I am weird...

So I was tagged in one of those special "25 Random Things About Me" notes on Facebook and decided to give it a go.  Of course, after I got done and reread it, I realized I had left several things out that would give the reader a better glimpse into my life.  The one I did include was my aversion to raw meat.  Chicken, beef, pork, whatever - I can't touch it.  I have to use gloves and even then I am terrified of some of the germs somehow still reaching my skin.  I think I need to get some of those horse-delivering-gloves that vets use so I will be protected clear up to my underarms but then I would worry that I wouldn't be able to get them off by myself.  The flip side of this that makes it REALLY weird - I love raw brownie batter.  I eat it even though I know that it has raw eggs in it.  I will EAT raw eggs (which I know full well is dangerous and germy) but I will not TOUCH raw meat with my bare hands.

I am scared of spiders.  Big time.  I have a aerosol can of spider spray in every room of my house.  I cannot kill them with a flyswatter because I am sure they will see it coming, jump out of the way and then decide to mess with me and run up the handle and onto my arm.  Which would probably give me a heart attack.  I also can't pick up the dead spider once I kill it.  I can't even vacuum it up because I am afraid I will later accidentally vacuum up something I will then have to retrieve from the bag.  And if there is a dead spider body in there, I won't be able to dig through it.  So I found a fabulous invention that picks up the spider for me.  It has probably saved my life.  More than once.

I have a thing about grammar and punctuation.  I don't get into the really fancy stuff, but when major publications do not know the correct (there, they're) or (your, you're), or even (two, too, to) to use, it makes me really insane.  I have nothing against abbreviating or even shortening words (ur=your, thx=thanks) and/or using numbers within letters (l8r=later, 2day=today) especially for text messaging since you are limited on characters but when you have a major company website or a news publication, USE PROPER ENGLISH!!!  Seriously.  Srsly.

I am not one of those people who takes a shower to relax.  I hate being cold and wet and that is exactly how I feel after a shower.  Even in the summer.  I turn up the heater and I even have a special heater fan in my bathroom for the winter and I have been known to turn off the air conditioner in the summer and open my bathroom window (it is not visible unless you are beside my neighbor's garage and its a high window) just to let in plenty of hot air so I don't have to be cold when I get out.  I take showers daily, so don't think I am gross, but I do not find them relaxing in any way.

My kids could probably tell you all sorts of strange and interesting things about me, but I will leave you with these to swallow for now.  Maybe later I will think of more oddities to add to the weird list...