meme-tastic!

kimli tagged me with this meme about 25 random facts about yourself. i didn’t think i could come up with 25, but it was a slow afternoon at work. ;)

1. i sleep with earplugs in most nights because i live in the central lonsdale ghetto, i like to keep the window open for fresh air and my neighbours are crazy loud & obnoxious. not to mention the traffic noise and sirens.
2. speaking of noises, if there’s a barely audible hum, whir or whine in an appliance, air system or broadcast, i can hear it and it becomes all consuming. i don’t quite know what it is, but white noises are utterly penetrating to me and i lack the ability to tune them out.
3. once i find a new food i like i want to eat it ALL THE TIME. i recently tried steamed barbeque pork buns and now i can’t stop thinking about them. hm… i have my car today, i could go get some! see? like that!
4. after i’ve had a shower, the shower curtain must be pulled closed and be wrinkle-free. i don’t care if this means the shower doesn’t try out as quickly. it does mean that the plastic won’t get mouldy and slimey where the wet pieces have been touching each other. ew.
5. whenever i dream of “home”, it’s the duplex my mom & i lived in just before we moved to vancouver island. always. as yet, it’s the place i’ve lived the longest amount of time, which is why i think its claimed that role.
6. i don’t like phoning people when they aren’t expecting me to call. i always assume they’re busy or don’t have time/want to talk to me. it’s irrational, but undying. i’m sorry i don’t call.
7. i always leave the microwave door open for a few minutes after i’ve used it. i hate hate hate the stuffy smell of old food when you open the microwave door; therefore, i make sure its fully aired out after each use. this annoys my co-workers to no end.
8. i would rather work through a task from start to finish in one sitting than break it down and stretch it out. even yucky tasks.
9. i hate interruptions.
10. i am a crappy multi-tasker and i’m not ashamed to admit it.
11. but, i am dogged in pursuing the completion of something once i’ve started on it. i will not stop until you yank it away from me or i’ve finished it to my satisfaction.
12. during a telephone conversation, there’s a 95% chance i’ll be lying down on the couch, bed or even floor.
13. if you decline an invitation i’ve sent you, for whatever reason, i’ll assume you hate me and be sad.
14. about a year or so ago, my sense of smell suddenly got really acute. i immediately assumed this meant i was pregnant and freaked out. now, it’s just slightly annoying to be able to smell the cigarette of the guy two cars in front of me.
15. i’ve driven a submarine.
16. just once in my life have i driven a vehicle with a manual transmission. i was 12 years old and my neighbour took her twin sons and i down to the sand flats to let us drive her volkswagen van. when i let go of the clutch, the van lurched so badly a huge fountain of sand was kicked up behind the vehicle and scared me shitless. i’ve never wanted to try again since.
17. if i’m bored or nervous, especially in meetings or classrooms, i push back my cuticles. it’s a tick i can’t seem to break.
18. i’m a hypochondriac whose mother was a nurse. this combination means that every little physical weirdness sends me into a state of panic that i have a fatal condition that’s going to kill me in a matter of hours. this has meant i sometimes sleep with the phone in the bed with me, just in case i have to call 911.
19. i’ve never lost my keys; but, i’ve locked myself out of my apartment and car — one time each.
20. i sometimes eat leftover rice with ketchup & pepper. it’s yummy.
21. i’ve been in the newspaper, on tv and on the radio.
22. i chew the inside of my cheeks.
23. i started smoking the second time because the movie Trainspotting freaked me out.
24. i still don’t have a clue as to what i want to be when i grow up and this worries me sometimes.
25. i’ve found a lot of similarities between myself and the other people who’ve done this meme. each time i find an item i relate to i think “me too! we should be BFF!”.

i don’t know 25 people to tag, so i refuse to tag anybody! nyah!