Memed

I was memed by Angela...now I'm supposed to share 7 random or weird things with you that you may not know about me. Which is difficult. Not to think of 7 random things about myself, because I'm rather 'quirky' as I've been told. But, to think of 7 random things that I haven't heretofore shared. I'm rather open regarding what I like and dislike. Anyway, and then I meme 7 other people at the end of the post. Good times...Here's the official rules as they are to be posted:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1. When I was 4 I stepped on a nail just to see what it would feel like. It is a very distinct memory for me. I can still see my small, unshod foot poised above a 2x4 from which a rusty nail is protruding. Down came my little foot and then I kept it there. For some time. Yelling: Jesus! Help me...oh Jesus! (I don't remember yelling that, the neighbor heard me, who telephoned my mom who...)came running to the backyard in all her 8 month pregnant splendor to wrench my foot free. I had to have a tetnus...

2. Until about 2 weeks ago I did not drink coffee. I was able to get through college and grad school, teaching second grade, working with trafficking survivors without the mind-jolting substance. What, you ask, may have brought you to the brink of such caffeinated stupor at such a late time in life? Romanian. It has made all the difference in my language lessons. I still take it with plenty of cream and sugar, but thank goodness for coffee!

3. I don't like popcorn....especially microwaved, buttered. It stinks. And is gross. I do like kettle korn, though. So maybe I do like popcorn but am particular as to what kind it is....which brings me to #4.

4. I don't like ice cream. Well, not really. I'll eat gelatto. And Blue Bell Cookies and Cream ice cream. Otherwise, I don't like ice cream.

5. I was a cheerleader at Multnomah for 1 year. Some of you know this, others don't. It is very random...I still can't believe I did it. Today I saw a girl wearing our school colors and the first thought that came into my head was: ready, okay!

6. When I was a little girl I didn't really like to play with dolls. I'd play with them for a little bit but would much rather be outside riding my bike. Once I had $10 to spend at Toys r Us and it took me forever to decide what to buy (some things don't change). In the end I chose a Barbie, took it home and out of the packaging and then that night I didn't want it anymore. I was sick to my stomach disappointed that I couldn't return it. I really tried liking it and playing with it like other little girls, but I just wasn't into dolls.

7. I love home-makeover shows. It's seriously a problem. I had to give them up for Lent. I dream about the homes I could make-over or decorate. I love to see the beginning chaos and the end results. No offense to decorators, but if for myself I could find some redeeming value in doing 'flips' or interior decorating, I would. Along this line, when I was little I wanted to be a hair-stylist. My mom said I was too smart (again, no offense to hair-stylists. I've since learned how geometry and aesthetics play into this profession. I could do the aesthetics part, but I am not too smart for geometry).

Here are the 7 I meme: JoAnna, Jamie, Elisabeth, Dad (Mel), Jason (& Kris), Aimee, and John Koon.