curious4. When I'm having a bad day and want comfort food, I go home and curl up with a big bowl of frozen peas that have been heated in the microwave. All I put on them is a) salt, and b) pepper. This stems from a childhood misinterpretation of what chickpeas were, when the characters in a book I loved ate "fresh hot buttered chickpeas."
3. My family was very, very poor when I was younger. As a consequence, I think that butter tastes horrible, because we always got a brick of government butter in our "please don't starve to death" box. Margarine, on the other hand, is the taste of luxury. I had a bad margarine habit for a while after getting my first job, and bought a tub every time I went to the store.
2. I am very superstitious, and very picky about my superstitions. I count crows, pick up pennies, and occasionally look for auguries in bags of M&Ms. I do not, however, freak out when I see a funeral procession, or insist on touching my collar and asking magpies how their wives are. This helps me strike a good balance. Just never get between me and a street penny.
1. I have a paralyzing phobia of pudding, which extends to all "pudding-type" substances, including custard and overly-warm milkshakes. Suddenly biting into an unexpected cream filling has been known to make me throw up on the spot. Luckily, this does not extend to the unnatural white goo inside Twinkies.
So that's five things you may or may not know about me. What do you think I may or may not know about you?
December 27 2010, 18:24:10 UTC 6 years ago
2. I was in fourth grade before I ever vocalized a wish to be a published writer, but I had already written half of a play (for my stuffed animals), and a fortunately/unfortunately story that was so funny my second grade teacher shared it with all of the other teachers.
3. Despite the encouragement, I've still never submitted anything for publication, and I'm 32. Yes, I know . . .
4. I'm a little smug about my ability to get by without cable television. We currently have an antenna in the attic that gives us 6 channels, almost crystal-clear. That is the best I've ever had it, barring the times I actually shelled out for cable.
5. I'm at my happiest with my family when I'm arguing with my sisters, much to the consternation of the husband and brothers-in-law. No philosophical concept ever made more sense to me than the Greek idea of rhetoric, where you learn things by arguing with people. It's how I grew up. I'm normally introverted and quiet, but nothing brings me out of my shell faster than a fight.
December 28 2010, 15:40:21 UTC 6 years ago