Really Random Realities

I was recently tagged by Nancy at Marie Millard.  My task?  To share eight random facts about myself.   You may have noticed that I already broke a cardinal blogging rule (namely, Thou Shalt Wait Until Thy One Hundredth Post to List One Hundred Facts About Thyself). 

I am  running out of random bits of Moodswinging Mommy trivia.  Hell, I'll give it a whirl regardless.

The Rules
Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
* Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
* Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.

Moodswinging Mommy's Random Facts:

1) I have met all of the members of the Barenaked Ladies.

2) I just got a new laptop and somehow managed to crash the operating system within the space of five days.  How did this happen?  Well, I sometimes think I am more clever with computers than I actually am.      I'm going to get my wireless network set up if it kills me!

3) My new best friend is Bob from Bangalore, who works at HP Technical Support (see item # 2 above). Love 'ya, Bob!    More on that later...

4) I got hit in the mouth with a lacrosse stick the day after my braces came off. I was fifteen.   Yes, this was after I had already gotten my two top front teeth knocked out by a surfboard at age twelve.   People like me are the reason mouth guards were invented.

5) My first-ever boyfriend dumped me on Valentine's Day because I wouldn't put out.  He wasted no time in hooking up with a little tart named Anabelle.  That's her real name, not that I'm still bitter or anything.  Good thing my mother isn't alive, or she'd read this and probably hunt him down after twenty years and give him a piece of her mind.   

6) Currently I have a major case of PMS. This afternoon, I ate one of my son's leftover chocolate Easter bunnies while my children were napping. (You know, the bunny he doesn't actually know he had because I told him all his candy was gone?)  By the way, did I mention that I'm trying to lose ten pounds?  It was unfortunate, but Peter Rabbit's sacrifice was a necessary evil.

7) I have a black thumb and plants have been known to wilt when I touch them.  Every spring I optimistically purchase and plant flat upon flat of flowers. I plan to visit the garden center tomorrow, in fact.  Typically they do not last long.  This year will be different.  Really.  I swear.  (Stop rolling your eyes, SuperDad!)

8)  When I was a young I used to collect colored leaves every fall and then go door to door selling them to my neighbors at a nickel each.   People bought them too!  If only it were that easy to make money nowadays.

That's all, folks!  Time to play some tag...

1)  Smiling Mom
2) A Madison Mom
3) Suburban Mum
4) Three Kid Circus
5) Suburban Daddy
6) Thordora
7)  Manila Mom
8) One Tough Momma

Comments

[Erin]

Barenaked Ladies...cool!!! Details, please!!!

[Megan (Velveteen Mind)]

I used to color large rocks with magic markers and sell them door to door. Aah, those were the good old days.

Ooh, and I passed out at Six Flags after standing in line in the summer heat for over an hour *right as we were about to get on the ride*- hit my front teeth on the guard rail, stood back up, immediately passed out again, stood back up... you see where this is going. Dead tooth. Man.

I got to ride a cool super-secret Six Flags car to their super-secret behind the scenes area, though! So worth it!

[Nancy]

Great randomness .... especially #2. I am so OCD, when I first got a computer I was forever the Queen of Delet ... cleaning up "junk and stuff" that I don't use (or knew what it was) and quickly became friends with tech support.

*I now have all kinds of crap on my computer, but I don't dare touch it.

[Toni]

You are still surprising me after all I have read!

[thordora]

I already did this from another's harrassment, but here's the link.

http://vomitcomit.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/tagged-again/

Thankfully, I've yet to lose teeth. I have a very hardy face. Many MANY soccer, basketballs and volleyballs in the face however.

I've also got a new Event! up with a nice prize-please enter! Bring your friends! :)

[Smiling Mom]

I think I know BOB too! But he was from New Delhi and he works for AT&T DSL... hmmm. Funny.

I'll work on my items. Thanks for the tag!

[Brillig]

HAHAHAHA. Okay, these were hilarious. SO FUNNY!!!

And don't worry about breaking the 100 things "cardinal rule". I know SO MANY PEOPLE who did that. The only reason I didn't is because I was too stinkin' lazy to write 100 things! I admire anyone who's accomplished it, whether it was their 100th post or not!

[Jennifer]

The 100 post rule is STUPID. And my opinion is ever so important...snort!

Please provide more info on Barenaked Ladies!

[Manila Mom]

Thank you for tagging me.

If the rule was to wait till your 100th post to state 100 random facts, then after the 8th post it's safe to state 8 random facts, right? :-)

Moodswinging - yes, it's tough. I am in such an emotional rollercoaster these days that when I wake up in the morning I sometimes can't figure out whether I'm up or down.

And PMS...at almost 45 mine are pre-menopausal I think. More dangerous for those around me >:-)

I wish I could come up with a list as funny as yours,though.

[Megan (Velveteen Mind)]

Hey! I love the new banner!!! Did you do that or did you finally cave and go to Jules? It's fabulous!

[Naeva - Mom of 2]

OMG..you're tagged already?

But, I've just tagged you...

[Heather]

PMS induced chocolate eating always ruins my attempts to drop these 7 lbs or so too.

Great list!

[Lene]

Love the list! I love learning such randomness about people! ;)

Bad exboyfriend....did he and ole' Annabelle go far in their relationship? lol

[Jenny]

Oh, man. I missed out on this go 'round. Thanks for tagging me! Maybe I'll catch up this weekend.