The Post Where I Talk About Myself (ha!)
Clickmom tagged me and then came and begged me to reveal to the world six weird things about me. I'm just glad it was weird things and not totally abnormal things. Those are secrets.
1. I don't like peanut butter. I know. I don't understand either.
2. My bed is surrounded by walls and/or furniture on three and a half sides. I have four full size pillows and a bunch of little ones ("What if Monica got you one big present and a bunch of little ones and you just got her your one great present? How do you think that would make her feel? Why would you do that to Monica?") I like the crib effect.
3. I own over 100 DVDs. I can't remember the last time I watched one of them. But! I stopped buying them last summer. I said to my self, "Self, stop buying things you don't need." My self didn't quite agree with that so we compromised and now I don't buy DVDs. (My collection is wicked awesome though, for the record.)
4. I've never had cable TV. Also, we never had a remote control. So channel-changing makes me CRAZY. Just stay with Raymond. He's funny. (Recently, I flew JetBlue. They have personal cable TV for every passenger. I watched HGTV for five hours. I can never get cable. I don't have that kind of time.)(And I'm still wondering what happened to the couple remolding their house themselves.)
5. If there is more than one version of a particular product, I will always buy the most expensive version. Because, duh, that's how you know it's the best. That's why designer clothes cost so much. ("No, that's why their worth so much.") Seriously, tonight I was at the grocery story picking up a blank VHS so I could attempt to tape ANTM (attempt being the keyword) and I had to ask for them to get it for me from behind the counter (because VHS tapes are dangerous just like spray paint) and they asked me which one I wanted. I was all, "the best one" and they blank stared at me so then I said, "the one that costs the most."
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6. I dream every single night and my dreams are always about people I know doing (semi-)rational things. I'm usually awake for the second half of the dream--or at least awake enough to know that I'm dreaming. I've been known to start relaying the dreams to Kathy as I wake up. She ignores me since I (apparently) don't make sense and I indignantly keep talking. It's a scary feeling, actually, being trapped in my own mind.
Comments
I don't know how you live without cable TV, but I respect you for it. And re: peanut butter, I'm curious: Do you DISLIKE peanut butter or simply not enjoy it? I need to know, because that strikes me as the weirdest of the six.
Posted by: Teej | November 30, 2006 3:01 AM
i like that semi awake dream state, usually i can manage to control the dream and do things i would want to do.
soo cool
Posted by: treespotter | November 30, 2006 5:53 AM
Last night Amy came into my room, woke me up, and told me that our cats were fighting. I patted her and said, "Amy, we only have the one cat." She said, "Oh." And then she went back to sleep.
And that kind of ties it with number 6. Or something.
Posted by: heather anne | November 30, 2006 7:59 AM
I didn't know you don't like peanut butter. I don't like it either. How have we never talked about this?
Posted by: heather nicole | November 30, 2006 8:10 AM
I haven't had cable in three years because of the same reason: I don't have the time to sit around and wait for a cable guy to come between the hours of 11-4 and then not show up until 5:45. Just, no. Yet I still never missed an episode of Project Runway or Top Chef. Amazing.
Posted by: Heather B. | November 30, 2006 8:51 AM
You know, I've never bought a single CD or DVD in my life that wasn't purchased with a gift certificate. And even those are few.
Also, you're the newest link on my blog list. Woo hoo!
Posted by: doahleigh | November 30, 2006 9:25 AM
Teej, I'm rather indifferent about peanut butter. I never choose to eat it and I definitely choose not to it. But it's not like raisins. I HATE raisins.
Treespotter, one of the ways I know my depression is creeping up is when I start to intentionally do that so that I'm not living my actual life.
Heather Anne, you should have gone along with it and been all, "oh no! Quick get the pistol!" And seen what she would have done. Unless you actually have a pistol (being the South and all). That could be dangerous.
Heather Nicole, yes we've talked about this. About every time there is a Reese's discussion. (Ree-sez.)
Heather B., we don't have TiVo and we never manage to watch TV live. We'll set up a mechanism made of lemons and coat hangers before watching commercials.
Doahliegh, how do you resist? DVDs are just so pretty! Thanks for the link!
Posted by: Abigail | November 30, 2006 11:13 AM
I'm always amazed at people who don't have cable TV. I am not a huge TV watcher but I do value all the unusual stuff I can see on cable.
Posted by: Rhea | November 30, 2006 12:57 PM
We could be related except for the peanut butter thing. I can eat it out of the jar, but with my luck, I am probably slightly allergic to it, and then the rest of my existence will be peanutless, and in that case you can safely hang with me.
Posted by: clickmom | November 30, 2006 2:18 PM
Rhea! Cable TV has the most random shows! I could totally get addicted to ALL OF THEM!
clickmom, the good news is that I hang out with people despite their adoration towards peanut butter. If I didn't I wouldn't have any friends!
Posted by: Abigail | November 30, 2006 11:20 PM