Me, According to Shiny
Ξ March 24th, 2008 | → 21 Comments | ∇ me |
Shiny (the male Shiny) and I were talking about our new baby blogs. He has been blogging for years over on Mindsay and just recently ventured out on his own. While he is a Jewish male and I am a Christian female, our new blogs have brought us together and made us fast friends. Perfect Strangers, yet not strangers. Especially after I got to reading his writings. The man is interesting!
So he throws an offer on the table. No, not that kind of offer (he is very married with a beautiful young boy after all!). Shiny wants to do a 50 things about me list for my blog and wants me to do a 50 things about him. Holy shit, I just met this guy, how much could he know about me from my two weeks of blogging? Hmmmm.
For some reason that jackass Tom Cruise entered my brain, whispering, “Sometimes ya just gotta say what the fuck. If you can’t say it, you can’t do it.” Well guess what, I can say it. And honestly, I am hoping that in the comments you guys add to the list of stuff about me. It would be nice to incorporate these things into a seperate “things about me” page.
So without further adieu I present to you Shiny’s 50 things about me, some of which he totally made up. Being the slightly control freak that I can be I will add my commentary in italics beside Shiny’s thoughts.
50 Things About Hello Haha Narf:
1. She hates it when people call her Rebecca. That’s simply not a name she goes by. Oh so true. VERY few people get away with the R word.
2. She knows more about cars than most guys do. Well that is a little strong. I do so love a late 60′s muscle car, though.
3. She is a beer snob — to the extent that her friends roll their eyes at what she orders. I love beer. Yep. Love. But I am not sure if “snob” is exactly the right word. Would I hurt you for a Smithwick’s? Damn skippy. Will I drink Miller Lite if that is the only cold beer available? Probably. 
4. This woman has a lead foot. Once she got two speeding tickets in the same day. I do love to drive fast. But not two tickets in the same day, Shiny!!
5. She doesn’t think of her biological father as her “real” dad. True. Very true.
6. She loves skiing, but has never gone snowboarding. Also true. I would kill myself on a snowboard.
7. She doesn’t keep in touch with many of her high school friends. There are probably two girls from high school that I keep in touch with. They are good people.
8. She does, however, keep in touch with her online friends — and has met a couple of them. Jester started this insanity. We met at a trade show and told me about this thing he had on the internet, a blog. (Yeah, I lived under a rock most of my life. Shhhhhhhh.) Since then I have totally fallen in love with some amazing people that I consider friends even though we haven’t met. Tequilacon should change that and offer the opportunity to drink and get to know some folks in real life.
9. She has a thing for any movie set in Pittsburgh, so she can point out the landmarks to her friends. “Look! That’s where Bruce Willis got shot in ‘Striking Distance!’” Her friends think she’s a dork for that. Kinda true. I do so love my town and have lots of stupid trivia about Pittsburgh. Did you know that the yellow color of most of our bridges is called Alomon Gold? I’m not sure, but I think it might have been my mother who came up with the combination of our rivers’ names as the name of the color. Some contest if memory serves me right. I’ll have to investigate that.
10. Her friends think she’s a dork for lots of other things. But love her nonetheless. I am pretty sure this is true!
11. She once performed the Heimlich maneuver on a dog, saving his life. Uhhh, no. Although once I did the Heimlich on myself when I was at home alone choking. I think that might be a post for another day.
12. She feels more comfortable around men than around other women. While I love most people, it is true that I tend to gravitate towards men.
13. She has had erotic dreams about two or more members of “Pearl Jam.” I couldn’t even name two members of Pearl Jam. Although I do enjoy a good hot dream!
14. People come up to her and assume that she must be of Irish descent because of her hair. She hates that people just assume the stereotype is true. People do, but I don’t hate it…actually I love it. I mean, I have a green t-shirt that says “Rub me for luck” and a big ole shamrock, for fuck’s sake.
15. She is Irish Catholic. I mean, look at the hair! Also part Polish. Yep, Irish and Polish. I’m a stupid drunk! Wheee!
16. She met Colin Ferrell once and accidentally burped in his face during the incident. Shit. If I had met him, burping is NOT what I would have done in his face. Nuff said.
17. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is one those movies to which she can recite the entire dialogue. True. Also The Princess Bride and The Labyrinth. (Shiny, how did you know that?)
18. She doesn’t mind singing in front of people (well, after a few beers at least) — but, curiously, she doesn’t sing in the shower. Oh. Hell. No. I wish I could sing, but I just can’t. There is not enough alcohol in the world to have me drunken singing.
19. Although she loves cartoons, she has a very strong negative reaction to the Smurfs. Nope. Don’t hate the little blue boys. In fact, when I was in 5th grade I wished I was Smurfette. (Imagine living with all those men! Nice!)
