i've been tagged!!!
The directions are....."Write 5 random facts about yourself, and then list the names of 5 people whom you in turn infect. Also, leave a post to these people letting them know they have been infected".....
so. 5 random facts, huh?! lets see what i can come up with......
numero uno.... growing up, when counting to 100 in spanish (and still kinda now) i get confused with/could never remember how to say the 40's.... and sometimes kinda the 50's.... i mean come on, tell me..."cuarenta"... looks like 40. ya know? i mean, everytime... and, in that same vein, if i have to say a number in the teens, i have a hard time being like oh... 14 = catorce. i have to count up from 10, because apparently i only know the numbers if i'm saying them in order.
(kinda like if you asked what the 12th letter of the alphabet was... i'd have to be like, a=1, b=2, etc....)
number two.... after college, and especially after my last boyfriend and i broke up, i started going to the movies by myself a lot... it was one of those things where...why not? ya know? i wanted to see a movie, i was either living at home, so there weren't many people to have go with me, or i had just moved to KC, and, same thing... or, nobody WANTED to go. so, i started going by myself. and everyone always asks just how on earth can i do that? but if you think about it..... what do you do at the movies? you sit there. not talking. watching a screen...... what about that do you NEED a viewing partner for?
three..... i love egg nog. every winter i just wait for the week that they start putting out the egg nog, and its total bliss. i love the stuff. granted, i can't drink more than half a glass full, b/c the stuff is just thi-ICK, but mannnnn, tastes good goin' down. especially if paired with a muffin? omg. joy-gasmic.
fourth random fact....... my favorite character on Sesame Street was/is.... Oscar the Grouch.
tell that to my friends, and they'll reply with a "yeah...that doesnt surprise me".... but i mean. he was awesome. he always made me laugh. and his hair was always so messy...i can really relate to that!! but really, if you wanna get down to the nitty gritty.... he was my favorite character, because of his favorite pet.... Slimey the Worm.
ohhhh, Slimey just always brought a smile to my face. strange? i know. but i can't help it. the damn guy is just so CUTE!
and last but not least, the fifth random fact comin at ya is...... heh. my mom will laugh at this one.... in kindergarten, i won a coloring contest.... because i could color inbetween all the lines the best out of all the kids in my class! i got a little certificate, and it was framed, and...... its still hanging upstairs in the den!!!
yeah thats right. a coloring contest. and i won it, fair and square! so HA! beat that!
now then..... as per the rules, i must now tag five other lucky bloggers. so..... how'bout....
Jeanne at not born to run
as well as..... Danny at training for my next m'thon
as a third, i'll go ahead and choose..... Jack, at running with jack and i'll round it out with Alison at tough cookie and Riona over at i run seattle
ok, so... tag... you're it!
Comments
DATE: 1:26 PM
oh just you wait...congrats on the coloring certificate. I, on the other hand, got YELLED at for NOT staying within the lines, and look at what that has done to my career! and you? You're a graphic artist! coincidence? I think not.
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:29 PM
Oscar was my favorite too. I was excited that there was an oscar the grouch balloon in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving parade.
Posted by: ShoreTurtle | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:28 PM
Loving Oscar the Grouch is far more respectable than loving Elmo, who was my favorite when I was a kid. I had no taste. And congrats on the coloring contest! I love that you still have the certificate.
Posted by: Noames | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:17 PM
Coloring! Yay!DoneOscar is TOTALLY the best character. Everybody knows that :-)
Posted by: Riona | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:57 PM
Glad you had a wonderful trip! I'll have to get a pic of the boys all decked out in their Longhorn toddlerwear just for you :)Come on Danny, be a sport and divulge!
Posted by: Kiran | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:35 PM
hmm... do i really have to do this?
Posted by: Danny | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:36 AM
we have so much in common! could never remeber the 40s in spanish either... or 14. still can't. you would think my college professor was going to black out she would roll her eyes so hard back into her head. she was a witch... which is why i dropped the class and still can't speak spanish.i loooooovvveee egg nog too. could seriously drink a quart by myself. so sad.plus i love going to movies alone. i think for me, it is a mom thing though. to be able to sit still for 2 hours and not have to answer any questions or have to get up 50 times for juice and popcorn and crap. yeah, movies alone are my sanctuary.but, for me... cookie monster rules! ;)
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:19 PM
I love store-bought eggnog. I could just drink a whole quart, straight from the carton. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Posted by: Jon in Michigan | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:09 AM
slimey was always my favorite. oh, and your blog counter is going to go way up this week, I *love* the huey lewis/gweneth song. it's a guilty pleasure.you've made my week (or day, not sure how long your keeping it up) with that!
Posted by: Running from my House | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:28 AM
this post is disturbing on SO many levels... but, not as disturbing as leaving word ver on... guess, if you LIKE Mariah, than you are forgiven -- NOT!qewqjued <--- inhuman word ver torturrrrrrrrrrrrrre!
Posted by: Bolder | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:24 PM
Woo-hoo, my first tag! :) I'll write these up tonight.
Posted by: toughcookie7 | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:38 AM
oh please, you're just jealous you don't have a coloring contest winner's certificate. it's okay though, we can't all be crayola champions. try to cope!
Posted by: a.maria | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM