5 more things.

Tagged again for this. Guess it traveled 'round the Internet and back again. Why not? Certainly there are five more things I can share.

1. There is an old Indian superstition that children with moles on their feet will be travelers (and as part of that old tale, break a mother's heart by leaving her alone). I have two moles on my feet. Munchkin has four.
2. I see nothing wrong with flirting to help get things accomplished, and as such, do so whenever the opportunity presents itself (which, I admit, is less and less now that I'm old and sporting the large post-baby ass). But still, I think whomever said you can get more flies with honey underestimated just what you can accomplish with cleavage.
3. I have a thing for the movie, "Harold and Maude." When life looks its bleakest, I can pop that movie in the DVD player and feel instantly renewed. And for the record, I find the idea of an 18 year old boy and an 80 year woman in bed together very romantic. Probably because I feel like most days I'm set on warp speed towards old age and hope that someone will still want to jump me when I'm a card-carrying member of the AARP.
4. The book I read over and over again? That touches me in a new way every time I pick it up? Margaret Atwood's "The Blind Assassin." The perfect novel, as far as I'm concerned.
5. I cannot read a uniform. I've taken the AFTB classes. I've taken the FRG training. My husband has told me a million times. I've read the books. I just can't bring myself to care. But it embarasses my husband, who doesn't understand how I can still, after all these years, recite the chain rule and discuss where I can be used, but can't remember how many guidons a Staff Sergeant makes. What can I say? I'm quirky.

Anyone else want to play?

5 things about me.

My friend, R, tagged me to do 5 things about me on another social networking site. Thus far, I've avoided it. People know me too well already in real life. They don't need to hear the wacko details. But to do it anonymously? Why not!

And so, my 5 things. Feel free to post yours in the comments.

1. I sometimes have the weirdest thoughts occur to me while driving. The current one is questioning how many of my personal idiosyncrasies stem from the fact that I considered Miss Piggy a role model when I was younger. Others have included what it would look like to put mascara on my husband and what kind of looks I'd get if I brought Bill O'Reilly as my date to my high school reunion.
2. I'm a superfast reader. This was a huge boon in college. But I mostly use my talent for pleasure reading. Before my son was born, I usually read 2-3 books a week. These days, I get in about one a week.
3. I have written my own novel and am shopping it around now. I have a second in the works and plan to finish it while CPT Dick is away.
4. I own a Chanel suit. I bought it at a consignment shop, and even though it was sold at a significant discount, it was still incredibly dear. I cringe whenever I think how much it cost but feel better when I put it on. It fits me perfectly, even after the post-baby body shifting.
5. I have traveled to over 40 countries. When my husband and I travel, we usually buy a piece of street art as a memento. This has resulted in a ton of unframed pieces sitting on a shelf in the office waiting for me to get around to framing them. Which I probably won't, because we don't have the wallspace anyway. Still, we keep buying.