Nothing else to say, so I figured I'd rattle off a few more for my 100 things post...
- I speak in movie quotes quite frequently. Hence, most of the time, people have no idea what the fuck I'm saying, or why. I said, I said that I saw your dad on "Fantasy Island!"
- Star Wars geek? Check. I've seen all the movies at least a billion times each. I can quote almost the entire original movie (episode 4) off the top of my head. Episodes I, II, and III... I saw them all on the day they opened, all on the first (midnight) showing. The last movie to come out, Episode III, I saw twice on the day it came out. But my Star Wars knowledge is all about the movies; I've never read any of the related fiction books.
- I hate reading books. I really do. Magazines, newspapers, blogs... I have no problem reading any of those. But... books? Screw that. I don't have the attention span for it, and really, I don't care to read. The last book I read in its entirety had to be in 1986, my senior year in high school. I don't remember what book it was, but I'm sure it was something assigned to me, and thus, something really boring. The last book I read for fun was Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions." I believe that was in 1985.
- I am a Star Trek fan. Not a Trekkie, not a Trekker. A fan. I don't speak Klingon, and I don't go to conventions. (Really, I've always wanted to check out a convention)
- I once stuck my hand into a beehive. We were rock climbing, and I missed the "Whatever you do, don't put your hand in this hole, because there's a beehive in there" warning. I was slipping, I needed a hand-hold, so I put my hand in the place where I could get the best grip. Unfortunately, the beehive was there first.
See, kids? Never drink and rock-climb. You just might get stung 20 times or so.
And, I can't think of any more for now. See? This is why I made it it's own category, and not just one single "100 things" post.
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It's almost more fun this way ... you get to spread out the little snippets of random information we learn about you
Oh, and I'm a Star Trek fan too. My uncle? HE's a Trekkie with a capital T. I just enjoyed the shows ...
Posted by
finy on 10/10 at 08:11 AM
Does 21 annoy Joelle? Melissa gets annoyed with me when I speak in movie quotes too much. Mostly because she has no idea what I'm babbling about at first, then finally figures out that I was quoting something and she would have been better off just ignoring me.
I just got the Star Wars theatrical edition DVD from Netflix and watched it the other day (It's kind of nice to see it without seeing "Episode IV A New Hope" at the beginning of the crawl.) It's weird after all this time to see that Greedo never even got a shot off at the Mos Eisley cantina.
I guess you could add "not allergic to bees" as #26, otherwise that would have been really bad.
Posted by
Craig on 10/10 at 08:53 AM
Said in reference to a sailboat directly behind us, "I think we are being followed" ...no one got it. I speak in movie quotes way too much. Perhaps a whole group of us "movie quoters" should get together and have entire conversations in just lines from movies...I'm just saying why waste the talent...
Posted by
lacroix on 10/10 at 09:59 AM
"Perhaps it's just a fisherman out for a late night ride through eel-infested waters."
Posted by
Craig on 10/10 at 10:07 AM
Aww you've got me beat. I only saw 2 of the 3 new Star Wars movies at Midnight. Although, I did go to the special late-night showing of the theatrical re-release of the original 3 movies.
Oh and I worked at a movie theater and when I first started was Feb. 1997, right around said re-release. I ALMOST got a cool Star Wars button, but alas, they were all gone by the time I started working. I tried to barter for one, but to no avail...
But um, yea, I'm not fanatical either.
Posted by
Icyshard on 10/10 at 10:07 AM
#21 is funny. With that and your rhyming I imagine a conversation with you would be rather amusing.
#23 There are a lot of really good books out there - you really ought to try it!
Posted by
elise on 10/10 at 11:06 AM
I really like the way you are doing this. I think it's a better glimpse into the things that you like, things about you.
I don't speak in movie quotes all the time...but I like to make random reference to them when my brain is alert. Mostly I get a "what?" My hubby called me one day and said "Dude! When I was getting ready to enter the (left blank) tunnel I saw like what looked like an old huge wooden ship!"
And to that I asked "Was it Diversity."
Silence ensued...
Posted by
itchy on 10/10 at 12:16 PM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE when people can speak in movie quotes.
What happened after you stuck your hand in the bee hive?
Posted by
soapbox.SUPERSTAR on 10/10 at 01:06 PM
man, you and my husband are so much alike! i too am a trek fan...not a trekkie. i have a friend who dresses as riker for halloween. had a costume professionally made and he kinda looks like him. it's cool and all but some of those trekkie and star wars fanboys can get a little weird.
Posted by on 10/10 at 04:11 PM
LOL sounds like you'd be a super fun person to sit and chat with. I'll bet all your friends say your the life of a party or get together.
Posted by
Tammy on 10/11 at 07:02 AM
I know the feelin...
I talk in Dane Cook quotes and most people have no idea what I'm referring to! But the ones that DO? Oh yeah, it's gold. :D
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Dawn (webmiztris) on 10/12 at 07:35 AM
