I'm finally getting around to my last meme (since nobody spoke up on that "it needs to be said" one, I'm shit-canning it for now). Kelly at Ordinary Art tagged me for this. For some reason she thinks that I may have a quirk or two. I can't imagine why......
The Six Quirks:
1) Post the rules on your blog.
2) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
3) Tag at least three people at the end of your post.
4) Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
5) Let the fun begin.
Ok - so here we go:
1. I can not parallel park unless it is in a spot roughly the size of 2 cars. I have been known to avoid certain stores because there is no "straight-in" parking and I wasn't in the mood to have people honking at me as I try to back in, turn the wheel, hit the curb, pull back out, try to back in again (repeat 15 times). There have been times when Brad was in the car with me and I was driving and I actually got out of the car to let him do the parking. Oh yeah - and I will not drive on I-95 between the Vince Lombardi rest stop and the Route 287 West exit. It scares the shit out of me.
2. I am physically unable to function in my kitchen if there is even one thing in the sink. I blame Flylady and her whole "shine your sink" campaign for this.
3. No two clocks in my house have the same time. The only one that is accurate is the one on Brad's nightstand. The one on my nightstand is set 14 minutes fast. The one on the stove is 4 minutes fast. The one on the microwave (directly above the stove) is 5 minutes fast. My watch is 7 minutes fast and the clock in my car is 8 minutes fast. Despite all of these attempts to convince myself that it is later than it really is, I can be counted on to be 5-15 minutes late to everything.
4. I will NOT eat tomato soup unless I can also have a glass of milk with it....and preferably a grilled cheese. I also will not eat tomato soup unless it is raining or snowing at the moment that I am eating the soup. Don't ask me why...I have no idea.
5. Although I love my vino, I will not drink it out of a plastic cup (such as those little six-ounce "fake crystal" ones that they try to give you at parties or outdoor bars) or anything but a proper footed wine glass. This includes those stemless wine glasses that are so popular now. It's just not right. Oh - same goes for martinis. Don't even bother giving me one unless it is in a proper martini glass. Ok, and champagne. (yes - I'm a stemware-snob)
6. Although I enjoy the flavor of mushrooms in cooked foods, I will not eat a mushroom by itself. This goes for on pizza, grilled portabellas or in salads. Mushrooms are fungus and they skeeve me out.
So that's it. Now on to the tagging....
Tag - you're it (if you feel like, have the time and want to do this)
Sister Honey Bunch
Dude, I'm the same way about the sink. Stupid Fly Lady.
Maria [Immoral Matriarch]
I can't get into the FlyLady thing. I'm too lazy! *lol*
and ewwwwwwwwww tomato soup and milk!! :p
Tara R.
Oooo... I love to parallel park. Being able to do that was the only thing that saved me from failing driver's ed in high school. I took out so many of those little orange cones, got several crammed up inside the wheel wells... but I could PP like a demon. =) Mushrooms... ewww. I do like the taste, but the texture creeps me out... like hot erasers.
melissa
i think...i may be off course here but...we were twins separated at birth...or have i mentioned that before.
serious parallel parking issues here...my driving instructor almost didn't let me go on to get my license when i was 16...because i REFUSED to parallel park!!
i MUST drink wine in a stemmed glass...it's only natural!!
tomato soup and grilled cheese...mouth.watering. but, i hate milk so...i'll have cream of tomato soup!
mushrooms...ugh...throw up in my mouth...well, actually...projectile!!
and...i CAN NOT go to bed unless everything is cleaned up from my sink!!
see...what did i tell you...
Daisy
Ok - you are spot on about the fly lady and the sink thing. What on EARTH could she have been thinking??
Here is the gig with me and parking... I learned to drive in a station wagon and my first car was a 1971 Olds Delta 88. At that time I could parallel park that car with an inch of space on either end and no more. I rocked! Now - let it known that I can not parallel park my Beetle ANYWHERE. I have no idea why. I have never been able to pull into a spot - ever - not on the street. It is very very odd. Also - I will not even attempt to even try these things if anyone is looking because I get SUPER irked when people try to direct me. I have been known to just drive off in disgust and frustration.
Oh - and I agree about tomato soup and the rain/cold weather. I prefer it with grilled cheese too.
kelly
I failed my road test 3x but can somehow parallel park like a rockstar. Go figure! You kicked the arse of this meme, darling.
High Hopes
I agree with you about being a stemware snob. Heaven forbid you put a martini in plastic, that is just sacrilege.
jerseygirl89
Alcohol - especially good alcohol like wine and martinis, deserves glass.
Nicki
I am with you on the parallel parking thing, at least! I try to avoid it completely. When I was learning to drive my mom taught me that you just have to "back up until you see the car behind you wiggle, and then inch forward until you see the car in front of you wiggle" (she was dead serious) but I'm a little scared I'll get shot if I do that!