Fun Fact Friday
* I have a weird OCD compulsion when eating. If I’m eating a colored candy, I have to sort them into color groups and eat one color at a time. Also, I have to eat broken things first. We keep pretzels in the house and every time I eat them, I have to eat all the broken ones first. Then I have a pile of pretty pretzels.
* I have the opposite of anorexia. I never feel as fat as I am. When I catch a glimpse of myself, I’m almost always surprised at how big I am. “I’m fat? Well when the hell did that happen??”
* I anthropomorphize all animals.
* I’m a cat person.
* The only diet pop I like is Dr Pepper. More places need to serve it. Not EVERYONE wants Diet Coke.
* Whenever I feel a miscellaneous gurgle in my abdomen, I automatically think “baby moving.” WTF? I spent 30 years of my life not pregnant. I only spent 8 months pregnant, so how did that redefine my perception?
* I’m allergic to alcohol. I get all red-faced and sweaty whenever I drink. Not that it stops me.
* I have never ridden a horse.
* The thing I miss the most from the pre-Maddie days is going to the movies.
* My favorite story about my mom is as follows: She and my dad where out somewhere having dinner, and they were seated close to the computer thing where the servers enter in the orders. My mom overheard a conversation between some servers and got all in a dither over it. She said to my dad, “I cannot believe they’re having such an inappropriate conversation!!” Of course, my dad knew what was coming, so he tried to slink below the table and hide. “Talking about the difference between SKANKS and WHORES while at work? Where we can hear them?? That’s intolerable!” She pulled herself up to the full extent of her self-righteous 5 feet, and said, “Excuse me, but we would prefer not to have to listen to such an inappropriate conversation while we have dinner.” The servers just looked at her quizzically for a few seconds and then the light dawned for one of them. He replies to my mom, “Ma’am, we’re talking about the difference between STEAK and PORK. How is that inappropriate?”
Needless to say, she was somewhat deflated.
Filed under: friday facts on June 13th, 2008
I’m glad you’re back with the FFF, because these are all AWESOME!
I have the reverse bad-self-image too. Not so much about weight, but just general appearance. I always think I look just fine. Even if I haven’t showered, or have makeup all over my face, or am wearing sweats or whatever. It’s weird. Sometimes I see pictures of myself and want to DIE.
Also, I have had a few times since I had AD where I SWEAR my stomach felt JUST LIKE the “baby moving” feeling. And that is SO WEIRD.
Oh my gosh that story about your mom is AWESOME and I can’t believe I’ve never heard it before.
Also, every time I glance at your photos in the right margin I always think the top one is like a new pair of walking shoes or something, and then I have to re-process the image and realize that it’s a starfish. But wouldn’t that make a kickass shoe? Maybe without the pointy things.
Becky - It happened shortly before she got really sick. I told it at the wake we had for her here, but by the time we had the funeral up there I’d forgotten about it. But it’s awesome, right? Can’t you just picture her doing it? And the hypocrisy slays me. She cursed like a damn sailor.
I agree that not everyone wants Diet Coke, and more diet options would be good. But on the other hand, I hate Dr. Pepper. I’m always happy when restaurants have Fresca. And some of them do! Like Cheesecake Factory and Noodles & Co.
That story about your mom ROCKS! I love it!
Also, I am similar in that I do not think I look bad (like Tessie) then I see a photo or look in the mirror and I am like ‘Crap, did I really go about looking like that all that day (all day)? I hate being photographed for that reason!
I just got over a bout of food poisoning, and having both my intestines and the baby moving at the same time just about killed me. Worst stomach bug ever!!!!
I do the same OCD thing with colored candies. Also I have to put an even number of them in my mouth at a time so that I can chew equally on both sides of my mouth. Shhhh… don’t tell anyone.
Oh, and I also have anti-anorexia. I’m semi-bulimic too - I binge, but don’t purge.
* I have the opposite on anorexia. I never feel as fat as I am. When I catch a glimpse of myself, I’m almost always surprised at how big I am. “I’m fat? Well when the hell did that happen??”
* I anthropomorphize all animals.
* I’m a cat person.
* The only diet pop I like is Dr Pepper. More places need to serve it. Not EVERYONE wants Diet Coke
MEEEE TOOOOOO! SRSLY!
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Amber - SISTERS!
I heart your mother!!!
I don’t actually sort colored candies, but I tend to eat one color at a time. Eating multi colors together ruins the taste for me. I eat my least favorite color first and save my favorite for last. How do you handle the color favorites?
You really do have great Fun Fact Fridays!
Shelly - I totally do the same thing with colors. I always eat m&ms thusly: brown, yellow, orange, green, blue then red. Skittles are: yellow, orange, purple, green then red. And to take it even further into crazy town, I have to even up the numbers, too. I make little piles of each color and then eat the “overage” until there are the same number of candies in each color. I guess that’s why I have to eat the broken pretzels, too. I need it to be pretty.
omg. I’m completely insane.
OMG - your poor mom! That’s hilarious!
We have several things in common…
I am so with you on the baby-moving thing. My daughter is almost 2 and I still think an odd abdominal gurgle is a moving fetus. I’m so glad to read I’m not the only odd one in this regard!
Ok, this is awesome. I do that food thing too. I always save what I like best for last, I eat the broken things first, I sort colors, I put them in piles too. Funny!
I have the same fat problem. I know I’m fat, but I forget about it. And I don’t have any full-length mirrors in this house, so it’s really a shocker when I see myself somewhere else.
Oh the mystery gurgles. I think it’s just me missing being pregnant.
I love that story about your mom. I think you are probably fisty like her.
I love these! lol.
I bet they WERE talking about skanks and whores and cleaned it all up when she said something.
I bet they were.
That’s what I would have done when I worked at a restaurant, if I’d been unlucky enough to get busted.
Because, Steak and Pork?
Yeaaaah, riiiiiiight.
Okay, so I suddenly realized I hadn’t seen any posts from Tessie in awhile, and so I went directly to her blog and found I’d missed A WEEK AND A HALF of posts. My reader didn’t even HINT that there were new posts. So now I’m checking other people I read. I assumed you were still on your blogging break, but NO! I have missed many of YOUR posts too!!! AAAAAAAAA!!!!
I totally do the food thing, I never think I look like I do until I see pictures and then I’m shocked, I have the same baby moving thing AND - that purple red faced thing - is it really an allergy? because I am the same way and all my coworkers laugh and hope I get busted when we drink at lunch (even though I don’t think my boss could care less if I was wasted at 9 AM)