10 More Honest Things About Me… And More
by Jenners • 02/18/2009 • Confessions, Life • 37 Comments
After Sneaky Mommy made that great award slide show for me, I realized I was really behind in acknowledging and thanking people for awards they had given me. So I decided to do one today. In early February, the very inspirational TesoriTrovati – jewelry designer extraordinaire — gave me the Honest Scrap Award, which I really like because it has you list 10 honest things about yourself. Never one to miss an opportunity to talk about myself, I am giving this one a second go-around and tell you 10 more things you might not know about me!
1. I was once on a competitive canoeing team. Yet another opportunity brought to me by the Girl Scouts. And let me tell you, competitive canoeing is really hard! We had to sit on our knees and paddle like mad women for 5 long miles. I could NEVER do this today!
2. I can clear a dance floor with my song requests. A few years back, my husband and I went on our first cruise with a group of friends. This being pre-kid days, we were actually out and about after 7:00 p.m. and enjoying drinks and dancing at one of the lounges. The dance floor was pretty crowded and everyone was having fun. So I went up and requested one of my favorite songs at the time “Ignition” by R. Kelly. The DJ played it, and the dance floor cleared out in about 10 seconds. Feeling obligated to dance to my own request, I stuck it out and realized that, while a groovy song, it is really hard to dance to. But then, perhaps everyone was protesting R. Kelly’s less-than-stellar personal life.
3. I am terrified of earthworms. When it rains and they are out on the sidewalk, I am borderline hysterical. I think this phobia originated in childhood when my brothers made a big ball of worms and threw it at me.
4. I once pooped my pants — and not when I was a baby. I was on a camping trip while in high school (!) with a church youth group. Before we went on a hike, I ate something like a half a pound of grapes. About 20 minutes into the hike, I felt a sudden and urgent desire to … well, you know, defecate. I ran into the woods to do my business, had dropped my drawers, and was getting ready to squat, when a bunch of fishermen started walking up another trail not 5 feet from my makeshift toilet. What would you do??? Stay and poop in full view of a bunch of men or poop your pants? I chose that latter. I think it was the right choice.
5. I once played Jesus in a church Easter pageant … in high school. We had a really cool and progressive priest. It was quite the scandal to the little old ladies of the congregation. You know … ’cause I was a GIRL!
6. I get Rip Taylor and Rip Torn mixed up.
7. I have trouble saying my R’s when I am tired. I think this is due to the fact that I lived in Japan between the ages of 1 and 3, the time when I was learning to talk. I had to go to a speech therapist when I was in kindergarten to learn how to say my Rs. When I’m tired or talking fast, I still make an “L” sound instead of an R or drop the Rs altogether.
8. I once ate a lunch of raw octopus, chocolate torte and orange juice. This was to prove to my parents that I didn’t always order a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke every time we ate out. I do not recommend eating these three items together.
9. In grade school, I once wore a peach-colored t-shirt with John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino on the front with pantyhose and clogs. I wore nothing under the t-shirt (it was quite long so I wore it as a dress). I thought this was fashionable. I was wrong.
10. I once dislocated my kneecap while sitting down at a picnic table. It was embarrassing — I mean WHO DOES THAT? I had to have physical therapy for it.
So now is the time when I give the Honest Scrap award to someone else, who in turn must list 10 honest things about themselves. Hmmm…who to pick? Who to pick? I hate picking people for awards so, without looking first, I am going to pick the 8th person listed on my blogroll right now. So Michelle at One Crafty Mama — you are now the proud owner of the Honest Scrap Award! Feel free to play or ignore entirely — the choice is yours!
I just have to tell you that I pick up worms when it rains and they are out on the sidewalk and put them back on the grass. I hate stepping on them! But then I'm a gardener (or at least I used to be) and worms are among a gardener's best friends…
First, you poop your pants.
Then, you publically announce that you pooped your pants, voluntarily I might add.
Then, you get lavish praise for talking about how you pooped your pants.
This is like a written version of some kind of freaky performance art.
This list is why you are on my short list of bloggers I would love to meet in real life! How fun are you? Pooping your pants! You crack me up.
Jenners – I only ate “a hamburger, french fries and a coke” when I was a kid. A cheeseburger was too edgy for me! Your kneecap thing reminded me of when you whacked your head on your bunkbed in college and we took you to the ER and then ordered pizza to the ER waiting room! I can still remember when you came out to the waiting room and we told you we couldn’t leave because the pizza hadn’t arrived! Ha! We were a class act! A hungry class act!
Hey – did you get my e-mail about the card game? Let me know because a friend is going to the US, so I can ask her to get it.
OMG, that meal, wow. I loved reading your honest things about you. Makes me feel I should have made mine a little more honest.
Whoa. Just reading that octopus meal makes me queasy. Congrats on the award! I love reading these random things about bloggers
I’m off to see the links!
Hey, who hasn’t pooped their pants?
Thanks for giving Tara a shout out!!!!
I love the idea of highlighting another blogger each day! Woot!
Since you said you’d be up for exchanging a bloggy-interview, drop me an email at iusedtobewitty@gmail.com so we can orchestrate!
