June 13, 2007

eight things about me: a meme

Here are the rules...

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
3.At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.


So here they are in no particular order.

1. I will always get the chocolate milk shake...unless there is a good, and I mean dern fine, peanutbutter and chocolate icecream to choose from. Yum!

2. I am resistant to novocaine. You know how the shot would make your lip fat and stuff before the dentist would drill. I found out, after many painful dental visits, that was the case. I had assumed that the fat lip thing was supposed to happen after you got home. That's what always happened to me. I assumed it was a result of the very painful procedure...like fillings made you numb. Ah well. Live and learn.

3. If one's arms are proportional to one's body, measuring fingertip to fingertip across your back should equal your height. I am 5'10" tall...But according to my arms, I should be 6'3". I have long arms.

4. I love, and I mean love eggplant. Mmmm.

5. I am allergic to cilantro. Tastes like soap. Makes me queasy.

6. I wanted to be a train engineer as a child. "Woot! Woot!" I absolutely love trains. I have pictures of me on an old steam engine. I have a catalog for Lionel trains on my desk at work. Some day I will have a good ol' Lionel set. Smoke and all!!!

7. I have never read To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye.

8. I want a dog. But I can't have one. There are three (3) cats in the house. I want a big dog...like a Burmese Mountain Dog or something.

Here are my eight: Megan, Fogey, Larry, Mae, Jane, Travis, Justin, Kate

Posted by tripp at June 13, 2007 04:48 PM
Comments

According to one of the dentist I have used in the past 10 years and told them about your horrific dental experiences, I was told that you were never given the really "good red stuff;" whatever that means.

Posted by: Mom at June 13, 2007 09:35 PM

Oh eggplant! I wasn't a big eggplant fan until a couple of years ago when I spent a few months in southwest China, where I found myself eating- and really liking- eggplant a lot. I also love the Chinese word for eggplant- qiezi, which- at least in the part of China I was in- people would say when having their picture taken. Perhaps that's why it's one of the handful of words in Mandarin I still remember...

Posted by: Jonathan at June 14, 2007 12:01 AM

posted the meme

Posted by: justin at June 14, 2007 10:17 AM

I tried. Thanks for the tag, but I'm just not good at thinking up stuff like that!

Posted by: Mae at June 14, 2007 10:32 AM

I want a puppy. I have picked out what kind of puppy I want. One of my friends says that I am on crack because I want a puppy. Our landlord is allergic to both cats and dogs, so, no puppies.

I have a picture at work of 2 puppies that I want. Today I am working in a different office.
I took the picture of the puppies with me.
One of my co-workers laughed. She thinks we should have an office dog.

Good luck with getting a dog.

Posted by: teresa at June 14, 2007 01:40 PM

I have foolishly acted upon your foolishly tagging me. ;-)

Posted by: Larry at June 14, 2007 02:19 PM

I want you to be able to get a dog, too. But I know that you really don't need a fourth pet. Not to mention if you did that, Mike and Lily would immediately go bald from the stress.

Posted by: Amy Dale at June 14, 2007 02:19 PM

well thank heavens justin tagged me:-)
im also non-responsive to novicaine...funny...i've never met anyone else who doesn't take to it.
ive only had one "positive" dental experience- the doc gave me 6 shots at 3 places along the nerve, JUST to make sure. I had risidual numbness for a week! phung thymes asth thu thendist!

Posted by: sarah at June 14, 2007 07:14 PM

I will eventually post the meme, but near the end of the month, as I am distracted by being out of town until then.

Posted by: Megan at June 14, 2007 10:56 PM

Actually, change the spelling, just a little,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernese_Mountain_Dog

and you could have a dog that would get along fine with cats, and indeed would probably be like a Great Pyrenees, and end up being the protector of the cats, and you.

Posted by: Tim at June 18, 2007 11:11 AM