Ground Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yours" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 quirky habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names.

I'm weird because:

1. I love paper. Ever since I was little, there's never been anything as perfect as clean, blank paper. I've written so neatly in the beginning of every notebook I've ever owned. It's as though I have to try to match the perfection of the new paper. As I got older, I began a love affair with more than just notebook paper... origami paper, scrapbooking paper, cotton paper, linen paper...

2. I didn't get my ears pierced until I was about 20. My mom wouldn't let me get them pierced when I was small, and then, while I was in college, I decided to finally get them pierced. I stopped wearing earrings though, and now the holes have grown back in. I guess I didn't wear them for so long, I would forget about them. I'm considering getting them pierced again though. Earrings would be nice to wear in the wedding.

3. I have an English degree, plus a Master of Arts. Yet, since I've finished grad school, I seem to have stopped reading. Well, stopped reading anything more substantive then bridal magazines or Harry Potter. It's sad. I bought Brave New World (my kind of book), but I still haven't made it past chapter 1. What happened to me? :o(

4. I'm extremely picky about laundry. I can't stand it when clothes sit in the dryer and get all wrinkled, and of utmost importance is that the clothes must smell good. As much as I despise wrinkles though, I also despise ironing. To quote Brandon, "Woman, you're a walking contradiction."

5. A great gift for me is an aromatherapy scented bowling ball. Seriously. Brandon got me a bowling ball called a Paradigm (I'm positive the next ball in the line will be the Paradigm Shift), and it's scented for "concentration." I guess it's supposed to improve my concentration. I think it smells like Fruit Loops. It's awesome. :o)

Ok, I can only really tag two people. So, tag sindarien and sillylins. You're both it. </span>

I think I've finally managed to get all the paint off my hands. We spent the afternoon at the East Columbus Boys & Girls Club painting the gym. It was fun. They painted the walls one solid color yesterday, and there was a muralist there today who spray-painted a bunch of sports-related scenes, and we pretty much played paint by number. I was RED. I was armed and dangerous, and I stayed between the lines. But when I didn't... well, that's what fingers and t-shirts are for.

Work right now is abound with volunteer opportunities, and tons of fundraising. I'm so glad... it's a relief to *do* something. Our companies are matching employee donations to the Red Cross. I wonder how much money we all donated. After watching the news, it's simply unbelievable what happened to begin with, and even more incomprehensible what happened next.

Wow, I'm just ending sentences with prepositions left and right.

It's nice to be home this weekend. Last weekend was a fun, but I'm exhausted. (Check out photos here... they're in the Clemson vs. Texas A&M album.) When we were back, I almost had flashes of "I'm not that old am I? Because it feels like I'm getting too old for this." I was never a die-hard party gal, but I hope I wasn't always such a dork. ;o)

Ok, all I can think of now is how I want to sprawl out on the couch. So, that's what I'll do.