20. She’s traveled extensively, but still hasn’t made it to Australia. And really wants to go there. I love to travel, but wouldn’t say that I have done so extensively. Australia is on my list (ok again, how did Shiny know that?), but Alaska is my dream vacation. Ireland as well. Egypt, too. And Fiji. I’ll stop there because there really isn’t much that I wouldn’t want to see.
21. She loves roller coasters. Used to ride ‘em all the time. Now? Not so much. Ok, Shiny shit the bed on this one. I still LOVE roller coasters! The bigger and faster the better. LOVE! (Spinning rides? Definitely not. They make me hurl.)
22. She joined Facebook just because some of her blogging friends pressured her into it. True. Fucking Jester got me on that one. I can’t remember the last time I checked it. Although I am guilty of still checking MySpace.
23. She uses her dogs as “wing-dogs” on occasion — but that’s okay because they don’t mind. If this means what I think it means, then this is true. And the boys don’t mind a bit.
24. She feels that when someone orders plain vanilla ice cream, it’s sacrilege — and such a boring waste. While I don’t think I have ever ordered plain vanilla, ice cream is not something I judge on! All ice cream should be enjoyed. My family just loves ice cream, no matter what flavor.
25. She’s been engaged twice and “almost engaged” three times. Not exactly true. I never accepted any of the offers. They just weren’t the right men.
26. She thought it was a crime when “Futurama” was canceled. (She was right.) The show was great, although I rarely watched it. Guess I am part of the reason it was canceled. Sorry!
27. She’s a giggly drunk. And hates it because her friends poke fun at her about it. As long as everyone is happy, I don’t care if I am the reason that folks are smiling. Besides, I am pretty sure that my friends love that I am a happy drunk.
28. She is a “there / their / they’re” Nazi. True. Same with “your / you’re” and “hour / our” and others. Drives me batshit crazy. Yet I fuck up commas and quotes and all kinds of other stuff that has to piss off others.
29. Her phone extension at work is divisible by 71. 213.
30. Zort is fun to say. So is troz. Which is zort backwards. And this is only peripherally about her, but it counts anyway. ZORT! (Yep, that counted. Good one.)
31. She once completely hooked up with a guy for Steelers playoff tickets, and so didn’t call him after they were eliminated. Ok, no I did not hook up with someone for playoff tickets!
32. She doesn’t get what all the hoopla with “American Idol” is all about. Took me a looooooooooong time, but I have sorta come to appreciate Idol. Again, I blame Jester.
33. Same thing with NASCAR. Not her cup of tea. I don’t hate NASCAR, but I am also not a huge fan. I can enjoy a race, but won’t cry if I miss it. Although I will so admit to a desire to attend a race in person.
34. She’s not proud of it, but she’s kneed guys in the balls five times. (Not the same guy.) Nope. Five is the wrong number.
35. Although she doesn’t have any kids of her own, she’s the “cool aunt” in her family, helping to raise many nieces and nephews. I do appreciate the kids of others! Great to spoil them, then give em back.
36. Although she doesn’t have any babies of her own, she does own a baby pool. Odd… Not odd! I have two dogs and summers get hot. Some days I can’t get the German Shepherd outta the damn pool. Besides, it feels good on my feet after a long day at the office.
37. She doesn’t have any real frogs at home. But, counting figurines, refrigerator magnets, stuffed animals and the like, she has thirty-seven of them in her home. Oh Shiny. Even if you were dyslexic that number would be wrong.
38. She chronically runs late. It comes from a complex she had throughout school where she always had to wait when attendance was called, as her name is in the latter part of the alphabet. Always late, yep. ALWAYS.
39. She once put her fist through a wall, infuriated that she would be without her cable service for four days. I would so do that if my cable were taken from me. My TV and I are friends!
40. She’s an exhibitionist. And she’s an exhibitionist about being an exhibitionist. Ummmm, well…yeah. Although I prefer “outgoing.”
41. She secretly has a passion for singing along to Wilson Phillips. What the hell made Shiny say that? I could understand sing along with Mitch Miller before Wilson Phillips. Sheesh.
42. She’s seen “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” more than five times. Fuck yeah I have. Who hasn’t? Thank you, San Dimas High!
43. She loves her job — and does a damn good job at… well, whatever the hell she does for work. True.
44. She used to work in the banking industry — not as much fun. SO very true!
45. She hasn’t read the DaVinci Code — mostly because everyone else was reading it and saying how much they liked it. Normally that would be true, but I really loved the book. Read it more than once. Hated the movie, though.
46. She’s fired a gun, but not for a long while. True.
47. She goes wild for that “I’m Too Sexy” song. “Wild” is a tad strong. But that song is just fun!
48. When she has to, she can put on a very conservative, rigid, game face which will show people that she’s a force to be reckoned with. True.
