The King opens up.November 10th, 2006 @ 11:59 am
(ok. first and second place are filled on the boxing day question from last week. email isabel your address and your prizes will be forwarded in a couple of weeks. congrats. you’ll be rewarded, canadian style…)
i’m at a little bit of a loss for something to write about today. not feeling the usual angst. something took the edge off. not sure what it was, but it may have happened in the dark last night from about 11:30 till 11:47 (well, maybe like 11:45 till 11:47, depending on who you ask.)
so, let’s play a new game. the winner this week will win my coveted krispy kreme punch card, good for 1 dozen free doughnuts when you buy a dozen. its got about 12 un-punched spots on the card, and expires at the end of the year. (i wouldn’t suggest that anyone eat that many doughnuts in the next 6-7 weeks. but if you bring some to your work, or share them with others, you get the idea…)
what is the most embarrassing thing about you? something that you dont like others to know about. it may be a nervous habit. or a grooming ritual. or something you do when you sleep.
you will be judged on how truly embarrassing it is, and how difficult it may have been for you to open up and tell. and you will probably just be judged in general too, but people are always judging you anyway, so its no big deal.
i have a bunch. for instance, i like to sleep with one sock on and one off so that i dont get too hot. climate control. i blow snot rockets in the shower. when i wake up in the morning, most days, i can just peel off the top of a container of yoplait, and my stomach starts to work just enough that i almost poop my pants.
i absolutely loathe body hair in all its forms and am an avid user of the clippers to keep mine as trimmed as possible. (i have about 6 hairs on my chest and they only grow on one side so those i just yank out with tweezers.) i am unusually comfortable being naked for a super skinny pale skinned guy.
ok, let’s hear it. dont hold back. krispy kremes are pretty yummy, you know?
The King
HollowSquirrel
said,
November 10, 2006 at 8:54 pm
We don’t have Krispy Kremes here, so I get to bow out from this potentially embarrassing competition. YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
But carry on, fine freaks, I mean, folks…
Carrisa
said,
November 10, 2006 at 10:32 pm
The whole time I read this I thought it was Isabel writing… I don’t know why. Then I got to the chest hairs and about lost my shit.
I blow snot rockets too… I won’t say if it’s in the shower or if it’s directed at my husband. No sense in messing with the little details.
The most embarassing thing to me would be to tell someone how much I weigh… but that’s not funny at all.
I would have to say that the single most embarassing thing about me is the fact that I have NO MERCY when it comes to farting around my husband. I will dutch oven him or blow him face kisses with my ass in a heartbeat. I have no shame. I show no mercy. I also do this around my sister… but that’s it. I wouldn’t subject anyone else on the planet to that. It’s reserved for the people I love the most.
alyndabear
said,
November 11, 2006 at 1:38 am
Hrm. Completely embarrassing. Let’s see.
Okay, is it wrong that I am so boring right now that I can’t think of a single thing?
Other than that I have this hair on my chinny chin chin that keeps on growing back? =X
Jen
said,
November 11, 2006 at 2:00 am
I pick my fingers. I used to just bite my fingernails, but about 7 or 8 years ago, I picked up (ha! picked up!) my brother’s habit of picking at the skin around my fingers. I’ve since progressed quite a bit, and my hands are always a rough, bloody mess. I do it when I’m nervous, but also when I’m bored, or just when I have nothing to do with my hands. If I’ve been sitting in one place for a long time, I will have a big ole pile of skin to brush off when I stand up.
I hate it, and I constantly hope that no one will notice.
angela
said,
November 11, 2006 at 8:56 pm
I never missed a single day of school from kindergarten through 8th grade. Not one. Not even an hour. I finally missed half a day of school my freshman year of high school when a pin from a previous knee surgery got loose and actually came out of my skin when I was walking down the hall (sorry if that’s gross!). Don’t worry, I had a minor surgery and was back at school the next day, of course!
