So, my friend Nancy over at the Zimmer Zoo has tagged me.  And we all know, I love me some memes.  Here we go:

The subject:
“6 UN-spectacular things about me”

The rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

Here you have it, six un-spectacular things about yours truly:

1. I am the finance person in my household.  If I left it to M to pay the bills, we’d be out of house and home with the late fees.  It’s just not his thing.  I, on the other hand, am more likely to pay something the very day I get it.  I used to track everything in Microsoft Money, so I knew exactly how much was charged on my credit card that month, etc.  So imagine how pissed I was when M and I went to get our first apartment and his credit score was higher than mine!  I almost lost it, and he teases me about it to this day.
2. I believe there is only one true way to make a bratwurst: boil it in beer first, then get a nice little char on the grill.  For those of you who aren’t from the midwest and haven’t done this yet, you’re welcome.
3. I like to do laundry.  Well, it’s less about liking to do it, and more that I don’t like it when other people do it.  It was an exercise in letting go when I became too pregnant to go up and down the basement stairs with the basket.
4. I was an un-spectacular softball player.  I enjoyed it as a young kid, maybe because my mom played on a team for several years when I was little.  I tried out for the team in high school and was on the freshman team (my high school was so big there were 3 teams: freshman, JV, and Varsity).  I was the 2nd-string right-fielder.  Though, by the end, I was starting center field.  I actually got the “most improved” award, that’s how super cool I was.  In subsequent years, rehearsals for the spring musical orchestra won out over softball.
5. I don’t like baths.  I have never found them especially relaxing, mostly kind of cramped and uncomfortable in the hard tub.  And I really dislike them for the purposes of cleaning.  Why would I want to sit in the dirt that I just cleaned off?
6. I’m re-addicted to quilting.  After finally finishing my brothers and my kids’, I’m starting two new ones.  One is for my new niece (hopefully I’ll finish it by Christmas, even if I get distracted), and one is because I just couldn’t resist the fabric when I was at the quilt shop this morning.  I had to leave before I bought even more…

Alright, there you have it.  Un-spectacular.  I hereby tag six more spectacular people, and dare them to find something boring!

1. Carrie
2. Tracey
3. Beverly
4. High-Heeled Mama
5. Mamie
6. Krissy

I’m weird.  I kind of like memes.  I don’t know why, though I think it’s related to the fact that as a child, I always wanted to be “interviewed.”  Maybe I just wanted to feel like someone thought I was so interesting that they wanted to ask me more questions?  Eh, who knows.

Anyways, Snickollet (not a huge meme fan) tagged everyone by tagging no one today, so I figured I’d jump on that bandwagon.  Here goes, a meme in 4′s…

*edited, I forgot one!*

Four jobs I’ve had

1. Ice cream scooper and barista
2. Escort!  (we drove people on and off campus between 8pm and 2am)
3. High school guidance counselor
4. College admissions counselor

Four movies I could watch over and over

1. The Birdcage
2. Austin Powers, the Spy Who Shagged Me
3. When Harry Met Sally…
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (the book is still better, though…)

Four places I have lived

1. Washington, DC
2. Glencoe, IL
3. Northfield, MN
4. Somerville, MA

Four TV shows I like

1. Top Chef
2. Project Runway
3. Cash Cab
4. What Not to Wear (Can someone nominate me, please?  I’m only half-joking.)

Four favorite foods

1. Sushi
2. Ice cream
3. Cookies
4. Bratwurst (cooked in beer before you finish them on the grill, of course)

Four places I would rather be (I’m not sure I’d rather be there, but places I like to be…)

1. Chicago
2. Skiing in the rockies
3. Disneyworld
4. Ireland (never been)

Four people I’m tagging

1. Beverly
2. Mommy, Esq.
3. The Zimmer Zoo
4. What a Card

Forgive the sparse posting this week. I’m feeling a little out of sorts, a little behind on things. Up to my nose in laundry. I’m also discovering that I have a potentially finite amount of blogging energy, some of which is now taken up by my twice-weekly posts over at How Do You Do It?. Anyways, things are going well here, just not feeling particularly inspired. Doesn’t help that, though they say it’s the first day of Spring, it’s 43 degrees, windy, and raining here. Bleh. So, to have something to write about, I’m going to borrow from LauraC and do the “Seven random facts” meme. Here’s a few totally un-twin-related facts about yours truly:

1. I play the double bass. It used to be such a big part of my life that I even started college as a music (education) major. The major lasted one semester, and I haven’t taken the poor thing out of its case in nearly three years. Maybe next year I’ll find another orchestra to play with.
2. I was the Rush Chair (OK, VP Membership) of my sorority in college. I never imagined I would join a sorority, much less encourage others to do the same. And yet, knowing the person I am now, it makes perfect sense. But I never wore pearls to class, thankyouverymuch.
3. I was an extra in an episode of Law & Order. I’m at the very end, in the courtroom, in a blue suit. I was a “court reporter.” Shockingly, I’m not listed in the credits. But spending the day with a room full of professional extras was… enlightening. A weird bunch of folks, let me tell you.
4. I’m allergic to melons. Melons, of all things! Canteloupe, honeydew, watermelon, whatever. It was a late-developing allergy (didn’t start until I was a teenager), and it’s not severe, but still. Have you ever tried to get a fruit salad at a store or restaurant without melons in it? Harder than you’d think.
5. On 11/11/11, I will turn 33. My dad and I figured this out when I was like 8 years old, and I’ve been looking forward to it ever since. Weird that it’s less than four years away now… what will I do after that?!
6. I have 30 blood-related first cousins. Not counting step-cousins, cousins by marriage, or any of that. I remember being very proud at the age of 9 when I realized I could name them all. I don’t understand people whose Christmas involves fewer than 45 people in the house.
7. I love spreadsheets. Yes, spreadsheets. Nothing better than a well-organized, sorted, perfectly aligned spreadsheet. You should have seen my wedding spreadsheet, with tabs for the guest list, seating chart, meal choices, thank yous… I have a majorly anal-retentive side.

Alrighty, part of this deal is that I now get to tag 7 other people to do the same thing! I hereby tag Beverly, Carrie, Giovanna, Jenni, Darrah, Tracey, and Krissy. (And anyone else who wants to do it, just leave a comment so I can link to you!)