Tag I'm It!

I know that my last post was similar to this one, but I've been unofficially tagged by Becky. So...here goes.

Here are the rules

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog - some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here are my 7 random and/or weird things:

1) Like Becky, I also cough like crazy when I clean my ears with Q~tips, but it happens with both ears.

2) I have a form of synesthesia. This means that certain senses "overlap" ~ whatever I see (whether it's colors or a scene), I can taste it & also have some sort of texture associated with it. Blue has a very different taste & texture than yellow which has a very different taste & texture than green. The sky has various tastes & textures depending on what's going on up there (sunny; cloudy; the sun streaming through clouds; etc). Everything has a taste & texture. My niece also has something like this, but to do with music.

3) My right foot is pigeon~toed.

4) I like raw spinich but hate it when it's cooked.

5) I always need to have the car window open (even just a little) no matter how hot or cold it is outside.

6) I enjoy rambling around cemeteries. It's very peaceful & I like looking at the headstones & statues. I could spend an entire day doing this.

7) I immediately have to pee when I go out in very cold weather.

I'm supposed to tag people now, here at the end of my entry, but I'm not going to do that to specific people. Consider yourself tagged simply by reading this. You can leave me a link to your journal or simply answer in the comments section. Either way, I hope you play along!

PS I took the picture above recently on the main street that leads to my street ~ imagine the tastes & textures I'm experiencing!

Letters

Alrighty then....Miss Phinney taged me on her journal below the letter "T" & I've done the same to some people. Here are my answers. Now I must be off to try to make some seriously overdue cards for a rubber stamping card swap.

A- Attached or Single?
Attached.

B- Best Friend?
All of my friends are the best! (ditto)

C- Cake or Pie?
Cake. What else, but chocolate!

D- Day of Choice?
Sunday ~ it's my only day off.

E- Essential Item?
Car

F- Favorite color?
Purple!

G- Gummy Bears or Worms?
I'd rather say Nestle's Crunch.

H- Hometown?
Where I grew up? North end of New Rochelle. Where I've lived for the past 7 1/2 years? Tarrytown.

I- Favorite Indulgence-
Chocolate chip cookies with big honking chunks of chocolate & an ice cold glass of chocolate milk!

J- January or July?
July over January any day, baby!

K- Kids?
Kids are good, if they're someone elses. I've got 0 kids of my own.

L- Life isn't complete without?
Laughter & Hugs (I second that)

M- Missing?
My mom (who isn't around as much as I'd like); my grandmother (who passed away a year ago, January 14th); my father~in~law (who passed away a year & a 1/2 ago); my great grandmother (who passed away when I was 11); Phinney (who lives too far away); & others.

N- Number of Brothers and Sisters?
None. Nada. Zip. I'm an only child, but I'm close to some cousins.

O- Oranges or apples?
Apples. Then grapes.

P- Phobias or fears?
I've got a social phobia & I'm also fairly claustrophobic.

Q- Quote?
"Laughter is the best medicine."

R- Reason to smile?
Skip's smile & sunny days. I know...I'm a big goofball!

S- Season of choice?
Spring!! (that's for sure!)

T- Tag three friends or family.
How about Carly, Becky & Karen?

U- Unknown fact about me?
I have had the same recurring dreams for the past 20 years.

V- Vegetable?
Potatoes

W- Worst habit?
Smoking (yes, I'm still doing it ~ UGH!)

X- X-ray or ultrasound?
Ultrasound, I guess.


Why is there no Y? Aunt Nub wants to know! Yes, I would like to know where "Y" went!


Z- Zodiac sign?
Scorpio ~ look out for that stinger! We can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

I finally finished my cards ~ not my greatest card nor is it the greatest of pictures (sorry it's so blurry & the colors are waaaaay off ~ background is light blue, border is dark blue & foreground is light green). The theme for January was a song title.

Tag ~ you're it!

My dear, sweet friend, Phinney, put this up in her journal & tagged me that way. Unfortunately, her journal is private or else I'd link to it here. She was tagged by way of Nancy, who is also pretty darn cool. Here's my participation in it this Saturday night. More stuff tomorrow when I'm a little more with it.

Four Jobs I've Had
Shipping & Receiving Manager (yup...know the ins & outs of UPS, FED EX, DHL & the USPS...w00t!)

Receptionist/file clerk for an umbrella manufacturer (thanks, Marti!)

Security Guard (desk officer/dispatcher)

Co~Owner of a pet supply store (the latest & greatest!)

4 Movies I can watch over and over
Cars

Maximum Overdrive

Mystic Pizza (YAY ~ young Vincent D'Onofrio)

The Wizard of Oz

4 Places I have lived
Studio apartment in NYC (as a baby)

Grew up in the north end of New Rochelle, NY (from 3 1/2 ~ around 22)

2 apartments across the hall from each other in Mamaroneck, NY

My condo in Tarrytown, NY

4 TV shows I love to watch
Designing Women

Alice

Who's the Boss?

Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations

(plus I've gotta admit to liking the new Bionic Woman)

4 Places I’ve been to on vacation
Montauk, NY (where else?)

Westport, MA

Bahamas

United Kingdom

(plus MANY others, but this only asks for 4)

4 Websites I visit daily
Other people's blogs

Where's George?

Engrish.com
I can has cheezburger

4 Favorite Dishes –
Just about anything Italian

Avocado sushi

Pork Fried Rice

Just about anything chocolate~y

4 Places I’d rather be right now
Montauk, NY (again....where else?)

On a warm, tropical beach, sipping a Pina Colada

In bed....sleeping

Driving around the country in an RV

4 People I’m tagging

If you're reading this (all 4 or 5 of you)......consider yourself tagged....now it's your turn! Let me know if/when you do this, so I can see your answers!