I know I’ve done this many times and there’s very little regular readers don’t already know, but since I’ve been tagged by lisamechelle I’ll do it again.
RULES: Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 5-10 people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs…
1. I’d have a Bert-style unibrow if I didn’t pluck obsessively.
2. After reading the book Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret when I was five or six I practiced raising my left eyebrow in the mirror until I could do it effortlessly. Now my eyebrows are uncontrollable. I have no poker face because my eyebrows give everything away.
3. People tell me I smile all of the time, which I find difficult to believe since I’m usually so damned cranky.
4. I read ridiculously quickly without trying. It was always painful in school when we had to read in class because I’d finish a good 10 minutes before everyone else.
5. The same goes with test taking. I always finish first and go back over my answers two or three times waiting until at least one other person has finished before turning it in. The standardized tests like the Praxis, where you’re not allowed to do anything when you finish are painful.
6. My fingernails are always dirty and uneven.
7. I am a terrible dancer. Truly terrible. So bad I had friends who used to show the part of their wedding video that featured my spastic dancing to everyone who visited their house. Fuckers.
8. My nickname for the Fiendling is Smooshy. Or Smushy. How would you spell it?
9. Aside from typos and a few lapses- Smooshy vs. Smushy- I am a naturally good speller.
10. When Uggs got popular a few years ago I was slightly bitter because the Uggs that I’ve worn as winter boots since 1997 were too water-stained to be fashionable. I’m not the type to wear them with miniskirts anyway.
I’m not tagging anyone, but if you choose to participate let me know in the comments and I’ll check it out.
lisamechelle | 22-Feb-07 at 11:11 pm | Permalink
You are like me! I read so fast, my husband gets mad when I buy books and kill them in a day or two. And my tests? Same way. I’m a natural speller, and when I was younger, in school, when my friends would write me notes, I’d correct their spelling, LOL! How annoying is that?!
Nicole | 23-Feb-07 at 12:54 am | Permalink
Me too on 1, 4, 5, 7 and 10. And I used to think nine as well, but my spelling seems to have gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. I don’t totally understand it.
girlfiend | 23-Feb-07 at 8:04 am | Permalink
I had this boyfriend in high school (I just typed boyfiend out of habit and had to add an ‘r’) who started to get on my nerves. When I broke up with him he started sending me notes explaining why I shouldn’t have. His spelling was atrocious and I ended up correcting them with a red pen. I may have sent one back.
Fraulein N | 23-Feb-07 at 12:17 pm | Permalink
Number 4 fits me to a tee. The absolute worst is when someone was picked to read out loud and took. all. damn. day. long. to. get. to. the. end. Gaaaaah, kill me.
girlfiend | 23-Feb-07 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
I used to volunteer to read just so I wouldn’t have to listen to anyone else read aloud. I hated when the teacher would make someone who didn’t want to read. It was always painful to listen to the stuttering and mispronunciations.