49. Two words: Landing Strip. True. (Ok, really, how do you know this stuff?!??!)
50. She considers her mom to be one of her greatest inspirations and heroes. So very true. I really miss that woman.
If you get a moment, run over to Shiny’s place and check out the list that I did for Shiny!
on March 24th, 2008 at 2:46 AM
You should work in some that are not true, but make people wonder.
51. She has an autoimmune disease that forces her to live in a bubble.
on March 24th, 2008 at 8:13 AM
OK…
No. 8-I don’t warrant a mention here? Sheesh!
No. 9-Inspector Gadget (Enough Said)
No. 13-I think it was “Pearl Necklace”
No. 14-They do the same thing to S…but she’s German, for crying out loud!!!! (And we named our youngest daughter Molly…go figure.)
No. 16-She met Donnie Van Don once and burped in his face…not Collin Ferrell but Adonis Van Donald! Yep. Burped in his face to.
No. 28-How about the to, too fiasco? People really piss me off sometimes with they’re screwy use of the English language! But your a good person Rebecca! And I love you a lot.
No. 34-Five is the wrong number and “not the same guy” is not correct either. “Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be!”
No. 35-Molly June will attest to this one. She loves ya too…or is that to? So their!
No. 40-Could’a fooled me!
No. 46-I can help with this one. See you on the 25th?
No. 50-I wish I’d have met her mom. And I wish she’d have met mine!
No. 52-She loves My Boyfriend. My Boyfriend takes her to work every morning.
on March 24th, 2008 at 9:06 AM
[...] and surprised that she was so accurate about so many of them. Take a look at her blog to see what I wrote about her. If anything, I would say that her list about me is far more precise than the one I wrote about her. [...]
on March 24th, 2008 at 9:18 AM
That was pretty impressive!
on March 24th, 2008 at 10:03 AM
WOW! That IS impressive.
OK – here’s one. She might find herself closer to men on most occasions, but on the rare times she takes a woman under her wing – she gets very protective of them and is super encouraging of them in every way.
And I know that’s true.
on March 24th, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Just a few remarks to your remarks:
6. I’m kind of proud of this guess. You mentioned that you love skiing in your list, but I just couldn’t picture you snowboarding for some reason…
7. I changed “any” to “many” as a bit of a cop-out here. I mean, most people keep in touch with one or two…
13. Another guess. I hung out with a lot of women at college who were hot for these Pearl Jam guys. Wouldn’t you want to be given the high hard one
by a guy named “Stone?”
17. It was something you had said in one of your blog entries which reminded me of Ferris Bueller. I can’t remember specifically what. Great movie, though.
18. There is ALWAYS enough alcohol to make someone sing. I consider this a challenge…
19. Really? Wow. They’re just so… so… anti-Anamaniac.
20. I guessed that you had been to Ireland. But you can’t go wrong with Australia…
21. Shitting the bed — how lovely! I’ve been to Kennywood once. Seems like a great place. It was when I was dating this girl in college from
Monroeville. Very frisky one. The roller coaster rides were memorable…
23. Yes. It means exactly that.
24. I guess I went overboard on this. I could imagine that you like the wacky ice cream flavors where they blend chocolate truffles with carrot
cake and peanut butter chips and Brazil nuts and jalapenos and the like. I didn’t count on your kind heart to accept all types — even if they prefer vanilla.
26. They brought it back! Kind of… (Comedy Central; serialized versions of a made-for-DVD movie last year)
28. I’m even worse — when someone doesn’t have their subject agree with their possessive pronouns, I react harshly…
31. … but would you have?
32. I suppose I’m the wrong person to be talking smack about American Idol with my history and all…
41. Ever see “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle?” There’s a great Wilson Phillips sing-a-long scene there. I just pictured you as the type. Guess I was way off…
49. I actually have a rationale for this which I’ll save for a later time…
This was fun!
on March 24th, 2008 at 11:14 AM
killer – wanna share my bubble?
adonis – great comment. altough the gun you want me to shoot for you is off limits, oh married one! (my boyfriend was cold this morning. frost on his windshield. i thought spring was here? didn’t i see robins and the crocus, dammit??)
avit – i finally set you up with an opportunity to be your intelligent witty self and you go all nice on me. wtf?
britt – you are just so damn easy to love. and i do have your back. always. because you deserve good things.
shiny – thanks for the ping thingy. (i still don’t know how the hell to do that. sometimes i feel like i am 90 with these damn new fangled computers.)
regarding 13: no, i don’t need a guy named stone. now dwayne the rock johnson is an entirely different story. mmmmm!
regarding 18: no challenge here. you don’t have enough money to buy me enough alcohol to sing. i just don’t sing. and really, you should thank me.
regarding 21: dude, you have been to kennywood and could say that you thought i wouldn’t still ride coasters??!?! the thunderbolt makes me happy girl wiggle just thinking about it!
regarding 24: i’m a lover, not a hater.
regarding 41: i. don’t. sing.
regarding 49: i can not wait to hear this rationale!
i set up my 101 things page and have shiny’s 50 included there. although i didn’t take killer’s suggestion to put false stuff there, i might run a true / false contest later in the blog’s life…
on March 24th, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Am I one of the people who can call you the “R” word?
on March 24th, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Hahaha, I think you and I could totally hang out. Although we’d both have to get over our preclusion for male friends
.
