Posted on October 29, 2008
I was tagged by the awesome Staci. She is a wonderful photographer who I really look up to!
Rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2.Write six random things about yourself.
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
6 random things about me:
1) My real name is Anna, but few people call me that. I have gone through periods in my life where I chose to use the proper “on my birth certificate name”, usually as a result of being employeed somewhere where there was already an Annie and it was too confusing for customers to have two people with the same name, so I’d fall back on my “real name”, but I really find that it just really doesn’t fit me. I’m Annie, through and through.
2) I am a knuckle cracker. I’m seriously addicted, it feels awesome. I also pop my elbows, neck, ankles, wrists, ugh…I have a big time problem obviously. 
I figure some people are addicted to drugs, alcohol, porn, cigarettes, soda pop, shopping…my addiction is popping and I’m not gonna stop. I’ve been a “serious popper” for many, many years now. My earliest memory was when I was 9 of popping my neck.
3) I DESPISE picky eating. I find it just very self centered. Sure everyone can have their reasonably sized list of foods they don’t like, but when the list of things they don’t like is longer than the list of things they do like it just becomes ridiculous. I’m one of those parents that requires my child to eat at least a few bites of everything and if she doesn’t like it, fine, but she’s still gonna eat a few bites. As she gets older and is able to understand the importance of being grateful and thankful for the food presented to her then I’ll probably make her sit and finish everything on her plate too…and I’m NOT gonna feel bad about it! (And no, I wouldn’t only present her with disgusting food options, I’m not CRUEL…but I won’t raise a picky, ungrateful food brat either!)
4) I hate confrontation with a passion. I’d rather stick a fork in my eye than confront someone about an issue that bothers me. So I just smile and stay pleasant, unless REALLY provoked. THEN the person who gets the pent up anger is sure to be in for a scary ride. As my brother…or my husband. Really the only people I’ve ever REALLY snapped at. My brother when I was 15…and then my husband about 10 years later…so really that’s pretty good right? Only one confrontational outburst every decade. Sad to say the issues I finally snapped at them about where terribly miniscule. I remember I flipped out on my brother cause I caught him listening in on a phone conversation with my boyfriend and the argument with my husband I seriously don’t even remember, I just remember the look on his face when I snapped and became the SCARY ANNIE! The fact I can’t even remember what I was snapping about proves just hows how SMALL it really was. I should have waited for something BIG! LOL!
5) I hate rudeness. HATE IT! I really work so hard to stay pleasant and kind with others and when I don’t receive the same curtosy it really chaps me. (Of course because of the fear of confrontation no one EVER knows if I’m chapped…I keep it right where it needs to be, all bottled up inside). Which is why my 2 1/2 year old already knows the full definition of the word rude and knows it’s a VERY, VERY naughty thing. I regularly will tell her, “No yelling in the store, that is rude to others ears”. If I cough too loudly in public she’ll remind me of the rude factor as well. LOVE that she’s grasping the concept of being aware of others and the need to be kind and polite.
6) I’m like a cat when it comes to basking in the sun. If I see a big patch coming in through the window and hitting the ground I’ll make a little bed of soft blankets and pillows and just bask in it. LOVE IT! Love it especially after many days of gray Germany weather when the sun comes shining in and I can soak in that glorious Vitamin D.
Now I’m going to tag:
Couples
Teenagers
Families
Children
ha! i love you!
and i didnt know that you tagged me so i will think of some random things to post about me…i can only pick 6 things huh?!
im looking forward to saturday!!! i hope the weather isnt nasty…
I don’t think I know six people that you don’t know that are bloggers. Maybe two! But your six things are fun. I’ll either have to change the “rules” and not tag enough or just be the party pooper