quirk this

it has come to my attention (a little late, but hopefully not too late) that i have been tagged by anna to share six of my quirks. because anna sometimes makes me homemade pesto with shrimp, and because she is willing to watch obscure and basically ridiculous spanish films with me as well, i am willing to accept this task. and so, here you are.

1. i prefer to eat skittles two at a time, same color (two greens, two yellows, two reds and so forth). there are times, say in a dark movie theater or when too many people are watching, when this is not a feasible option. but, most of the time, i can pull it off. pairings do become admittedly trickier when you get to the end of the bag, but i have provisions for that as well. for example, if you can put a green and a yellow together, that's the best. red can also go with purple, and orange + yellow is acceptable. when all of those emergency combinations have been used up, i break down and eat them one at a time. as a related bonus quirk, i don't like to mix my food. none of this peas and mashed potatoes in the same bite nonsense. i eat all of one thing, then all of the next and so on, until my plate is empty.

2. i am an obsessive quoter of movies, probably because i watch my favorite movies and movie scenes over and over again in a row. my family has dubbed this "pulling a frances." (as in, "i pulled a frances and watched "the bourne identity" twice this week.") my record is probably watching "bend it like beckham" at least once a day for a week when i was first home from my mission. i'll also rewind and watch funny parts (or, i'll admit it, romantic kissy parts) two or three or four times before i am satisfied. and i will laugh (or swoon) every time.

3. i like to fall asleep in other people's beds, with or without them. the other sunday morning it was snowing and gray and i went and climbed in with my roommate, briana, because she has a big double bed and a heating pad. we chatted for a while and then i fell asleep there for another three hours until it was time to get up and be late for church. it was the best sunday morning ever.

4. i am an expert in celebrity gossip. i can hardly get anything done at work until i've visited people.com and caught myself up. if you want to know why madonna and guy ritchie are splitting up, or what reese witherspoon is really like (jake, call me!) or who that guy lauren conrad has been spotted with is, i'm your girl.

5. i sometimes make things up, but i state these sketchy facts with such confidence and authority that i am often not refuted. the great carmel/caramel debate is a perfect example, or at least it was until my mom and the oxford english dictionary got involved.

6. i "sing" along with the instrumentals, as well as the words. i like to think of it as a sort of vocal air guitar. i was under the impression that this was a fairly normal thing to do while driving or doing the dishes or taking a shower, but apparently it is not. now that i know it's weird, i am a little bit shy to do it in front of other people, but most of the time i just can't help myself, so you might get lucky and hear it some day.

and now i command that kate, jill and emdawg perform the same task. and, i would also like to hear from you, dear reader what quirks you think i have missed. (everyone be sure to check the comments section to see what my parents say. i bet they'll have some good ones.)