like it's just r-r-random, r-random.....

alright, sarah, here you go.

7 random things about me:

honestly, i'm pretty random, so it was more an issue of narrowing this list down to the most random. however, i'm getting pretty good at "choosing the BEST answer" because my teachers are psycho test-makers, though, so i hope i chose the seven BEST things.

1. i'm a compulsive sequential tv flipper. i watch the preview channel, identify however many show i wish to watch, and in what order those channels are arranged on comcast cable. for example, let's just say what not to wear, scrubs, and rob and big are all on. (key to this technique is that it can't be any super-intense shows like CSI or house hunters--- i hate it when i watch the whole dang show and miss which house they pick.) i'll watch what not to wear until it goes to commercial, then flip to scrubs and watch that until it goes on commercial, and then go to rob and big (people let me tell ya bout my beeeeest friend...). here's the really weird part: if they're ALL on commercial, i watch a commercial on TLC, and if stacy and clinton don't immediately appear at the conclusion of that commercial, i go to comedy central and watch that commercial to the end, and i'd better see j.d. or you know i'm going to MTV. that's right, i am a psycho.

2. slightly less complicated than #1, i have exactly three beverages in my daily repertoire: water, milk, or diet coke. yes, i am from the south, and no, i do not drink sweet tea because it is deeee-sgusting. i know. apparently it's blasphemy and i could probably get banished to missouri for it. keep this one on the DL.

3. i pump gas and tip to the even dollar. the gas thing is all john rap's fault, he's the one that taught me how. the tipping thing is just my own weirdness. i'm a good tipper to begin with, but sometimes, i tip like 80 cents extra just so it'll be even. but i figure, hey, i've been a server and it sucks 72% of the time, and my 80 cents could easily make someone's day. it's all about giving back, people. remember your roots.

4. speaking of work, let's have a rundown of the random jobs i've had, shall we?
- countless babysitting jobs/ tutoring/ getting roped into helping with preschool biz-nass (props to patty cake for those.)
- birthday party hostess at Smart Toys and Books (where learning is fun.....)
- ice cream scooper at Baskin Robbins (i make a mean cappucino blast.)
- lifeguard at Whittington Creek Pool (thanks katie.)
- water aerobics instructor for Furman Learning In Retirement (and....jog it out..)
- server at Italian Market and Grill and also Cozymel's a.k.a. the Cozy (none otha........)
- nanny to the most adorable baby on the planet. (see below for proof.)

5. i buy books like most girls buy shoes. seriously, barnes and noble is my financial kryptonite. if i go in there, i'm dropping at least forty bucks on books i may or may not have time to read. i'll wander in there for hours, sit on the floor and look through the photography books, whatever. i love it. it's very soothing. i think it's the coffee/new book smell.

6. i am terrified of any and all things related to E.T. i watched the movie as a kid and it scared the junk out of me. if anyone so much as does the "E.T. phone home" voice, i flip out. reese's pieces are ruined for me. i still cannot watch it. people keep telling me "oh, it's such a sweet story." h-no it's not. finding nemo: sweet. ice age: heartwarming. monsters inc: precious. what is so adorable about a boy who befriends a slimy brown alien and keeps him in his closet and then they both almost die? no, thank you.

7. i have random pet peeves. to name a few:
- children on leashes. seriously. if you wanted a pet, you should have gotten a shi tzu.
- slow walkers. especially in the mall. move it or lose it, sister. i got places to go.
- when people use homonyms in the wrong place, a.k.a. your/you're, there/their/they're. i know this is picky, but annamarie hughes ruined me for life in the ninth grade with that freaking green pen of death and i never forgot.
- people who don't use blinkers. really, is it that tough? burn a calorie or two, save a life; it's a win-win situation.
- usage of the phrase "all that and a bag of chips". it made me cringe in '98 and still does now.

so there you have it. all my deepest, darkest, most random secrets.

oh, and here's my nayla bug :)