Six Weird Things About Me

You are probably wondering what is up with the clip art I used to the left. I used it because I can be weird sometimes. Yep, me. This piece of clip art made me laugh this morning. It’s funny, and quirky and according to Trish (who tagged me for this meme) she thinks I have some weirdness in me. She may be right.

Six quirky things about me:

1) I once got drunk from water. This happens when you drink too much water and your electrolytes are depleted. You can read about it here.

2) I like to bake bacon in my oven. Did you know you can do that? You place it on a baking rack over a cookie sheet and you can cook an entire package of bacon, till crisp and not get splattered by hot grease. Cook it on 425 for 15 min or so.

3) I sit in a dark office, lit only by two small indirect daylight lamps. I have Lupus and I cannot sit under fluorescent lighting without it triggering a flare and this seems to help.

4) I won’t park next to a junky car even if the parking space is a really good one. I feel that
[a junky car = a careless driver] and I don’t like getting dinged.

5) When I go to the movies, I look forward to the 20 minutes of movie previews. I LOVE previews.

6) After taking a shower, I have to lie down again for at least 20 minutes before I can begin my day. I think initially it was to give my hair time to dry a bit in the towel but since I have to wake at 4:30am on most days, the extra 20 minutes allows me to wake up slowly.

If you want to read more weird stuff about me, check out this post from a few weeks ago.

I am supposed to tag six other people but I will just leave it open. If you want to share some of your quirks please do so!

Giveaway! MATRIMONY, by Joshua Henkin

In May, I received a hardback copy of Matrimony by Joshua Henkin from Gayle over at Everyday I Write The Book. She was hosting an online book club and I do believe it was my first experience participating in an online club. It was a positive experience to say the least.

Joshua Henkin was kind enough to answer all of our questions and he recently contacted me with some exciting news. Matrimony has been released in paperback! I loved this book and I LOVE the new cover!

To celebrate this exciting event, Mr. Henkin has offered to giveaway one inscribed copy of Matrimony to one of my readers! If you’d like to read my original post about Matrimony, click here.

To read more about this New York Times Notable Book, click here to visit Mr. Henkin’s website. You may also click here for the Reading Group Guide and if you’d like to read his essay on book groups that was posted over at Books on the Brain, click here. This would be a wonderful book for your next book club meeting!

Here’s what you need to do for a chance to win:

  • Send me an EMAIL with the answer to this question: What funny, quirky thing can you tell me about yourself or significant other? (just making it fun…hehe). Please put MATRIMONY GIVEAWAY in the subject line.
  • For two more entries, blog about this giveaway on your blog and include the link to your post in the email you send me.
  • This giveaway is open to all US residents and the winner will be chosen randomly.
  • Giveaway will close by 10/4, 7pm PST and a winner will be announced on this blog on Monday, 10/6. I will email the winner for his/her mailing address and then forward the information to Mr. Henkin so he can send out the book.

    Good Luck!

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