Six Weird Things (And Happy New Year, Too!)

Abbagirl74 tagged me to list six weird things about myself so I figured I would do that today instead of a repost. First off, let me say that I’m glad the list was kept to six since I could easily write through all of 2007 about my oddities.

1. I really, really like Christmas. The music, the sights and the smells all greatly appeal to me. I have a huge collection of Christmas t-shirts (like the Grinch, Christmas Story and The Peanuts Gang) and I start buying eggnog before Halloween.

2. As long as I can remember, I have listened to music far older than me. I guarantee that much of my generation isn’t familiar with the works of Ray Conniff. But then again, I don’t know who the heck 50-cent is.

3. I hate alcohol and can’t stand the taste of it. Fortunately I get to save face publicly and say that I can’t have alcohol because of the heart medication I’m on.

4. I can’t wear tennis shoes or socks with shorts. It can only be sandals.

5. I collect PEZ dispensers.

6. Because of the artificial heart valve in my chest, when you are close enough to me and it’s quiet enough, you can hear me tick. It’s lots of fun at parties, but makes for a very difficult time trying to fall asleep at night.

That’s my list. I hope everyone has a safe New Year’s Eve. For the first year in a long time, we aren’t doing anything tonight (with the exception of roasting a very expensive piece of meat – it had better taste good). It’ll be interesting flipping through all of the New Year’s Eve specials tonight. You know that Anderson Cooper of CNN has made it big when CNN gives him is own New Year’s Eve special. Will wonders ever cease?

Happy New Year’s Eve!!