: (gives me the "are you serious" look)
Me: Seriously, I can think of the popcorn quirk (see below) but I can't think of any others.
John: OK, I have some for you.
He rattles off 5 more quirks in quick succession. I'm pretty happy that I have enough quirks to fulfill this requirement. I run to the computer to write them down before I forget them. John enters the room.
John: Hey, I just thought of a few more quirks. (He names off several more)
Me: I only needed 6.
John: But there's so many more!
I quickly run away from him to avoid hearing more quirks. Ah well. Here we go.
The rules are as follows:
1.Link to the person who tagged you
2.Mention the rules on your blog
3.Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you
4.Tag 6 following bloggers by linking to them
5.Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged.
MY UNSPECTACULAR QUIRKS
- I eat popcorn really weird. Here's why: When I was in high school, I had braces and as any brace wearer knows, popcorn kernals get stuck in your teeth and are very hard to get out. So my sweet mom, bless her heart, knowing my love of popcorn, used to pick off the white parts of popcorn and put them in a cup for me. It became an acquired taste to eat the white parts of the popcorn alone sans kernals, so to this day, when I make popcorn, I sit down with an empty cup and systematically bite off all the parts of the popcorn with kernals on it, eat those first, then drop the whites into a cup and save them to eat last (save the best for last). One reason I know John loves me is he will toss his whites into my cup whenever we eat popcorn together. Now that's true love.
- Here's my deal with onions. I love the taste of onions and shallots, but the texture makes me gag. I love to cook, and many many dishes have onions in them as a major component. So whenever I cook something that calls for onions, I figure out a way to puree them and get them in there in a creative way, so there won't be chunks of onions in the final dish.
- I am obsessed with Round Table Pizza, and since there is not one in Utah anymore, whenever we travel, I scout out where the closest RTP's are so I can go get some pizza. I also like it hot, very, very hot. I like it so hot, in fact, that in order to be hot enough for me to like it, it has to burn the skin off the roof of my mouth. A couple of weeks ago when we were visiting CA, we went to RTP two nights in a row, and I had multiple levels of skin burned off, but it was worth it. John calls my pain the morning after eating at RTP my Round Table Pizza hangover.
- When I find an entree that I like at a restaurant, I do not vary from ordering that entree pretty much every time I eat there. I am always afraid that I'll waste money on something I don't like as much as the thing I know I like. I know, not very adventurous. However, I do love to eat at new restaurants and try new things, but once I have a favorite dish, I pretty much stick to it.
- John threw this one in. I'm a habitual procrastinator. If I know how much time I have to finish a task, I will take every minute of that time. John loves to get things done early, but I will find other things to do to fill my time until I have exactly (or possibly less than) the amount of time needed to finish a given task.
- Last quirk: I lie about my location when driving. I don't know why I do this, but whenever someone calls to find out how close I am, I exaggerate how close I am. For instance, if I'm on 800 North in Orem at the stoplight at State Street, I tell people I'm just getting on the freeway. If I'm in Lindon, I tell people I'm just just outside of Lehi. So when John calls me to find out where I am, I'll tell him, then he'll say, "OK, where are you really?" and I tell him where I really am. Quirk or deception? You decide...
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Can't wait for everyone else to take the same walk of shame that I just took....
6 comments:
Your #4 could have been describing me! It was fun hanging out with you guys the other night. Sorry we didn't get a chance to say goodbye! Thanks for everything and we'll have to do it again soon!
lol That was FUNNY!!!! LOL Seriously, I wanted to laugh out loud (which would have woken up the household) over the popcorn thing. lol So true about the onions... I either try to make them SO big they're easy to pick out (cause I love the flavor it brings, but don't care for actually eating them) or I'll mince them or grate them. :D lol Good idea about pureeing them though!
I TOTALLY remember #'s 1 and 5. Long time quirks! And I've gotta say that I'm with you on sticking with the entree that works. Every time I veer from the tried and true, I disappoint myself.
Jimmie totally exaggerates his location AND his scheduled arrival time!
What really matters is that you're eating popcorn. Who cares how, just make sure you do, that's what I say! And, I think the real reason you fib about your actual location when driving is because you want to surprise people by being home a little sooner than they were expecting! Totally normal...except that I don't do it, but it's okay! :)
I want to come over pretty much every day! How about this Sunday? I'll for sure have to come by on Halloween if you'll be there, for memories' sake!
Barb I just learned so much about you! That was fun to read. I bet John is still comming up with stuff... you go John! Dont hold anything back!!
I have to completely agree with you on the onions... ewh!
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