I was recently given an award by Erin of Fierce Beagle and MRS. OFFICER. It's something that has been going around the blogosphere lately - the honest scrap award.
I'm honored and also reminded of a story of my mother in middle school. In home ec class they were required to make scrap books. Her's had fabric letters on the front, spelling out "home ec scrap book". But a letter fell off, giving her 30 seconds of fame with the more popular girls because she had a "home ec crap book".
Thank you, girls, for calling me on all the honest crap, er, scrap, that I write here at Married2thelawland.
10 honest things about me. Hmmm.
- I am NOT a vegetarian but I prefer my pizza with no meat. I’m getting tired of it when I call my favorite small town café and order a pizza with no meat. I’ve done it many, many times in the 2 years I have worked here and every, single time they say, “NO MEAT?!?” Like I just ordered fish with the head still on it. Come on, get used to it already. Expand your horizons!!
- When I was a little girl, my sister and I were chopping in a puddle with a broken hoe. She said, my turn and I said, no, one more CHOP! And I chopped right into her toe. I’ll never get over the guilt.
- I love my brother, even kind of look up to him in a weird he’s my little bro sort of way, but I rarely see him or speak to him on the phone. Maybe a few times a year, tops? Sad.
- I’m a Seventh-day Adventist.
- It bugs me when people don’t comment on my facebook status updates. I’m forever trying to figure out what type of updates elicit comments or what time of day is best to update … like it’s a competition or something.
- I’m a horrible housekeeper.
- Wearing funky socks makes me happy. I rarely match them to my outfit.
- I have phone cord retardation. Any phone I touch with a long curly cord instantly becomes irrevocably tangled. It’s so bad, I sometimes pick up the phone receiver and the phone base comes up to my ear with it.
- I attend meetings for my job. When people are stupid, or take forever when they should shut up, I write mean things on my notepad. But I only write the first letter of the word and each letter on top of each other so it turns into an angry black dot.
- The best compliment I ever got was from a gay male friend, who told me I was a “temptress of the devil”. I was wearing my sister’s red sweatpants with a school logo but I still took it as a compliment and never forgot it.
Now this is the part I can never follow the rules on. I don't tag others well. First off, because a lot of the bloggers I know have already been tagged. Secondly, because, although I enjoyed this exercise, I never want to push it off on someone who potentially not want to do it.
But of course, I don't want to leave anyone out either. Sigh. So, if you want to do this, consider yourself tagged by me! I'll enjoy reading more about you.
November 6, 2009 11:10 AM
#5 makes me laugh. I ramble on so often with my facebook status that I'm sure people are thinking STFU already. :)
#9 is HILARIOUS. Mostly because you are so sweet that you write it "in code" in case the enemy captures your notes! ;)
Love it.
November 6, 2009 4:23 PM
Doh, somehow a comment disapeared into space! slamdunk said: "I may have to try your #9--clever... "
I can't seem to get it back!! Sorry, SD and thanks for your comment.
November 6, 2009 4:25 PM
Meadowlark: For my job I could be in big trouble writing mean things about people. Especailly since it's ussually something along the lines of, "Shut your f...ing mouth, you are an a-hole that doesn't have a clue!!"
November 7, 2009 8:51 PM
I LOOOOOVE #9 too. It totally makes sense. :D
I do have a question, I'm just interested in hearing more about you being a Seventh-day Adventist. Are you not a "strict" 7th-Day-er? I ask because I thought Seventh-Day Adventists were vegetarians, but I don't know that much about the religion.
November 7, 2009 9:15 PM
by the way I stole your idea (attributed it to you) and didn't actually tag anyone specifically. I hope you don't mind!!
November 7, 2009 9:58 PM
KD: I don't mind the question at all, thanks for asking! I would say my husband and I aren't ultra conservative Adventists. Many Adventists are known as vegetarians, yes, but not all are. Not eating meat isn't an issue of salvation, although some really conservative (can I say fanatical?) Adventists act like it is. :-) Adventist can range from my cousins, who always wear skirts, are vegans (NO animal products like dairy), don't watch TV and only listen to Christian music, and only certain kinds of that, – to people like me, who do eat meat but go to church on Saturday and believe in other Adventist Bible-based doctrines. Oh, and PS I wear pants, listen to all kinds of music and even watch TV! LOL.
As for the Honest Scrap, consider yourself tagged!!!
November 7, 2009 10:04 PM
Wait, KD I can't get to your blog by clicking on the link anymore. Is your profile private? Is it possible it's late and I have a brain fart?
Possible, yes.
November 7, 2009 10:15 PM
Thanks for sharing these! I too can relate to #5, but it's actually in blogland that I REALLY feed off of comments moreso than facebook. Blogging is so one-sided without comments and I feel that the more comments on a post, the more successful it was in sharing.
Speaking of facebook though, you're more than welcome to add me as a friend! Most of my updates involve the weather or my kids, so that may not be extremely exciting. It won't hurt my feelings if you don't, either.
November 8, 2009 8:18 AM
Thanks for clarifying about the Adventist bit. That was very insightful!
I think my profile has always been private, but you can go straight to my blog: http://handcuffedheart.blogspot.com/
HTH
November 8, 2009 11:32 AM
Natalie: I know what you mean, I like comments on my blog posts too. I usually try to comment back to each person's comment so it's more like a conversation. I've commented on someone's blog post before with a question and it has happened where they never comment back!! Frustrating. But latley, I have been so busy with life and work that I don't always get to it for days, so...
KD: OK, so I knew I was going to be embarrassed. I DO have your blog in my blogroll, I just can't always keep straight the name with the blog. Whoops! And I see now what you meant by stealing my idea with the tagging. I guess I needed a nap yesterday. :-)