Liebchen has deemed me one of the most honest bloggers she knows. It is very kind, but look how she rewards me? With a tag.
I am doing this as a way to kill a Friday and to right the universe for all those freaking facebook tags I have received, and ignored, recently.
The rules: I have to tell you ten honest things about myself and then tag “ten” people to pass it on. (I like you people so I am not gonna tag you…)
1. More than anything, people describe me as unfiltered. It is true; I pretty much say whatever the hell I am thinking either through my words or facial expressions. Pretty much are the operative words here. I have actually gotten better at keeping it somewhat together with age. If you only knew what I really wanted to say.
2. I hate Garrison Keillor. I know some people think he is an American treasure, but he just makes me angry.
3. Up until about 3 years ago I swore I would never have kids. I still would not consider myself a “kid person” but I want them one day. It terrifies me, though.
4. I don’t really get LOLCats or find them that funny. It makes me feel defective.
5. This always surprises people but I have never cheated.
6. If my house was burning down I would grab my teddy bear, my computer and a ring that was my mother’s when she was a little girl. I don’t care about much else.
7. I like myself. Sure, I have made some huge mistakes. I sometimes don’t know when to shut up. I have moments of incredible self absorption. Yet, in general, I think I am a good, decent person. I do my best to respect people and I am a good friend. I try to think how my behavior impacts others and I am a hard worker. I am not so bad.
8. Red velvet cake is fucking overrated.
9. The difference between a man and a boy is huge…and something I learned how to detect this year.
10. I hate the phone. Seriously. I talk to three people on the phone on the regular. I dated someone for 6 months and never dialed their number once. Text messaging is my friend.
While I’m on Facebook, I’m not happy about what people can force on you with tagging.
One of my good friends calls texting “the lowest form of communication”. I guess I’m a bottom dweller. Once dated this woman for months who had zero personality. But she wasn’t into texting so I had to speak with her on the phone. It was like a second full time job since I had to carry the conversation. Her only saving grace was that she was hot.
Being hot takes you far apparently…who knew?
I thought we were soulmates, what with the shared love of Moz and Rufus and Michael Penn…but you shun Garrison Keillor?
I think maybe we need to take a break and start seeing other people.
But….but…I LOVE YOU.
A request for 10 honest facts gives you an opening (no pun intended) to talk about your “precious” (and I always thought Golem was talking about a ring in Lord of the Rings; I am so naive!) and not one mention, yet onion dip launches a whole post about it. What’s up with that?
Vaginas and dip
Are both finger licking good
Thus the connection
My work is done here.
I like to keep you on your toes jman.
I’m not a big telephone caller either. Texting, that’s fine, so is e-mail, and for that matter speaking in person. But there’s just something about talking on the telephone.
Peter
I know it drives some people nuts that I don’t talk on the phone, but oh well.
Ditto on 4, 5, and 8.
I went on a rant about how stupid LoL Cats were the other day and everyone looked at me like I had three heads and no sense of humor.
And isn’t red velvet cake just cake with food dye?
Yes, excessive food dye. I don’t get it.
I never understood the fuss about red velvet cake either.
Welcome bethie…and I am convinced it is a delivery system for cream cheese frosting.
The phone and I are enemies. It has gone that far. Calling me is officially the worst way to get to me.
Send a carried pigeon instead?
I hate the phone too! I wish my creditors would try to get in touch with me over gchat.
Oh…good idea.
“10. I hate the phone. Seriously. I talk to three people on the phone on the regular. I dated someone for 6 months and never dialed their number once. Text messaging is my friend.”
I have evolved to the text, but sometimes I am too lazy and a call is quicker. What really burns me is those that never return my call. Some things are just too damn long to type! My G-1 is my new crack!
Sometimes it is definitely quicker, for sure.
I love number 9, lady. And I like you, too.
An important lesson, my love.
The difference between a man and a boy is huge? Are you kidding me? Duh. You just put that one out there as bait, didn’t you? … Ok, I’ll bite: That’s what she said?
And the whole Garrison Keillor thing really hurts my feelings. Big meanie. You should rethink #7.
No bait…just seriously, something it took a long time for me to come to…I am a slow learner.
2. Yeah, me too. In high school I read a couple of his essays and couldn’t figure out if I was supposed to be amused or depressed by them. Still not quite sure, but I think they were supposed to be quaintly humorous. Since then he’s gone hateful and deeply, deeply unfunny.
8. No kidding. It’s an over-sweetened milk chocolate cake with delusions of grandeur.
9. Gotta be weird, something going from undetectable to huge in a short time. And no, I don’t mean it the way rothko means it…
He is just a bore to me, that GK. I get it dude, YOU ARE FOLKSY.
I’m learning to be more unfiltered and I like it. Maybe you and me? We’ll meet somewhere in the middle.
Meeting in the middle sounds perfect.
Garrison Keillor
Is an odious old bore.
Shut the hell up, man.
Holla!
I don’t get LOL cats either… And I’ve also never cheated (and would never cheat). And I also lack a filter…
I get people cheat for a lot of reasons…it just isn’t me.
so what’s your new-fangled boy-detection system?
and inre #2, i don’t really get NPR at all. it’s a bit SWPL for me.
