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February 04, 2008

5 Facts

As long as we're on the subject of lists, I think I'll just go ahead and add one more. Yeaaaahhh, that would be great.

I love watching YouTube and there's some game going around it called 5 Facts. Basically, it's a game where if you're tagged, you have to post a video of yourself stating any 5 facts about yourself. Then you have to tag 5 people in return. It's like a cross between tag and a chain letter.

Now, I haven't been tagged, but it did get me thinking. What would my 5 facts be? I think I'd try to stay away from anything obvious like: I like cats; or I'm into martial arts. But then that makes it really hard to think of what I would say. But because of that, they'd end up being really weird-sounding, like hearing part of a conversation out of context.

Fact #1:

I like crunchy things. But they have to be really really crunchy. Not like regular potato chips, they have to be like kettle-cooked. I'm talking nearly-chip-your-teeth crunchy. When I was in college, I used to get vanilla swirl ice cream for dessert and put Grape Nuts on it. I had it every day for I don't know how long until I actually chipped part of my filling out. That's when I knew I'd been eating too much Grape Nuts. I won't eat bacon unless it's brittle. When I go to restaurants, I have to tell them to make it either extremely crunchy or just plain burnt (though they don't really burn it, but come close). Otherwise, they just don't make it crunchy enough. My mom repeatedly tells the story about how when I was a baby/toddler and my parents would take me to a restaurant, they'd set me in a high chair with oyster crackers and I'd just break them apart and make a huge mess. Then my parents would have to tip the waitress extra to clean it up. So I guess you could say I have some weird fascination with the sound and texture of things that are extra crunchy.

Fact #2:

I always wanted to pet a tiger and a dolphin, though not at the same time. it's one of the things I want to do before I die. Besides domesticated house cats, tigers and dolphins are the most beautiful creatures in the world (I also admire sharks, and I've actually "swam" with one, though it was a harmless sand shark and really all it did was sink to the bottom and lay there). I've always admired seeing people on the Travel Channel swimming with dolphins and every time I say (well, whine actualy), "Ohh, I wanna do that!" Maybe Don and I can do that when we go to Hawaii later this week.

There's also this place in Thailand called Tiger Temple where you can actually pet tigers. They're pretty tame and they're taken care of by monks in a remote sanctuary. Next time I go to Thailand, that's what I'm gonna do.


Fact #3:
I'm most likely going to die in a horrible, fiery car crash. Yes, it's morbid, but true. How do I know this? Easy. Just take a look around you next time you drive on the highway. How many crazies do you encounter? My daily commute is anywhere from 40 minutes on up, so that's a lot of crazies. Now, I freely admit that I used to be one of those crazies. I've had too many speeding tickets. But I've mended my ways and have been ticket-free for a solid 3 years! That's a pretty incredible record for me and I plan to keep it clean for a lot longer. But I still have to contend with the crazies and one of these days, one of them is going to turn left or right from the wrong lane or come slamming into me from behind because they were dumb enough to tail me on a snowy, icy day. And that's gonna be it. Well, either that or I'll be in the hospital for a very long time.

Fact #4:
I wish I had never stopped taking piano lessons. When I was about 8yrs. old or so, my mom signed me up for lessons with my sister's piano teacher. She started playing years before me, so by then, she was already very good. Her lessons preceded mine, so I'd have to wait for an hour and listen to her play these beautiful songs. Then I'd get there and have to play a very simplified Minuet in G or something. I got jealous of my sister; I wanted to be that good, but I hated practicing--probably because I was so intimidated by her talent and embarrassed that I couldn't play as well. Eventually, I took up the violin and was ok at it, but never as good a musician as her (again, because I was intimidated). Ahh, sibling rivalry!

Even so, I've always admired the piano. It's one of my favorite instruments to listen to. Back in the 1980s, I had a Casio synthesizer keyboard that I used to fart around on trying to play pop songs by ear. I think I was marginally better than Ross from "Friends." And I can't tell you how I miss the days when I'd be upstairs studying while my sister was practicing piano. Every concerto she played became my favorite and when she left for college, I was really sad not to hear that beautiful music in the house. I suppose if I ever had more time (martial arts takes up all my free time), I'd take lessons again. Or maybe if I was ever unemployed and couldn't find a job.

Fact #5:
Ok, so you all are aware that I'm a martial artist. That's obvious. But I'm not one of those goofy yahoos who goes and tries to do dumbass moves on my front lawn advertising the fact to my neighbors. But I have to admit that there are times when I kind of daydream about what it would be like to actually have to use my skills on the street in a real fight. (Does that go against my promise that I wouldn't say I was into martial arts? Ok, maybe a little.) I mean, that's what I'm doing martial arts for, right? So sometimes, I imagine someone coming to attack me and think about how I'd handle the situation. Now, there have been a few instances when I came close to having to employ my martial arts skills. But the first time, I had just started karate a couple of months before and was not prepared (mentally or physically) to actually do anything. The second, I was completely oblivious to my surroundings (not good for a martial artist), but I had Pam to back me up--she's got eyes like an eagle and she's always prepared. The third time, Don was there, so 'nuff said.

And there you have it. Five facts about me you probably didn't know. Consider yourself tagged.

Posted by Amy at February 4, 2008 11:38 PM

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