Doodaddy

They saved my life

A self-described Crazy blog friend tagged me to throw out seven “random” things about myself. Nothing about me is random (to me, anyway), but it was a hard and weepy day, so, what the hell, why not?

1. I hate big box stores unless they have cart escalators, which I call cartscalators. I love cartscalators.
2. The movie The Amazing Dobermans (with Fred Astaire!) probably saved my life.
3. I had a secret relationship of not very long when my wife and I were first dating and broke up briefly. I never told her about it then (things were delicate), and now I sort of like that I have a secret, albeit a pretty harmless one.
4. If I get into an unfamiliar shower (like at a hotel) I wear my glasses. I’m afraid of drain spooks.
5. My first tool was an adjustable spanner (a.k.a. Crescent wrench, monkey wrench, gas grips, adjustable end wrench, etc.). I still have it and its handle is green.
6. To no one’s surprise I’m sure, I cry at movies. I cry at Christmas-themed newspaper ads, too.
7. The Smiths’ song “Girlfriend in a Coma” is ingrained in my head. Whenever I hear a phrase with the same rhythm scheme – DA-da in a DA-da — I sing the next line, and usually not just in my head. Imagine the scene at the coffee place as I sing out loud in my best Morrissey voice: “Two shots in my latte / I know, I know, it’s serious (la la, la la la).”

   I’m feeling more and more boring. It’s cute, though, that I’ve now done memes for 7, 8, 9, and 10 things about myself. Do I hear 11?

• Eight Things About Me? You Asked For It!
• Nine Truths and a Lie
• Ten More Things About Me That Border On Boring. No, They Really Are Boring. See For Yourself.

  Now, of course, I’m supposed to tag seven more folks. Apologies if you’ve already gotten this one: Suburban Oblivion, Magneto Bold Too, Coffee-N-Wisdom, Dad Thing, I Hate Snaps, Xbox4NappyRash. And, naturally, Barack Obama. Your job is to do as I’ve done – share seven random facts – but with luck, less borifyingly.