I’d like to have sex with a member of Pearl Jam.
Do you tend to not like something because everyone else loves it and raves about it way too much? I am oddly defiant like that!
on March 24th, 2008 at 1:45 PM
fab – if you mean ravishing, then certainly.
hill – we’ll have a blast at tequilacon. although i have a feeling my sides will hurt from laughing.
you have sex with pearl jam and then tell me all about it. thanks for taking one for the team!
i don’t think i am so much defiant. more like my problem is i get all worked up and my expectations are sky high because everyone is dripping wet over something. then i finally read it or see it and i just can’t help but be disappointed. my imagination is so much better than the product i get handed…i’m bound to be let down. now if i don’t hear about something and i read or see it i turn into one of the raving lunatics. ( i like that you are defiant.)
on March 24th, 2008 at 3:42 PM
3. Ah, the days when you wouldn’t drink beer with fruit in it…
9. Yes, according to my mudder, your mudder did name the color.
18. Um, can I get a Myrtle Beach Drive Home for $2000, Alex?
20. Whole Nine Yards baby!
22. You have a Facebook? Who knew..
28. Yes, but do you have an “its/it’s” post-it attached to your monitor?
34. So, what is the right number?
on March 24th, 2008 at 4:02 PM
sar – i love that you read over here. muah! <3
regarding #3: i still REFUSE to drink beer with fruit in it. forever i will stand by the thought that any beer which needs fruit to be consumable is not worth me consuming. pffft!
regarding #9: yeah, that’s where i heard it from. i say we ask auntie m.
regarding #18: shut. up. that SO doesn’t count! you MUST love me, regardless of how bad i sing.
regarding #20: i can’t wait to do ireland on 9-9-09!!
regarding #22: seriously couldn’t tell you how to even log onto the account. i only set it up because i have a huge crush on jester.
regarding #28: nope, coz i think i know the difference. the one i can’t grasp no matter how many times it is explained? effect / affect!
regarding #34: not tellin
now YOU come up with something for me!
on March 24th, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Effect – noun
Affect – verb
Sheesh… I don’t even know where to begin.
So – if you’re so against beer with fruit in it, why, pray tell, is there a picture of Fraziskahner (sp? firewall won’t let me check) on your MySpace? Huh? I take it you just drink it minus the fruit. Tee hee, memories of you fighting with Jeff (he was so freakin’ cute…) about so-called “fruit-beer.”
on March 24th, 2008 at 4:12 PM
you will note that the photo of that glorious german concoction has NO LEMON, dammit. keep that shit outta my franzislickenheimerstein beer.
although please bring both lemon and lime to my ketel one and tonic.
mmmmmmmmm…
on March 24th, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Is there a hidden link the landing strip pictures somewhere on this blog I’m missing?
on March 24th, 2008 at 7:07 PM
This is awesome – I may have to steal the idea sometime. ;-)
on March 24th, 2008 at 7:20 PM
othurme – seriously, i think the man has cameras following me around! we “met” maybe a week ago and he got so much correct that it was creepy. which reminds me…
HEY SHINY – how did you know where my last name fell when the school teachers would call attendance??!?
tug – absolutely, steal away! it was wild, rooting through his archives, finding his wife’s blog, finding his kid’s blog. and i am seriously still surprised at how much he nailed.
wait, i didn’t say nailed. you know what i mean.
on March 24th, 2008 at 9:21 PM
I know almost nothing about you, Ms. Hello, except that you give good comments. But I’m glad you finally have a blog!
on March 24th, 2008 at 9:35 PM
I get blamed for everything.
on March 24th, 2008 at 11:20 PM
bianca – i might just use “i give good comments” on another list. although i am sure some pervert would read something else entirely into that statement! (i love that you stop by here. thanks!)
jester darling – only because it is all your fault.
on March 25th, 2008 at 8:23 AM
No. 46 – you check out my rather sizeable collection and pick out the one you wanna shoot. Doesn’t matter if I’m married or not. S will shoot them with you. Hell, if you like, you can shoot every durned one of them…although you may not like some of them what with your fragile feminine frame and all!