This post won the popular vote over at Yeah Write!
I just got the Tell Me About Yourself Award from Cynthia at Commonplace Crazy! It requires the recipient to:
- Thank the person who gave the award.
- List 7 things that people may not know about you.
- Pass the award to 15 other bloggers and notify them.
- Post the badge on your blog.
Cynthia, thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about myself.
7 Things You Don’t Know About Me & Could Care Less About
1. I don’t know if I’m more proud of the fact that my 10-year-old still believes in Santa Claus, or that I accidentally trained my cats to go potty outside because I’m too lazy to change the cat litter.
2. If I had the choice to see Bon Jovi or go to an Andre Rieu concert, I’d choose Andre Rieu. My husband (who is jealous of him) thinks that Andre is to classical music what Harlequin romance is to literature – pure shmaltz. The Velveeta of cheese.
But my husband is wrong, so wrong!
Andre even has long hair, like Fabio.
If I got to see him play Hava Nagila live I’d rush the stage and trample folks on my way to get to him. I’d have to be dragged off of him by his taffeta-wearing clarinet players (press Play – I want to know if everyone gets the chills watching it like I do or if it’s just me):
3. I’m ashamed of no. 2.
4. When I was nine I felt sorry for hotel maids. (Can you say codependent?) I’d make the beds even though my parents said the maids would have to make them again anyway. I only stopped after my mother convinced me that if I continued, the maids would be out of work.
5. One time I ran into Robin Williams in San Francisco. He was carrying a baby. The parts of my brain that control discretion and speech stopped. I let out a high-pitched, fawning squeal that sounded like a stuck pig:
“Ooooooooooh-wee! He-LLO!”
Robin Williams paused to see if I was a stalker. Then he mimicked me, his voice sounding as deranged mine did:
“Ooooooooooh-wee! He-LLO!”
6. I can’t handle the sound of wet, squeaking flip-flops, on any level. I would rather eat chalk than listen to squeaking flip-flops. I’d rather get water-boarded.
7. My parents had a rule that to be excused from dinner you had to say, Excuse-me-I-beg-your-pardon-please-I’ve-had-ample-sufficiency-may-I-be-excused?
I thought this was normal until I went to a friend’s house for dinner and said, Excuse-me-I-beg-your-pardon-please-I’ve-had-ample-sufficiency-may-I-be-excused? - and her parents stared at me like I had Tourette’s.
My parents said they did it because they thought it was cute. That was the night I demanded to see my birth certificate.
7 People Whose Blogs I Think Are Great
I was supposed to do 15, but ’tis the season – I ran out of time.
1. Up Popped A Fox: Vicki is a writer’s writer. Each post is a well-crafted gem, fresh and quirky. She’s got an unhealthy attachment to Peeps – check out her stop-motion Peeps films.
The post you should not miss: Why You Shouldn’t Cuddle Your Kids
2. The Bare Midriff: Elizabeth has a refreshing cooking blog. I think her Indian name is Dances With Turkeys since one recipe calls for dancing with a raw turkey. Also, her red velvet cake (which I myself have tasted) is nothing short of divine.
The post you should not miss: Getting Fried, where she demonstrates the fine art of hanging your Thanksgiving turkey to ‘bleed” from the garage door opener (!).
3. The Dawning of January: I thought January lived in Australia so it was a shock to learn that she lives in Canada. She probably thought it was weird that I was always asking her about Australia. She writes sweet, stream-of-consciousness accounts of motherhood and funny/honest snippets about her life.
The post you shouldn’t miss: A Dinosaur of a Story
4. From Diapers to Diatribes: A psychologist who is married to a psychologist who is convinced they are causing the psychological demise of their children.
The post you shouldn’t miss: How to Teach Your Child to Throw a Tantrum
5. Parenting Illustrated with Crappy Pictures: The blog name says it all. Primitive stick figure drawings of parenting that make me laugh out loud at this crazy little gig called parenting.
