I was tagged for the 7 Things You don't Know about me meme oh, only about a month and a half ago by meta-DAD. I blame 2007. Or society. Or both. But it's a new year and while I never make any Resolutions, I will try my darnedest to stay on top of awards and memes. At least a bit better than I've done in the past.
Anyways, here goes nothing...
7 Things You Didn't Know about Andrew
- I don't like wearing socks. Shoes too. Working from home is great in the summer, 'cause I get to walk around barefoot. But winter time, it's a bit too cold for that.
- I was a breech birth. Oddly enough, our 4-year-old son (who looks and acts a lot like me) was also a breech, though he was delivered via C-section.
- I hate being called Andy. (Yeah, like that's not opening the door for fun comments on here...). I actually don't despise it as much as I did growing up. I usually just correct people once and hope that it sticks. But there are 2 people who are allowed to call me by that nickname: Stan Lee and my mechanic. Stan, because I met him once at a comic convention and no way you correct the founder of Marvel comics on your name. He's just too awe-inspiring! And my mechanic because, well, you don't mess with the guy who can fix or break your car.
- I think olives are pure evil. I used to hate mushrooms as a kid, now I love them. Olives, no such luck. I do keep trying one every year or so to see if my taste buds have changed, but nope. Black, green, pitted, sliced, whatever. They all taste like pure "ick" to me.
- I bat lefty. I do almost everything right-handed, except when it comes to batting in baseball. For some reason, I was always more comfortable batting lefty. Which causes a lot of confusion for me whenever I try to golf, as I have no idea which way to swing.
- I'm not a fan of horror films. Call me a wuss, but I don't see the appeal in most horror movies, particular the more recent "torture" style of films. Even the old slasher flicks did nothing for me. Suspense (like the first "Alien" film) I can do and enjoy, but straight-up horror just isn't for me.
- I can't cook rice. In fact, I have actually been banned in my house from ever cooking or even helping (i.e. stirring) to make rice. Don't ask.
There ya go. Just a little list of inconsequential data about li'l ol' me. To pass this sucker on and keep it alive, I'm tagging every blogger reading this whose name starts with the letter G. Yeah, the 7th letter of the alphabet.
9 Responses to “7 Things About Me”
Get yourself a rice cooker.
It's mistake proof.
@Jen - We have a rice cooker. Let me rephrase that. We HAD a rice cooker. Need I say more? And yes, I'm serious.
Andy, (sorry, can't resist
What? Cooking rice is the easiest thing for me to do. In fact, it's the only thing I can cook!
Well, that and boiling eggs.
@Rudy - Haw haw. Okay, fine. That's your one. Everyone gets one. And then "Dark Andrew" surfaces and kicks some serious butt.
But yes, cooking rice is easy. Yet for me, I ALWAYS forget to check it near the end or stir it and invariably half of it burns or sticks to the bottom of the pot. I can cook plenty of other good stuff, but rice is my kryptonite.
That's interesting - ever since I became a dad horror films have lost their appeal. There is something to that, I'm sure.
We made RK treats all of the time as kids. Never thought to cut them into different shapes...Great idea!
@meta-DAD - Yeah, I can hear that. I've never really gotten into the whole slasher/horror thing, so having kids didn't really change that. But there are other films/moments that involve kids that make me think way differently now.
@Dolores - Glad you liked the idea! And I can only hope you's come out way better then mine. Heh.
I used to hate mushrooms as a kid too, but then I started to like them with steak and onions. Now, I don't know if I like them as much as I used to, but they do add a lot of flavor to certain dishes.
Get a rice cooker from amazon for cheap - then you will make perfect rice
That's one of the only things I can cook.