I missed a few more days through high school, but only for very important occasions.
It gets worse though. It took me until my junior year to skip my very first class. And it took a lot of persuasion on the part of my now-husband.
So there you have it, I’m a dork with really great attendance records.
angela
said,
November 11, 2006 at 8:57 pm
That’s junior year of college, not high school. I would never have skipped a class in high school!
Lindsey
said,
November 12, 2006 at 3:40 am
I sucked my thumb until I was 12. I had to get one of those retainers so I would stop…or else who knows, I might still be a thumb sucker. I had to stop so I could get braces or else all that money would be spent and I would mess them up.
I also twirl my hair when I’m at home, it’s a calming thing. On the right side only. And sometimes I make a little loop and put it between my lips…I am actually doing that right now.
I have a big mole on my abdomen and occasionally a hair grows out of it, but I pull it out. Only a few people in this world have seen it. My sister has one in almost the same spot.
Ok, I am blushing now. The things I will say for a chance at doughnuts. This stuff is really embarassing to me. I almost don’t want to post it, but I will anyway. Go ahead, judge me!
MK
said,
November 12, 2006 at 6:52 am
They closed our Krispy Kreme and I won last week, so i don’t think I should play this week!..lol…
In all honesty.. I can’t think of anything juicy…
I hate to sleep in underwear! Loath it!! Umm….. I pick my husbands belly button lint out and have since we started dating…..
He would be so happy I just told you all that!
vtgirl
said,
November 12, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Great Comments. It might be tough to compete, but high fat sugar is on the line. I’m willing to sell my soul for doughnuts.
At first, you’ll think — oh, that vtgirl is so laidback, but upon more careful inspection you can see that I am a crazy perfectionist. I sat and re-arranged my make up for almost an hour a few days ago — “all the pinks together. good.” “all the mascara facing the same direction — great”
and don’t even get me started on the blankets in our living room. they must be folded by thickness in a pile.
books must be stacked by size from large to small.. .
the list goes on and on. I am constantly trying to tame the beast!
Lisa B
said,
November 13, 2006 at 4:07 am
YOu mean that wasn’t Isabel who’s got the crazy chest hairs? heehee. I thought she was the one admitting to blowing snot rockets. (JUST KIDDING!) My hubby does that in the shower too!
I like the climate control thing.. heehee.
janet
said,
November 13, 2006 at 7:03 am
okay, here is mine: I still sleep with a blankie every night. The one I have had since the day I was born more than 25 years ago. Yes, I am a married woman (!) who has a “woobie” and has NO SHAME ABOUT IT.
I can’t believe I just told you that….
Erika
said,
November 13, 2006 at 12:37 pm
WHY IS JANET POSTING TODAY?? THEY HAVE THE INTERWEB IN MEXICO??
MK
said,
November 13, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Janet- I have one too! Stand proud!!!
Jennifer
said,
November 13, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Wait, having a blankie is embarrasing? I slept with my Pound Puppy, “Snuggles”, every night until I went to college. I totally brought him to school with me, but I was too afraid he would get damaged, I brought him back home at Thanksgiving of freshman year. Now he lives in my mom’s house and I only get to snuggle him when I go back for holidays.
Della
said,
November 13, 2006 at 6:44 pm
I don’t wash my hands after peeing.
Now, it is really gross when said out loud. But, I can justify it. I use lots of toilet paper AND I also wipe my hands with the disinfecting baby wipes before I leave the bathroom. It is just a habit I developed after the babies were born. I used wipees to disinfect everything. However, if I poo, then I wash my hands AFTER using the baby wipe. There, I told you my most embarassing secret. Now, all the women who have been in stalls next to me cannot be aghast at my leaving the bathroom without washing my hands in a PUBLIC sink. Arghhh! I cannot imagine what germs are on the faucets in there!!!
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Frema
said,
November 17, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Why did I not read the comments last week? MK, I pick Luke’s belly-button lint, too!
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