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10 Facts About Me (Includes theft, pancakes, grammar and Henries)

A blogger friend of mine tagged me in a little game going around the blagosphere (and a longer version on the Facebooks) where you write 10 facts about yourself to people can get to know you better. Perfect, since I have been infiltrating the blagoblags lately and must seem like something of a GI suffering, spin class obsessing, hyena laughter hating weirdo.

Here are 10 facts about me that you might not know!

1. I absolutely adore my sweet little mushy brother who is a baby even though he is 23. He says I’m a nudge.
2. I have an obsession with bags. When I get it in my head that I want one, I will obsess nonstop until I get it. Then all is calm until the moment strikes where I want another.
3. One of my fondest memories from middle school is playing a joke on the principal with my friends that ended in him yelling “MOOOOOOOOO” at the top of his lungs in his office.
4. I graduated college in 3 years. Not because I am great at school, but because I am sagacious.
5. IHOP is my favorite restaurant. I love breakfast foods so, so, so much. I can never resist pancakes or french toast.
6. I have a Master’s degree in Corporate Communications. I work in Corporate Communications. I still cannot describe what Corporate Communications is.
7. I invented a holiday called Henry Day. Every now and then I will wish people a Happy Henry Day. Henry Day occurs fairly often, but there is also National Henry Day (rare) and International Henry Day (rarer). And, we are currently in the Year of the Henry! (Celebrated on Rosh Hashanah).
8. I know it says it in my About Me, but I would like to reiterate to those first reading that I favor abrupt sentences and em dashes. I also enjoy an appropriately placed semicolon every now and again. I strongly dislike the serial comma.
9. My apartment was broken into by an employee of my landlord’s management company who conveniently used our keys and even locked up when they finished taking my most valuable posessions. Read more about the management company here.
10. I sleep with my doll Nicole. When my mom was pregnant with my brother, she told me that if it was a boy he would be Matthew and if it was a girl she would be Nicole. I thought this meant that there would be a boy and a girl, so when only Matthew was born, I cried and asked, “Where’s Nicole?” My grandma ran out and bought me Nicole. She will be 24 in July.

Following suit, I will tag Sara and Body Mind Soul to participate in this little exercise.

That’s all for now, kids. Have a very happy Henry Day!

16 comments on 10 Facts About Me (Includes theft, pancakes, grammar and Henries)

  1. Sue Massey
    February 3, 2009 at 3:31 pm (16 years ago)

    Hello.

    I like your site and wanted to know if you would be interested in exchanging blogroll links.

    Thanks in advance

    Reply
  3. jonnii
    February 3, 2009 at 5:40 pm (16 years ago)

    The serial comma is also known as the oxford comma.

    FUN FACT

    Reply
  4. Missy
    February 4, 2009 at 10:39 am (16 years ago)

    Haha so true about the bags!! I would like to know what this joke was that you played on your principal!

    Reply
  5. gina (fitnessista)
    February 4, 2009 at 11:07 am (16 years ago)

    i’m right there with you on the bag obsession 😀

    Reply
  6. Diana
    February 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm (16 years ago)

    Love the facts! I’ve never tried IHOP. Next time I’m on vacation I will.

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    • Dori
      February 4, 2009 at 4:43 pm (16 years ago)

      Diana – where are you from? You MUST get the Harvest Grain N’ Nut Pancakes and top them off with Blueberry Syrup!

      Reply
  7. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter)
    February 4, 2009 at 5:15 pm (16 years ago)

    I don’t like serial commas either, but I’m not quite sure how to use the semicolon properly.

    IHOP ? Kudos to you as you know I love breakfast foods too. I do have to say it’s MUCH better than Waffle House.

    Year of the Henry; who knew? Is that correct? 🙂

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    • Dori
      February 5, 2009 at 10:45 am (16 years ago)

      Heather, that isn’t exactly correct. I’d most likely use a nice long em dash right there. A semicolon connects two complete sentences. Very nice attempt though!

      Reply
  8. HangryPants
    February 6, 2009 at 9:43 am (16 years ago)

    sagacious, huh? Pretty fancy.

    Do you use the comma after the last thing in a list? I do not.

    Reply
    • Dori
      February 6, 2009 at 10:20 am (16 years ago)

      Nope – that is the serial comma that I despise!

      Reply
  9. Mariposa
    February 6, 2009 at 10:25 am (16 years ago)

    i love iHOP as well.. not so much of a fan of Dennys though… i love your list- funny funny funny!!!

    Reply
  10. bhealthier
    February 10, 2009 at 10:34 pm (16 years ago)

    aaaahhh ; ha! you, are a tricky, sneaky, one aren’t you

    I will work on my ten but these things take me awhile

    Reply

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