I think you just know-it came with some maturity at my end too.
Red velvet cake is fucking overrated.
Yes, Yes, YESSSS! I said this to someone on Saturday and I almost got kneed in the groin. Then I ate 4 red velvet cupcakes. Then I ran.
I mean they aren’t hideous, but I just don’t really get it.
OK this is getting a little out of hand. You know you’re my around the way girl and what not but this whole tagging shit and being tagged and seven interesting things, 5 interview questions, 7 facts about me, 8 midgets you’d want to be stuck in an elevator with and now, 10 honest things is getting fucking out of control. It’s not just you but know I have a week of this to go through so basically everyone will be blogging about the same thing and the comments will be “oh I didn’t know that about you but me too… he he he”
I mean come on it’s like the spam of the blog world, don’t they do this shit on Facebook too?
You’re better than that… and you’re still my whotty/ video vixen
No, I think you totally have a point VK. I did this more because I have been feeling kinda rusty and the comments always help prompt things. This is my last one though. Promise.
And you better not be kidding about letting me be in your video.
I’m still waiting for someone to explain LOLCats to me. If you ever get the explanation, pass it on.
Will do-same back at ya.
I don’t really get the LOL Cats either. Is that the I Can Cheeseburger whatever site? I’m always the last to the party.
You like Michael Penn? I’ll have to tell you about the time I spoke with him on the phone! Wow - I didn’t know anyone else knew who he was anymore.
Yep, that is the site.
And LOVE LOVE LOVE MP….No Myth is fantastic.
I loathed Garrison Keillor for a long time, until I read an article he wrote that I just loved. I’ll try to find it for you. Not trying to change your mind - Prairie Home Companion still makes me want to stab someone - but you might like this piece.
I will try Lisa, but just for you.
not only do i not like the LOLcats so much, only for the cute pics, i hate that fucking lingo. kthxbai.
I am with you, woman.
I feel the same way about phones. Why call me when you could text it to me in three simple sentences.
Matt, if I knew you I promise I would not call you.
I think we’ll agree on this point: Carrot Cake > Red Velvet Cake …
For reals, we can.
I had red velvet cake at x-mas and enjoyed it. But, I’m sort of a sucker for anything with creamcheese frosting on it.
In the end, I’ll always be a pie guy.
I hated telephones before texting or handle held mobile devices. 6 months of answering phones for a senate office will do that too you.
Yep, I think that is part of the reason; I was on the phone SO much when I worked on the Hill. I started making everyone email me. I like a paper trail as well…
I have also never cheated on a significant other. And I really just don’t think I would.
I totally thought I was the only one still into loyalty and monogamy.
Nope, I am with you.
Thanks for playing along (although, I wouldn’t have been offended in the least if you hadn’t). You’re right, the comments are sometimes good inspiration.
And red velvet cake just made me think of another TMI. Sweet!
See! It works.
I always thought red velvet looked like it should be in a claymation clip. It just doesn’t look real, but I think Wallace and Gromit would love it.
Being unfiltered filters out the people you don’t really want to speak to anyway.
Right, it lets people know where I stand.
#4 - I wrote an entire post about how much I hate LOLCats. I understand where you’re coming from.
I am so glad you understand me; I sometimes feel no one does.
I’m the exact same when it come to the phone. I get antsy after about five minutes that I’m talking to someone. It’s no offense, I just don’t like it. This is something that has come about recently too.
I just have a hard time with it-I feel trapped.
I hate the phone too, most likely because I’m on the phone all day for work. The secretary thing is just a front for my REAL job…collections agent. Sexy!
If anyone could make collections sexy it is you.
I too suffer from “Phonephobia” maybe we should start a club?
Hey Fiona, welcome! And yes, I think a club is in order.
I totally agree about LOLCats, but would love to hear more about why Garrison Keillor makes you angry. I love his Salon.com column.
I don’t visit Salon anymore…it makes me feel like a bad liberal. I am just judging him on PHC and everything about him makes me want to pull my hair out…I GET IT, GARRISON. YOU ARE FOLKSY.
“Red velvet cake is fucking overrated.”
I agree!!!
Welcome, Mark. Glad you agree-you must be a good man.
I hate the phone too.
They suck.
Phones blow. I’m with you on that one. Its just so hard to talk when I’m facebooking and doing homework and eating and smoking and yelling at my roommate.
I don’t like anything that stops me from yelling at my roomie.
Regarding #3… Yep, that old biological clock is real, and loud. Welcome to the party.
Regarding #9… Don’t you wish it had something to do with age? It would be so much easier that way!
It is never about age. They keep you wondering.
Simply put…the world needs more Lems
Oh man, I don’t know about that. Thanks, though.
When I was your age, I was about where you are on the kid thing. You can wait a while, so no angst. I’m not surprised that you don’t cheat. Good for you!
No angst, you are right.
I’m with you on the LOLcats confusion. I much prefer Rolcats: http://rolcats.com/, but the English translations only.
Ha! This is ten times better.
I came on here to stick up for Garrison Keillor but found that many others have aleady done so before me … so let me just echo them: “What’s up with that?”
Seriously, tell me what to like.
I don’t find LOL cats funny…but I find them cute.
I usually don’t even read the captions.
Smart compromise.