Tuesday, July 01, 2008

did you know...?

i was tagged by my good friend *reen* to give 6 random factoids about myself. here they are, in no particular order:

1. i harmonize to songs i hear on the radio. just typing that sentence made me laugh. whenever a song comes on that i like, i randomly try to harmonize with the melody. sometimes i can pick out the harmony if i listen real closely, but most other times i fail. miserably. in fact, i think this random habit of mine has made my singing worse. and, if my harmony is really bad, i can practically hear joyce laughing at me in side my head.

2. i hate doing laundry. so much so that when i run out of stuff to wear, i go shopping. yup, i'd rather spend money to buy new clothes than wash the ones i already have. i think my old roomies can attest to this. actually, it's not only laundry that i hate doing -- it's any kind of housework -- dishes, cleaning, cooking. man, i am so NOT the homemaker.

3. while living in irvine, i visited a dance studio 3 times with the intention of taking a class. i chickened out all 3 times. the first time i just drove by and didn't get out of my car. the second time i made it to the clear glass window that looks inside one of the rooms and became a spectator for an hour. the third time was the same as the second...pitiful. my old roommate melissa even offered to come with me after i told her the story. alas, i think the opportunity of my career as a dancer has long passed.

4. i (secretly) wish i could be the mother of multiples. twins, triplets...sextuplets, maybe? see, i've been really into watching jon & kate plus 8 on TLC. i practically watch it anytime it's on! everytime i watch the show, i get this overwhelming desire to have kids. i realize that it's a reality show and that they probably make it seem more fun than it really is, but i guess i just loooove the idea of a big family. i always have. now, all this is coming from a woman with no kids yet. we'll just have to see if the desire remains the same after i have a couple.

5. i am very much an introvert AND extrovert. i love to be social, meet new people, be in the spotlight, and hang out with friends. i like hanging out in big groups, as well as small ones. at the same time, i need my moments alone. there are days (weeks even!) where i am perfectly fine staying at home or not talking to anyone. that's why whenever anyone asks me to describe myself i never know what to say, because i am so much the walking contradiction.

6. i love playing board games with my family. we first got into playing cranium a few christmas' ago. i introduced it to my family after playing it in irvine. then we became addicted to taboo. david and i also had a period in time when we would play sequence multiple times a night. (i was introduced to sequence by the very person who tagged me to write this post!) catch phrase made its way into our family parties -- and we have had some pretty funny catch phrase sessions. this summer, the name of the game is monops! 4 hour monopoly sessions are not uncommon in our household!


YOU'RE IT!:
1. david
2. franchu
3. regina
4. emely
5. derrick
6. gian (again!)
7. angie
8. kirsten
9. kathee
10. wing

let's see who responds FIRST!!!


4 comments:

MnMLover said...

hi dianne!! i loved your 6 facts! i can relate to ALL of them! are you sure we're not the TWINS?? ;)

*when i was little, i used to TRY to harmonize to songs on the radio all the time. HAHAHAHAHA!!! my family would always give me weird looks and say, "you're singing it wrong!"

*i don't mind doing laundry, but it takes me FOREVER to put them away. cooking & cleaning aren't my favorite things to do either :P.

*i love dancing! move back here and we'll take a dance class together!!! i took jazz classes in high school, plus intro to jazz and social dance at UCI. i wish i started when i was really young. the little one and i are gonna take a mommy and me dance class this summer where there's a performance show at the very end :).

*i USED to want twins, but having one now is soooooooooo much work already that i'm not so sure anymore. my mom's youngest brothers are fraternal twins so it runs in the family. we'll see. hubby and i watch "jon & kate plus 8" all the time too!!!!
****p.s. i have some news for you :). we'll talk soon!

*in howard gardner's multiple intelligences, i always score highest on interpersonal and intrapersonal (usually tied with the same score). let's spend time together when we're both feeling like extroverts ;).

*i LOVE board games too! not all, i'm not a fan of scrabble. we LOVE sequence and blokus. you've GOT to try blokus!!! it's soooo addicting! "monops" is cool too, but i don't like how it takes so long.

gosh, this is a novel! i should just call you. i guess your blog is my way of connecting with you again even though we don't get to talk anymore. i'll call you soon, kay? love and miss you!!!

kathleen said...

hey i know sequence!!! good times.

dee did you drive by the dance studio near thai spice?

i hear random hip hop coming out of that place when i get my thai food

kirsten said...

diaaaanne!!!
thanks for tagging me!
because you tagged me, i tagged someone else, & now all the youngins are doing it! woohoo!

dee said...

noreen: i think we were TWINS in another life!!! we must have been! ;) omg if i ever do move back there i'd totally take a dance class with you. that would be so much fun! we'd probably spend the entire time laughing...

kathee: i used to totally look inside the window of that dance studio every time i ate at thai spice! BUT, i never heard hiphop, only ballet and jazz music...

kirsten: you're welcome! glad to know i've started YET ANOTHER trend. how cool am i? haha....JUST KIDDING!