The post you shouldn’t miss: What It’s Like Not To Sleep At Night (Illustrated with Crappy Pictures)
6. The Bloggess: A lot of oh-she’s-famous bloggers have an undeserved level of fame based mainly in the fact that they’ve been blogging since the appearance of the DOS prompt. The Bloggess has earned her fame and I like her. A lot. Her snippets about her life really are like Cheetos – you can’t eat just one.
The post you shouldn’t miss: I just went over to her site looking for a post to recommend and I spent an hour over there reading stuff. That’s how good it is – you just have to go find one yourself.
7. Do Sweat The Small Stuff: There’s a lot of fluff floating around the momosphere. Sweaty breaks the mold – she has the gift of honesty that she presents in well-written, thoughtful posts that inspire other moms to dig a little deeper.
The post you shouldn’t miss: How It All Began
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Really?!!! I’m in such amazing company and I am so in love with YOUR writing that it’s hard for me to fathom this award! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can’t wait to pass it forward!
Twitter: januarydawn1
I sort of love your parents.
dear lord i’m not sure what’s my favorite thing about this post!
Twitter: finallymom
Okay, the Bloggess commented on your post. You’re, like, famous now.
Also, this was hilarious and I feel like I know you just a little bit better now.
Also…great blog recommendations!
Twitter: gfunkified
I was hoping someone would notice that she commented. Trying not to shit myself here and just maintain composure. (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
Well, I for one think that required phrase for being excused from the table is awesome. And I can understand wanting to see your birth certificate. You just weren’t aware yet how awesome they were. Congrats on the award!
Twitter: LauraMiri
Ooh The Bloggess commented!!
And your parents were hilarious.
Also, I went to see Bon Jovi and now I feel kinda cheated.
Twitter: MamaWantsThis
Thank you so much! I love the picture of you with your parents – by the way, Ella looks EXACTLY like you (in case you hadn’t noticed…)!!
Twitter: TheBareMidriff
Then I must be gorgeous. (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
OMG who makes those fiddle players wear those plastic dresses! He is cheese personified! Your parent’s make it OK for me to teach my kids to say anything I want them to, just for a laugh…. so thank them from me…. hmmmm *pondering options*
Twitter: nlpmum
congrats to your award! It was really interesting to read the things about you… I thinks it’s ok when your son believes in santa. I believe in him, too
Another fabulous post! Those are some great suggestions for blogs to check out, thanks for sharing them. And I think I sort of love your parents too, that one was hilarious!!
Twitter: MillenialMonstr
Look at the fancy people you have commenting over here! I love number 7 so much…so funny. And the part about Robin Williams. Ok, I love all of it.
Twitter: chicktuition
I know! And I even have a comment here by an infamous pink Chick!
Twitter: Adothemomalog
Congrats on the award – well-deserved! – and thanks for sharing those 7 great bloggers. They were all fantastic, but the one with crappy pictures had me rolling on the floor
Twitter: SusannaLHill
I’m pretty sure that this is the best about me post that I’ve ever read. Also I’m seriously considering teaching my kids to say Excuse me, I beg your pardon…well you get the drift. You have you know you probably sounded adorable saying all of that right? I’m off to check on the blogs that I didn’t know of that you mentioned. I agree about the Bloggess I kinda lose my whole day whenever I go over to catch up on my reading.
Thanks Lydia!! (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
I can very much picture Robin Williams doing that. Have you read the Georgia Nicolson books? You remind me very much of her in this post! (That’s pretty much the highest compliment I can give.)
No I haven’t read her books but I’m off to look them up now! (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
I think you should absolutely be proud of accidentally training your cat to go outside. Mine just pees in my living room – which is definitely NOT something I love to brag about. And while I normally think celebrity sitings are not very interesting – the Robin Williams echo sounded hilarious!
Twitter: amorninggrouch
They thought it was cute? I’m dying here. Trying to imagine, as a parent, what I would do if a friend of my son’s said that at my house. LOL
I love Robin Williams. I’d be all 80 shades of red, but would probably squeak something similar at him if I suddenly ran into him.
