Tag! I'm It!

Very likely due to the fact that I've been horrendously lax in writing here, my (literally) oldest friend, Aviva, has tagged me! (Sorry for the overdue mention--I really only get to read blogs on weekends.)

Now, because it's a cloudy, gloomy, rather unpretty Saturday morning and I have been avoiding work by futzing around the apartment since 8:30, I think I'll give it a shot!

On to the rules:

1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules in your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers' blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

Now for 6 unspectacular quirks (of the many gazillions I have) about me that, hey, you may just find interesting:

1. I have been addicted to crossword puzzles since I was about 18, when my cousin Dalia introduced them to me. Oddly enough, the only thing that has ever been able to break my crossword addiction is a NEW addiction: to cryptograms, introduced to me by my boyfriend, Jason, last year.

2. I "face and fan" all the bills in my wallet. That means they must be in order by denomination (ones, fives, tens, twenties) and they must all be facing forward and upright. If this delicate placement is upset, I'm convinced the world could end.

3. I talk to my cats. All the time. I also sing little nonsense songs to them. They often purr when I do it, but I can't help but imagine that blank stare on their faces indicates complete contempt for me and all humans.

4. I get nauseated from perfume samples in magazines. Sorry, Vanity Fair, but the first thing I do when I get my monthly issue in the mail is rip out all the foul fragrance ads (and, frankly, all the other ads, as well--easily removes 100 unnecessary pages and makes the magazine much easier to shlep around).

5. I get extremely tipsy from one glass of wine. Particularly red wine, which is unfortunate, because I enjoy it so much. But seriously, it's embarrassing. I could hold my liquor much better at 22 than I can at 36!

6. I can't stand it when any digital clock in my house isn't on the right time--that means the DVD player, microwave, alarm clock, etc. must all be set correctly at all times. (I am a very busy girl on spring forward/fall back days.)

There you have it. I am a freak of nature.

Now, to tag 6 of my fellow bloggers:

1. Marney, at The World According to Marney (I know you're a busy newlywed with a new home to unpack, but we miss your blog!)
2. Seth, at The Wind Beneath My Chicken Wings
3. Aaron, at Aaroniously Yours
4. Adam, at Touch My Genius
5. Jackie, at Jackie-Blue
6. Christopher, because he has a website but really should write more

Posted by ayelet at May 3, 2008 11:56 AM