I've been tagged for a meme by A Librarian, so of course I must comply.
The Rules:
a. list seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself
b. tag seven people to do the same
c. do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it"
My Quirks:
1. I cannot stand to listen to prank calls on the radio. Whenever a DJ plays one, I have to change the station until it's over. I feel pretty much the same way about "Candid Camera" and related TV shows, but for some reason, radio is more painful.
2. There are certain movies that I own on DVD, but will stop and watch on TV any time I run across them while channel surfing. These include "O Brother Where Art Thou," "Ghostbusters," "Army of Darkness," and "Office Space," among others.
3. I am always early to everything unless I make an effort to arrive "fashionably late." Even when I'm scheduled into a meeting at work, you'll find me sitting in the empty conference room a minute or two before the start time waiting for everyone else to arrive.
4. My basic addition skills rely heavily on either counting on my fingers or envisioning dice and counting the dots. That's probably why I majored in English.
5. Now that there's such a thing as self-checkout at the grocery store (and Home Depot), I'd be happy if I never had to have someone scan my purchases for me again. I think I can do it much more quickly and efficiently. Even if I'm wrong about that, I still love to do it myself.
6. I am prone to exaggeration when it comes to estimating time (just ask my husband). If I've been waiting for five minutes, I'll say it's been 15.
7. I have a bad habit of being just organized enough to buy a card for someone, but not quite organized enough to fill it out and send it. There's a stack of cards on my desk that includes two "get well" cards and two "new baby" cards. I don't even know who I bought them for now.
I'm tagging Goofy Girl, Blondie, Jennic, Laurie Ruettimann, Fog City Mommy, Des and Suzanne.
I think it's so funny how you like to bag your groceries? Isn't that every little kid's fantasy? I used to think it would be so cool to be a checkout lady.
Now I believe that the grocery store should PAY ME to bag my groceries. I see those self-service checkout lanes as union-busting endeavors! :)
Posted by: Laurie Ruettimann | January 20, 2008 at 09:09 PM
PS - I'm on this.
Posted by: laurie ruettimann | January 20, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Prank calls make me squirm too. And I can't stand to be late, so I tend to get to appointments early.
Posted by: Donna W | January 21, 2008 at 04:08 AM
I knew I liked you for a reason. I try to always be early myself, it's far less stressful than always running behind. Besides, I can always read or write while I wait.
Did this meme myself not all that long ago.
http://www.secondhandkarl.com/2008/01/virtual-filing.html
Posted by: Karl | January 21, 2008 at 09:59 AM
#4, 5, & 7: me too! me too!
Posted by: ByJane | January 21, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Me too, on all of the above.
Weird. I thought it was just me.
Posted by: fweetieb | January 22, 2008 at 02:31 PM