Twitter: normalmomally
I definitely love studying every little thing that is written on your blog.Preserve the stories coming. I cherished it!
I am SO behind and just got here. You are so sweet. I will keep your peep comments in mind as I craft the Peep Nativity that several readers and friends have requested. Unhealthy attachment? Ha
As for the hotel maids, I feel the same way still. Maybe because I was raised working class and I am prone to guilt.
Twitter: uppoppedafox
Hey now! Bon Jovi is awesome! So were your parents. Cynthia also gave me this award. I think I will do my acceptance for TGIF on Friday. Oh, lest I forget, my 11 y/o daughter still believes in both Santa and Tooth Fairy.
Twitter: JenAnnHall
I am totally having kids just so I can make them say “Excuse-me-I-beg-your-pardon-please-I’ve-had-ample-sufficiency-may-I-be-excused” So funny!
Twitter: sarcasmgoddess
Hey, you gave me an award, and I didn’t even know it until now! So I just HAVE to say this: “Excuse-me-I-beg-your-pardon-please-I’ve-had-ample-sufficiency-may-I-be-excused?” LOL
Thank you, Ado, for passing me this award. Such a compliment coming from you. Okay, now I’ve got to think about 7 things people don’t know about me (and probably don’t really want to know hehehe).
Although I ahem never ever found Fabio or anyone resembling him as swoon-worthy, I’ve got to say meeting Robin Williams and having him reacted to you that way was pretty cool. WAY cool.
Twitter: dosweatthesmall
I will never have had an ample sufficiency of your writing. So that’s that. But let’s get this straight: you won an award, you write a funny as shit post AND the bloggess (THE BLOGGESS!) leaves a comment? That’s pretty much the blogofecta, right there.
Twitter: mannahattamamma
I’m SO glad you noticed that THE BLOGGESS commented on my blog! I was starting to become concerned that THE BLOGGESS’S COMMENT ON MY BLOG (ahem) was getting buried under the regular people’s. (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
This is so lovely. I love that you came by for a visit and when I got here, I got to learn all these little fun tidbits about you. I love the name of your blog, and I also love that you trained your cats to go to the bathroom outside and that your 10 year old still believes in Santa. I want to do the former and I believed until I was 9. I think I may still believe:) Looking forward to spending some time here and thanks again for coming by from Lovelinks, I just found out about it and think it’s such a nice idea. Hope you have a great day!
Twitter: newfavoriteday
Thank you Shannon and right back atcha, I’m so glad to find your blog too. (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
So basically we can train our children to do ANYTHING!! I’ve got to think up something good for the dinner table tonight!
Twitter: Chosenchaos
Do report back. (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
I still make up the beds when I leave a hotel, my husband thinks I’m nuts!
Thus far my normal people comment
Ps. Did you know Andre Rieu is Dutch?
Twitter: applesndroses
Is he Dutch?I I had no idea – I sort of thought he was from Vienna. Our good friend is Dutch – from Neimegan (don’t know how to spell it). I wonder if he has seen him in concert over there.
Twitter: Adothemomalog
I’m feeling a post about “Moms Who Make Hotel Beds” coming on…surprisingly, there are a lot of them…!
Twitter: Adothemomalog
LOL…#3…you ought to be
I can absolutely believe and envision that scenario with Robin Williams. And I still make hotel beds and clean up before I check out. But not obsessively, I promise. Those are some great blog picks! I love finding new ones
Twitter: xlmic
Thanks for the laugh! (-:
Twitter: Adothemomalog
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My 10 year old doesn’t still believe in Santa, and it makes me kind of sad. Also because my 7 year old doesn’t either. I think the 10 year old ruined it. But I’m holding out hope that the baby will last a bit longer.
Twitter: euregirlsandboy
Thank you so much! Your list was hysterical, especially #7. Holy cow, that was funny!
I totally would’ve lost control of my senses too if I saw Robin Williams. I might have lost control of my bladder too…shhh….
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