Thanks, Amy, for the tag! I like reveling in my own quirkiness once in awhile. It reminds me why I'm so special and loved (or, on the flipside, reminds me to be grateful for being loved in spite of my weirdness).
I'm supposed to list 6 quirky things about myself.
Link back to the person who tagged me.
List the rules on my blog.
Tag 6 "unsuspecting" bloggers to complete, see the end of the post.
1. I often get car sick during short trips, but not for longer ones. We used to take a lot of vacations as a family where we'd drive long distances (Billings, Montana; Spokane, Washington; Disneyland) and I could sit in the very back of the Suburban and read and not have any problems. But driving to Holladay to pick up my grandma before heading over to my cousin's house -- I get ill. It's not as bad if I'm in the front seat, and I have no problems if I'm driving. If a trip is less than, say, an hour I get horrible headaches. I haven't ever thrown up, though. At least, not in a car. I did throw up on a plane once, but that's another story.
2. I eat M&M's in a color-themed pattern. Let's imagine that I pour out a bunch of M&M's onto my desk. The M&M's spill out in a random pattern: for example, 3 red ones, 2 blue ones, 3 orange ones, 1 yellow, 1 green, and 2 brown. I don't like to have more than one of each color at one time, so if there are duplicates, I eat them first, leaving 1 red, 1 blue, 1 orange, 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 brown. Then I eat the brown one 'cause it's ugly. Usually I eat the red and green ones next. That leaves the blue, orange, and yellow M&M's sitting on my desk -- my current favorite M&M color scheme. I debate whether to eat the yellow or orange one next -- they both look so good with blue! The blue is always last. I have no delusions about the blue one tasting differently than any of the others. It's just a pretty color.
3. People tend to find it really weird that a girl like me, who absolutely loves Pride and Prejudice, enjoyed Alien v. Predator. I even went by myself because none of the guys I invited wanted to go. The action sequence between the alien and the predator was awesome! (By the way, I have never seen any of the other Alien or Predator movies. Alien v. Predator was the only one in either franchise rated PG-13.)
4. I am a fan of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus's songs, but I don't feel the need to see her perform live. The songs are happy and carefree and positive, but when I saw her sing "See You Again" on American Idol Gives Back last year, she just looked angry. I prefer imagining that she's happy-go-lucky when singing the happy songs.
5. For some reason, I remember obscure actors. First time I saw Flight of the Conchords, I looked at the actor playing Bret and thought, "Where have I seen him before?" I looked him up on imdb.com. Yep. He was a featured extra in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He only had one line and I still recognized him without the long, flowing hair.
6. I cannot sleep unless all doors in the room I'm sleeping in are closed. This includes doors that lead to the hallway, closet, bathroom, et cetera. In college I trained my roommates to close the doors (one admits it is a habit she's maintained to this day). I don't know if this compulsion has to do with a fear of unknown beings entering my room, or knowing there's probably a mess on the otherside, or what, but the open doors drive me nuts. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I wake up just about any time someone opens the door to my room. That way, if someone comes to attack me, at least I'm awake and can prepare...
I tag Wendi, Erica, Kate, Emily B, Jenna (I am aware that's only 5 people). If you choose to take up the challenge, hope you have as much fun as I did!
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