My List of 25 Random Things
This is a questionnaire that has been circulating in Facebook. You are supposed to list 25 random things about you that many people don't know.
Here's my list:
1. I hate to shop - can't stand it. I will do very well in these troubling economic times.
2. I had to take Prednisone for a few months after my heart surgery. It made me want to shop. I ran up over $600 on my credit card. My doctor now knows I am "allergic" to Prednisone.
3. I once looked at a pig in a petting zoo and said to her "your ear looks so soft, I wish I could touch it". The pig then rolled her head over to the fence and stuck her ear out. Really.
4. I have owned 5 cars in my life, one I co-owned with my sister. The cars were: a Chevy Chevette, Toyota Corolla SR5, Volkswagen Golf, Toyota 5-speed Pick-up and a Nissan Sentra. All of the cars had a standard stick-shift.
5. I think time has run out for me to ever find the right guy and I am almost OK with that.
6. I still like to objectify men, though.
7. I believe I was a guy named Billy Mitchell in my past life. He started the US Air Force, I think.
8 Oh yeah, I am a firm believer in reincarnation.
9. I believe that Lisa's dog, Dudley, is the reincarnation of our father. I have almost convinced Lisa of this fact. First time I looked at him, his doggie face looked EXACTLY like my dad's! (I never said my dad was a handsome man)
10. Some people think I am a little crazy.
11. I am a rabid fan of Project Runway. I don't know why. I know nothing about fashion and can't sew. I think I mostly love seeing the creative process unfold.
12. My TV only gets 2 channels and those will be going away shortly. I use my TV to watch DVDs, mostly. I get my DVDs from the library.
13. I watch some TV shows online, like The Colbert Report and Daily Show, as well as 30 Rock (and Project Runway - on You Tube)
14. When I was a teenager, I used to write weekly letters to Barry Manilow and he wrote me back from time to time - handwritten letters. When I was 17, I was flown to NYC for a party in his honor. Barry had me sit next to him all night. He was very, very nice. I wrote him until I was 21. The last time I saw him was in 1988.
15. Sometimes if I turn my head the wrong way very fast, I get a bad stinging sensation in my neck.
16. I now have a lovely scar running down my chest from my open heart surgery. It is "keloid", meaning it has a bumpy texture. Keloid scars are common in dark-skinned people. I am about as white as a person can get and don't even tan.
17. I am half Italian. Hard to believe, I know!
18. My sisters and I used to sing together. Our big "hits" were Mister Sandman and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company B.
19. My cat, Picasso, lived to the age of 19 and a half. My other kitty, Saturn, died when he was 16.
20. I am currently living in a "no pets" apartment. I am hoping to move out soon!
21. I have sung the national anthem 3 times for the Seattle Mariners.
22. I haven't sung in a long time. I should start practicing again.
23. I am most proud of going back to college at the age of 39 and finally finishing my degree! I loved college. Absolutely loved it.
24. I have about 30 paintings that I did, stored in a metal shed in Hillsboro, NC. No one has the key and my friend moved off the property. I am not even sure they are still there. Probably eaten by mice by now. Which is sad, because I really liked those paintings.
25. I think bacon waffles are delicious.
posted by Anne S. @ January 29, 2009
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3. I once boomed a TV spot for the Philadelphia Zoo. I had to climb on the fence surrounding the giraffe pen to hold the mic above the actor's heads. Halfway through the shot the top of my head started to itch. Everyone was staring at me in horror. I turned to look and came face-to-face with the giraffe who had leaned across the moat to nibble on my hair.
6. Thank you for objectifying men. We need all the help we can get.
7. Billy Mitchell was a military visionary who was way ahead of his time. He saw that air power was the future of combat and the military establishment court-martialed him for it. Well that, and his accusations that their short-sightedness was treasonous. He died in disgrace but was universally acclaimed... posthumously. You have a beautiful soul all your own.
10. Think?
14. His career plummeted after 1988. I don't believe in Pop Music Coincidence.
15. PATIENT: Doc, it hurts when I do this.
DOC: Don't do that. $150, please.
16. I am reminded of the line from M*A*S*H
DOC#1: Should I make the stitches big or small?
DOC#2: Does anybody know if this is an officer or enlisted man?
NURSE: Enlisted man.
DOC#2: Make the stitches big.
18. I remember an audience of mostly bored and jaded parents leaping to their feet after Boogey Woogie Bugle Boy for the biggest high school standing O ever. To this day I still can't hear those songs without thinking of you Linda & Lisa and wishing it was your version. Andrews Who?
22. Sing. Sing, damn you! You have no right to keep that much joy from the world.
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