Seven Random Facts

I got tagged by ScienceMama for another meme. How's that for two memes in two days?

Seven Random Facts about EcoGeoFemme

1. I am a nail biter. It started when I was around 8 years old, not too long after I stopped sucking my thumb. A lifetime of oral fixation.

2. I have not lived outside of the midwest U.S. expect for the one semester I studied abroad in Europe. I have lived in several midwest cities, though. I might have the opportunity to move to Far Off Land where Ecogeoman is from, but I'd rather not.

3. When I was very young, my much older brothers and sisters would torment me in many creative ways, such as truly convincing me that I was adopted or telling me that I was really the oldest but I had a disease that stunted my growth so our parents told me I was the youngest to spare my feelings. I believed this (almost) for some time. I have not yet concluded what this teasing has contributed to my adult personality.

4. I like beer best of all the adult beverages, but I'm learning to like wine. I made an effort to develop a palate for beer, so now I can appreciate different flavors of different styles. We have some friends who are really into wine -- I'll go so far as to say that they are wine snobs -- who serve delicious wine when we go to their place. Sampling such lovely bottles has dramatically increased my interest in and enjoyment of wine. Now I just have to get a job so I can afford to like wine. I almost never drink spirits.

5. I like working in a lab because I don't have to deal with too many people. When I worked retail in high school and college, I just couldn't stand always being nice to people I didn't know and didn't care about. I was nice, but I didn't like it and would make fun of customers when they left. It's much better now that I see only the same dozen or so people every day.

6. I super love having my hair played with or my back scratched in that tickly, caressing way that mothers and significant others do.

7. I don't really like seeing live music that much. It's usually too loud. I've been to a few shows that have been really fun, but on the whole I avoid spending my money and time seeing bands perform.

Now I have to tag 7 people. I just tagged 8 people for yesterday's meme. I feel a little weird tagging so many people at once since I'm new to the blog game and I don't think many of these people read this blog and maybe don't do memes, but I'll suck it up and do it. I tag:

Propter Doc, Hypoglycemiagirl, Jenny F., CAE, Am I a Woman Scientist, and FemalCSgradstudent. and I'll tag Wayfarer Scientista back.

Rules:1- Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.2- Share 7 random and or weird things about yourself.3- Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.4- Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.