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The lovely and talented Tish has tagged me. Apparently I am supposed to come up with five things that are weird about me. Tish, I gotta tell you, it would have been much easier if you had asked me the five things that are normal about me but I'm always up for a challenge sooooooo ... here goes.
1. I would rather spend time in the kitchen than just about anywhere else in the world. I LOVE TO COOK Ya'll. The weird thing is, I can't cook in a dirty kitchen. It has to be spotless before I even break down the first veggie. I mean no dishes in the sink, stovetop cleaned, counters disinfected, etc. Not that I'm a germophobe or anything but I just like a neat work area.
2. I can roast garlic (cut whole head in half, lather with good olive oil, salt and pepper, wrap in tinfoil and stick on rack in oven for 20-25 minutes @350 degrees.) Well what's so weird about that? I see the puzzled look on your face as you ask yourself that question. What's weird is that as soon as it cools down, I grab a fork and eat it for a snack! Mmmmmm. Nectar of the Gods, ya'll. Oh and I also eat pickled garlic cloves like candy. No vampires getting near Mrs Gunn's number one son ... or mosquitos either and in Louisiana, that's a good thing!
3. I love to take a woman shopping. Not grocery shopping. No, that would be too simple. I like to take a woman clothes shopping. I love picking out outfits for the women in my life and damn it! I'm good. Oh I also accessorize like a mother fucker ladies. Although you couldn't tell by my personal wardrobe which consists mainly of shorts, t-shirts, flip flops, jeans tennis shoes, athletic jerseys and baseball caps. Go figure. Oh and don't even take me NEAR Bed, Bath and Beyond. I'll have an orgasm and we'll be there for hours. Ditto art stores, book stores and hardware stores.
4. I am politically astute and, as a former news producer, used to be consumed by the news. Two papers per day, all the news shows, political shows and Sunday morning talk shows. My perfect Sunday morning used to be three eggs, grits, bacon and toast; paper in my lap; sitting in bed and watching Goerge Stephanopolus' 'This Week', Tim Russert's 'Meet the Press' and Chris Wallace's 'Fox News Sunday.' Thank God for TiVO! Now though? I still know what's going on in the world but these days, I'd rather read a good book than watch TV or read the paper.
5. Languages have always come easy to me. I travelled the world with my dad (in the military, not on an Onassis style yacht ya'll. Gimme a freaking break.) Although WAY out of practice, I can speak passable Spanish, some Korean, very good German and a little French. I was in Paris one day and ran into a guy on the street. I wanted to ask him a question but couldn't. You see, between the two of us we knew seven languages but there wan't a single one we had in common! I laugh my ass off about that to this day.
So there you have it. Five wierd things about Tommy that you could prolly give a shit about. I'm not gonna tag anyone but if you want to pick it up feel free. Let me know in your comment and I'll stop by and check yours out (No really! I promise! WHAT! A guy disappears for a few weeks and you think he's never coming back and can't be trusted again? Pffft.) As for the other Friday shit, I am sitting at work as I do this and it will probably be the most productive thing I do all day. I might as well be at home ... cooking. OH or I could go shopping! I saw the cutest pair of shoes at this little ...