Saturday, December 24, 2005

Yay! A meme! A wha...?

So we got 'tagged' with a 'meme'. You wha? Indeed.

A meme: A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

GingerPixel tagged us, I guess pretty much like in chasing when you go 'tag - your it'. GingerPixel says either me or Bif can do it, and seeing as Bif is all 'bah-humbug' right now, I guess I'll do it.

- normally I hate these kinds of things, but hey, it's Christmas and it's only 4am so what else would I do ;)

So what do I have to do...?

The first player of this game starts with the topic "five weird habits of yourself," and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don’t forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says "You are tagged" (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours.

Ok, five weird habits, this should be easy, but it's four in the morning and I just won a poker game, so not sure where my brain is.

The reason is should be easy can be illustrated by the fact that one friend of mine cals me 'OCD boy' - and I think he wouldn't be the only one except my other friends are more polite.

So...

1. When I do the lotto I do quickpick and DO NOT look at the numbers. I have this thing that random numbers I am unaware of have more chance of winning than five numbers I have in my head before the draw.
2. When eating, in between bites, I often twirl the empty fork around in my hand (in a way somewhat similar to the way you twirl spaghetti onto your fork say)
3. Apprently, while waiting for a meal, if you move my cutlery slightly when I'm not looking, without even noticing I will straighten the cutlery to be at right angles with the table (this one went a long way to earning me the 'OCD boy' title...).
   
4. If my ear is itchy I put one finger in my ear and shake my arm around making me look like a dog scratching his ear. (I think I do this less and less these days, but I could be wrong.)
5. I very often nervously jiggle one leg when sitting down. This is one I've been trying to stamp out for a long time, and I'm getting there, but you'll still see me doing it.

I have a funny feeling that these are FAR from the weirdest habits I have. But sometimes you need someone else to tell you what those are. Maybe that could be another meme...?

So, who to tag... let's see:

1. Tom R, for sure
2. Donncha O Caoimh - coz I went to school with him and have been meaning to drop him a line on the ol' blogoplanet
3. Robert Scoble - coz I wonder does he bother with these things!
4. Damien Mulley - coz I was reading his blog just now and he mentioned it
5. Been wracking my brains, and you know what? To hell with it. Bif.

Heh heh heh. Thanks GingerPixel, that was fun. Happy Christmas everyone!!!!