Semi-Strange Facts About Me
Submitted by buddy on Wed, 05/25/2005 - 06:52
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- Like others on this site, I, too, have never broken any bones (mine or anyone else’s).
- After 9 years of being divorced, my parents both decided to get re-married around the same time (to other people) – and set the same wedding day! My dad had to reschedule his wedding so that my sister and I could attend.
- I have gone from overweight pothead to ultra-fit boxer, to reasonably-sized regular exerciser, all since registering with Listology.
- I can sleep anywhere, any time, under just about any circumstances.
- I have done 1 ½ hours of weights, bag work, skipping, cycling and drills, then gone 12 rounds of padwork in the ring – and would have kept going had my instructor not pointed out that I was on round 12.
- My friend and I were mistaken for lesbian lovers once in a porn shop.
- My left hand has a reach of 10 whole notes on the piano (if I stretch a bit), while my right reaches exactly an octave – though my hands are exactly the same size.
- I have had my shoes soaked through in a rainstorm in Naples, then dried them on a sunny balcony in Greece.
- I have had a 10-year relationship and been divorced already, and I’m only 28.
- I was asked out on a date 4 days after leaving my husband, then while I was out on that date (by some other guy), then not at all since then.
- I am Canadian, and I have never watched an entire hockey game start to finish.
- Men I don’t know with beards playing the guitar used to terrify me – now they merely make me uncomfortable for reasons I can’t quite discover.
- I once slept in a dorm room with 12 Italian soccer players while I was the only female.
- I wrote my first song at age 4, then didn’t write again until it was required of me for a music theory assignment in college.
- I was once permanently barred from shopping at the Real Canadian Superstore.
- Though I am not, nor have ever been an alcoholic, I have spoken at many an AA meeting.
- I will eat all manner of “gross” foods (raw fish eggs, glutinous rice balls, fermented oolichan oil), and the only food I can’t abide is onions.
- Unlike L.Bangs, I have never been naked in public. Oops! This actually isn't true - I've been skinny dipping in a lake once, though no one saw me except my boyfriend.
- I have driven a 2000 Mustang Cobra convertible with the top down, listening to Metallica – with my mother.
- I went to Las Vegas and gambled a grand total of 25 cents, which I lost.
- My boyfriend is my sister’s husband’s step-mom’s nephew.
- In the space of 3 days, I heard The Police singing just down the hill from my house (I thought they were loud hooligans singing Police songs), then got invited to an invitation-only Police concert before their tour started, then invited to an invitation-only Jay Leno/Barenaked Ladies gig. And I'm not even well-connected or anything.
Author Comments:
There seems to be a lot of activity surrounding these sorts of lists lately. While I can't compare to some of the strange facts people have written, I thought it was a great idea for a list. So here's my version of similar lists by AJdaGreat, L.Bangs and RosieCotton.
sleep... I'm so jealous; my dad is the same way, but I can't sleep to save my life anywhere but in my own bed after an hour of counting the ceiling bumps.
I've always felt bad for people who can't sleep easily. I value my sleep so highly, I think I would just cease to function if I couldn't get 8 hours a night.
Oh, and what's the total on those ceiling bumps? ;)
I remember being a kid and listening to my father snore in the other room. I was always so jealous; he would go to bed hours after me, and he would always drop right off. I never have that luck...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
This is a fascinating list, surely odd enough that you can remove the "Semi-" from the title!
You are an interesting person indeed, which is no surprise to me!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
You reckon? I kept it at "semi" because I've never gone to jail (a la Rosie Cotton), never drank gasoline (good god!), and most certainly have never been shot at. I don't consider much of this strange, probably because it's just my life. I had some troubles coming up with this list, actually, since most of this stuff is just normal to me.
Your ordinary seems extraordinary to me.
I don't suggest drinking gasoline or getting shot out, though. I've never been in jail, so who am I to say?
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
yep... interesting list, alright... a bit too much on the "personal and intimate" side for my own comfort but who said Listology would be only about movies, books, music and television?... By the way, I have never been to jail and I have never even been arrested by a policeman under any circumstances though I am not especially a model law-abiding citizen... but hey, I'm living in a rather safe country where The Police (and no I don't mean mister Sumner and his buddies) really focuses on criminals and not on ordinary citizens' small wrongdoings...
Has your eerie uneasiness about bearded guitarists got anything to do with ZZ Top ?
Ha! No, nothing to do with ZZ Top. As for the "personal and intimate" stuff, anything that sounds dodgy actually isn't when put in context - I was very careful to avoid anything that was actually a bit TMI. And I've really enjoyed finding out details about other Listologists that has nothing to do with their interest in media or pop culture. Apologies, though, if I've caused you to be uncomfortable here.
I, too, live in 2 countries where the police don't really bother us soft-core law breakers. Hooray for liberal societies!
I'm not uncomfortable reading about other people's personal details... but I know I would feel very awkward about giving my personal details... go figure...
quote - "I wrote my first song at age 4, then didn’t write again until it was required of me for a music theory assignment in college. "
Lol!! same here... jst that it was required for the school drama... what was the song on anyways?
The one when I was four was about what the world looks like from outer space. Yes, science-geeky and music-geeky wrapped up in one. The one I wrote for college was actually a piano piece based on Grendel (the character, not necessarily the original story or the 20th century novel by John Gardiner). So, English literature-geeky and music-geeky this time around. Ah, progress.
What about yours?
Well, the one I wrote at age four was about how nice the garden smells when it rains... yes, nature freek I was at that time...
And about the school poem/song, it was recently only, I had to write about the tragedy of the tsunami by looking at the tragedy pictures and clips... god...it was certainly very moving...
I'll bet. Regarding the garden (ooh, I like that phrase), I imagine that's quite difficult to do for a four year old. It's hard enough to describe a smell as an adult. Funny how both of our juvenile efforts are sensory-driven. Small children are so literal.
Yah, it seems difficult.. but the poem wasn't all that exquisite ... pretty plain english and just 2 verses. Yes, I agree, children ARE so literal... maybe it's gotta do something with not being exposed to literaly 'greats' maybe? :)