Jen,
Great post! SO honest!
Thank you for keeping it real ~
And a BIG Thank you for the award!
You never fail to crack me up. I loved this list. And, I am guessing that if someone threw a ball of earth worms at me, I’d be traumatized, too. You are just so funny, and I think it’s awesome that you’re highlighting your followers. I’m getting giddy with excitement as I prepare to launch my very first giveaway – the Tide pens arrived today! Ok, off to clickety clack.
So funny! My kids would drive you crazy because they love to point out earthworms after the rain!! You really have had some interesting experiences. Thanks for making your blog such a fun place to visit!
“I once ate a lunch of raw octopus, chocolate torte and orange juice” Can I just tell you that the thought of even smelling octopus made me want to puke! Nevermind eating it with these other items.
Great post, and thanks for introducing me to Tara!
Thanks for the shout out! I love that you want to play along…
The one that had me cracking up the most was the John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino on the front with pantyhose and clogs…was John Travolta wearing the pantyhose and clogs?! That was the image in my mind that made me laugh. Because when I was a kid I thought culottes were the bomb.
I love that you are featuring some followers. Can’t wait to read more.
Enjoy the day!
Erin, Tesori Trovati
you are such an interesting person. I love your lists about yourself.
Okay, Jen. I must say I would have chosen to poop in public rather than in my pants. Uggh!! But I must say you had me laughing at loud here at work!
congrats and cool funny stuff girl!
The camping trip cracked me up!
Wow- SO honest! That’s impressive. You had me laughing (and simulataneously saying, “Really!?! No way!! Gross!”) I once tried raw octopus, too. A friend didn’t think I could handle it and I had to prove him wrong. It was disgusting. No matter how much I chewed, it didn’t seem to get any smaller.
I look forward to reading more about all of these people and checking out their blogs!
Anyway, great post.
OH, and I think it’s FANTASTIC what you’re doing for your followers.
MAN you are colorful lady…LOL
I pooped myself once too…just now.
Clickety Click!
Jay
#1 had me laughing. sorry.
#6: me too!
#9: my 6th grade picture i am wearing a red velour top with rainbow mork n mindy suspenders (complete with the nanu-nanu button pinned on them), and my famous rust colored tinted glasses with my initials on them.
Wow! This is quite the list!
1. I hope my daughter gets an opportunity to canoe competetively in her GS troop!
4. Oi vey! I probably would have also chosen the latter…oh the embarassment!
7. My son can’t say his Rs either…I’m hoping he grows out of it…my daughter lisps…they’re probably both going to need speech therapy. *sigh*
9. That outfit sounds amazing. Really. Especially the pantyhose!
Those are some honest things – great list. I’m impressed.
Um…what’s bad is I know who Rip Torn is but not Taylor. My thing is I can clear a dance floor with my dancing. People will either use avoidance to avoid my flailing limbs or just watch the train wreck that is me.
Rip Taylor and Rip Torn – I get them mixed up too. It seems like their names are backwards for who they are. Big ball of worms = funny stuff! I too had speech therapy in kindergarten. I said my S’s like a snake. It comes back when I’m especially tired too, and probably a bit when I’m talking fast. I guess those are the times we’re not paying as close attention as we would normally. That and yesterday after my procedure when I couldn’t feel my tongue for a good 4 hours! I was sssss’ing all over the place!
I have R issues, but I can’t help it being a Boston girl…
“I once ate a lunch of raw octopus, chocolate torte and orange juice.”
NOW I understand everything!
Wow, there is so much packed into one blog post! Very efficient! (That can be #11 on your list.) Fascinating about the Rs; I couldn’t say them when I was a kid either, I still remember the day I could say “squirrel” for the first time.
Thanks for featuring kidz, I hadn’t checked Tara’s blog out yet but have now!
The “R” thing makes me giggle, because I do that too! Except not with R’s. My “speech disorder” is all southern, because I was raised in Louisiana from 1 to 3, so that’s where *I* learned to talk! Even still, whenever I get mad, or tipsy, or sleepy, or terrified, I talk in a drawl not many “Arizona-foke” can understand, haha.
You are so brave! I would never admit to pooing my pants.
I think I probably would have done the same thing though. I played Mary in a play once, we should get together.
I was a Girl Scout too.. I thought you looked awfully familiar! :p and I'm totally with you on #6.
BTW You are too cool showing off, um, I mean honoring your friends!
LOL
Have a great night ♥
Thanks so much for helping to spread the word! I appreciate the support. =)
God, you do make me laugh! The worms? I’m with you on that one!!! The pooping in your pants… yeah… I’m SO not with you on that one. But I laughed out loud!!
OMG, does nothing embarrass you? I was embarrassed FOR you, reading your list!
lol
Great honest tidbits and thanks for passing the award on to me! I have gotten this award before, but I’m not sure I actually did the honest part!
Where did you order that raw octopus lunch? Sounds eewww…just thinking about it…ugh…
Congrats on the Honest Scrap award. I’ve got that award waiting to be posted on both my blogs – need to get off my hiney and do it.
Interesting list of things about you!
You seriously crack me up! I love learning more about you and your crazy ways